Ron Lea is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 actor.

Lea was born in Montreal and attended Concordia University before moving on to take acting training at the National Theatre School. His career took off after appearing in various local theatre productions. Lea can be seen in many movies on television, but may be most well known as being on Doc

Doc (TV series)

Doc is a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from March 11, 2001 to November 28, 2004 on PAX...

, Street Legal

Street Legal (TV series)

Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian...

, and This is Wonderland

This Is Wonderland

This Is Wonderland was a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television. The series is a legal drama with comedic elements, or a comedy-drama. It was created by playwright George F...

. Lea also served as a director on some episodes of Doc.

Filmography

• Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
• Tennessee's Partner" (~1983)
• The Gunrunner (1984)
• The Surrogate (1984)
• The Blue Man (TV-1985)
• Wild Thing (1987)
• Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveler (1988)
• Shades of Love: The Emerald Tear (TV-1988)
• Criminal Law (1988)
• The Phone Call (TV-1989)
• The Carpenter (1989)
• Blind Fear (1989)
• Red Earth, White Earth (TV-1989)
• Jésus de Montréal (1989)
• Princes in Exile (1990)
• Cursed (1990)
• The Return of Elliot Ness (TV-1991)
• La vie fantôme (1992)
• The Diamond Fleece
  The Diamond Fleece
  The Diamond Fleece is a 1992 Canadian made-for-television film directed by Al Waxman and starring Ben Cross, Kate Nelligan and Brian Dennehy...
  
  (TV-1992)
• Clearcut (1991)
• The Neighbour (1993)
• Bonds of Love (TV-1993)
• Spike of Love (1994)
• Replikator
  Replikator
  Replikator is a 1994 science fiction film starring Michael St. Gerard, Brigitte Bako and Ned Beatty...
  
  (1994)
• Vanished (TV-1995)
• The Possession of Michael D. (TV-1995)
• Long Island Fever (TV-1995)
• Iron Eagle IV (1995)
• Ebbie (TV-1995)
• Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (TV-1996)
• Lies He Told (TV-1997)
• A Boy's Own Story (1997)
• Giving Up the Ghost (TV-1998)
• Escape From Mars (TV-1999)
• Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly (TV-1999)
• Sea People (TV-1999)
• A Map of the World (1999)
• After Amy (TV-2001)
• Dorian (2001)
• All Around the World (TV-2002)
• The Recruit (2003)
• Hurt
  Hurt (2003 film)
  Hurt is a 2003 independent Canadian film written and directed by Steve DiMarco.-Plot:One night at a party, three teenagers start a friendship that becomes the most important of their lives. As the they grow closer to each other, we begin to see the root of each of their hurts...
  
  (2003)
• Summer with the Ghosts (2003)
• A Different Loyalty (2004)
• A Home at the End of the World (2004)
• Mayday (TV-2005)
• Steel Toes (2006)
• The Sentinel (2006)
• Absolution (TV-2006)
• Victor (TV-2007)
• Punisher War Zone (2008)
• Spearfield's Daughter (mini-series, 1986)
• Street Legal
  Street Legal (TV series)
  Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian...
  
  (1990–1994)
• Catwalk
  Catwalk (TV series)
  Catwalk is a Canadian musical drama series that ran for 49 episodes on the YTV network from 1992 until 1994. The series' first season aired in syndication in the United States, while the second season aired on MTV.-Synopsis:...
  
  (1994)
• Degree of Guilt (mini-series, 1995)
• Omertà: La loi du silence (1996)
• Wind at My Back
  Wind at My Back
  Wind at My Back is a television series which aired in Canada on CBC Television between 1996 and 2001. It was created and produced by Kevin Sullivan, best known for his adaptation of Anne of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea...
  
  (1996)
• Omertà II: La Loi du silence (mini-series, 1997)
• Omertà - Le dennier des hommes d'honneur (1999)
• Live Through This (2000)
• Doc
  Doc (TV series)
  Doc is a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from March 11, 2001 to November 28, 2004 on PAX...
  
  (2001)
• Il Duce canadese
  Il Duce canadese
  Il Duce canadese, aka Il duce canadese: Le Mussolini canadien was a Canadian television miniseries, which aired on CBC Television in 2004....
  
  (mini-series, 2004)
• This Is Wonderland
  This Is Wonderland
  This Is Wonderland was a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television. The series is a legal drama with comedic elements, or a comedy-drama. It was created by playwright George F...
  
  (2005–2006)
• Casino (2006)
• Bon Cop, Bad Cop
  Bon Cop, Bad Cop
  Bon Cop, Bad Cop is a 2006 Canadian comedy-thriller buddy cop film about an Ontarian and a Québécois police officer who reluctantly join forces. The dialogue is a mixture of English and French...
  
   (2006)
• Race to Mars (mini-series, 2007)
• Saw IV
  Saw IV
  Saw IV is a 2007 Canadian-American horror film and midquel to 2006's Saw III. It was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by newcomers Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan and Thomas Fenton. The film was released in North America on October 26, 2007...
  
  (2007)
• Punisher: War Zone
  Punisher: War Zone
  Punisher: War Zone is a 2008 comic book action film directed by Lexi Alexander; based on the fictional Marvel Comics vigilante/anti-hero the Punisher. It is the third film to depict the Marvel character Frank Castle...
  
  (2008)
• Impact (mini-series, 2008)

External links

• Lea bio