Stephen Shellen

Stephen Shellen (born June 17, 1957 in Victoria , British Columbia ; formerly Stephen Schellenberg ) is a Canadian actor . As a painter he uses the name Stephen Shellenberger .

Life and accomplishments

Shellen has a brother named Jan. His mother's name is Joyce. His father, John Schellenberg, fought in the Canadian Army in World War II and then changed the family name to Shellen . In high school , Stephen Shellen loved to play ice hockey. For a while he worked as a woodcutter. A talent seeker discovered him and he began to earn his living as a successful model in England . In Los Angeles he took acting lessons from Peggy Feury. His first film role soon followed in Spring Fever (1982). Since then he has worked in many Canadian and US television and film productions, for example in a supporting role in From the Middle A River (1992) by Robert Redford . He portrayed minor supporting roles in the crime comedy Diebische Elster (1987) with Whoopi Goldberg , in the dramatic love film Bodyguard (1992) with Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner and in the action film Just 60 Seconds (2000) with Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie . In the agent series Nikita with Peta Wilson , he was seen in five episodes as Marco O'Brien .

As Stephen Shellenberger, he works as a painter. His paintings have been shown and sold at various exhibitions in Canada, the United States, London, and Paris. He demonstrated his talent in this regard in the lead role in the film Colors of Lust (1997), in which he portrayed a painter.

He is also the author of the book Chaos-A Collection Of Mind Games .

Filmography (selection)

• 1982: Florida Match ( Spring Fever )
• 1984: Cheerballs ( Gimme to 'F' )
• 1984: Amazons (TV)
• 1984: The Hitchhiker ( The Hitchhiker ) (result: LoveSounds )
• 1984: The fatal affair of Katherine G. ( A Touch of Scandal )
• 1985: Hollywood - Intimate and Indiscreet ( Hollywood Wives ) (TV miniseries)
• 1985: A letter with consequences ( A Letter to Three Wives )
• 1985: Undercover OSS ( Behind Enemy Lines )
• 1986: Bumblebees in the Butt ( Modern Girls )
• 1987: The turbo-charged Spanner Hotel ( Talking Walls )
• 1987: The Stepfather
• 1987: The thieving magpie (Burglar)
• 1987: Cameo by Night (TV series)
• 1988: Still Life
• 1988: Dark Paradise ( American Gothic )
• 1988: No more sex at all? ( Casual sex? )
• 1988: Murder One
• 1989: Damned River
• 1989: Tales from the Crypt ( Tales from the Crypt ) (result: Lover Come Hack to Me )
• 1990: 21 Jump Street - crime scene classroom ( 21 Jump Street ) (episode: Everyday Is Christmas )
• 1991: The Price of Beauty ( Drop Dead Gorgeous )
• 1991: On Your Own ( Counterstrike ) (TV series) (Season 1 and first episode of Season 2)
• 1992: A River Runs Through It ( A River Runs Through It )
• 1992: Bodyguard ( The Bodyguard )
• 1993: It happened on April 1st ( April One )
• 1994: Angel of revenge in leather ( Model by Day )
• 1994: Greyhounds - Snoopers Never Retire ( Greyhounds )
• 1994: Law & Order ( Law & Order ) (episode: Family Values )
• 1994: A Mountie in Chicago ( Due South ) (Episodes: Chicago Holiday: Part 1, Chicago Holiday: Part 2 )
• 1995: The false killer ( The Wrong Woman )
• 1995: Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde ( Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde )
• 1995: The gentle kiss of death ( Deceptions II: Edge of Deception )
• 1996: Don't kill my daughter! ( Lifeline )
• 1997: Colors of Lust ( Vivid )
• 1997 and 2001: Nikita ( La Femme Nikita ) (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2000: In the Labyrinth of Fear ( Frozen with Fear )
• 2000: Gone in 60 Seconds ( Gone in Sixty Seconds )
• 2002: Highway
• 2004: Tornado ( Nature Unleashed: Tornado )
• 2010: Territories - Welcome to the United States of America ( Territories )

Web links

• Stephen Shellen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Biography at www.northernstars.ca (English)
• Painting by Stephen Shellenberger at www.martenarts.com (English)