Bill Turnbull is a Canadian actor best known for his role of Curtis Weaver in the cult horror-comedy television series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. Other notable TV roles include live-action/animated sitcom The Stanley Dynamic as Doop, comedy-drama Being Erica as Dave, and as Trevor in satirical superhero series The Boys. Film appearances include True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (2008), The Vow (2012), Cottage Country (2013), and Fatman (2020).
Personal life Turnbull grew up in TorontoBill Turnbull's bio at www.cbc.ca"A win for The Peg; A slew of film shoots has brought an influx of creative types to Manitoba's capital, and they like what they see" by Amy Rosen, National Post (22 May 2010) Retrieved from and began acting at a young age."“A Day in the Life” with Toronto actor and writer Bill Turnbull" by Joel Levy at torontoguardian.com He plays the drums and has played with several bands, like goth folk group Golden Feral, in the Toronto area.
Career
2009–2011 From season two onwards, Turnbull played recurring character Dave on mystical comedy-drama series Being Erica. Turnbull's character was first the manager of the coffee shop "Goblins" and eventually, with his partner Ivan (played by Michael Northey), owner."Being Erica in production and in reruns" by Diane Wild at www.tv-eh.com Dave and Ivan would eventually marry in season four episode: "Erica's Adventures in Wonderland"."Being Erica recap, episode 9: wherein we learn that no man could ever not love Erica Strange" by Fraser Abe at torontolife.com
2010: Turnbull was cast in the series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil"Moves & Signings" at playbackonline.ca as Curtis Weaver, the best friend of the titular character, who just wants to smoke weed and listen to heavy metal music but ends up fighting supernatural evil."Todd & The Book of Pure Evil in production for Space" by Diane Wild at www.tv-eh.com Turnbull said of his character: "I liked that he was a sweet, lovable, cuddly dummy. He was a genuine and loyal dude"."Retrospective Part Two: TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL" by Derek Anderson at dailydead.com (Originally appeared in the January 2015 issue of DEADLY Magazine) While the character he played had a missing lower-left-arm in the series, the actor does in fact have both limbs and used special prosthetics to achieve the effect. Turnbull returned the next year when the series was renewed for a second season."Todd & The Book of Pure Evil season 2 in production" by Diane Wild at www.tv-eh.com"FEARnet Confirms a Second Season of Todd & the Book of Pure Evil" by Steve Barton at www.dreadcentral.com
Turnbull and the original cast were reunited to voice their roles in Todd and The Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End,"Telefilm invests $8.1M across 14 features" by Julianna Cummins at playbackonline.ca an animated feature film that served as a conclusion to the television series after it went out on a cliffhanger at the end of season two."Why You Should Watch ‘Todd and the Book of Pure Evil’!" by Luiz H. C. at bloody-disgusting.com The film was released in 2017."Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil: The End Of The End Review – A Heavy Metal Massacre In Cartoon Form" by Matt Donato at www.dreadcentral.com
From 2015–2017 Turnbull played Doop on the sitcom that blended live-action with animation, The Stanley Dynamic. The show centered around a family who had twin sons, one of whom was an animated cartoon. Doop was the eccentric, workaholic caretaker of the local Community Centre who often gets wrapped up in the family's shennigans."Orangeville’s Tiny Tim grows up and hits the small screen" by James Matthews at orangeville.com"BubbleCAN Review: The Stanley Dynamic “The Stanley Halloween”" by Taylor Wyatt at www.bubbleblabber.com
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 The Right Way Matt 2006 The Naked Mile Beer Guy 2008 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Dan 2012 The Vow Funky Clerk 2013 Cottage Country Stoned Kid 2017 Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End Curtis Weaver (voice) Animated feature film 2018 Little Italy Hipster Barista 2020 Fatman Elf 23 "Review: Fatman Squanders Its Lurid One-Joke Premise with Literal-Mindedness" by Chuck Bowen at www.slantmagazine.com
Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Johnny & Clyde Football Player TV movie 1996 Goosebumps Sam 1 episode: s02e09 "Ghost Beach" 1997 Real Kids, Real Adventures Bean 1998 Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension Bully 1 episode 1999 Tales from the Cryptkeeper Teen Clerk (voice) Cartoon TV series, 1 episode: s03e11 "It's for You" 2007, 2009 The Jon Dore Television Show Writers Room: Writer #1, Writers Room: Nerdy Writer #1 2 episodes: s01e07 "STD", s2e09 "Jon Saves the Planet" 2009 The Best Years Travis 1 episode: s02e05 "Destiny" 2009–2011 Being Erica M.C., Dave 23 episodes 2010–2012 Todd and the Book of Pure Evil Curtis Weaver 26 episodes 2012 Degrassi: The Next Generation Max 5 episodes 2012 Home Alone: The Holiday Heist Simon TV movie 2016 Rio Heat TV movie, AKA Paradise Inc. 2017 Salvation Carnahan 2 episodes 2014–2017 The Stanley Dynamic Doop 40 episodes 2017 Haunters: The Musical Gary 4 episodes 2019 The Boys Trevor 2 episodes 2020 Private Eyes Trent Shakeley 1 episode 2021 Angel Falls Christmas Bob TV movie 2023 Accused Conspiracist #1 2024 Murdoch Mysteries Byron 1 episode: s18e01 "The New Recruit"
Awards and nominations
Turnbull and fellow lead cast members of Todd and the Book of Pure Evil were nominated"Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods" by Mishki Vaccaro at torontolife.com for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series for the highly rated"10 Best “Todd and the Book of Pure Evil” Episodes!" by Matt Donato at bloody-disgusting.com musical episode "The Phantom of Crowley High" at the 2011 Gemini Awards, which they went on to win."Todd and the Book of Pure Evil proves a screaming hit" by Bill Brioux at www.thestar.com"Call Me Fitz comes up big at Geminis" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca
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