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In the episode "Shadow Boxer," Tommy Dunn was a bitter ex-con who ruthlessly eliminated other amateur boxers in the ring at Manny's Gym by using a pair of cursed boxing gloves which produced a shadow that killed victims outside the ring. Although Tommy sustained serious head injuries from earlier boxing matches, he never gave up the hope of becoming a champion. His downfall came quickly when he challenged Ryan to give up the gloves in exchange for Micki. But he was too weak to take on Ryan and ultimately lost the final match.
In the episode "Repetitions," Walter Cromwell made a grave error in judgment during an accidental hit and run. After fatally striking a young girl with his car, he hid the victim's body in a field. Shortly after, the girl's soul appeared in a cameo locket that he found pinned to the suspension of his car. The spirit continuously called out to Walter to bring her back to life by taking another life to replace hers. It was a vicious circle for poor Walter. After he took another life, that victim's soul appeared in the locket and pleaded for the same. And so on, and so on... In the end, Walter took his own life because he couldn't battle the demons any longer.
Tommy Dunn was a man with a strong competitive drive and was willing to win at any cost. He expressed absolutely no regret for killing his victims with the boxing gloves. By contrast, Walter Cromwell was very remorseful of his killings. Unfortunately, he had to continue the curse of replacing the victims with other victims in his attempts to relieve himself of the guilt from originally killing a young innocent girl. Unlike most users of cursed objects, Walter was the only one who decided to end the curse hisself through suicide.
David Ferry, an Ontario-based actor with over 30 years of experience in film, television, theatre, radio, and commercials, hails from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. On stage, he has played leads in such plays as Oleana, Children of a Lesser God, and Billy Bishop Goes To War. In 1989, he was cast in the film The Last Winter, along with Friday the 13th series' guest stars Marsha Moreau and Nathaniel Moreau. More recently, David has been cast in a New Brunswick television series, Daring and Grace, a half-hour high tech teen adventure series. He plays the role of Dick Daring Sr.
Outside his acting roles, David Ferry has been actively involved with organizations which help support and promote Canadian actors. In 1990, he served as national director of ACTRA (Alliance For Canadian Television and Radio Artists). He was concerned with current government policies which did not include provisions to promote and sustain an identity for Canadian actors. In 1994, he served as executive for the Canadian Actors Equity. At a Port Elgin, Ontario conference in which members of ACTRA were considering an alliance with the CAW (Canadian Auto Workers) union, David reported that most ACTRA members preferred to remain independent of any union membership. Canadian actors wanted to be represented only by other performers so as to maintain control of the guild.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
WHEN THE DARKMAN CALLS (1995) ... Howard Albright
DARKMAN II: RETURN OF DURANT (1994) ... Eddie
ROAD TO AVONLEA(1990) TV Series ... Stuart McRae
NOTABLE TV GUEST APPEARANCES:
"PSI FACTOR: CHRONICLES OF THE PARANORMAL" playing a trucker in episode "The Grey Men" (episode 2.9) 10 Nov 1997.
"MATRIX" (1993) playing "Joe Lusk" in episode: "Conviction Of His Courage" (ep. #1.10) 1 July 1993.
"FOREVER KNIGHT" (1992) in episode: "Dead Issue" (ep. #1.12) 6 October 1992.
"BEYOND REALITY" (1991) playing "Frank" in episode: "The Bridge" (ep. #1.9) 29 November 1991.
"WAR OF THE WORLDS" (1988) playing "Policeman" in episode: "Epiphany" (ep. #1.11) 2 January 1989.
& "Marc Traynor" in episode "Path of Lies" (episode 2.14) 24 Feb 1990.
RADIO:
"Midnight Cab" playing "Walter Devereaux" in radio series for CBC Radio One.
THEATRE:
1990: "Our Country's Good": Neptune Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1975: "Handcuffs, The Donnellys, Part III": Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1974: "You're Gonna Be Alright, Jamie-Boy": Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
NEWS ARTICLES FEATURING DAVID FERRY:
Swedko, Pamela. "First New Brunswick Television Series Before The Cameras," PLAYBACK: CANADA'S BROADCAST AND PRODUCTION JOURNAL. 25 January 1999, p. 14.
Cuthbert, Pamela. "ACTRA Considers Link With CAW," PLAYBACK: CANADA'S BROADCAST AND PRODUCTION JOURNAL. 5 December 1994, p. 1
Barnard, Elissa. "Theatre Life Binds Neptune Co-Stars: Acting Couple Meet On Stage Of A B-grade Film," HALIFAX CHRONICLE HERALD. 2 November 1990, p. B8.