Editing Steve Thackray

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'''Steve Thackray''' is a Canadian actor and musician based in Vancouver, British Columbia,<ref group="production" name="stage32_thackray_bio_vancouver_location">{{cite web|url=https://www.stage32.com/SteveThackray#:~:text=Actor%2C%20director%20and%20musician%20in%20Vancouver%2C%20Canada|title=Steve Thackray - Steve's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more.|publisher=Stage 32|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> who portrayed STO Martyr #2 in {{CAP|Apotheosis|prose=y}}. The episode was broadcast by Syfy on January 4, 2011 as part of a marathon airing of the series' previously unaired final five episodes following its cancellation.<ref group="external" name="sciencefiction_caprica_final_five_airdate">{{cite web|url=https://sciencefiction.com/2011/01/01/syfy-channel-to-air-final-five-episodes-of-caprica-on-january-4/#:~:text=On%20January%204%2C%202011%2C%20the%20Syfy%20Channel%20will%20air%20the%20final%20five%20episodes|title=Syfy Channel To Air Final Five Episodes Of 'Caprica' On January 4|publisher=ScienceFiction.com|date=January 1, 2011|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> Thackray's own promotional materials describe the part as a terrorist bomber for the [[Soldiers of the One]],<ref group="production" name="stage32_thackray_bio_caprica_terrorist_bomber">{{cite web|url=https://www.stage32.com/SteveThackray#:~:text=terrorist%20bomber%20on%20the%20TV%20series%20%27Caprica%27|title=Steve Thackray - Steve's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more.|publisher=Stage 32|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> consistent with a contemporary review of the episode describing a sequence in which Colonial security forces eliminate multiple Soldiers of the One operatives armed with explosives.<ref group="external" name="sixdegreesofgeek_apotheosis_sto_operatives_review">{{cite web|url=https://sixdegreesofgeek.com/2011/01/21/caprica-series-finale-review-the-final-five-episodes/#:~:text=systematically%20eliminating%20multiple%20STO%20operatives%20armed%20with%20explosives|title=Caprica Series Finale Review: The Final Five... Episodes|publisher=Six Degrees of Geek|date=January 21, 2011|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref>

== Career ==
Before establishing himself on camera, Thackray worked as a casting agent for Silverscreen, Inc. in Calgary, Alberta, in the early 2000s.<ref group="external" name="calgaryherald_thackray_casting_agent_role">{{cite news|title=Karen Fowlie & Steve Thackray|newspaper=Calgary Herald|location=Calgary, Alberta|author=Forrest, Nicole|date=April 15, 2005|page=84|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/486718606/#:~:text=casting%20agent%20Steve%20Thackray|url-access=subscription|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> His earliest credited on-screen role was a recurring part as "The Captain" on ''[[w:The Ennead|The Ennead]]'', a Canadian science-fiction web series created by Terry Miles, in which he appeared in seventeen of the 2009 episodes.<ref group="external" name="imdb_thackray_namepage_ennead_captain_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2744357/#:~:text=The%20Ennead,17%20episodes|title=Steve Thackray|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> That same year, he also appeared as a doctor in a Dell Computers commercial and in an advertisement for Shaw Tuftex Carpets of California.<ref group="production" name="stage32_thackray_bio_dell_commercial">{{cite web|url=https://www.stage32.com/SteveThackray#:~:text=a%20Doctor%20in%20a%20Dell%20Computers%20commercial|title=Steve Thackray - Steve's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more.|publisher=Stage 32|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="production" name="stage32_thackray_bio_shaw_tuftex_commercial">{{cite web|url=https://www.stage32.com/SteveThackray#:~:text=a%20commercial%20for%20Shaw%20Tuftex%20Carpets%20of%20California|title=Steve Thackray - Steve's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more.|publisher=Stage 32|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref>

