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Apr 1, 2019 · Published Apr 1, 2019. INTERVIEW: Alan van Sprang Breaks Down Leland's Dark Turn. The man who brings Captain Leland to life talks to us about what it's like to fight with Michelle Yeoh and himself. By StarTrek.com Staff. StarTrek.com. Captain Leland is the character Star Trek: Discovery fans love to hate.
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Alan van Sprang (born 19 June 1971; age 52) is a Canadian actor who portrayed Leland in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, as well as in a bonus scene from the first season episode "Will You Take My Hand?". He later portrayed Control after this character possessed Leland's body in "Perpetual Infinity".
To prepare for his role, Van Sprang watched the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes where Section 31 were introduced.
Born in Calgary, Canada, van Sprang has been acting in films and television since 1994. He is best known for his portrayal of Sir Francis Bryan in The Tudors (2009), where his co-stars included James Frain and Annabelle Wallis, and for his role of King Henry in Reign (2013-15), which starred Adelaide Kane. He also played the character Valentine Morgenstern on Shadowhunters between 2016 and 2019.
Van Sprang played Atavus leader Howlyn in the fifth and final season of Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict (2001-02), where he acted alongside Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. His other television credits include guest roles on shows like Highlander: The Raven (1998), Monk (2002, with Stephen McHattie), Mutant X (2003), 1-800-Missing (2004), Degrassi: The Next Generation (2005, with Jake Epstein), Being Erica (2009-10, with Riley Gilchrist), Rookie Blue (2011, with Melanie Nicholls-King), Saving Hope (2013), and Taken (2017).
In film, he is best known for appearing in three of director George A. Romero's zombie movies, Land of the Dead (2005, with Jonathan Whittaker, Simon Pegg, Nick Alachiotis, and Pamela Mars), Diary of the Dead (2007, with Chris Violette, Daniel Kash, Nick Alachiotis, and Simon Pegg), and Survival of the Dead (2009). He also appeared in Saw III (2006, with Dina Meyer) and Immortals (2011, with Stephen McHattie, Conrad Pla, Tyler Hynes, and Mark Margolis).
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•"Will You Take My Hand?" (bonus scene)
•"Point of Light"
•"Saints of Imperfection"
•"Light and Shadows"
•"If Memory Serves"
Mar 25, 2018 · By Jamie Lovett - March 25, 2018 09:42 am EDT. CBS has released official photos from Star Trek: Discovery bonus scene released Saturday at WonderCon. The photos include the first official...
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Apr 8, 2018 · 3.6K views 6 years ago. The actor who presented us with a deleted scene from 'Will You Hold My Hand?'. The actor who will bring Section 31 to Star Trek: Discovery.
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Hands down, this interview with Alan Van Sprang is one of the wildest I've ever taken part of. It's not often you get surprised with an actor who also is sur...
Mar 31, 2018 · Actor Alan Van Sprang was a surprise guest as part of the WonderCon Star Trek: Discovery panel, joining after the bonus scene from the season 1 finale revealed his new character Leland...
