Corin Nemec

Joseph Charles Nemec IV (; born November 5, 1971), known professionally as Corin Nemec, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and graffiti artist. He was billed as Corin "Corky" Nemec or Corky Nemec until 1990. His most prominent roles were the television movie playing Steven Stayner in I Know My First Name is Steven, as the title character in the sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–1993), Jonas Quinn in the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, and Harold Lauder in Stephen King’s miniseries The Stand. He is known in India for his role as Allan in 2007 film Parzania.

Early life Nemec was born on November 5, 1971 in Arkansas. His mother Janis was a graphic artist, painter, poet and writer.

As a teenager, Nemec became involved in the graffiti scene as well with street gangs.

Career

Nemec began training with the Centre Stage LA theater company and signed on with an agent after performing in one of its talent showcases. He was booked for several commercials, such as Suzuki, and landed a guest-spot on the TV show Sidekicks starring Ernie Reyes Jr., with whom Nemec remained friends. for his portrayal of Steven Stayner in the NBC miniseries I Know My First Name Is Steven. He starred alongside Jack Palance, Peter Boyle, and Charlton Heston in the 1990 feature film Solar Crisis.

Nemec played the lead in the TV series Parker Lewis Can't Lose from 1990 to 1993. Also, in 1993, Nemec was cast as Harold Lauder in a TV adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. In 1997, he played a notable role in the movie Goodbye, America. He also starred in the TV movies My Brother's Keeper alongside Jeanne Tripplehorn and Blackout with Jane Seymour. Nemec made appearances on several TV shows, including Tales from the Crypt, Smallville, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Supernatural, and Ghost Whisperer. He also portrayed the serial killers Richard Speck and Ted Bundy. He played leading parts in some original Sci Fi Channel (United States) made-for-TV movies such as Sea Beast, Mansquito, SS Doomtrooper, Dragon Wasps, and Lake Placid vs. Anaconda and some original movies for Lifetime (TV network).

During the 1990s, Nemec had a brief foray into hip hop, recording an entire album with the group Starship of Foolz, developed by Matt Robinson and Dedra Tate, and produced by actor Balthazar Getty. Nemec also produced a new comedy series that starred comedian Paul Mooney (father of fellow Starship of Foolz member Shane Mooney) as the President of the United States. He also appeared in the music video "Beer for My Horses" by Toby Keith and Willie Nelson.

In 2002, Nemec made a guest appearance in season 5 of Stargate SG-1 playing Jonas Quinn, a human scientist from Collona. During that season Michael Shanks, then playing Daniel Jackson, had grown tired of his character being sidelined, and was killed off late in the season, with his role being replaced by Quinn and Nemec. Shanks’ departure saw outrage from fans of the show, and as such Nemec was poorly received. Shanks and the studio eventually made a deal, and Jackson was resurrected in season 7 to re-replace Quinn. Nemec as Quinn made a guest appearance teaming up with Jackson in season 7, but the character wasn’t seen again after that episode in 2004.

With his close friend, actor David Faustino of television sitcom Married... with Children, he has a production company that co-produced the debut album from Austin-based band Hollow featuring Jon Dishongh. Nemec and Faustino co-starred in Star-ving, a web series that spoofs HBO's Entourage.

Other pursuits Nemec is a well-known graffiti artist, helping to pioneer graffiti writing styles and practices in the San Fernando Valley starting in the late 1980s.

Nemec has authored a novel, Venice High (2018, ), self-published through Lulu Publishing and its website. they had first dated as teenagers. In 1993, their first child Sadie Joy was born.

On September 22, 2022, the Tampa Bay Times reported Corin was moving to the Tampa Bay area to begin production on a series of independent films with Scatter Brothers Productions, and met his girlfriend Sabrina Nova Tropf on set. Nemec and Tropf were married in July 2023 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Former pro wrestler, actor and media personality Hulk Hogan attended the wedding, where he proposed to his girlfriend (the bride's best friend) Sky Daily.

