Cast & creator
Lorne Cardinal
Best known for FBI: Most Wanted, Relic Hunter, Big Sky
Winner of Best Performance, Animation at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards as Corner Gas Animated (2018)'s Sergeant Davis Quinton. Lorne is well-known for his portrayal of this beloved character in the Corner Gas comedy franchise - now in 60 countries worldwide - including the animated series and 6 seasons of the original International Emmy-nominated live-action comedy series Corner Gas (2004) and feature Corner Gas: The Movie (2014). Lorne has the rare honor of having a theatre space named after him in the rebuilt Roxy Theatre in Edmonton Alberta. The Lorne Cardinal Theatre is scheduled to open November 2021. A classically trained actor, Lorne has also performed in, and directed, a diverse range of theatre productions such as King Lear, on Canada's premiere A-house stage at the National Arts Centre, and Black Elk Speaks at the Denver Center. His work includes executive producing and directing, and he's received numerous nominations and distinguished awards for his body of work and is the recipient of an honorary PhD from Thompson Rivers University. Additionally, he's a sought after voice actor for clients like Penguin Randomhouse, Canada's Museum of Civilization and projects such as The Great Northern Candy Drop (2017), Open Season: Scared Silly (2015) and Peabody award-winner Molly of Denali (2019).
39
film credits
19
television credits
57
1995–2023 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (58)
Showing 58 of 58 credits
FBI: Most Wanted
Nelson Skye
2020
Relic Hunter
Sheriff Dark Feather
1999
Big Sky
Bruce Stone
2020
Corner Gas
Davis Quinton
2004
Pretty Hard Cases
Bishop Logan
2021
Level Up
Principal
2012
Insomnia
Rich
2002
Corner Gas Animated
Davis Quinton (voice)
2018
Rutherford Falls
Bill
2021
Molly of Denali
Grandpa Nat
2019Molly of Denali
Grandpa Nat (voice)
2019
Jake and The Kid
Moses Lefthand
1995
renegadepress.com
2004renegadepress.com
Wayne Sinclair
2004
Open Season: Scared Silly
Sheriff Gordy (voice)
2015
The City
Gabriel
1999
MasterChef Canada
2014
Bones of Crows
Stephen Means
2023
The Bad Seed
Brian
2018
Into the Forest
Jerry
2016
The Humanity Bureau
Border Ranger
2017
Mittens & Pants
The Narrator
2023
The Bad Seed Returns
Brian
2022
Blackfly
Chief Smack-Your-Face-In
2001
Wumpa's World
Wumpa (voice)
2001
Snowmageddon
Larry
2011
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery
Sheriff Stannard
2017
Flicka 2
Sheriff
2010
Mystery 101: Deadly History
Sheriff Ridgeway
2021
Corner Gas: The Movie
Davis Quinton
2014
If I Had Wings
Angus Coleman
2013
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
Loud Noise
1995
Ice Bound
2003
The Road to Christmas
Chaba
2006
Welcome to Christmas
Tom
2018
Crazy Horse
Young Man Afraid
1996
Back Home Again
Mr. Grey Horn (voice)
2021Back Home Again
Executive Producer
2021
Limina
Mr. Gibbs
2017
The Adventure Club
Curtis
2017
Run Woman Run
Len
2021
Far from Home
Roger Calhoun
2014
The Shape of Rex
Stanley
2013
Molly and the Great One
2020
Out of Nowhere
Jonas
1997
In the Blue Ground: A North of 60 Mystery
Daniel Dééla
1999
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
Daniel Deela
2005
Tkaronto
Max Cardinal
2007
Good Girls Don't
Larry
2018
Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery
Daniel Deela
2003
Fallen Angel
Clerk
2003
Kayak to Klemtu
Don
2018
The Great Northern Candy Drop
Johnny May
2017
Path of Souls
Dave Courchene Jr.
2012
Big Bear
Little Bad Man
1998
Wynter
Gabe
2018
No Reservations
Joseph Sillwater
2017Gods Acre
Frank
2016