Who is Lochlyn Munro?
Richard Laughlin Baldwin, better known as Lochlyn Munro, was born on 12 February 1966 under the zodiac sign of Aquarius, in Lac La Hache, British Columbia, Canada. He is a 55-year-old actor and producer, probably best recognized for landing the role of Jason in the Canadian drama series “Northwood” (1991-1994), playing Agent Jake Harper in the comedy film “White Chicks” (2004), and featuring as Hal Cooper in the American teen drama series “Riverdale” (2017-2021).
How rich is he, as of now? Lochlyn Munro Net Worth
As of mid-2021, Lochlyn Munro’s net worth is estimated at over $800,000; earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry. He has worked on more than 250 television and film titles since he launched his career back in the late 1980s.
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Early Life, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Educational Background
Lochlyn Munro spent his early years in his hometown of Lac La Hache, where he was raised by his parents; however, there is no information about them and their professions, except that he is of Swiss and Scottish descent through them. It is also unknown whether he has siblings or is an only child. He holds Canadian nationality and belongs to White Caucasian ethnic group. Regarding his education, Lochlyn attended a local high school, and while in there wanted to become a professional ice hockey player; however, he suffered an injury and his dreams were ended. He later turned to acting, and attended drama and improvisational comedy classes. During his college years, he was a member of a few bands and performed with them at some local clubs in Vancouver.
Career Beginnings
Lochlyn Munro launched his professional acting career a few years later, when he moved to Los Angeles, California, and made his TV debut in a small role in 1987 in the Fox police procedural series “21 Jump Street”. His debut feature film appearance came three years later, with the role of Mitch in the drama film “Sylvan Lake Summer”. He landed his breakthrough role when he joined the main cast of the Canadian drama series “Northwood”, in which he played Jason, in the series which ran on CBC Television for four seasons from 1991 until 1994. Concurrently, he appeared in a small role in Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-winning Western film “Unforgiven” (1992), alongside Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman.
It was followed by his portrayals of John LaPointe in the 1993 horror film “Needful Things”, based on the novel of the same title by Stephen King, and McKinney in the 1994 Canadian adventure TV series “Hawkeye”, which was aired in syndication.
Rise to Fame
In 1996, Lochlyn Munro took different roles in the “Moment Of Truth” franchise, which is a series of made-for-TV film titles broadcast on NBC. Between 1996 and 1997, he was cast as Agent Andrew Forbes in the Canadian drama series “Two”, broadcast in syndication. He then shared the screen with Antonio Sabàto, Jr. and Shannon Lee, in the 1997 direct-to-video action film “High Voltage”, in which he played Larry.
The next year he featured as Craig in the comedy film “A Night At The Roxbury”, based on a “Saturday Night Live” sketch, entitled “The Roxbury Guys”, and ended the decade with the supporting role of Jack Sheridan in the highly popular American supernatural fantasy drama series “Charmed” (1999-2000) that ran on the WB, and the portrayal of Greg Phillippe in the black comedy slasher film “Scary Movie” (2000), which was a huge box office hit, with more than $270 million grossed worldwide.
Major Roles in the 2000s
In 2001, Lochlyn was cast as Marty Mackenzie in James Keach’s comedy film “Camouflage” opposite Leslie Nielsen, and starred as Gary in the action thriller film “Knight Club”. It was followed by his appearances as Patrick Fisher in the 2002 thriller film “Pressure”, and Deputy Scott Stubbs in the 2003 slasher film “Freddy Vs. Jason”.
His next major role came in 2004 when he played Agent Jake Harper in the commercially successful comedy film “White Chicks”. Afterwards, he landed the roles of John Turbino in the 2005 mystery film “Chasing Ghosts”, alongside Michael Madsen, and as Detective Roman Krieg in the 2006 thriller film “Final Move”. During the same year, he also portrayed Greg in the crime comedy film “Little Man”, sharing the screen with Tracy Morgan and Kerry Washington.
