# Alan van Sprang

Alan van Sprang (born June 19, 1971) is a Canadian actor best known for playing Sir Francis Bryan in the series The Tudors, appearing in the Living Dead films of George A. Romero and for playing King Henry on The CW's original series Reign. He also portrayed Valentine Morgenstern on Freeform's hit show, Shadowhunters.

## Personal life

Van Sprang is the son of musician Van Louis, a former member of rock band The Stampeders. Van Sprang has a son named Logan.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Dangerous Intentions | Marshall Cameron | |
| 1995 | Black Fox: Good Men and Bad | Longbaugh, Dunn Gang | TV movie |
| 1996 | Closer and Closer | Interviewer #2 | TV movie |
| 1996 | Conundrum | Ted Baum | TV movie |
| 1996 | Carpool | Kirk, Bauer & Cole Salesman | |
| 1997 | Masterminds | Happy Boy #7 | |
| 2000 | Steal This Movie | David Glenn | |
| 2000 | Best Actress | Billy Walsh | TV movie |
| 2000 | The Uncles | Alan Rossi | |
| 2001 | Stolen Miracle | Daryl Courmier | TV movie |
| 2001 | Earth Angels | Lucas | TV movie |
| 2002 | Narc | Michael Calvess | |
| 2003 | Do or Die | Tink | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John | Judas Iscariot | |
| 2003 | Rush of Fear | John 'J.J.' Gillis | TV movie |
| 2003 | In the Dark | Lawrence Taylor | TV movie |
| 2004 | Evel Knievel | John Derek | TV movie |
| 2004 | Anonymous Rex | Raal | TV movie |
| 2005 | Confessions of an American Bride | Mitchell Stone (as Allan Van Sprang) | TV movie |
| 2005 | Land of the Dead | Brubaker | |
| 2005 | Devil's Perch | Jake | TV movie |
| 2006 | Saw III | Chris | |
| 2007 | Shutter | Lukas | Short |
| 2007 | Diary of the Dead | Sergeant 'Nicotine' Crockett | |
| 2008 | Phantom Punch | Nico Orso | |
| 2009 | Survival of the Dead | Sergeant 'Nicotine' Crockett | |
| 2010 | Pay In Full | Sergei | |
| 2011 | Immortals | Dareios | |
| 2015 | Pirate's Passage | Immigration Officer #1 | Voice |
| 2017 | How to Fall | — | Short; executive producer |
| 2018 | The Lie | Greg | |
| 2020 | Tainted | Lance | |
| 2021 | The Boathouse | Dominic Szabo | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Robin's Hoods | Carl Rossi | Episode: "Bad Girl" |
| 1997 | Viper | Karl Warrick | Episode: "Triple Cross" |
| 1998 | Made in Canada | Jeremy Black | Episodes: "Second in Command", "The Mill Show" |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven | William Kenworthy | Episode: "Bloodlines" |
| 1999 | The City | N/A | Episode: "Where the Bodies are Buried" |
| 1999 | Power Play | Hamilton | Episode: "Family Values" |
| 1999 | La Femme Nikita | Carl Peruze | Episode: "Under the Influence" |
| 1999 | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Griffin | Episode: "Temple of Light" |
| 2000 | Traders | N/A | Episode: "Scents and Sensibilities" |
| 2000 | D.C. | Dr. Ben | Episodes: "Trust", "Guns and Roses" |
| 2000 | Code Name: Eternity | Brady | Episode: "Thief" |
| 2001 | Drop the Beat | Cary | Episodes: "Doing Good with Evil", "Trippin" |
| 2001–2002 | Soul Food | Dr. Caldwell | 3 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Howlyn | Main role (season 5); 22 episodes |
| 2002 | Mentors | Harry Houdini | Episode: "A Matter of Time: Part 2" |
| 2002 | Monk | Leonard Stokes | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival" |
| 2002 | Adventure Inc. | Paul Ziglen | Episode: "Fatal Error" |
| 2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Javier | Episode: "Sangraal" |
| 2003 | Bliss | Mr. Leonides | Episode: "The Piano Tuner" |
| 2003 | Mutant X | Rae Larkin | Episode: "Inferno" |
| 2003 | Starhunter | Jimmi Zavras | Episode: "Rebirth" |
| 2003, 2007 | A Taste of Shakespeare | Macduff / Cassio | Episodes: "Macbeth", "Othello" |
| 2004 | Puppets Who Kill | Ted's Partner | Episode: "Dead Ted" |
| 2004 | The Newsroom | George's Replacement | Episode: "The British Accent" |
| 2004 | Metropia | Detective Dunlap | |
| 2004 | Paradise Falls | Johnny Brice | Recurring role (season 2); 16 episodes |
| 2005 | G-Spot | Alan | Episode: "Bronzed Vagina" |
| 2005 | Wild Card | Stevie | Episode: "See Ya Later, Investigator!" |
| 2005 | 1-800-Missing | Will Sheperd | Episode: "Unnatural Disaster" |
| 2005 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Leo Davies | Episode: "Together Forever" |
| 2006 | 11 Cameras | Bruce | Main role |
| 2006, 2008 | ReGenesis | Jack Bowden | Episodes: "Escape Mutant", "The Cocktail", "The Sounds of Science" |
| 2007 | The Best Years | Lee Campbell | Recurring role; 11 episodes |
| 2008 | Would Be Kings | Gary Coyle | TV miniseries |
| 2009 | The Tudors | Francis Bryan | Main role (season 3) |
| 2009 | Guns | John Willison | TV miniseries |
| 2009 | Flashpoint | Donald Mitchell | Episode: "Custody" |
| 2009–2010 | Cra$h & Burn | Father Benedito | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Being Erica | Jody | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Rookie Blue | Patrick Murphy | Episode: "Might Have Been" |
| 2011–2012 | King | Derek Spears | Main role |
| 2012 | The L.A. Complex | Eric | Episodes: "Rules of Thirds", "Half Way", "Stay" |
| 2013 | CollegeHumor Originals | | Episode: "Cat vs. Dog Fighting Game |
| 2013 | The Listener | Shane Dent | Episode: "Caged In" |
| 2013 | Saving Hope | Thomas Ford | Episode: "Defriender" |
| 2013–2015 | Reign | Henry II of France | Main role (season 1); recurring role (season 2); 21 episodes |
| 2015 | Beauty & the Beast | Bob Hall | 2 episodes (season 3) |
| 2016–2018 | Shadowhunters | Valentine Morgenstern | Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 24 episodes Guest role (season 3), 1 episode |
| 2019 | Star Trek: Discovery | Leland | Recurring role |
| 2023 | Titans | Sheriff Dave Carter | 2 episodes |