C. Ernst Harth
| C. Ernst Harth | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Cary Ernst Harth February 2, 1970 Galt, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Cary Ernst Harth (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian actor.[1]
Life and career
Harth was born in Galt, Ontario, Canada. He got his first taste of acting in grade school when the drama club cast the school's largest child to play Santa in their Christmas pageant. Harth was just a kindergartner at the time. Involved in community theatre and improvisational comedy during high school, it wasn’t until he relocated to Vancouver in 1989 that he seriously pursued acting full-time. Prior to landing his first professional gig in a TV commercial for a food chain, Harth toured the semi-pro wrestling circuit in Canada's small towns and provinces as The Bible Thumper, adorned in black robes with a cross shaved on his head.[2]
He made his professional acting debut in Green Dolphin Beat, a Spelling telefilm for Fox. He has since guest-starred in the famous b/w episode of The X-Files (under creator Chris Carter's direction), been Saved on TNT, co-starred with Carmen Electra as her bodyguard, Eightball, in MTV's Monster Island, wrestled Beau Bridges in Hallmark's Voyage of the Unicorn and appeared in countless other TV series such as Millennium; Harsh Realm, The Dead Zone, and The Outer Limits.[3]
On the big screen, Harth's credits include portraying Lowell Lee Andrews in the multi-awarded Capote (with Philip Seymour Hoffman), racing through downtown Vancouver with Ice Cube in Are We There Yet?, chasing Scooby and Shaggy as Miner 49er in Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Thir13en Ghosts (opposite Matthew Lillard, also in Scooby Doo 2), Say It Isn't So (opposite Chris Klein and Orlando Jones), Dreamcatcher (opposite Thomas Jane and directed by Lawrence Kasdan), Camouflage (opposite Leslie Nielsen, directed by James Keach), Dudley Do-Right (opposite Brendan Fraser and Sarah Jessica Parker), Excess Baggage (his feature film debut opposite Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Walken), Smokin aces 2[4] and Dead Rising: Watchtower.[5]
Filmography
- Strangeview (1993) short film - as Trucker
- The Scarecrow and the Rainbow Kid (1993) short film - as Neo-Nazi Trucker
- Alien IV? (1994) short film - as Ponech
- Green Dolphin Beat (1994) TV movie - as Giant
- The Froome Room (1994–1997) TV series - as Mr. Alistair Q. Fink (also co-writer)
- Crash (1996) aka Breach of Trust (USA) - as Ted the Doorman
- Excess Baggage (1997) - as Trucker
- Saving Grace (1998) - as Horst Himmelferger (also co-producer)
- Henry's Café (1998) short film - as Large Man
- Catch Me If You Can (1998) TV movie, AKA Deadly Game (DVD) - as Luther
- Zacharia Farted (1998) - as Wayne Newton
- Dudley Do-Right (1999) - as Shane
- Noroc (1999) - as Ed
- Little Boy Blues (1999) - as Casino Guard
- 2ge+her (2000) TV movie - as Sea-Doo Dude
- Blacktop (2000) - as Club Manager
- Ignition (2001) - as Repairman
- The Barber (2001) - as Buffalo Sedwick
- Voyage of the Unicorn (2001) TV mini-series - as Olaf the Ogre
- Camouflage (2001) - as Tiny the Bearded Guy
- Valentine (2001) - as Doorman
- Say It Isn't So (2001) - as Mr. Campisi
- Dark Water (2001) - as Streeter (also co-producer, production manager)
- Thir13en Ghosts (2001) - as The Great Child
- Stark Raving Mad (2002) - as Dirk
- Tommy Chong's Best Buds (2003) - as Bedroom Ghost
- Dreamcatcher (2003) - as Barry Neiman
- National Lampoon's Barely Legal (2003) - as Magazine Man
- The Delicate Art of Parking (2003) - as Bernie
- Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003) - as Phil
- Tilt (2003) short film - as John (also consulting producer)
- Art History (2003) short film - as Nathaniel Ipswitch
- Monster Island (2004) TV movie - as Eightball
- Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) - as Miner 49er
- Are We There Yet? (2005) - as Ernst
- The Long Weekend (2005) - as Gang Member
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) TV movie - as Earl
- Capote (2005) - as Lowell Lee Andrews
- Totally Awesome (2006) TV movie - as Richie
- The Entrance (2006) - as Ronald Cooper
- Love and Other Dilemmas (2006) - as Little Pigeon
- Space Buddies (2009) - as Guard
- Zombie Punch (2009) - as Henry Morris
- Trick 'r Treat (2007) - as Giant Baby
- Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009) - as Janitor
- Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010) - as Baby Boy Tremor
- The Search for Santa Paws (2010) - as Adventurer Guide
- The A-Team (2010) - as Crematorium Attendant (Gilbert, made known in a deleted scene)
- Battle of the Bulbs (2010) TV movie - as Walter Duncan
- Once Upon a Time (2011) - (TV series) recurring role as Abraham/Ogre/Burly Man
- A Christmas Story 2 (2012) - as Heating Guy
- Scammerhead (2014) - as Bruno Tornst
- Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015) - as Bonzo Zombie
- Asterix: The Land of the Gods (2015) - as Obelix (English dub)
Notes
- ↑ Lawrence Journal-World (November 28, 2005): "A crime for all time" by Mike Belt
- ↑ Aggressive-Voice.Com - Dreamcatcher interview from 2003
- ↑ Lawrence Journal-World (December 7, 2005): "Actor portrays KU student in ‘Capote’" by J-W Staff Reports
- ↑ MoviesOnline.ca - "Canadian Joins Smokin Aces Prequel" by PuppetMaster
- ↑ Dead Rising: Watchtower’