Stephen Lobo (born 22 November 1973Stephen Lobo's bio at www.northernstars.ca) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles in the television series Arctic Air, Godiva's, Painkiller Jane, Falcon Beach, Little Mosque on the Prairie and Continuum. In 2011, he appeared in Mike Clattenburg's film Afghan Luke.
Early life Stephen Lobo was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1973. His father, who emigrated to Canada from Tanga, Tanzania, was of Goan Indian descent, while his mother, who is of Iranian descent, is a nurse. Lobo attended the University of Toronto where he studied environmental science. At age 27, he began taking acting classes and moved to the UK, where he earned a three-year degree in drama at Drama Centre London. He appeared in several plays while in England, including The Seagull and Paradise Lost.
Acting career After doing theatre for several years in both Canada and the United Kingdom, Lobo first came to attention to television audiences as the star of the Canadian drama series Godiva's about a talented chef trying to succeed in the restaurant business."Scenery worth chewing at Godiva’s" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca He later landed a leading role in the science fiction series Painkiller Jane (2007) playing a scientist and had a recurring role as an engineer in the second and third seasons of Little Mosque on the Prairie as Jenae ‘J.J’ Jaffer. He played the role of Indian pilot Dev Panwar in the series Arctic Air until it was cancelled in 2014. He starred in the science fiction series Continuum as time-traveling con man Matthew Kellog. In October 2019, Lobo was cast as Jim Corrigan in the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths". In 2021, Lobo was cast as Parm Ghuman in the feature film DonkeyHead.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Love and Other Dilemmas Henry Diamond "A shoestring comedy comes undone" by Kamal Al-Solaylee at www.theglobeandmail.com 2006 Kardia Sanjay 2010 Fathers & Sons Cameron / Kama 2010 Stained Dave 2011 Vying for Perfection Carter 2011 Afghan Luke Mateen "Afghan Luke: Aiming for the middle, it misses the target" by Dave McGinn at www.theglobeandmail.com 2011 Hamlet Horatio 2012 Camera Shy Dr. Chander 2012 In No Particular Order Jay 2016 Dead Rising: Endgame Todd 2019 Killbird Riad 2019 Ash Prosecutor 2020 An Awkward Balance Paul 2021 Donkeyhead Parm
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Iyman Kahlil Episode: "The Lawyer" 2004 Rosemary & Thyme Izzy Episode: "Orpheus in the Undergrowth" 2004 Romeo! Neil Episode: "Tag Along" 2005–2006 Godiva's Ramir Main role 2006 The Dead Zone Security guard Episode: "The Inside Man" 2007 Falcon Beach Nathan Rai"Commando assault on Falcon Beach" by Lee-Anne Goodman at www.theglobeandmail.com Recurring role (12 episodes) 2007 Painkiller Jane Dr. Seth Carpenter Main role 2008 Fear Itself John Amir Episode: "Family Man" 2008–2009 Little Mosque on the Prairie Junaid "J.J." Jaffer Recurring role (17 episodes) 2009 Smallville Randall Brady Recurring role (5 episodes) 2010 Concret Canyons Stephen Television film 2010 Always a Bridesmaid Mark Episode: "Two to Tango" 2011 And Baby Will Fall Theo Television film 2011 Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Leone Television film 2011 Chaos Rostam Episode: "Mincemeat" 2011 Fringe Agent Frazier Episode: "Neither Here Nor There" 2012–2014 Arctic Air Dev Panwar Main role 2012–2015 Continuum Matthew Kellog Main role 2015 Motive Isaac Griffin Episode: "Oblivion" 2016 The X-Files Man in Suit Episode: "Babylon" 2016–2017 Supernatural Rick Sanchez 2 episodes 2017 Beyond Anil 2 episodes 2017 Sunnyhearts Community Centre Rod TV miniseries (Episode: "Zumba Part 2") 2017 Zoo Myers 2 episodes 2017–2018 Travelers Wakefield 4 episodes 2018 The Good Doctor Dr. Arjun Dhilon Episode: "Pain" 2018 Colony Roy Morrow 4 episodes 2018 Take Two Trevor Stark Episode: "About Last Night" 2019 The InBetween Louis Kelly Episode: "Kiss Them for Me" 2019 Write Before Christmas Primo Television film 2019 The Flash Jim Corrigan / SpectreCrisis on Infinite Earths Part 3 2020 Arrow Jim Corrigan / SpectreCrisis on Infinite Earths Part 4 2020–2022 Snowpiercer Matt Colvin 7 episodes 2021Nancy DrewBertram BobbseyEpisode: "The Demon of Piper Beach" 2024 Allegiance Ajeet Sohal Series regular
Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Work Result Refs 2006Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Godiva's Past Nominees & Winners 2006 at www.leoawards.com"Terminal City, Corner Gas grab lion’s share at Leos" by Ilona Beiks at playbackonline.ca 2012 Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Arctic Air Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama Hamlet 2022 Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Van Helsing Past Nominees & Winners 2022 at www.leoawards.com Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture Donkeyhead "Portraits From a Fire among big Leo Award winners" by Victoria Ahearn at playbackonline.ca 2023 Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Alert: Missing Persons Unit Past Nominees & Winners 2023 at www.leoawards.com
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