Mann, John 1962- (John F. Mann, Mister Mann)

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Mann, John 1962- (John F. Mann, Mister Mann)

PERSONAL

Born September 18, 1962, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; married Jill Daum (an actress); children: Harlan, Hattie. Education: Studied improvisation theatre at Capilano College; also studied acting at Studio 58, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Career:

Actor. Spirit of the West (pop folk band), cofounder and lead vocalist.

Awards, Honors:

Jessie Richardson Theatre Award, outstanding sound design or original composition, Jessie Richardson Theatre Award Society, 2000, for Of Mice and Men.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

First captain, Return to the Blue Lagoon, Columbia, 1991.

Tony Mason, The Girl Who Came Late (also known as Daydream Believer), Beyond Films Limited, 1991.

Street musician, Harmony Cats, Harmony Productions, 1993.

Slade Craven and Simon Flanders, Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (also known as Turbulence 3: Metal hurlant), Trimark Pictures, 2001.

Bouncer, Catwoman (also known as Untitled "Batman Returns" Spin-Off), Warner Bros., 2004.

Convict, The Chronicles of Riddick (also known as Pitch Black 2, Pitch Black 2: Chronicles of Riddick, Riddick, A batalha de Riddick, Kroniki Riddicka, La batalla de Riddick, Las cronicas de Riddick, Les chroniques de Riddick, Riddick—Chroniken eines Kriegers, and Riddickin aikakirja), Universal, 2004, director's cut released as The Chronicles of Riddick: The Director's Cut.

Satan, Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (musical; also known as Reefer Madness and Kifferwahn), 2005.

Samuel, Underworld: Evolution (also known as Underworld 2, Underworld 2: Evolution, Untitled Underworld Sequel, Anjos da noite—A evolucao, Inframundo: La evolution, Monde infernal: Evolution, and Underworld—Exelixi), Screen Gems/ Entertainment Film Distributors, 2006.

Wayne, The Butterfly Effect 2, New Line Cinema, 2006.

Viking doctor, Pathfinder (also known as Pathfinder: The Legend of the Ghost Warrior and Le sang du guerrier), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

(As John F. Mann) Simon, Haunted, UPN, 2002.

James Mallaby, Intelligence, CBC, 2006-2007.

Some sources cite an appearance in Play School.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

CAG, Battlestar Galactica (also known as Galactica, Galactica—Estrella de combate, and Taisteluplaneetta Galactica), Sci-Fi Channel, 2003.

Room 86 clerk and worker, Final Days of Planet Earth, The Hallmark Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Colonel, Sky Trackers, Disney Channel, 1990.

Flight controller, The Grasscutter, Central Independent Television, 1990.

Pryor, Lone Hero (also known as Heros solitaire), HBO, 2002.

James Mallaby, Intelligence: The Movie (also known as Intelligence), CBC, c. 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Turner, The Girl from Tomorrow Part Two: Tomorrow's End (also known as The Girl from Tomorrow and The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End), Nine Network (Australia), 1993.

Detective Krebbs, "Via Dolorosa," Millennium, Fox, 1999.

First man, "Most Wanted," The Sentinel (also known as Sentinel), UPN, 1999.

"The Flying Wahoo," Hollywood Off-Ramp, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

British Eddy, "Some Assembly Required," Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 2001.

British Eddy, "Two," Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 2001.

Mark Jefferson, "I'm an Anomaly and an Anachronism, But I'm Not Alone," Da Vinci's Inquest (also known as Coroner Da Vinci), CBC, 2001.

Undercover person, "Predators," Cold Squad (also known as Files from the Past, Cold Squad, brigade speciale, and Halott uegyek), CTV (Canada), 2001.

Luthor, "Smoke & Mirrors," Stargate SG-1 (also known as La porte des etoiles and Stargaate SG-1), Sci-Fi Channel and syndicated, 2002.

