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Sterling Jarvis
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Occupation Actor, singer
Years active 1997–present

Sterling Jarvis is a talented Canadian actor and singer. He was born in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Today, he lives in Toronto, Ontario. Sterling Jarvis has performed in many plays, TV shows, and movies. He is also known for his singing.

Sterling Jarvis: Actor and Singer

Sterling Jarvis has won awards for his amazing acting. In 2012, he won a Dora Mavor Moore Award. This award is a big honor for theater in Toronto. He won it for his great performance in the musical Caroline, or Change.

On Stage

Sterling Jarvis has acted in many popular plays and musicals. He performed in We Will Rock You, which features songs by the band Queen. He also appeared in classic plays like Of Mice and Men. Another famous role was in The Lion King musical.

He also acted in plays like Clybourne Park, The Whipping Man, and Ruined. For his role in Ruined, he was nominated for another Dora Award in 2011. This shows how talented he is on stage.

On Screen

You might have seen Sterling Jarvis in many TV shows. He has had guest roles in popular series such as The West Wing, Warehouse 13, and Suits. He also appeared in Lost Girl and Nikita. Younger viewers might recognize him from Degrassi: Next Class.

Music and Voice Acting

Besides acting, Sterling Jarvis is also a singer and songwriter. He used to be part of an R&B group called Spunkadelic. With them, he helped write the song "Take Me Like I Am" in 1990. This song was even nominated for a Juno Award, which is a major music award in Canada.

He also released his own song called "Alone With You" in 2011. You might also know his voice from a famous children's TV show. He recorded the theme music for Zoboomafoo!

Sterling Jarvis has also done voice acting for cartoons. He was the singing voice for Donkey Kong in the Donkey Kong Country TV series. He also sang for the character Radicles in the Cartoon Network show OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes.

Movies and TV Shows

Here is a list of some of the movies and TV shows Sterling Jarvis has been a part of:

Year Title Role Notes
1997–1998 Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Singing Voice
Uncredited
25 Episodes
2001 Undergrads Voice
2 Episodes
2005 The West Wing Secret Service Agent Episode: "Freedonia"
The Eleventh Hour Episode: "Special Delivery"
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure Television film
2006 The Sentinel Post Agent #1
2007 'Til Death Do Us Part Officer Sears Episode: "The Airplane Murder"
2009 The Border Edouard Baseke Episode: "Spoils of War"
2010 The Bridge Ken Episode: "Painted Ladies"
2011 InSecurity Masud Episode: "The Ligerian Candidate"
Warehouse 13 Adam Episode: "Trial"
Pilot
Covert Affairs General Oubash Episode: "Half a World Away"
Suits Daniel Vega Episode: "Play the Man"
Life with Boys Coach Luther Episode: "Disarmed with Boys"
2012 Lost Girl Vice Principal Dickerson Episode: "School’s Out"
Nikita Secret Service Supervisor Episode: "The Sword’s Edge"
2014 Wolves Principal
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B Michael Haughton Television film
2016 Degrassi: Next Class Mr. Powers 2 Episodes
2017 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Rad Singing Voice
Episode: "Rad Likes Robots"
South Park: The Fractured but Whole Additional voices Video game
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