Following his appearance in ''[[Caprica]]'', Thackray played a minor role credited as "Drunk" in the ''[[w:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' episode "The Girl Next Door", which aired on October 7, 2011.<ref group="external" name="imdb_supernatural_girlnextdoor_fullcredits_drunk_role">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1995118/fullcredits/#:~:text=Steve%20Thackray,Drunk|title="Supernatural" The Girl Next Door (TV Episode 2011) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> He has also described the part as "a drunk guy on the WB TV series 'Supernatural'" in his own professional biography.<ref group="production" name="stage32_thackray_bio_supernatural_drunk_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.stage32.com/SteveThackray#:~:text=drunk%20guy%20on%20the%20WB%20TV%20series%20%27Supernatural%27|title=Steve Thackray - Steve's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more.|publisher=Stage 32|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref>

In 2012, Thackray took a larger role as Sheriff Mike Hoffler in the found-footage horror feature ''Embedded'', co-starring Don Knodel and Jeb Beach and directed by Micheal Bafaro.<ref group="external" name="imdb_embedded_title_sheriff_hoffler_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954419/#:~:text=Sheriff%20Mike%20Hoffler|title=Embedded (2012)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> The film was produced under the working title ''Hatt's Creek'', the name of the fictional Montana town in which it is set.<ref group="external" name="foundfootagecritic_embedded_hatts_creek_alternate_title">{{cite web|url=https://foundfootagecritic.com/embedded-2012/#:~:text=Movie%20Title%3A%20Embedded%20(2012)%2C%20Hatt's%20Creek%20(2012)|title=Embedded (2012)|publisher=Found Footage Critic|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> A retrospective genre review noted that involving the local sheriff's office, the role played by Thackray, in the search party helped the film avoid a common found-footage cliché in which characters cannot summon help due to poor cell reception.<ref group="external" name="reelhorrorshow_embedded_review_sheriff_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.reelhorrorshow.co.uk/post/embedded-2012-cranky-cryptid-causes-carnage#:~:text=having%20the%20local%20Sheriff%27s%20office%20involved%20works%20well|title=EMBEDDED 2012 - Cranky cryptid causes carnage.|publisher=Reel Horror Show|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> Ahead of a public screening and cast Q&A at Revelstoke's Roxy Theatre in February 2013, a local newspaper reported that the film had won the Best Narrative Feature award at the 2012 Lighthouse International Film Festival in Long Beach, New Jersey, and had been nominated for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2012 Orlando Film Festival.<ref group="production" name="revelstokereview_embedded_awards_screening">{{cite news|title=Lots of familiar faces and locations featured in Embedded|newspaper=Revelstoke Review|location=Revelstoke, British Columbia|date=February 20, 2013|page=A16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1315450422/#:~:text=Best%20Narrative%20Feature%20award%20at%20the%20Lighthouse%20International%20Film%20Festival|url-access=subscription|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> Producer and co-star Don Knodel said at the time that the film had not yet been picked up for distribution.<ref group="production" name="revelstokereview_embedded_distribution_status">{{cite news|title=Lots of familiar faces and locations featured in Embedded|newspaper=Revelstoke Review|location=Revelstoke, British Columbia|date=February 20, 2013|page=A16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1315450422/#:~:text=hasn%27t%20yet%20been%20picked%20up%20for%20distribution|url-access=subscription|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> Thackray's own promotional materials likewise credit the role with festival recognition, though they describe the ensemble nomination as coming from a "Florida Int'l Film Festival" rather than the Orlando Film Festival named in the contemporary press account.<ref group="production" name="stage32_thackray_bio_embedded_lead_sheriff_awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.stage32.com/SteveThackray#:~:text=Steve%20held%20a%20lead%20role%20of%20a%20Sheriff%20in%20the%20feature%20film%20%27Embedded%27%20which%20won%20%27Best%20Narrative%20Feature%27|title=Steve Thackray - Steve's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more.|publisher=Stage 32|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="footnotes" name="fn_embedded_orlando_florida_festival_naming">Thackray's own biography names the ensemble-cast nomination as coming from a "Florida Int'l Film Festival," while the Revelstoke Review names it as the 2012 Orlando Film Festival. Orlando is in Florida, so the two accounts may describe the same event under different informal names, but no festival under the exact name "Florida International Film Festival" could be independently confirmed.</ref>

