Lochlyn Munro’s Net Worth, Wife, Family, Eyes – Biography

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Who is Lochlyn Munro?

Lochlyn Munro is a Canadian actor, who is probably best known for starring in the recurring role of Hal Cooper in the TV crime drama series “Riverdale“. Additionally, he is widely recognized for appearing in supporting roles in movies such as “Scary Movie” (2000), “White Chicks” (2004), “The Company You Keep” (2012) and “Max 2: White House Hero” (2017).

Early Life and Childhood

Richard Laughlin ‘Lochlyn’ Munro was born under the zodiac sign of Aquarius on the 12^th February 1966, in Lac la Hache, British Columbia, Canada.

He is of Canadian nationality and white ethnicity, and is of some Scottish and Swiss ancestry as well – both his name Lochlyn and his surname Munro originate from Scotland.

As a talented ice hockey player, during his high school years young Munro dreamed of becoming a professional hockey player. Additionally, he won a gold medal at the BC Summer Games, competing in water-skiing disciplines. However, at the age of 18 he suffered a severe injury which scattered his dreams of becoming a National Hockey League pro, so he then turned to music.

While attending drama and improvisational comedy classes under the guidance of the Golden Globe-nominated actress Susan Strasberg, Lochlyn performed on Vancouver’s club circuit, which helped him to hone his on-stage performing skills.

Early Acting Career

Lochlyn made his on-screen acting debut in 1987 in the “21 Jump Street” TV series, appearing in several guest roles ’til 1990. In 1990 he appeared in the drama film “Cadence” which was followed by the recurring role of Jason in the TV drama series “Northwood”, which he portrayed ’til 1994.

To greater prominence he came in 1992, when he appeared as Texas Slim in Clint Eastwood’s four-time Oscar-winning western drama movie “Unforgiven”. In 1993 he was cast in the fantasy crime drama film “Needful Things”, while in 1994 he made a guest appearance in an episode of the “Highlander” TV series. Through 1994 and ‘95 Munro portrayed the character of McKinney in the TV series “Hawkeye”, while from 1996 to ‘97 he appeared as Agent Andrew Forbes in the “Two” television crime series. By the end of the 1990s, he had made notable appearances in movies such as “I Know What You Did”, “Dead Man on Campus” and “A Night at the Roxbury”, before landing the recurring role of Jack Sheridan in the TV fantasy series “Charmed“.

Into the limelight Munro stepped in 2000, cast in the comedy film “Scary Movie”, which was followed by the drama movie “Duets” and the leading role in the action thriller movie “Knight Club”. In 2001 he appeared in the thriller drama movie “Kill Me Later”, after which he starred in the comedy film “A Guy Thing”. In 2003 Lochlyn was in the horror film “Freddy vs. Jason”, which was followed by one of his most memorable on-screen appearances so far, the role of Agent Jake Harper in the 2004 comedy movie “White Chicks”.

So looking forward to chatting with @WizardWorld and fans all over the world……???❤️ https://t.co/ZxujmLeAua

— Lochlyn Munro (@LochlynMunro) July 3, 2020

By the end of the 2000s, Munro had added several notable big screen roles to his portfolio, including movies “Chasing Ghosts”, “The Benchwarmers”, “Little Man” and “Daddy Day Camp”.

After appearing opposite Robert Redford and Shia LaBeouf in the 2012 thriller drama movie “The Company You Keep”, Lochlyn was cast for the recurring role of Mark Simms in Steven Seagal’s TV action crime drama series “True Justice”. In 2013 he appeared in action thriller movies “The Package” and “Assault on Wall Street” (also known under the title “Bailout: The Age of Greed”), before starring in action films “Capital Punishment” and “Badge of Honor”, both in 2014.

In 2015 he made an uncredited appeared alongside George Clooney and Hugh Laurie in the family adventure film “Tomorrowland”, but the same year joined Anthony Hopkins and Ray Liotta in the thriller movie “Blackway”, while in 2016 he appeared in two TV Christmas romantic movies entitled “The Mistletoe Promise” and “Snowcapped Christmas”.

Munro was selected as President Bennett in the 2017 family comedy film “Max 2: White House Hero”, after which he was cast for Hal Cooper, a recurring role in The CW TV’s teen drama series “Riverdale”.

Some of the most recent Munro acting engagements include the recurring role of Ken Sheldrake in the television fantasy mystery series “Beyond”, the 2018 movies “Game Over, Man!” and “The Predator”, as well as the 2020 thriller movie “The Color Rose”.

Apart from the abovementioned, in his abundant professional portfolio, which is currently counting an impressive total of 245 acting credits, Lochlyn had also appeared in a vast number of supporting roles in popular television series, such as “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, “CSI: Miami”, “Castle”, “Hawaii Five-0” as well as “Arrow“, “Bones”, “Lucifer” and “Supernatural”.

Munro earned a name for himself in the demanding world of the movie-making industry by his tremendous ability to shine in both drama and comedy simultaneously.

Personal Life

Despite his fame, not much is known about the 54-year-old actor’s private life. Since January 1997 he has been married to Sharon, with whom he’s welcomed daughter Magdalena and son Hudson.

Munro sports a slim and buffed-up physique, and is standing 5ft 11ins (1.80m) tall.

Net Worth

The total size of Lochlyn Munro’s net worth, estimated by authoritative sources as of mid-2020, figures around the sum of $800,000. It has been acquired completely through his prosperous professional acting career that is currently spanning for more than 33 years since 1987.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia