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'''Sterling Jarvis''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] actor and singer.<ref name=natpost>[http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/03/20/sterling-jarvis/ "On the town with Sterling Jarvis: Song and chance"]. ''[[National Post]]'', March 20, 2013.</ref> Originally from [[Nova Scotia]], he currently lives in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]].
'''Sterling Jarvis''' is a Canadian actor and singer.<ref name=natpost>[http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/03/20/sterling-jarvis/ "On the town with Sterling Jarvis: Song and chance"]. ''[[National Post]]'', March 20, 2013.</ref> Originally from [[Nova Scotia]], he currently lives in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]].


He won a [[Dora Mavor Moore Award]] in 2012 for Outstanding Performance by a Male (Musical) for his performance in ''[[Caroline, or Change]]''.<ref>"‘Crash,’ ‘Caroline, or Change’ big winners at Dora Mavor Moore theatre awards". [[Canadian Press]], June 25, 2012.</ref> He has also appeared on stage in productions of ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'', ''[[Of Mice and Men (play)|Of Mice and Men]]'', ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'', [[Bruce Norris (playwright)|Bruce Norris]]' ''[[Clybourne Park]]'',<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/clybourne-park-two-generations-of-race-class-and-real-estate-angst/article4098345/ "Clybourne Park: Two generations of race, class and real estate angst"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 6, 2012.</ref> Matthew Lopez's ''The Whipping Man''<ref name=natpost /> and [[Lynn Nottage]]'s ''[[Ruined (play)|Ruined]]'',<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/ruined-an-earthquake-of-acting-that-will-shake-you/article627763/ "Ruined: An earthquake of acting that will shake you"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 21, 2011.</ref> for which he garnered a Dora nomination in 2011 for [[Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play|Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play]].
He won a [[Dora Mavor Moore Award]] in 2012 for Outstanding Performance by a Male (Musical) for his performance in ''[[Caroline, or Change]]''.<ref>"‘Crash,’ ‘Caroline, or Change’ big winners at Dora Mavor Moore theatre awards". [[Canadian Press]], June 25, 2012.</ref> He has also appeared on stage in productions of ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'', ''[[Of Mice and Men (play)|Of Mice and Men]]'', ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]'', [[Bruce Norris (playwright)|Bruce Norris]]' ''[[Clybourne Park]]'',<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/clybourne-park-two-generations-of-race-class-and-real-estate-angst/article4098345/ "Clybourne Park: Two generations of race, class and real estate angst"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622085905/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/clybourne-park-two-generations-of-race-class-and-real-estate-angst/article4098345/ |date=2018-06-22 }}. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 6, 2012.</ref> Matthew Lopez's ''The Whipping Man''<ref name=natpost /> and [[Lynn Nottage]]'s ''[[Ruined (play)|Ruined]]'',<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/ruined-an-earthquake-of-acting-that-will-shake-you/article627763/ "Ruined: An earthquake of acting that will shake you"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 21, 2011.</ref> for which he garnered a Dora nomination in 2011 for [[Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play|Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play]].


On television he has had guest roles in ''[[Undergrads]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[['Til Death Do Us Part (U.S. TV series)|'Til Death Do Us Part]]'', ''[[The Border (TV series)|The Border]]'', ''[[The Bridge (Canadian TV series)|The Bridge]]'', ''[[InSecurity]]'', ''[[Warehouse 13]]'', ''[[Covert Affairs]]'', ''[[Suits (U.S. TV series)|Suits]]'', ''[[Lost Girl]]'', ''[[Nikita (TV series)|Nikita]]'', and ''[[Degrassi: Next Class]]''.
On television he has had guest roles in ''[[Undergrads]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[['Til Death Do Us Part (U.S. TV series)|'Til Death Do Us Part]]'', ''[[The Border (TV series)|The Border]]'', ''[[The Bridge (Canadian TV series)|The Bridge]]'', ''[[InSecurity]]'', ''[[Warehouse 13]]'', ''[[Covert Affairs]]'', ''[[Suits (U.S. TV series)|Suits]]'', ''[[Lost Girl]]'', ''[[Nikita (TV series)|Nikita]]'', and ''[[Degrassi: Next Class]]''.


Jarvis has also been an [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] songwriter and performer. With the group [[Spunkadelic]], he cowrote the [[Juno Award]]-nominated 1990 single "Take Me Like I Am". He released a single, "Alone With You", on Canopy Records in 2011, and recorded the theme music for the television series ''[[Donkey Kong Country (TV series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Zoboomafoo]]''.
Jarvis has also been an [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] songwriter and performer. With the group [[Spunkadelic]], he cowrote the [[Juno Award]]-nominated 1990 single "Take Me Like I Am". He released a single, "Alone With You", on Canopy Records in 2011, and recorded the theme music for the television series ''[[Zoboomafoo]]''.


