A Dog's Purpose
09:35 am - 11:15 am, Thursday, November 13 on Showtime FamilyZone (West) HDTV ()
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About this Broadcast
This comedy-drama follows a dog over the course of several lives and owners as he learns his purpose.
2017
English
Stereo
Drama
Fantasy
Action/adventure
Sci-fi
Pets
Comedy
Adaptation
Animals
Comedy-drama
Family
Other
Cast & Crew
Britt Robertson
(Actor)
K.J. Apa
(Actor)
John Ortiz
(Actor)
.. Carlos
Dennis Quaid
(Actor)
.. Adult Ethan
Peggy Lipton
(Actor)
.. Adult Hannah
Luke Kirby
(Actor)
.. Ethan's Dad
Juliet Rylance
(Actor)
.. Ethan's Mom
Bryce Gheisar
(Actor)
.. Ethan - 8 Years Old
Pooch Hall
(Actor)
.. Al
Gabrielle Rose
(Actor)
.. Grandma Fran
Michael Bofshever
(Actor)
.. Grandpa Bill
Logan Miller
(Actor)
.. Todd
Kirby Howell-baptiste
(Actor)
.. Maya
Nicole LaPlaca
(Actor)
.. Wendi
Primo Allon
(Actor)
.. Victor
Peter Kelamis
(Actor)
.. Dad's Boss
Caroline Cave
(Actor)
.. Boss' Wife
Jane McGregor
(Actor)
.. Rachel
Robert Mann
(Actor)
.. Delivery Workman
Ron Verwymeren
(Actor)
.. Delivery Workman
David J. Lyle
(Actor)
.. Country Vet
Kelly-Ruth Mercier
(Actor)
.. Atlanta Vet
Cory Wojcik
(Actor)
.. Puppy Mill Owner
Ross Douglas Noble
(Actor)
.. Puppy Mill Customer
Andrew W. Nolan
(Actor)
.. Football Coach
Jordan Butterill
(Actor)
.. Teammate
John C. MacDonald
(Actor)
.. Teammate
Kwesi Ameyaw
(Actor)
.. Cop
Dean Monroe Mckenzie
(Actor)
.. Detective
Michael Patric
(Actor)
.. Sam
Brent Holtzman
(Actor)
.. Police Captain
Paul Jarrett
(Actor)
.. Police Lieutenant
Christopher Pearce
(Actor)
.. Policeman
Violet Haas
(Actor)
.. Elderly Woman
Darcy Higginbotham
(Actor)
.. Farmhand
Denesha Lee
(Actor)
.. Animal Control Officer
Kalyn Bomback
(Actor)
.. Animal Control Yolanda
Dan DeJaeger
(Actor)
.. Father at Shelter
Anita Daher
(Actor)
.. Mother at Shelter
Reine Lecuyer
(Actor)
.. Daughters at Shelter
Rayna Ens-Armstrong
(Actor)
.. Daughters at Shelter
Mackenzie Thornton
(Actor)
.. Tweener Girls
Avery Thompson
(Actor)
.. Tweener Girls
Aidan Ritchie
(Actor)
.. Ambulance Attendant
Brooke Warrington
(Actor)
.. Bree - 7 Years Old
Kenyan Alexander Walcott
(Actor)
.. Ty - 5 Years Old
Treyton Augustus Walcott
(Actor)
.. Richie - 4 Years Old
John Bluethner
(Actor)
.. Professor
James Janssens
(Actor)
.. Alzheimer's Patient
Paul Griggs
(Actor)
.. Hot Dog Vender
Grant Burr
(Actor)
.. Hardware Store Clerk
Tom Young
(Actor)
.. Hardware Store Employee
Ronald Boyd Johnson
(Actor)
.. Neighbor
Alicia Johnston
(Actor)
.. Hysterical Mother
Chris Webb
(Actor)
Naomi Frenette
(Actor)
.. Kidnapped Girl
K.J. Apa
(Actor)
Tyson Wagner
(Actor)
.. Boyfriend in Park
Evan Martin
(Actor)
.. Punk Boy
More Information
Did You Know..
