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Canadian actor
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Jeff Teräväinen
Born (1972-10-13) October 13, 1972 (age 52)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor

Jeff Teräväinen is a Canadian actor.

Acting career

Teräväinen is best known for portraying Sam Fisher or zero in video games, Deputy Labelle in Eli Roth's Thanksgiving and his recurring roles on the TV shows Dark Matter as Lieutenant Anders and as Agent Stack on 12 Monkeys. He gained attention as the main bad guy in 2018's The Christmas Chronicles on Netflix.

He is also known as the "Voice of the Olympics" for Canadian broadcaster CBC in the 2006 Turino Winter Olympic Games, as well as the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. In 2014, he was also the "Voice of the 2014 FIFA World Cup" in Canada. Jeff also voiced the Intro to CBC's Hockey Night in Canada for 2 years. Jeff has voiced many characters for best selling video games like Far Cry 5 as Walker and various cult soldiers. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist in various roles and Far Cry 2 as Walton Purefoy. In 2019 he was cast as a series regular in the Sci-fi drama Utopia Falls which was released on Hulu February 14, 2020. Jeff received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Gerald. In 2020 Teräväinen voiced Sam Fisher, the protagonist of the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series, in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.

Besides being highly in demand as a commercial announcer, Jeff has voiced dozens of Doc series and specials including narrating highly rated Discovery Channel Shark Week shows like Air Jaws and Sharkhouse. In 2024 Jeff was tapped to narrate Gordon Ramsay's FOX show "America's Next Food Star". But his most proud moment was being chosen by Clint Eastwood himself to narrate HBO / Warner Brothers bio series "Eastwood, a cinematic legacy".


References

  1. "HOLR Chats: Jeff Teravainen On Starring In Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving"". holrmagazine.com. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  2. Townsend, Kelly (7 July 2016). "Dark Matter: Jeff Teräväinen on playing Lieutenant Anders". www.thetvjunkies.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  3. Hicks, Aimee (2 July 2016). "Dark Matter - Welcome To Your New Home - Review: "Crew Of The Raza" + POLL". www.spoilertv.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  4. Gardiner, Tom (8 July 2016). "Dark Matter 202 Review: There's A New Kid In Town - Three If By Space". www.threeifbyspace.net. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  5. "Gilbert Speaks… with Actor Jeff Teravainen of "Dark Matter"". biffbampop.com. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  6. Fountain, Jeff (7 July 2016). "Interview with voice/screen actor Jeff Teravainen". www.geekchicelite.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  7. Shephard, Tamara (2 July 2014). "Etobicoke voice actor Jeff Teravainen lands 'great gig' as CBC's Voice of the 2014 FIFA World Cup". www.insidetoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  8. namarow (2015-05-14), Jeff Teravainen CBC Interview 2015, retrieved 2016-07-18
  9. "Season 2". metacritic.com. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  10. "Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy". Rotten Tomatoes. 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

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