Dan Petronijevic


Daniel Petronijevic is a Canadian actor who has appeared in various feature films, including the American Pie franchise, and in TV shows such as 19-2, Playmakers, Cardinal, and Letterkenny. He also has extensive experience doing voice acting for numerous animated series.

Early life

Petronijevic was born in Scarborough, Ontario, on March 28, 1981. He is of Serbian descent. He made his theatrical debut as a teenager in Port Perry, Ontario, where he was spotted by a talent agent. He graduated from Port Perry High School.

Career

Petronijevic is best known for his role as the antagonistic Montreal Police Service Officer J.M. Brouillard in the English adaptation of the ensemble police drama 19-2. For that role, he was nominated "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series" at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.
Petronijevic also won the role of Thad Guerwitcz in ESPN's 2003 sports drama Playmakers. He played a closeted professional football player who is outed by his boyfriend.
Petronijevic's other roles include Brody in Todd and the Book of Pure Evil and Ronald Stiviletto in Happy Town. He also worked on the shows PSI Factor, ', Republic of Doyle, Saving Hope, and Rookie Blue. Petronijevic played the role of Bull in the films ' and '. Along with Malin Akerman, he co-starred in Cottage Country. Other films he has appeared in include Angel Eyes with Jennifer Lopez and The Prince and Me with Julia Stiles respectively.
Petronijevic has the recurring role of McMurray in the Canadian sitcom Letterkenny, a series which was created by his fellow 19-2 actor Jared Keeso. He also co-stars in the second season of the crime drama Cardinal as the drug enforcer Leon.
Petronijevic is also a prolific voice actor, having worked on numerous animated television series. He voiced and sang as the character Geoff in Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action, and Total Drama World Tour. He later reprised the role in the spin-off series '. He voiced Adam Spitz in the cartoon series Braceface. He has also played several characters on the show Bakugan including those of Spectra, Julio Santana, and more recently, Jake Vallory. Other characters include Tarantula Boy on Growing Up Creepie, Corey on 6teen, GT on Turbo Dogs and most recently Trent Trotter On Corn & Peg.
Petronijevic also plays the role of Erik in Di-Gata Defenders. Furthermore, he is a voice actor in ', performing the roles of Blader DJ, Dynamis and Dashan Wang. He provided the voice over narration in ' and .
During 2007, he was the official announcer of the Teletoon network.

Filmography

Features and TV