Greg Hovanessian

Born and raised in rural southern Ontario, Greg Hovanessian embodied a strong passion for performance at a young age. Stemming from an athletic background of organized and extreme sports, Hovanessian was awarded a football scholarship to the prestigious Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. However, in the wake of a major sports related injury, Hovanessian's life course changed direction, as he began to pursue an interest in performing arts. During his remaining years at Queen's, he shifted his focus to film and drama and discovered a strong interest in dance, music, recreational gymnastics, parkour and martial arts. Shortly after his time at Queen's, Hovanessian relocated to Toronto to pursue a career in acting, training with several notable instructors and facilities. In 2013, Hovanessian landed his first professional acting gig on CW's hit series Nikita. Following that, he continued to assemble credits on various series and feature films, including Covert Affairs (USA Network), Reign (The CW Network), Slasher (Chiller Films), Mayday (Discovery Channel), and Private Eyes (Global). In 2016, Hovanessian landed the lead role in eHero (levelFILM), an eSports coming of age film, starring opposite the renowned Sean Astin (Lord Of The Rings, Goonies, Stranger Things 2). Since then, Hovanessian has landed series regular roles on The Mist (Spike TV) and Cardinal (CTV), and can next be seen on Lifetime Television's hit series UnREAL. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Greg Hovanessian