Fitz, "Dead Men Tell Tales," The Dead Zone (also known as The Dark Half, Dead Zone, Stephen King's "Dead Zone," La morta zona, La zona morta, La zona muerta, and Zona smrti), USA Network, 2003.

Hank Timmons, "Valentine," Tru Calling (also known as Heroine, Tru, and True Calling), Fox, 2003.

Neil, "Jump Start," Black Sash (also known as The Black Sash and The Bounty Hunter), The WB, 2003.

Young Dex McCallum, "Relic," Smallville (also known as Smallville Beginnings and Smallville: Superman the Early Years), The WB, 2003.

Samuels, "A Man When He's Down," Da Vinci's Inquest (also known as Coroner Da Vinci), CBC, 2004.

Kaliciak, "Gathering Clouds," Whistler, CTV (Canada) and The N (Noggin), 2006.

Kaliciak, "Meltdown," Whistler, CTV (Canada) and The N (Noggin), 2006.

Kaliciak, "Scratching the Surface," Whistler, CTV (Canada) and The N (Noggin), 2006.

Kaliciak, "Will the Real Beck …?," Whistler, CTV (Canada) and The N (Noggin), 2006.

Linden, "Black Market," Battlestar Galactica (also known as Galactica, Galactica—Estrella de combate, and Taisteluplaneetta Galactica), Sci-Fi Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Daryl Trent, "More Than a Feeling," Strange Frequency, VH1, 2001.

(As John F. Mann) Simon, Haunted, UPN, 2002.

Astaroth, "Blood Price: Parts 1 & 2," Blood Ties, Lifetime, 2007.

Appeared as a drug dealer in the unaired pilot for Bionic Woman (also known as The Bionic Woman), NBC.

Stage Appearances:

2 B WUT U R, Green Thumb Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, c. 1992.

Witt (farm hand), Of Mice and Men, Vancouver Playhouse, Playhouse Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, c. 1999.

Macheath (Mack the knife), The Threepenny Opera, Vancouver Opera, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2004.

Performer, Joni Mitchell: The River, Vancouver Playhouse, Playhouse Theatre, 2004.

Engineer, Miss Saigon (musical), Arts Club Theatre, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2005.

The emcee, Cabaret (musical), Arts Club Theatre, Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, 2006.

Appeared in other productions, including King Lear, Capilano College Theatre.

Stage Sound Designer; Soundscape Creator:

Of Mice and Men, Vancouver Playhouse, Playhouse Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, c. 1999.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Acoustic Kitty, Nettwerk, 2001.

Hands in the Pavement, John Mann, 2005.

(As Mister Mann) December Looms, 2006.

Albums; with Spirit of the West:

Old Material 1984-1986, Stony Plain, 1987.

Labour Day, Flying Fish, 1988.

Tripping up the Stairs, Stony Plain, 1988.

Save This House, 1990.

Go Figure, BMG, 1992.

Faithlift, Elektra, 1994.

Open Heart Symphony, 1996.

Two Headed, Discovery Records, 1996.

Hit Parade, Wea/Warner, 1999.

Star Trails, 2004.

Weights & Measures, 303551, 2005.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

Song "Not Just a Train," American Boyfriends (also known as My American Boyfriend and Mes copains americains), CBS Films, 1989.

Albums:

Acoustic Kitty, Nettwerk, 2001.

Hands in the Pavement, John Mann, 2005.

(As Mister Mann) December Looms, 2006.

Albums; with Spirit of the West:

Old Material 1984-1986, Stony Plain, 1987.

Labour Day, Flying Fish, 1988.

Tripping up the Stairs, Stony Plain, 1988.

Save This House, 1990.

Go Figure, BMG, 1992.

Faithlift, Elektra, 1994.

Open Heart Symphony, 1996.

Two Headed, Discovery Records, 1996.

Hit Parade, Wea/Warner, 1999.

Star Trails, 2004.

Weights & Measures, 303551, 2005.

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