Filmography

Film + Year Title Role Notes 1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Noble Tucker 1990 Solar Crisis Mike Kelso 1991 For the Very First Time Michael TV movie My Son Johnny Anthony Cortino 1994 The Lifeforce Experiment Ken Ryan Drop Zone Selkirk 'Selly' Power In the Living Years Teen Dan Donahue 1995 Operation Dumbo Drop Specialist 5 Lawrence Farley 1996 White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild Ben Harris Summer of Fear Simon TV movie The War at Home Donald Mojave Moon Car Thief 1997 Goodbye America John Stryzack The First to Go Danny Ames 1998 Silencing Mary David MacPherson TV movie Blade Squad Cully Legacy Black The Process Hitler 1999 Foreign Correspondents Trevor 2000 Shadow Hours Vincent Hussy: Life Is Nice 2000 Booker Short 2001 Blackout Eric Sessions TV movie Killer Bud Waylon Smythe Free Mark 2002 Brother's Keeper Ellis Pond TV movie Sit and Spin Mike Gordan Short 2005 Raging Sharks Dr. Mike Olsen Video Mansquito Lieutenant Thomas Randall TV movie McBride: Murder Past Midnight Tom Manning Parzania Allan 2006 High Hopes Tom Murphy S.S. Doomtrooper Captain Pete Malloy TV movie Hidden Secrets Micheal Stover 2007 Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck Richard Speck Video 2008 My Apocalypse Stewart Savage Sea Beast Will McKenna TV movie The Boston Strangler Stuart Whitmore Video Marlowe Clint The American Standards Doc Jennings Shattered! Jordan 2009 Bundy: A Legacy of Evil Ted Bundy Video RoboDoc Dr. Callaby Privateer Andrew Jackson Short 2010 House of Bones Quentin French Exhibit B-5 Doug Short 2012 Sand Sharks Jimmy Green Besties Danny Nuclear Family John TV movie Dragon Wasps John Hammond 2013 Jurassic Attack Colonel Carter Dracno Simon Lowell This Magic Moment Jack TV movie Robocroc Jim Duffy 2014 Extinction: Patient Zero Simmons 2015 Lake Placid vs. Anaconda Will 'Tully' Tull TV movie 2016 Drone Wars Elias Marriage of Lies Detective Gus 2017 Girlfriend Killer Detective Baker TV movie Doomsday Device FBI Agent Cole A Christmas Cruise Gil This is Christmas - 2018 Snatched Matt Lewis Rottentail Peter Cotten/Rottentail A Woman's Nightmare Kevin Peterson TV movie 2019 Deadly Excursion David McCarthy The Circuit - The Wrong Stepmother Michael TV movie Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed Powers All Roads to Pearla Cowboy Loy 2020 The Wrong Stepfather Craig TV movie Run Hide Fight Beat Cop The Wrong Cheerleader Coach Jon TV movie 2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the Beach David McCarthy My True Fairytale Terry Knight Haunted: 333 Robbie Ratcliffe 2022 Blackwater Blues Pollux Bennington Short EnterFear: The Next Wave Sea Bass Le défi de Noël Matthew Anderson 2023 Half Dead Fred Freddy Nash Dead Man's Hand Red Out of Hand Detective Barnes 2024 Deadly Justice Theo I Feel Fine. Donnie Taylor Day Labor Floyd Bernard Place of Bones Calhoun

Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Sidekicks Kyle Episode: "Just for Kicks" 1987–1988 Webster Nicky Papadopolis Recurring Cast: Season 5 1989 I Know My First Name Is Steven Steven Gregory Stayner/Dennis Parnell Episode: "Part 1 & 2" Island Son Greg Caldwell Episode: "Role Models" 1990–1993 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Parker Lloyd Lewis Main Cast 1991 1991 Kids' Choice Awards Himself/Host Main Host 1994 The Stand Harold Lauder Main Cast Tales from the Crypt Hal Episode: "Whirlpool" 1995 NYPD Blue Howie Episode: "Dirty Laundry" 1997 Beverly Hills, 90210 Derrick Driscoll Recurring Cast: Season 7 1999 L.A. Doctors Dr. Dennis DiMayo Episode: "Immaculate Deception" 2002 Smallville Jude Royce Episode: "Zero" 2002–2004 Stargate SG-1 Jonas Quinn Guest: Season 5, Main Cast: Season 6, Recurring Cast: Season 7 2004 CSI: NY Todd Camden Episode: "Night, Mother" 2006 Three Moons Over Milford Roark Episode: "Wrestlemoonia" 2007 NCIS Len Grady Episode: "Skeletons" 2008 Ghost Whisperer Masked Man/Paul Eastman Recurring Cast: Season 3 CSI: Miami Carl Reston Episode: "The DeLuca Motel" 2009 Star-ving Faustino's Sidekick Main Cast 2010 Supernatural Christian Campbell Recurring Cast: Season 6 2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Anwar Amurov Episode: "The Chosen One" 2015 Kirby Buckets Future Kirby Episode: "The Kirbinator" 2015–2017 Star Trek: Renegades Captain Alvarez Guest Cast: Season 1-2 2017 Shooter Border Patrol Agent Episode: "That'll Be the Day"

Web series + Year Title Role Notes 2018-2020 Noob Tom Pix / Spark Seasons 9, 10, and 11

Music video + Year Artist Song Role 2003 Toby Keith & Willie Nelson "Beer for My Horses" Detective

Awards and nominations Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref. Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special I Know My First Name Is Steven