Corin Nemec | |
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 Nemec at the SF-Connexion, 2018 | |
| Born | Joseph Charles Nemec IV (1971-11-05)November 5, 1971 (age 54) |
| Other names | Corky |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special (1989) forI Know My First Name is Steven |
Joseph Charles Nemec IV (born November 5, 1971), known professionally asCorin Nemec, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and graffiti artist. He was billed asCorin "Corky" Nemec orCorky Nemec until 1990. His most prominent roles were as the title character in the sitcomParker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–1993),Jonas Quinn in the science fiction seriesStargate SG-1, and Harold Lauder in Stephen King’s miniseriesThe Stand. He is known in India for his role as Allan in 2007 filmParzania.
Nemec was born on November 5, 1971[1] in Arkansas.[2] His mother Janis was agraphic artist, painter, poet and writer.[3] His father, Joseph Charles Nemec III, is ofCzech descent, and has worked in the film industry as aset designer andproduction designer. His older sister, Anastacia C. Nemec, has worked as an assistant director.[4][3]
Nemec was inspired to become an actor after watching the children's filmThe Goonies at the age of 13, for which his father had done the art direction.[4][5] He also cites his parents' artistic professions as a major influence, and that acting "seemed the right thing to do".[5]
As a teenager, Nemec became involved in thegraffiti scene[6] as well withstreet gangs.[7]
Nemec began training with the Centre Stage LA theater company and signed on with an agent after performing in one of its talent showcases. He was booked for several commercials, such asSuzuki, and landed a guest-spot on the TV showSidekicks starringErnie Reyes Jr., with whom Nemec remained friends.[4] His first major film role wasTucker: The Man and His Dream in 1988.[4] He appeared in several TV shows, earning anEmmy nomination[8] for his portrayal ofSteven Stayner in theNBCminiseriesI Know My First Name Is Steven. He starred alongsideJack Palance,Peter Boyle, andCharlton Heston in the 1990 feature filmSolar Crisis.
Nemec played the lead in the TV seriesParker Lewis Can't Lose from 1990 to 1993. Also, in 1993, Nemec was cast as Harold Lauder in a TV adaptation ofStephen King'sThe Stand. In 1997, he played a notable role in the movieGoodbye, America. He also starred in the TV moviesMy Brother's Keeper alongsideJeanne Tripplehorn andBlackout withJane Seymour. Nemec made appearances on several TV shows, includingTales from the Crypt,Smallville,CSI: NY,CSI: Miami,Supernatural, andGhost Whisperer. He also portrayed the serial killersRichard Speck andTed Bundy. He played leading parts in some originalSci Fi Channel (United States) made-for-TV movies such asSea Beast,Mansquito,SS Doomtrooper,Dragon Wasps, andLake Placid vs. Anaconda and some original movies forLifetime (TV network).
During the 1990s, Nemec had a brief foray intohip hop,[9] recording an entire album with the group Starship of Foolz, developed byMatt Robinson and Dedra Tate, and produced by actorBalthazar Getty. Nemec also produced a new comedy series that starred comedianPaul Mooney (father of fellow Starship of Foolz member Shane Mooney) as the President of the United States. He also appeared in the music video "Beer for My Horses" byToby Keith andWillie Nelson.
