Chad Donella

Chad E. Donella (born May 18, 1978) is a Canadian actor who has appeared in several movies and television shows. He married Joni Bertin in 2007.^[1]

Chad Donella
Born	Chad E. Donella (1978-05-18) May 18, 1978 (age 47) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse	Joni Bertin ​ (m. 2007)​

Life and career

Chad Donella attended the Arts York Drama Program, in which he participated in such plays as Oedipus Rex, Waiting for Godot, and The Collected Works of Billy the Kid. He has performed at Toronto's Factory Theatre and the Markham Theatre. He also played bass for a time in a band called DAEVE. He has appeared in several movies such as Final Destination, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and Disturbing Behavior.^[2] In addition to his roles on film, he also obtained many parts on television, appearing in shows like The X-Files, Smallville, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, Monk and Lost. In many of his roles, he has portrayed teenagers and young men undergoing a crisis. Donella had a role as Officer Gibson in Saw 3D,^[3] which was directed by Kevin Greutert.^[4]

Filmography

Film

List of films and roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Stray Dogs	Billy	Short film
1996	The Long Kiss Goodnight	Teenage Burnout #2
	Heart of My Heart	Monk	Short film
1998	Disturbing Behavior	U.V.
2000	Final Destination	Tod Waggner
	Moon Palace	Tyler	Short film
2002	100 Women	Sam
2003	A Wondrous Fate	Carter	Short film
	Shattered Glass	David Bach
2005	Hate Crime	Chris Boyd
2007	Dakota	Jack
	9 Lives of Mara	Robin Jr.
2010	Saw 3D	Gibson
2014	Taken 3	Phillips
2016	Middle Man	Officer Flick
	It's Not What You Know	Party Goer	Short film
2023	Knox Goes Away	Jordan Moore

Television

List of television appearances and roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Fast Track	Ronny	Episode: "Lap of Faith"
1998	Someone to Love Me	Will	Television film
	ER	Kevin Delaney	Episode: "Stuck on You"
	The Practice	Kevin Peete	2 episodes
1999	The X-Files	Robert 'Rob' Roberts	Episode: "Hungry"
2000	Secret Agent Man	Jay	Episode: "Like Father, Like Monk"
2001	All Souls	Jordan Terrance Holland	Episode: "The Deal"
2001–2010	Smallville	Gregory "Greg" Arkin / Bug Boy	2 episodes
2002	Superfire [it]	Rob Torreck	Television film
	Providence	Kevin's Imaginary Friend	2 episodes
	Taken	Jacob Clarke	2 episodes
2003	Dragnet	Eddie Polian	Episode: "The Big Ruckus"
	Monk	Ricky Babbage	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect"
2004	Cold Case	Jeff Kern	Episode: "It's Raining Men"
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Vincent Decarlo	Episode: "Snakes" Uncredited
	NCIS	John Briggs	Episode: "Mind Games"
	Without a Trace	Brad Stone	Episode: "Honor Bound"
2007	Ghost Whisperer	Randy Cooper	2 episodes
2008	CSI: Miami	Seth McAdams	Episode: "All In"
2009–2010	Majority Rules!	Mr. Ganz	6 episodes
2010	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Ronnie	Episode: "P.C."
	Lost	Desk Clerk	Episode: "The Package"
	Rookie Blue	Detective Don Bibby	Episode: "Honor Role"
2012	Flashpoint	Colin Hunter	Episode: "Sons of the Father"
2013	Castle	Troy Strickland	Episode: "Death Gone Crazy"
2014	Bones	Dan Brewster	Episode: "The Ghost in the Killer"
	Perception	Dr. Swank	Episode: "Prologue"
2015	Scandal	Gus	3 episodes
	The Assassin Chronicles	Johnny	Television film
2016–2020	Blindspot	Jake Keaton	18 episodes
2025	The Rookie	Payne	Episode: "Chaos Agent"