Britt Robertson
(Actor)
Born:
April 18, 1990
Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Trivia:
Brittany Robertson found success as a teenage actress in the mid- to late 2000s with her small-screen portrayal of Samantha Saxton on the seriocomic period series Swingtown. The show took a headfirst dive into the confused sexual mores of the mid-'70s, played out via the intrigues of an "average" Middle American town. Prior to that, she had appeared as Steve Carell's daughter in the comedy Dan in Real Life (2007). Robertson would remain active on screen for years to come, starring on shows like Life Unexpected and The Secret Circle.
K.J. Apa
(Actor)
Born:
June 16, 1997
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Trivia:
Has Scottish, English and Samoan ancestry. Both his grandfather and father have been high chiefs of their Samoan village. Recorded solo guitar album The Third Room when he was 14. Was an avid rugby player until he decided to leave it behind for the sake of his acting career. Got a traditional Samoan tattoo on his right shoulder when he was 15 to commemorate his father becoming village chief.
John Ortiz
(Actor)
.. Carlos
Born:
November 21, 1968
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Trivia:
A tough and slightly surly character actor most at home in ethnically oriented Hollywood roles, John Ortiz often found himself cast as nefarious hoods and toughs. Ortiz landed one of his earliest assignments with a 1992 guest appearance on Law & Order, then branched out into A-list supporting roles in such features as Carlito's Way (1993), Ransom (1996), Piñero (2001), and Miami Vice (2006). Ortiz essayed two extremely different cinematic assignments in 2007: a part in the Ridley Scott-directed period crime drama American Gangster and one in the sci-fi-horror opus Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.
Dennis Quaid
(Actor)
.. Adult Ethan
Born:
April 09, 1954
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Trivia:
Handsome, well-built and able to communicate a rangy sort of charm in front of the camera, Dennis Quaid possesses many star qualities. Despite attaining heartthrob status for his work in such films as The Big Easy, however, Quaid has had a difficult time maintaining this status, thanks in part to work in a number of films that have failed to fully exploit his talent.The son of an electrician and younger brother of actor Randy Quaid, Dennis was born in Houston, Texas on April 9, 1954. He began acting in high school, and in college he enrolled in a drama program. He dropped out at the age of 20 to follow his brother to Hollywood and spent the next year mired in rejection and relative unemployment. He got his first break in 1977 when he was cast in minor roles in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and 9/30/55, but it was not until 1979, when he starred in the seminal coming-of-age drama Breaking Away, that Quaid gained attention. It was his role as astronaut Gordo Cooper in The Right Stuff four years later that finally gave the actor his Hollywood breakthrough. He subsequently went on to appear in a number of films of widely varying quality. 1987 proved to be a particularly good year for Quaid, as he did acclaimed work in The Big Easy and Suspect. That same year, he also starred in the comedy Innerspace; that experience proved to be an auspicious one, as it provided him with an introduction to co-star Meg Ryan, whom he would marry in 1991. The two also starred together in the 1988 mystery D.O.A. and in the crime drama Flesh and Bone in 1993. Other notable roles for Quaid included that of wild man Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls of Fire (1989), a 1930s union organizer in Come See the Paradise (1990), and Meryl Streep's love interest in Postcards From the Edge (1990). During a large part of the '90s, Quaid starred in a string of disappointing films, including the disastrous Wyatt Earp (1994) and the failed medieval fantasy Dragonheart (1996). He made something of a comeback in 1998, appearing in the ensemble film Playing By Heart and the successful remake of The Parent Trap, in which he starred opposite Natasha Richardson. The following year, he had a starring role as a Miami football team's legendary quarterback in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday, and then starred in the supernatural thriller Frequency (2000) as a dead man who is able to communicate with his son (James Caviezel) over ham radio. Though both films proved moderately successful, it was two-years-later that Quaid would truly return to the good graces of critics with his striking turn in director Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven. As a closeted homosexual husband living a typical suburban dream in 1950s era Connecticut, Quaid's sensitive performance proved integral to convincingly recreating the tone of a Douglas Sirk era melodrama. Quaid portrayed a middle-aged man whose life is turned upside-down by the arrival of a young upstart who takes over his job in 2004's comedy drama Good Company, and appeared in The Alamo and Flight of the Phoenix the same year. Despite Quaid's involvement in several commercial and critical failures throughout the 2000s (The Day After Tomorrow, American Dreamz, Cold Creek Manor), the actor shone as widower Lawrence Wetherhold in Smart People (2008), and again as the stern Reverend Shaw Moore in 2011's Footloose reboot. Quaid appeared in the ensemble film What To Expect When You're Expecting, had a supporting role in the 2012 romcom Playing for Keeps and was in the anthology film Movie 43 (2013).
