John Novak (actor) explained

John Novak is a Canadian voice, film and television actor who frequently does work for the Ocean Productions based in Vancouver, Canada.

Biography

He was born in Venezuela to Canadian parents who were visiting the country.

He has also starred in the Wishmaster sequels , and , replacing Andrew Divoff as The Djinn.

He appeared in Street Justice, twice in the TV series Sliders as a shyster lawyer, Ross J. Kelly, and 3 times in .

He most recently starred as the Sheriff in .

Novak is probably best known, in Canada at least, from Kokanee beer commercials, as he plays the Park Ranger who is constantly trying to prevent the Kokanee Sasquatch from stealing the beer.

Filmography

• – Shuri Odawara, Yoshiaki Sakai^[1]
• – Caligo^[1]
• Black Lagoon – Cargo Ship Captain, Sonar Operator^[1]
• Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage – Tsugio Bando^[1]
• Death Note – Zellogi, Steve Mason
• Doctor Who – Salinger
• – Supreme Intelligence
• Adieu Galaxy Express 999 – Faust
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man – Kubota^[1]
  • Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. GIG – Individual Eleven – Kubota^[1]
• Gintama° – Katakuriko Matsudaira^[1]
• Home Sweet Home Alone – Johnny
• InuYasha – Ungai
• Key the Metal Idol – Jinsaku Ajo
• Kingdom series – Wang Qi^[2]
• LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu – Skalidor, Slithraa, Bank Boss, Police Officer,^[1] Fangdam
• Level Up – Maldark
• – Kelly Layzner^[1]
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED – Uzumi Nara Athha^[1]
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow – Uzumi Nara Athha^[1]
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny – Uzumi Nara Athha
• Santa Barbara – Keith Timmons
• Silent Möbius 2: The Motion Picture – Combined, Old Man, Monster Alpha^[1]
• Sliders – Ross J. Kelly
• Smallville – Jed McNally / Gary Bergen
• Stargate SG-1 – Colonel William Ronson (2 episodes)
• - Det. Jack Kirby
• Supernatural – Zeus
• The Amazing Zorro – His Excellency, the Governor^[1]
• The Condor – George Valdez^[1]
• The Little Prince – Marine (The Planet of Ludokaa, then later in The Planet of the Crystal Tears)^[1]
• The Story of Saiunkoku – Advisor Yosei Sho, Bandit, General Haku, High Government Official 2, Raien Haku, Visitor
• – Thrym, Additional Voices^[1]
• – Reindeer^[1]
• – Bolivar Trask

References

1. Web site: John Novak (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors. behindthevoiceactors.com. January 29, 2022. . Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources..
2. Kingdom . Kingdom (manga) . The Boy with No Name . January 26, 2016 . . List of Kingdom (anime) episodes#Episode list . 1 . Closing credits.