Dead Man on Campus

Background:

Lochlyn Munro did not begin acting until his desire to become a professional hockey player was cut short by a leg injury. A gold medal winning water skier, he performed in various stage works in his native home of British Columbia before breaking into television in a 1987 episode of “21 Jump Street.” He later appeared on the big screen with a bit part in Martin Sheen's “Cadence” (1990). Since then, he has appeared in such films as “Dead Man on Campus” (1998, as Cliff), “Scary Movie” (2000, as Greg Phillippe), “A Guy Thing” (2003, as the insane ex-lover) and “Freddy vs. Jason” (2003, as Deputy Scott Stubbs). His more recent credits include “White Chicks” (2004), “Dirty Love” (2005), Dennis Dugan's “The Benchwarmers” (2006), Fred Savage's “Daddy Day Camp” (2007), “Loaded” (2008), “This Is Not a Test” (2008), “In Like Flynn” (2008) and “Penthouse” (2008). Munro has also played recurring roles in such series as CBS' “Wiseguy” (1990), “JAG” (1999) and The WB's “Charmed” (1999-2000), as well as regular gigs in the Canadian hit series “Northwood” (1990-1993), the syndicated series “Hawkeye” (1994) and the short lived “Two” (1996). He will soon star in the movie “Infection: The Invasion Begins,” and “Chad Chucka” and will portray characters in “The Chicago 8,” “Hard Breakers” and “Fight or Flight” (all 2010).

The blonde performer has been married to his wife Sharon since 1997. He has two kids.

Gold Medalist

Childhood and Family:

Richard Laughlain Munro, who would later be popular as Lochlyn Munro, was born on February 12, 1966, in Lac La Hache, British Columbia, in Canada. He discovered a love for hockey when he was a child and dreamed of becoming a professional player. At age 15, he left home to play semi-professional hockey with WHL's Seattle Thunderbirds, but a leg injury became an obstacle. Also a water skier, Lochlyn won a gold medal at the B.C Summer Games.

Lochlyn married a woman named Sharon on June 14, 1997. They have two children together. Currently, Lochlyn and his family reside in Los Angeles.

A Guy Thing

Career:

A semi professional hockey player with the Seattle Thunderbirds, Lochlyn Munro let go of his dream of a pro career after a sport’s injury. He switched his attention to the performing arts after watching his older brother in a play at the University of British Columbia. He said, “I watched it and I thought, ‘wow, that's a really cool form of entertainment and it looks like it could be kind of a cool job.’”

A gifted musician, the British Columbia native took drama and improvisational comedy studies with various big names like the late Susan Strasberg while playing music in local clubs. It was while doing improve theater in Vancouver that Munro was discovered by an agent and shortly thereafter got a guest role in a 1987 episode of the American series “21 Jump Street.” He was invited back to the series to play three more characters during 1989 and 1990.

A series of guest spots followed, including a two part role in the CBS crime series “Wiseguy.” He also appeared in a Canadian film called “Sylvan Lake Summer” (1990) and in the Martin Sheen directed “Cadense,” which debuted at the 1990 Deauville Film Festival before receiving a theatrical release in the U.S. the following year. In 1991, he landed the role of Jason in the Canadian teen drama “Northwood” and stayed with the show until its demise in 1993.

Munro went on to appear as a college fraternity brother in the thriller “Run,” (1991) which starred Patrick Dempsey and Kelly Preston. He then appeared in the Clint Eastwood Oscar winning Western “Unforgiven” (1992), Rob Turner's “Digger” (1993), the movie version of Stephen King's “Needful Things” (1993, with Ed Harris), John Candy's unsuccessful vehicle “Wagons East” (1994) and “Trancers 4: Jack of Swords” (1994). A productive TV movie actor, Munro could be seen acting in a number of TV films during that same period, including Family Channel's “The Girl From Mars” (1991), CBS' “Posing: Inspired By Three Real Stories” (1991), Lifetime's “Shame” (1992), HBO's “Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster” (1992), ABC's “A Stranger in the Mirror” (1993, starred Perry King and Lori Loughlin) and NBC's “Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges” (1994, with Linda Gray). He returned to series TV playing the regular role of McKinney on the syndicated adventure series “Hawkeye” (1994) and costarred with Keith Coogan in the following year's little seen comedy film directed by David Michell, “Ski Hard/Downhill Willie.”