The following year, Thackray appeared as Prosecutor of Carl in ''Gold'', a German-Canadian co-production about the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 directed by Thomas Arslan and filmed partly in the British Columbia interior.<ref group="external" name="imdb_thackray_namepage_gold_prosecutor_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2744357/#:~:text=Prosecutor%20of%20Carl|title=Steve Thackray|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> According to his own biography, the production screened at the Berlin International Film Festival.<ref group="production" name="stage32_thackray_bio_gold_berlinale_screening">{{cite web|url=https://www.stage32.com/SteveThackray#:~:text=German%20feature%20film%20%27Gold%27%20about%20the%20goldrush%20of%201898|title=Steve Thackray - Steve's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more.|publisher=Stage 32|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> He also played Dan in the low-budget comedy ''The Guerilla Picture Show'' that same year.<ref group="external" name="imdb_thackray_namepage_guerillapictureshow_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2744357/#:~:text=The%20Guerilla%20Picture%20Show,Dan|title=Steve Thackray|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref>

In 2014, Thackray played Detective Frank Ward in the horror comedy ''[[w:Bloody Knuckles (film)|Bloody Knuckles]]'', which premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival.<ref group="external" name="imdb_bloodyknuckles_fullcredits_detective_frank_ward">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3264240/fullcredits/#:~:text=Detective%20Frank%20Ward|title=Bloody Knuckles (2014) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> One genre review singled out his performance, along with that of a co-star, as among the film's weaker elements.<ref group="external" name="horrornews_review_bloodyknuckles_acting_reception">{{cite web|url=https://horrornews.net/105184/film-review-bloody-knuckles/#:~:text=Ralphie%20and%20Detective%20Frank%20being%20the%20main%20offenders|title=Film Review: Bloody Knuckles (2014)|publisher=Horror News Network|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> The following year, Thackray played a uniformed police officer in ''Driver from Hell'', a road-horror feature directed by Micheal Bafaro that was also released under the title ''Wrecker''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_driverfromhell_fullcredits_cop_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4227282/fullcredits/#:~:text=Steve%20Thackray,Cop|title=Driver from Hell (2016) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="footnotes" name="fn_driverfromhell_wrecker_alternate_title">The production is catalogued under a single IMDb entry but has circulated under several regional titles, including ''Wrecker''.</ref>

Thackray's more recent screen credits include the role of Ben in the 2017 short film ''Daughter for Daughter'',<ref group="external" name="imdb_thackray_namepage_daughterfordaughter_ben_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2744357/#:~:text=Daughter%20for%20Daughter,Ben|title=Steve Thackray|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> a Belgian dockworker in the 2021 Canadian comedy-drama ''Box of Freedom'',<ref group="external" name="imdb_boxoffreedom_title_belgian_dockworker">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11678806/#:~:text=Belgian%20dockworker|title=Box of Freedom (2021)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> and Carson in the 2024 drama ''Through the Door''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_thackray_namepage_throughthedoor_carson_role">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2744357/#:~:text=Through%20the%20Door,Carson|title=Steve Thackray|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> In the 2024 cyber-thriller ''Mind Wave'', he was cast as Inspector Roberts, the investigating officer who questions a wrongfully accused cybersecurity expert.<ref group="external" name="imdb_mindwave_fullcredits_inspector_roberts">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33764148/fullcredits/#:~:text=Steve%20Thackray%20%C2%B7%20Inspector%20Roberts|title=Mind Wave (2024) - Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> A review of the film in ''Film Threat'' praised the performance, writing that "Thackray is also excellent as well, being a clever cop who wants justice."<ref group="external" name="filmthreat_review_mindwave_thackray_performance">{{cite web|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/mind-wave/#:~:text=Thackray%20is%20also%20excellent%20as%20well%2C%20being%20a%20clever%20cop%20who%20wants%20justice|title=Mind Wave|author=Fine, Ed|publisher=Film Threat|date=December 9, 2024|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref>

