Dax Ravina studied sociology and criminology at Saint Mary’s University in Nova Scotia. He joined the university drama society and was cast in his first play, A Streetcar Named Desire playing the lead role of Stanley Kowalski. He went on to study acting at the prestigious Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto. He was cast in his first feature film Wisegirls by director David Anspaugh (Rudy, Hoosiers). He was the lead in the award winning short film Backjumping which turned into a CBC pilot called Cheap Draft directed by Jay Dahl. In Hollywood he was worked with heavyweights like Kurt Russell (The Art of The Steal), Tim Roth (The Padre), Taryn Manning (Weirdsville), Terrance Howard (Four Brothers), Matt Dillon (The Art of the Steal) and Ron Perlman (The Baker). He plays the recurring role of Officer Gordon on the hit Netflix series Trailer Park Boys. He currently travels between Los Angeles and Toronto.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Scotland, Pa. (2001)
The Lighter Game (2002)
Wisegirls (2002)
Backjumping (2003)
Mafia Doctor (TV-2003)
Love That Boy (2003)
Boyclops (2004)
Four Brothers (2005)
Terry (TV-2005)
Cheap Draft (TV-2005)
Homie Spumoni (2006)
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (TV-2006)
Weirdsville (2006)
Matters of Life and Dating (TV-2007)
My Blue Sky (2009)
The Dogfather (2010)
The Art of the Steal (2013)
Swearnet: The Movie (2014)
88 (2014)
You Don’t Know Dick (2017)
She Never Died (2019)
V/H/S/94 (2021)
Daniel’s Gotta Die (2022)
The Retirement Plan (2023)
The Baker (2023)
TV Series – Cast:
October 1970 (2006, mini-series)
Would Be Kings (2008, mini-series)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
Doc (2004)
Mutant X (2004)
72 Hours: True Crime (2007)
Lost Girl (2010, 2015)
InSecurity (2011)
Republic of Doyle (2013)
Rookie Blue (2014)
Murdoch Mysteries (2014)
The Strain (2015)
The Expanse (2016)
Trailer Park Boys (2017)
The Drifters (2017)
Frankie Drake Mysteries (2019)
Trailer Park Boys: Jail (2021, Netflix)
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