In 2002, Nemec made a guest appearance in season 5 ofStargate SG-1 playingJonas Quinn, a human scientist from Langara. During that seasonMichael Shanks, then playingDaniel Jackson, had grown tired of his character being sidelined, and was killed off late in the season, with his role being replaced by Quinn and Nemec. Shanks’ departure saw outrage from fans of the show, and as such Nemec was poorly received. Shanks and the studio eventually made a deal, and Jackson was resurrected in season 7 to re-replace Quinn. Nemec as Quinn made a guest appearance teaming up with Jackson in season 7, but the character wasn’t seen again after that episode in 2004.[10]
With his close friend, actorDavid Faustino of television sitcomMarried... with Children, he has a production company that co-produced the debut album fromAustin-based band Hollow featuring Jon Dishongh. Nemec and Faustino co-starred inStar-ving, a web series that spoofsHBO'sEntourage.[11]
Nemec is a well-known graffiti artist, helping to pioneer graffiti writing styles and practices in the San Fernando Valley starting in the late 1980s.[6][7][12]
Nemec has authored a novel,Venice High (2018,ISBN 9781387530656), self-published through Lulu Publishing and its website.[7]
Corin married Jami Beth Schahn in 2002;[3] they had first dated as teenagers.[2] In 1993, their first child Sadie Joy was born.[3] Their second child Lucas Manu was born in 2005.[3] Although they divorced in 2009, they shared custody of their children.[3]
In January 2013, while working on the filmPoseidon Rex, Nemec was involved in a boating accident inBelize. While he was being transported to set aboard aBelize Coast Guard vessel, the boat ran into a semi-submerged barge. The entire right side of his body was shattered; he required multiple blood transfusions to save his life, and he underwent five surgeries.[13]
On September 22, 2022, theTampa Bay Times reported Corin was moving to theTampa Bay area to begin production on a series of independent films with Scatter Brothers Productions, and met his girlfriend Sabrina Nova Tropf[14] on set.[15] Nemec and Tropf were married in July 2023 inSt. Petersburg, Florida.[16] Former pro wrestler, actor and media personalityHulk Hogan attended the wedding, where he proposed to his girlfriend (the bride's best friend) Sky Daily.[15][16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Noble Tucker | |
| 1990 | Solar Crisis | Mike Kelso | |
| 1991 | For the Very First Time | Michael | TV movie |
| My Son Johnny | Anthony Cortino | ||
| 1994 | The Lifeforce Experiment | Ken Ryan | |
| Drop Zone | Selkirk 'Selly' Power | ||
| In the Living Years | Teen Dan Donahue | ||
| 1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Specialist 5 Lawrence Farley | |
| 1996 | White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild | Ben Harris | |
| Summer of Fear | Simon | TV movie | |
| The War at Home | Donald | ||
| Mojave Moon | Car Thief | ||
| 1997 | Goodbye America | John Stryzack | |
| The First to Go | Danny Ames | ||
| 1998 | Silencing Mary | David MacPherson | TV movie |
| Blade Squad | Cully | ||
| Legacy | Black | ||
| The Process | Hitler | ||
| 1999 | Foreign Correspondents | Trevor | |
| 2000 | Shadow Hours | Vincent | |
| Hussy: Life Is Nice 2000 | Booker | Short | |
| 2001 | Blackout | Eric Sessions | TV movie |
| Killer Bud | Waylon Smythe | ||
| Free | Mark | ||
| 2002 | Brother's Keeper | Ellis Pond | TV movie |
| Sit and Spin | Mike Gordan | Short | |
| 2005 | Raging Sharks | Dr. Mike Olsen | Video |
| Mansquito | Lieutenant Thomas Randall | TV movie | |
| McBride: Murder Past Midnight | Tom Manning | ||
| Parzania | Allan | ||
| 2006 | High Hopes | Tom Murphy | |
| S.S. Doomtrooper | Captain Pete Malloy | TV movie | |
| Hidden Secrets | Micheal Stover | ||
| 2007 | Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck | Richard Speck | Video |
| 2008 | My Apocalypse | Stewart Savage | |
| Sea Beast | Will McKenna | TV movie | |
| The Boston Strangler | Stuart Whitmore | Video | |
| Marlowe | Clint | ||
| The American Standards | Doc Jennings | ||
| Shattered! | Jordan | ||