Lochlyn next took the parts of Lance in the comedy film “Daddy Day Camp”, next to Cuba Gooding Jr., and Paul Cranmore in the made-for-TV thriller film “Perfect Child”, both in 2007, followed by featuring as Garret in the direct-to-DVD action film “The Art of War II: Betrayal”, opposite Wesley Snipes, and Robert in the made-for-TV sci-fi film “Riddles Of The Sphinx”, both in 2008.
In 2009, he landed the roles of Detective Jack Irons in the action-horror film “Nowhere To Hide”, and John in the comedy-drama film “3 Of Us”. It was followed by his portrayals of Richard Fuller in the comedy film “Christmas Mail”, and Captain Cyrus Harding in the adventure horror film “Mysterious Island”, both in 2010.
Continued Success
In 2011, Lochlyn Munro took the main roles of Sheriff Bowen in the sci-fi horror film “Infection: The Invasion Begins”, and David Kettering in the made-for-TV crime drama film “Gone”. His next significant TV role came in 2012, with his appearance as Mark Simms in Steven Seagal’s action series “True Justice”, aired on 5USA & Reelz. Later that year, he shared the screen with Robert Redford and Shia LaBeouf in Redford’s political thriller film “The Company You Keep”, in which he starred as his namesake FBI Agent Munro.
In 2013, he played Bobby Hull in the critically acclaimed made-for-TV biographical film “Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story”, and featured as Matthew in the drama film “Out Of Reach”, directed by George Erschbamer. In the next year, he landed such roles as Sheriff Tim Richards in the action-horror film “Jurassic Predator: Xtinction”, Phil in the romantic comedy film “When Sparks Fly”, and Chip Parker in the action film “Rampage: Capital Punishment”. The next two years, he appeared in over 25 film and TV titles, playing David Myles in the thriller film “Badge Of Honor”, starring in the role of Billy Rich in T.J. Scott’s mystery film “Death Valley”, and featuring as Paul Orlando in the thriller film “Justice Served”, written and directed by Marvin Young.
Recent and Upcoming Projects
In 2016, Lochlyn Munro played Jake Cornell in the drama film “The Game Of Love”, and appeared as President Bennett in the adventure film “Max 2: White House Hero”.
He then joined the cast of the CW’s teen drama series “Riverdale”, in which he has starred in the recurring role of Hal Cooper through 34 episodes to 2019. In the next year, he was cast as Ken Sheldrake in the Freeform fantasy drama series “Beyond” and Lt. General in the sci-fi action film “The Predator”, directed by Shane Black. It was followed by his portrayals of Marshal in the horror film “Spiral” and Captain Rogers in the biographical war thriller film “Recon”, both in 2019.
Most recently, he featured as Paul in the 2020 horror mystery film “Dead Voices” and Alex Locke in the 2021 sci-fi action film “Cosmic Sin”, alongside Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo.
Speaking about his upcoming projects, it is announced that Lochlyn will appear as Rex in the romantic comedy film “Love Hard”, next to Nina Dobrev.
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He will also play Mark Peterson in the independent drama film “When Time Got Louder”, and Paul Kingsley in the horror-thriller film “Dweller”. He is currently filming the HBO Max superhero series “Peacemaker”, in which he will appear in the role of Larry Fitzgibbon. Besides that, he is working on other titles as “Apex”, “Roads Of Ithriyah”, and “Residue”, to name a few.
Appearance and Vital Statistics
Lochlyn Munro has short light brown hair and blue eyes. He stands at a height of 5ft 11ins (1.80m), while his weight is around 198lbs (90kgs). Information about his vital statistics, biceps size, and shoe size isn’t available.
Personal Life
Lochlyn Munro is married to Sharon Munro; they exchanged their wedding vows at a ceremony held on 14 June 1997, and the couple welcomed two children, a son named Hudson and a daughter named Magdalen. Lochlyn now divides his time between Vancouver and Los Angeles.
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