# Robin Dunne

Robin Dunne is a Canadian actor who has had numerous leading roles in sequels throughout his career, but is perhaps best known for his role as Doctor Will Zimmerman in the science fiction television series Sanctuary.

## Personal life

Dunne attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto, Ontario. Robin Dunne's mother is a native of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.
He was married to actress Heidi Lenhart, but divorced under pressures of living in Hollywood.
In 2016, he married co-star Farrah Aviva on the sets of their movie Welcome to Nowhere. In March 2021 the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter.

## Career

One of Dunne's earliest starring roles was as Franz Bhaer in the television series Little Men from 1998–99. He also starred in UPN's short-lived As If as well as recurring guest roles on Dawson's Creek and Dead Like Me. Dunne has also appeared in NCIS.
His most notable movie role was the character Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions 2. He has also appeared in The Skulls II, American Psycho 2 and Just Friends. Additionally, Dunne appeared in the made-for-television films Jewel, Au Pair II, Roughing It, Species III and Code Breakers. Dunne also portrayed Robin Hood in the television film Beyond Sherwood Forest, directed by Peter DeLuise, starring alongside Erica Durance.
Beginning in 2007, Dunne co-starred with Amanda Tapping in the science fiction/fantasy series Sanctuary which premiered as a series of eight webisodes before being commissioned as a conventional television series by Syfy in the United States. The series was broadcast on many international free-to-air and cable networks. For this role, he was nominated for a Leo Award in the Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series category and won in 2010.
On May 6, 2013, Dunne appeared in an episode of Defiance as Miko. He returned to the show in 2014 in a recurring role as Mordecai, an Irathient lawyer and apparent reincarnation of an ancient astronaut of the same species.
In addition to his acting career, Dunne has also co-written the Roxy Hunter franchise for Nickelodeon. The first two films, Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost and Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman, were shot in 2005. These films spawned a successful franchise that has led to his co-writing the third and fourth installments in the series Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid and Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween. He has also co-authored the novels for Penguin Books.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Jungleground | Pretty Boy | |
| 1998 | The Big Hit | Gump | |
| 1998 | The Hairy Bird | Todd Winslow | |
| 1998 | The Fence | Tomas | |
| 1999 | Teenage Space Vampires | Bill Swenson | |
| 2000 | Cruel Intentions 2 | Sebastian Valmont | Direct to video |
| 2002 | The Skulls II | Ryan Sommers | Direct to video |
| 2002 | American Psycho 2 | Brian Leads | Direct to video |
| 2002 | The Fraternity | Alex Desineau | |
| 2003 | The Snow Walker | Carl | |
| 2004 | Species III | Dean | |
| 2005 | Just Friends | Ray | |
| 2008 | Jack and Jill vs. the World | Gary / Ignatius the Philosophical Clown | Also co-producer |
| 2011 | Shape | | Short film / Writer and producer |
| 2012 | Space Milkshake | Jimmy | Also producer |
| 2013 | Three Days in Havana | Benny | |
| 2013 | Torment | Cory Morgan | |
| 2013 | Supercollider | Victor Susskind | |
| 2015 | Deadfall | The Man | Short film |
| 2016 | A.R.C.H.I.E. | Paul | Direct to video |
| 2016 | The Adventure Club | Martin | |
| 2018 | Altered Skin | Craig | Pakistani film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Against Their Will: Women in Prison | Scott | Television film |
| 1994 | Side Effects | Mark Edwards | Episode: "Superman" |
| 1995 | Road to Avonlea | Rich Boy #1 | Episode: "Christmas in June" |
| 1995 | Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story | Fletcher #3 | Television film |
| 1995 | My Life as a Dog | Kris Johansson | Episode: "Tribe" |
| 1995 | Brothers' Destiny | Clay Berry | Television film |
| 1995 | Side Effects | Matthew Barkin | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | A Husband, a Wife and a Lover | Bruce | Television film |
| 1996 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Rick | Episode: "Dragon's Lair" |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Sinbad | Prince Casib | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Ready or Not | Gregory | Episode: "What's Yours Is Mine" |
| 1997 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Darren | Episode: "The Undead / The Stalker" |
| 1997 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Alan Brooks | Episode: "The Case of the Alien Abductions" |
| 1998 | The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo | Blade | Episode: "The Art Attack Mystery" |
| 1998 | Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend | Perseus / Villager #2 (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1998–1999 | Little Men | Franz Bhaer | 16 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Dawson's Creek | A.J. Moller | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | Trapped in a Purple Haze | Brian Hanson | Television film |
| 2001 | The Wandering Soul Murders | Eric Matthews | Television film |
| 2001 | A Colder Kind of Death | Eric Matthews | Television film |
| 2001 | Jewel | Wilman Hilburn (ages 18–26) | Television film |
| 2001 | Borderline Normal | Jeremy Walling | Television film |
| 2001 | Au Pair II | Michael Hausen | Television film |
| 2001 | Class Warfare | Richard Ashbury | Television film |
| 2002 | As If | Alex | Main cast |
| 2002 | Roughing It | Young Samuel Clemens | Television film |
| 2003 | Hemingway vs. Callaghan | Young Callaghan | Television film |
| 2004 | Dead Like Me | Thomas 'Trip' Hesberg III | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Species III | Dean | Television film |
| 2005 | Code Breakers | Trager | Television film |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Hayden Cruise | Episode: "Driven" |
| 2007 | NCIS | Army Lt. Joseph Marsden | Episode: "Ex-File" |
| 2007 | Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost | | Television film / Writer |
| 2007 | The Dark Room | Philip Russell | Television film |
| 2008 | Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman | | Television film / Writer |
| 2008 | Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid | | Television film / Story and screenplay |
| 2008–2011 | Sanctuary | Dr. Will Zimmerman / Jack Zimmerman (1 episode) | Main cast / 58 episodes / Also director (Episode: "Homecoming") |
| 2008 | Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween | | Television film / Story and screenplay |
| 2009 | Beyond Sherwood Forest | Robin Hood | Television film |
| 2013–2014 | Defiance | Miko/Cai | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Scarecrow | Aaron Harris | Television film |
| 2013 | The Good Witch's Destiny | Drew | Hallmark Channel Television film |
| 2013 | The Twelve Trees of Christmas | Tony Shaughnessy | Television film |
| 2015 | Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Robin Daniels | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Television film |
| 2015 | Asteroid: Final Impact | Bill | Television film |
| 2015 | On the Twelfth Day of Christmas | Mitch O'Grady | Hallmark Channel Television film |
| 2016 | Sound of Christmas | Brad Evans | Hallmark Channel Television film |
| 2016 | Inhuman Condition | Graham | Web Series |
| 2017 | Murdoch Mysteries | Franklin Williams | 2 episodes: "Hell to Pay", "Up From Ashes" |
| 2018 | Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Robin Daniels | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Television film |
| 2019 | The Christmas Chalet | Jack | Television Film |
| 2019 | New Year's Kiss | | Television Film |
| 2020 | October Faction | Woody Markham | Netflix series |
| 2021 | Love's Match a/k/a A Forever Match | Peter Beckett | Television Film |
| 2021 | The Enchanted Christmas Cake | Gavin | Television Film |

### Other

| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| Sanctuary | 2007 | Dr. Will Zimmerman | 8 webisodes |
| The Jace Hall Show | 2009 | Himself | 1 episode: "Sanctuary & Terminator: Salvation" |
| InnerSPACE | 2012 | Himself / Host | 1 episode |
| Match Game | 2012–2013 | Himself / Guest Panelist | 15 episodes |