| 2009 | Bundy: A Legacy of Evil | Ted Bundy | Video |
| RoboDoc | Dr. Callaby | ||
| Privateer | Andrew Jackson | Short | |
| 2010 | House of Bones | Quentin French | |
| Exhibit B-5 | Doug | Short | |
| 2012 | Sand Sharks | Jimmy Green | |
| Besties | Danny | ||
| Nuclear Family | John | TV movie | |
| Dragon Wasps | John Hammond | ||
| 2013 | Jurassic Attack | Colonel Carter | |
| Dracno | Simon Lowell | ||
| This Magic Moment | Jack | TV movie | |
| Robocroc | Jim Duffy | ||
| 2014 | Extinction: Patient Zero | Simmons | |
| 2015 | Lake Placid vs. Anaconda | Will 'Tully' Tull | TV movie |
| 2016 | Drone Wars | Elias | |
| Marriage of Lies | Detective Gus | ||
| 2017 | Girlfriend Killer | Detective Baker | TV movie |
| Doomsday Device | FBI Agent Cole | ||
| A Christmas Cruise | Gil | ||
| This is Christmas | - | ||
| 2018 | Snatched | Matt Lewis | |
| Rottentail | Peter Cotten/Rottentail | ||
| A Woman's Nightmare | Kevin Peterson | TV movie | |
| 2019 | Deadly Excursion | David McCarthy | |
| The Circuit | - | ||
| The Wrong Stepmother | Michael | TV movie | |
| Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed | Powers | ||
| All Roads to Pearla | Cowboy Loy | ||
| 2020 | The Wrong Stepfather | Craig | TV movie |
| Run Hide Fight | Beat Cop | ||
| The Wrong Cheerleader Coach | Jon | TV movie | |
| 2021 | Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach | David McCarthy | |
| My True Fairytale | Terry Knight | ||
| Haunted: 333 | Robbie Ratcliffe | ||
| 2022 | Blackwater Blues | Pollux Bennington | Short |
| EnterFear: The Next Wave | Sea Bass | ||
| Le défi de Noël | Matthew Anderson | ||
| 2023 | Half Dead Fred | Freddy Nash | |
| Dead Man's Hand | Red | ||
| Out of Hand | Detective Barnes | ||
| 2024 | Deadly Justice | Theo | |
| I Feel Fine. | Donnie Taylor | ||
| Day Labor | Floyd Bernard | ||
| Place of Bones | Calhoun |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Sidekicks | Kyle | Episode: "Just for Kicks" |
| 1987–1988 | Webster | Nicky Papadopolis | Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
| 1989 | I Know My First Name Is Steven | Steven Gregory Stayner/Dennis Parnell | Episode: "Part 1 & 2" |
| Island Son | Greg Caldwell | Episode: "Role Models" | |
| 1990–1993 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Parker Lloyd Lewis | Main Cast |
| 1991 | 1991 Kids' Choice Awards | Himself/Host | Main Host |
| 1994 | The Stand | Harold Lauder | Main Cast |
| Tales from the Crypt | Hal | Episode: "Whirlpool" | |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | Howie | Episode: "Dirty Laundry" |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Derrick Driscoll | Recurring Cast: Season 7 |
| 1999 | L.A. Doctors | Dr. Dennis DiMayo | Episode: "Immaculate Deception" |
| 2002 | Smallville | Jude Royce | Episode: "Zero" |
| 2002–2004 | Stargate SG-1 | Jonas Quinn | Guest: Season 5, Main Cast: Season 6, Recurring Cast: Season 7 |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Todd Camden | Episode: "Night, Mother" |
| 2006 | Three Moons Over Milford | Roark | Episode: "Wrestlemoonia" |
| 2007 | NCIS | Len Grady | Episode: "Skeletons" |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Masked Man/Paul Eastman | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| CSI: Miami | Carl Reston | Episode: "The DeLuca Motel" | |
| 2009 | Star-ving | Faustino's Sidekick | Main Cast |
| 2010 | Supernatural | Christian Campbell | Recurring Cast: Season 6 |
| 2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Anwar Amurov | Episode: "The Chosen One" |
| 2015 | Kirby Buckets | Future Kirby | Episode: "The Kirbinator" |
| 2015–2017 | Star Trek: Renegades | Captain Alvarez | Guest Cast: Season 1-2 |
| 2017 | Shooter | Border Patrol Agent | Episode: "That'll Be the Day" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2018-2020 | Noob | Tom Pix / Spark | Seasons 9, 10, and 11 |
| Year | Artist | Song | Role |
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| 2003 | Toby Keith &Willie Nelson | "Beer for My Horses" | Detective |
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