Munro next worked with Peggy Lipton and Danica McKellar in the NBC movie of the week “Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie” (1996), supported Lynda Carter, Katie Wright and Marley Shelton in NBC's drama “A Secret Between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie” (1996) and added several more NBC TV films to his resume, including “Mother, May I Sleep with Danger,” (starred Tori Spelling), “Abduction of Innocence: A Moment of Truth Movie” and “Stand Against Fear: A Moment of Truth Movie” (all 1996). 1996 also saw Munro star as Agent Andrew Forbes on the short lived series “Two,” alongside Andrew Johnston and Allison Hossack.

After costarring in the thriller “High Voltage” (1997, HBO), Munro appeared in several 1998 TV movies, such as NBC's “A Champion's Fight: A Moment of Truth Movie” and “Silencing Mary” and ABC's “I Know What You Did” and “One Hot Summer Night: A Crimes of Passion Movie.” It was also in 1998 that he enjoyed a big screen breakthrough with his portrayal of college student Cliff O'Malley in Alan Cohn's comedy “Dead Man on Campus.” Acting opposite Tom Everett Scott, Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Poppy Montgomery, he held his own in the film. He followed it up with a feature role in “A Night at the Roxbury” (1998), which was based on the NBC popular sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live.” He closed out the decade with performances in the TV films “A Murder of Crows” (Cinemax) and “Our Guys: Outrage in Glen Ridge” (ABC) and recurring roles in CBS' “JAG” and The WB's “Charmed.”

With newfound fame, Munro supported Gwyneth Paltrow and Scott Speedman in the karaoke themed Bruce Paltrow movie “Duets” and Maxine Bahns and Sarah Chalke in Scott Marshall's “Spin Cycle.” He also appeared as Officer Richardsen in “Screwed,” a comedy starring Norm MacDonald and David Chappelle, and Eddie in “Wes Craven's 'Dracula 2000,’” which cast Gerard Butler in the title character. In addition, he was given high profile roles in the successful horror spoof film “Scary Movie” (2000, portrayed Greg Phillippe) and the James Keach directed comedy “Camouflage” (2001), in which he starred as an actor-turned-private investigator Marty Mackenzie. The latter film, which also starred Leslie Nielsen, marked Munro's first starring vehicle.

Munro's follow-up credits during 2001-2002 include starring in the independent drama “Knight Club” and the thriller “Pressure.” He then received supporting roles in “Kill Me Later,” opposite Selma Blair, and the sport themed “Kevin of the North” with Skeet Ulrich. In 2003, he portrayed the psychotic former boyfriend of Julia Stiles in the romantic comedy “A Guy Thing” and Deputy Scott Stubbs in the horror film “Freddy vs. Jason.” 2003 also saw him as a convict in the thriller “Net Games” and a reporter in Uwe Boll's “Heart of America.”

From 2004 to 2006, Munro had roles in the movies “Behind the Smile,” “The Wild Guys,” “The Keeper,” “White Chicks” (with Shawn and Marlon Wayans), John Mallory Asher's “Dirty Love,” “Chasing Ghosts,” “Final Move,” “The Benchwarmers,” Dave Barry's “Complete Guide to Guys” and “Little Man.” The busy actor was seen on the small screen in the series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Monk,” “Andromeda,” “CSI: Miami,” “Without a Trace,” “Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service,” “CSI: NY” and “Smallville.”

In 2007, Munro worked with Susan Ward and Corey Large in Alan Pao's thriller “Toxic,” had an unaccredited in Matt Flynn's “Hack,” costarred with Oscar winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. in “Daddy Day Camp,” and starred as Paul Jacobs in the TV film “The Perfect Child.” He also appeared in “Riddle of the Sphinx” and “Loaded” (both 2008). In 2008, Munro also appeared in the motion pictures “This Is Not a Test,” “Let the Game Begin,” “Space Buddies,” a family film by Robert Vince, “In Like Flynn,” opposite Luke Flynn, as Barry in “Penthouse” and the comedy “Reload” (2008). He will soon star in the movie “Infection: The Invasion Begins,” and “Chad Chucka” and will portray characters in “The Chicago 8,” “Hard Breakers” and “Fight or Flight” (all 2010).

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