Peggy Lipton
(Actor)
.. Adult Hannah
Born:
August 30, 1946
Died: May 11, 2019
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 11, 2019
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Trivia:
Despite over four decades in the industry, actress Peggy Lipton is best known for a role she played in 1968, that of undercover cop Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad (1968-1973). However, prior to life as Julie Barnes, Lipton had participated in The John Forsythe Show (1965-1966) and starred alongside Kurt Russell in Mosby's Marauders, a critically praised three-part tale from The Wonderful World of Disney series. After the finale of The Mod Squad (and the reunion in 1979's The Return of the Mod Squad), Lipton played supporting roles in Purple People Eater and Keenen Ivory Wayans' I'm Gonna Git You Sucka! (both 1988). Before long, another television role launched Lipton's name back into the mainstream -- David Lynch's surreal drama series Twin Peaks (1990-1991), which featured Lipton in the role of Norma Jennings.Lipton reprised her Twin Peaks role in 1992, though, unlike The Return of the Mod Squad, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was a feature-film prequel to the television series. Lipton continued to make sporadic appearances in film and television throughout the '90s -- she had decided to focus most of her attention on raising a family rather than pursuing acting full-time -- and played a small, supporting role in Kevin Costner's ill-conceived film The Postman in 1997. In 2000, Lipton worked with Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Jason Leigh in director Tamra Davis' coming-of-age drama Skipped Parts, and went on to perform in Michael and Mark Polish's Jackpot in 2001. She also turned up on the popular spy series Alias in 2004 as the duplicitous mother of the similarly deceptive government agent Lauren Reed (Melissa George). Peggy Lipton was married to composer/producer Quincy Jones from 1974-1989, and the former couple have two daughters together.
Luke Kirby
(Actor)
.. Ethan's Dad
Born:
June 21, 1978
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Trivia:
Narrated the 2000 documentary Give Me Your Soul..., about the porn industry. His role as Rob Gruen in the 2003 feature film Shattered Glass was specifically written for him. For his role as a rickshaw driver by day and artist at night in 2012's Take This Waltz, he learned to pull a rickshaw and studied with portraitist Balint Zsako. Spent 15 hours in a pool to shoot an underwater sequence for Take This Waltz. Has taken classes in woodworking and painting watercolors.
Juliet Rylance
(Actor)
.. Ethan's Mom
Born:
July 26, 1979
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England
Trivia:
Took her step-father's surname after people thought she was Dutch on auditions while using her birth name, van Kampen. Got married in New York City Hall. Nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Othello in 2009. Won an Obie Award for Best Actress for her role in Rosalind in 2010. Started her own production company, Theater of Memory, in 2010 with actor David Sturzaker and director Tamara Harvey. In 2013, appeared in and produced the film Days and Nights, written and directed by her husband and based on the Anton Chekov play The Seagull. Starred in the medical drama The Knick from 2014 to 2015.
Bryce Gheisar
(Actor)
.. Ethan - 8 Years Old
Pooch Hall
(Actor)
.. Al
Born:
February 08, 1977
Birthplace: Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
Birthplace: Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
Trivia:
African-American actor Pooch Hall began his career on a noble and dignified note, by landing one of his first significant acting assignments in the critically acclaimed miniseries Miracle's Boys -- under the aegis of revered directors Spike Lee, Ernest Dickerson, LeVar Burton, Bill Duke, and Neema Barnette. In Boys, Hall starred as the eldest of three orphaned brothers, Ty'ree, who sacrifices an MIT scholarship in order to look after his siblings, remaining in Harlem and working in a publishing-house mail room. The work received positive notices and scored favorable ratings for Hall when it premiered on The N network in 2005, and marked an auspicious beginning for the actor. He then opted to portray football hero Derwin Davis (the boyfriend of med student Melanie Barnett [Tia Mowry] in the weekly series The Game) and, also in 2006, signed for a supporting role in the blood-soaked comic fright-fest Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror. The next year, Hall contributed a minor role to the romantic comedy Blind Dating. In 2011 he joined the cast of the comedy drama Jumping the Broom.
