Louis Ferreira has accumulated a vast array of notable roles in a multitude of acclaimed film and television productions over the course of more than three decades, earning him a plethora of prestigious accolades along the way.
Ferreira had a recurring role on the FX series Shōgun, which premiered in 2024. Prior to that, he appeared in the highly anticipated Facebook Live remake of the popular podcast Limetown in 2019, where he played the character Max, a whimsical and sardonic scientific genius, opposite Stanley Tucci and Jessica Biel. For Amazon, Ferreira recurred in the extremely popular dark series The Man in the High Castle, which debuted in 2015.
In addition to his recurring role on The Man in the High Castle, Ferreira was seen in season two of the critically acclaimed Netflix series Bad Blood, where he portrayed Mafia Don Domenic Cosoleto. His performance in Bad Blood earned him nominations for both the Canadian Screen Award and the LEO Award.
Ferreira also recurred on S.W.A.T. for CBS, as well as Travelers on Netflix. He was the co-lead in the CTV series Motive, for which he won the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in back-to-back years and was nominated again in 2016. Furthermore, Ferreira was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award in 2017 for the same role.
Prior to his work on Motive, Ferreira played the character Declan on the iconic series Breaking Bad, which earned him numerous accolades. He was also a series regular for two seasons on Stargate Universe, where he picked up an additional Gemini Award nomination for his portrayal of Colonel Everett Young. Ferreira won the Gemini Award for his portrayal of a serial killer, Ray Prager, in the first season of Durham County.
In addition to his work on television, Ferreira has appeared in a number of critically acclaimed films, including Grey Gardens for HBO and The Andromeda Strain miniseries for A&E. He was a series lead on the highly acclaimed comedy Hidden Hills for NBC, as well as starring in the sitcom The Fighting Fitzgeralds for NBC, in Gary David Goldberg's Battery Park, and in Steven Bochco's Public Morals for CBS.
Ferreira's feature film credits include playing Sarah Polley's partner in Dawn of the Dead for Universal, as well as supporting lead roles with Mark Wahlberg in Shooter and in The Lazarus Child for Morgan Creek, a thriller that starred Angela Bassett and Andy Garcia. He also appeared in the comedy horror Blood & Donuts, which starred David Cronenberg, and in the film Fallen Arches.
