Chad Willett, born on October 10, 1971, in British Columbia, is a Canadian actor and producer with an impressive career spanning over 20 years in film, television, and theatre.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Born in Vancouver to a Canadian banker father and an English/West Indian book keeping mother, Chad lived in every small town throughout BC during his formative years before moving back to the city to pursue his professional career. With acting as his first love, Chad jumped right in and started working with the best, in the film Alive, that was filmed in 1992 and was released in 1993.
After a successful run in Canada on hit TV shows as Madison, Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and the mini series Joan of Arc for CBS, Chad took his craft to LA and NY. The USA landed Chad series lead roles on The Cape, Charmed, Jack & Jill and a NBC development deal which produced The Chronicle for him to star. He also guest starred on popular shows like House M.D., Bones and NCIS.
Notable Roles and Career Highlights
In the CBS miniseries ‘Joan of Arc’, Willett starred alongside Leelee Sobieski, Peter O’Toole, and Shirley Maclaine. In another CBS event movie ‘The Locket, Chad worked with Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave, as young man caring for an aging lady in a nursing home. NY brought a career highlight with a lead role working beside the iconic Vanessa Redgrave in The Locket, for which he received his first award win.
Other notable television credits include series regular roles on ‘The Chronicle’, ‘Jack & Jill’, ‘The Cape’, ‘Charmed’, ‘Madison’ and guest stars on ‘House M.D.’, ‘Bones’, ‘NCIS’, ‘Human Target’ and ‘Supernatural’.
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Chad Willett in "The Chronicle"
Transition to Writing and Producing
Chad then took a break from acting to begin writing on the island of St. Lucia, home to his family since the 1800s. Having completed two feature scripts of his own, Chad was ready to develop his own projects. His lead role in the Canadian feature Cole (2009) got Chad thinking about returning to Canada, and thus StoryLab Productions was born in 2009.
Selected Filmography
His films include Hector and the Search for Happiness, starring Simon Pegg, and Monster Trucks directed by Chris Wedge.
Chad J Willett Demo Reel
Here's a table highlighting some of Chad Willett's film and television roles:
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| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Alive | Pablo Montero | Film |
| 1993-95 | Madison | Tom Connor | Television Series |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc | Jean de Metz | Television Miniseries |
| 2001-02 | The Chronicle | Tucker Burns | Television Series |
| 2002 | The Locket | Michael Keddington | Film |
| 2014 | Hector and the Search for Happiness | Alan | Film |
| 2016 | Monster Trucks | Dad | Film |
Filmography
- Film
- 1993 Alive - Pablo Montero
- 1994 For the Love of Nancy - Greg
- 1995 Annie O - Wild Bill Harper
- 1998 Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy - Richmond Pearson Hobson Jr.
- 1999 The Long Kill - Bryce Naylor
- 2000 Steal this Movie - Sky
- 2000 Nature Boy - Max
- 2002 The Locket - Michael Keddington
- 2004 Category 6: Day of Destruction - Jeff Harkin
- 2004 The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve - Jesse Carter
- 2007 Carolina Moon - Wade Mooney
- 2007 Blind Trust - Det. Rudy Shatz
- 2009 Phantom Racer - Cliff
- 2009 Cole - Bobby
- 2010 On Strike for Christmas - Rick Daniels
- 2010 For Christ's Sake - Sid
- 2011 Everything and Everyone - Max
- 2012 Becoming Redwood - Ethan
- 2013 Port Hope - Ed Clarke
- 2014 Flowers in the Attic (2014) - Dad
- 2014 Hector and the Search for Happiness - Alan
- 2015 So You Said Yes - Sam Taylor
- 2016 Love in Paradise - Guthrie
- 2016 Monster Trucks - Dad
- 2019 Nostalgic Christmas - Tom Novak
- 2021 V.C. Andrews' All That Glitters - Bruce Bristow
- 2021 V.C. Andrews' Pearl in the Mist - Bruce Bristow
- 2021 Broken Diamonds - Leeland Weaver
- Television
- 1993-95 Madison - Tom Connor
- 1994 The X-Files - Jim Summers
- 1995 The Marshal - Johnnie
- 1996 The Outer Limits (1995) - Lt. Christopher Lindy
- 1996-97 The Cape - Peter Engel
- 1998 Dead Man's Gun - Corey Butler
- 1998 Poltergeist: The Legacy - Eugene Kadar
- 1999 Joan of Arc - Jean de Metz
- 1999-00 Jack & Jill - Jonathon Appel
- 2000 Columbo - Gabriel McEnery
- 2000 Mentors - Jack London
- 2001 Charmed (1998) - Justin Harper
- 2001-02 The Chronicle - Tucker Burns
- 2003 Wild Card - Det. Andrews
- 2005 NCIS - Detective Primo Monteleone
- 2005 The Collector - Terry
- 2007 House - CIA Agent Smith
- 2009 Supernatural - Mr.
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