Jarvis also provided the singing voice for [[Ian Jones-Quartey]]'s character Radicles in his [[Cartoon Network]] series, ''[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]]'' episode "Rad Likes Robots".
Jarvis also provided the singing voice for Donkey Kong in ''[[Donkey Kong Country (TV series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' and for [[Ian Jones-Quartey]]'s character Radicles in his [[Cartoon Network]] series, ''[[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]]'' episode "Rad Likes Robots".


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|1997-1998||''[[Donkey Kong Country (TV series)|Donkey Kong Country]]''||[[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]]||Singing Voice <br/> Uncredited<br/> 25 Episodes
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|''[[The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]''|| ||Episode: "Special Delivery"
|data-sort-value="Eleventh Hour, The" | ''[[The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]''|| ||Episode: "Special Delivery"
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|''[[Felicity: An American Girl Adventure]]''|| ||[[Television film]]
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|2006||''[[The Sentinel (2006 film)|The Sentinel]]''||Post Agent #1||
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|2007||''[['Til Death Do Us Part (U.S. TV series)|'Til Death Do Us Part]]''||Officer Sears||Episode: "The Airplane Murder"
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|2009||''[[The Border (TV series)|The Border]]''||Edouard Baseke||Episode: "Spoils of War"
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|2010||''[[The Bridge (Canadian TV series)|The Bridge]]''||Ken||Episode: "Painted Ladies"
|2010||data-sort-value="Bridge, The" | ''[[The Bridge (Canadian TV series)|The Bridge]]''||Ken||Episode: "Painted Ladies"
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|rowspan=5|2011||''[[InSecurity]]''||Masud||Episode: "The Ligerian Candidate"
|rowspan=5|2011||''[[InSecurity]]''||Masud||Episode: "The Ligerian Candidate"
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 25 December 2024

Sterling Jarvis
Born
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1997–present
Websitesite.sterlingjarvis.com

Sterling Jarvis is a Canadian actor and singer.[2] Originally from Nova Scotia, he currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.

He won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2012 for Outstanding Performance by a Male (Musical) for his performance in Caroline, or Change.[3] He has also appeared on stage in productions of We Will Rock You, Of Mice and Men, The Lion King, Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park,[4] Matthew Lopez's The Whipping Man[2] and Lynn Nottage's Ruined,[5] for which he garnered a Dora nomination in 2011 for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play.

On television he has had guest roles in Undergrads, The West Wing, The Eleventh Hour, 'Til Death Do Us Part, The Border, The Bridge, InSecurity, Warehouse 13, Covert Affairs, Suits, Lost Girl, Nikita, and Degrassi: Next Class.

Jarvis has also been an R&B songwriter and performer. With the group Spunkadelic, he cowrote the Juno Award-nominated 1990 single "Take Me Like I Am". He released a single, "Alone With You", on Canopy Records in 2011, and recorded the theme music for the television series Zoboomafoo.

Jarvis also provided the singing voice for Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong Country and for Ian Jones-Quartey's character Radicles in his Cartoon Network series, OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode "Rad Likes Robots".

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1997–1998 Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Singing Voice
Uncredited
25 Episodes
2001 Undergrads Voice
2 Episodes
2005 The West Wing Secret Service Agent Episode: "Freedonia"
The Eleventh Hour Episode: "Special Delivery"
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure Television film
2006 The Sentinel Post Agent #1
2007 'Til Death Do Us Part Officer Sears Episode: "The Airplane Murder"
2009 The Border Edouard Baseke Episode: "Spoils of War"
2010 The Bridge Ken Episode: "Painted Ladies"
2011 InSecurity Masud Episode: "The Ligerian Candidate"
Warehouse 13 Adam Episode: "Trial"
Pilot
Covert Affairs General Oubash Episode: "Half a World Away"
Suits Daniel Vega Episode: "Play the Man"
Life with Boys Coach Luther Episode: "Disarmed with Boys"
2012 Lost Girl Vice Principal Dickerson Episode: "School’s Out"
Nikita Secret Service Supervisor Episode: "The Sword’s Edge"
2014 Wolves Principal
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B Michael Haughton Television film
2016 Degrassi: Next Class Mr. Powers 2 Episodes
2017 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Rad Singing Voice
Episode: "Rad Likes Robots"
South Park: The Fractured but Whole Additional voices Video game

References

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  1. ^ The Book Of Mormon’s Sterling Jarvis talks about the biggest fans Archived 2024-04-24 at the Wayback Machine Toronto Guardian
  2. ^ a b "On the town with Sterling Jarvis: Song and chance". National Post, March 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "‘Crash,’ ‘Caroline, or Change’ big winners at Dora Mavor Moore theatre awards". Canadian Press, June 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "Clybourne Park: Two generations of race, class and real estate angst" Archived 2018-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, April 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "Ruined: An earthquake of acting that will shake you". The Globe and Mail, January 21, 2011.
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