Gordon Currie
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Gordon Currie (born September 25, 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor. Both of his parents were American citizens. He works in both the U.S. and Canada in both television and film roles.
His most prominent role has been that of Nicolae Carpathia in the series of films Left Behind, based on the series of best-selling books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. His character, Nicolae Carpathia, is the Antichrist, who will one day attempt to marshal the forces of the Global Community against the followers of Christ.
In 1987, he received one of his first roles as Officer Palone on the series 21 Jump Street, episode Two for the Road. He played in Vancouver television and film roles, as well as roles in the Joel Schumacher film Cousins, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, The Terror Within II and My Blue Heaven (starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis and Joan Cusack) before making the move to Los Angeles in 1991.
He rented a two bedroom flat off Melrose Avenue, where he lived for two years with roommate Brad Pitt. He worked for a while as a Ronald McDonald clown before moving on to roles on television and film, including two roles on Beverly Hills, 90210, playing both Bobby Walsh, Brandon's (Jason Priestley) and Brenda's (Shannen Doherty) wheelchair-bound cousin, and the role of Danny Five, Colin's (Jason Wiles) cocaine dealer.