=== Music ===
Alongside his acting work, Thackray has contributed to film soundtracks. He served as assistant music supervisor on the 2010 drama ''Amazon Falls'',<ref group="external" name="imdb_thackray_namepage_amazonfalls_music_supervisor">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2744357/#:~:text=assistant%20music%20supervisor|title=Steve Thackray|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> and he wrote and performed the original song "Live It Up" for the soundtrack of the 2014 horror film ''[[w:Extraterrestrial (2014 film)|Extraterrestrial]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_thackray_namepage_extraterrestrial_song">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2744357/#:~:text=performer%3A%20%22Live%20it%20up%22|title=Steve Thackray|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="imdb_extraterrestrial_soundtrack_live_it_up">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2960930/soundtrack/#:~:text=Written%20by%20Steve%20Thackray|title=Extraterrestrial (2014) - Soundtracks|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> Thackray's own biography also describes him as having taken an on-screen role in ''Extraterrestrial'', playing the husband of a character portrayed by Emily Perkins,<ref group="production" name="stage32_thackray_bio_extraterrestrial_acting_claim">{{cite web|url=https://www.stage32.com/SteveThackray#:~:text=Steve%20booked%20an%20actor%20role%20the%20feature%20film%20%27Extrateresstrial%27|title=Steve Thackray - Steve's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more.|publisher=Stage 32|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> but the film's officially credited cast list does not include him in an acting capacity.<ref group="footnotes" name="fn_extraterrestrial_acting_credit_discrepancy">''Extraterrestrial''{{'}}s officially credited cast, as listed by IMDb, includes Emily Perkins as Nancy but does not list Thackray among the credited actors; his only credit on the production is for the song "Live It Up."</ref>

== Personal life ==
Thackray became engaged to singer Karen Fowlie in 2005, two years after the two met when Fowlie visited the Calgary casting agency where Thackray worked.<ref group="external" name="calgaryherald_thackray_casting_agent_role" /><ref group="external" name="calgaryherald_thackray_engagement_timeline">{{cite news|title=Karen Fowlie & Steve Thackray|newspaper=Calgary Herald|location=Calgary, Alberta|author=Forrest, Nicole|date=April 15, 2005|page=84|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/486718606/#:~:text=Two%20years%20after%20meeting%2C%20the%20pair%20is%20now%20engaged|url-access=subscription|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> The couple selected August 15, 2006 for their wedding date.<ref group="external" name="calgaryherald_thackray_wedding_date_selected">{{cite news|title=Karen Fowlie & Steve Thackray|newspaper=Calgary Herald|location=Calgary, Alberta|author=Forrest, Nicole|date=April 15, 2005|page=84|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/486718606/#:~:text=selected%20August%2015%2C%202006%20for%20their%20wedding%20date|url-access=subscription|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> At the time of the engagement announcement, Thackray was described as an actor and screenwriter.<ref group="external" name="calgaryherald_thackray_actor_screenwriter_description">{{cite news|title=Karen Fowlie & Steve Thackray|newspaper=Calgary Herald|location=Calgary, Alberta|author=Forrest, Nicole|date=April 15, 2005|page=84|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/486718606/#:~:text=now%20an%20actor%20and%20screenwriter|url-access=subscription|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref>

By February 2007, a Vancouver newspaper identified Thackray as "a Vancouver actor and Olympic supporter" while reporting on public reaction to the city's 2010 Olympic countdown clock,<ref group="external" name="theprovince_thackray_olympic_clock_vancouver_actor">{{cite news|title=Like to work with one eye on the clock? This job's for you!|newspaper=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|author=Spencer, Kent|date=February 21, 2007|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/505504919/#:~:text=a%20Vancouver%20actor%20and%20Olympic%20supporter|url-access=subscription|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref> indicating he had relocated from Calgary to Vancouver, British Columbia, by that time. The same article referred to his wife as "Karen Fowlie-Thackray," indicating the couple had married following their planned 2006 wedding.<ref group="external" name="theprovince_thackray_olympic_clock_married_name">{{cite news|title=Like to work with one eye on the clock? This job's for you!|newspaper=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|author=Spencer, Kent|date=February 21, 2007|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/505504919/#:~:text=Karen%20Fowlie-Thackray|url-access=subscription|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=24 June 2026}}</ref>

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