Gabrielle Rose
(Actor)
.. Grandma Fran
Michael Bofshever
(Actor)
.. Grandpa Bill
Born:
October 12, 1950
Logan Miller
(Actor)
.. Todd
Born:
February 18, 1992
Birthplace: Englewood, Colorado, United States
Birthplace: Englewood, Colorado, United States
Kirby Howell-baptiste
(Actor)
.. Maya
Born:
February 07, 1987
Birthplace: London, England
Birthplace: London, England
Trivia:
Made her television debut in a 2008 episode of Holby City.Wrote, directed, produced and starred in the 2013 short film Lucky Day.Studied at the Upright Citizens' Brigade in LA.Is possibly best known for her role as Simone on the fantasy comedy series The Good Place.In 2019, starred as Taylor Harding in dark comedy series Why Women Kill.
Nicole LaPlaca
(Actor)
.. Wendi
Born:
January 03, 1986
Primo Allon
(Actor)
.. Victor
Peter Kelamis
(Actor)
.. Dad's Boss
Caroline Cave
(Actor)
.. Boss' Wife
Born:
January 25, 1974
Birthplace: West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Birthplace: West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Trivia:
Started her artistic pursuit with classical piano and ballet.Studied dance at Ballet British Columbia and Banff Centre.Began doing theater during her senior year of high school.Studied at the Royal National Theatre in London.Trained with artists like Amy Lyndon, Larry Moss, Toby Jones, Kelly McEvenue, and Selina Cadell.
Jane McGregor
(Actor)
.. Rachel
Robert Mann
(Actor)
.. Delivery Workman
Born:
July 19, 1920
Ron Verwymeren
(Actor)
.. Delivery Workman
David J. Lyle
(Actor)
.. Country Vet
Kelly-Ruth Mercier
(Actor)
.. Atlanta Vet
Cory Wojcik
(Actor)
.. Puppy Mill Owner
Ross Douglas Noble
(Actor)
.. Puppy Mill Customer
Andrew W. Nolan
(Actor)
.. Football Coach
Jordan Butterill
(Actor)
.. Teammate
John C. MacDonald
(Actor)
.. Teammate
Birthplace: Canada
Trivia:
Is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Made his feature film debut in 2017's A Dog's Purpose.First recurring TV role was Jesse James in the Canadian series The Pinkertons.
Kwesi Ameyaw
(Actor)
.. Cop
Born:
August 24, 1975
Dean Monroe Mckenzie
(Actor)
.. Detective
Michael Patric
(Actor)
.. Sam
Brent Holtzman
(Actor)
.. Police Captain
Paul Jarrett
(Actor)
.. Police Lieutenant
Born:
January 05, 1979
Christopher Pearce
(Actor)
.. Policeman
Violet Haas
(Actor)
.. Elderly Woman
Darcy Higginbotham
(Actor)
.. Farmhand
Denesha Lee
(Actor)
.. Animal Control Officer
Kalyn Bomback
(Actor)
.. Animal Control Yolanda
Born:
November 14, 1984
Dan DeJaeger
(Actor)
.. Father at Shelter
Anita Daher
(Actor)
.. Mother at Shelter
Reine Lecuyer
(Actor)
.. Daughters at Shelter
Rayna Ens-Armstrong
(Actor)
.. Daughters at Shelter
Mackenzie Thornton
(Actor)
.. Tweener Girls
Avery Thompson
(Actor)
.. Tweener Girls
Aidan Ritchie
(Actor)
.. Ambulance Attendant
Brooke Warrington
(Actor)
.. Bree - 7 Years Old
Kenyan Alexander Walcott
(Actor)
.. Ty - 5 Years Old
Treyton Augustus Walcott
(Actor)
.. Richie - 4 Years Old
John Bluethner
(Actor)
.. Professor
James Janssens
(Actor)
.. Alzheimer's Patient
Paul Griggs
(Actor)
.. Hot Dog Vender
Grant Burr
(Actor)
.. Hardware Store Clerk
Tom Young
(Actor)
.. Hardware Store Employee
Ronald Boyd Johnson
(Actor)
.. Neighbor
Alicia Johnston
(Actor)
.. Hysterical Mother
Chris Webb
(Actor)
Naomi Frenette
(Actor)
.. Kidnapped Girl
K.J. Apa
(Actor)
Tyson Wagner
(Actor)
.. Boyfriend in Park
Evan Martin
(Actor)
.. Punk Boy
