Stephen Lobo (born 22 November 1973[ Stephen Lobo's bio at www.northernstars.ca]) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles in the television series Arctic Air, Godiva's, Painkiller Jane, Falcon Beach, Little Mosque on the Prairie and Continuum. In 2011, he appeared in Mike Clattenburg's film Afghan Luke.
Early life
Stephen Lobo was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1973. His father, who emigrated to Canada from Tanga, Tanzania, was of
Goans descent, while his mother, who is of
Iranian peoples descent, is a nurse.
Lobo attended the University of Toronto where he studied environmental science. At age 27, he began taking acting classes and moved to the UK, where he earned a three-year degree in drama at Drama Centre London. He appeared in several plays while in England, including
The Seagull and
Paradise Lost.
Acting career
After doing theatre for several years in both Canada and the United Kingdom, Lobo first came to attention to television audiences as the star of the Canadian drama series
Godiva's about a talented chef trying to succeed in the restaurant business.
[ "Scenery worth chewing at Godiva’s" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca] He later landed a leading role in the science fiction series
Painkiller Jane (2007) playing a scientist and had a recurring role as an engineer in the second and third seasons of
Little Mosque on the Prairie as Jenae ‘J.J’ Jaffer. He played the role of Indian pilot Dev Panwar in the series
Arctic Air until it was cancelled in 2014. He starred in the science fiction series
Continuum as time-traveling con man Matthew Kellog. In October 2019, Lobo was cast as Jim Corrigan in the
Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths".
In 2021, Lobo was cast as Parm Ghuman in the feature film
DonkeyHead.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
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