Wesley MacInnes is a Canadian country musician who performs under the stage name Wes Mack. He is also an actor and a director.
Wesley MacInnes | |
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 Wes Mack in 2016 | |
| Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Other names | Wes Mack |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Known for | Icicle in Smallville Austin Mars in Heartland |
| Website | wesleymacinnes |
Early life
editMacInnes was born in Calgary, Alberta. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]
Music career
editMacInnes performs as a country musician under the name Wes Mack.[2] In June 2013, Mack released his debut single, "Duet" (featuring Carly McKillip of Canadian country duo One More Girl) to Canadian country radio.[3] The song, mixed by renowned producer Joey Moi, peaked at number 9 on the Country Billboard Chart[4] and also landed Mack the overall grand prize in the International Unsigned Only Music competition.[5]
In September 2013, Mack received a Canadian Country Music Association award.
He released a second independent single in late 2013, shortly before announcing his signing a record deal with Big Machine and Universal Music (in a joint venture). He was nominated for three Canadian country music awards: Video of the year (Duet), rising star, and video director of the year (for One More Girl's Love Like Mine).
In January 2015, Mack released his debut major label single, Before You Drive Me Crazy.[6] The song peaked at #6 on the Canadian Country Billboard chart. In June 2015 Mack released his second major label single, The Way You Let Me Down (which peaked at number 11 on the Canadian Country Billboard chart) and began the first leg of Shania Twain's Rock This Country farewell tour serving as the only opening act. After completing the first leg, Mack was asked by Twain to return for a number of additional performances in Canada in the fall. In September 2015, Mack performed on the CCMA Awards show and was nominated for two awards (Music video director of the year and songwriter of the year).
In 2016, Mack released a new single titled Listen To Me, and once again directed the music video, which featured a mixture of current footage, clips from Mack's childhood, sections from his teenage years as well as footage from his tour with Shania Twain. His album Edge of the Storm was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2016 CCMA Awards, where he was also nominated for Interactive Artist of the Year.[7]
Acting career
editFrom 2009 to 2010, MacInnes appeared in two CW shows, The Vampire Diaries and Smallville (where he played the supervillain Icicle in the two-hour TV movie Smallville: Absolute Justice). He also portrayed a young Bruce Greenwood, in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film A Dog Named Christmas.[8]
In 2011, MacInnes was cast in a recurring role on CBC's Heartland as country musician Austin Mars - the romantic interest of series lead Mallory Wells.[9] He also appeared in the Lifetime Network biopic Magic Beyond Words: The JK Rowling Story (starring Poppy Montgomery) playing the character Sean Harris – the real life inspiration for the Ron Weasley character in the literary and film franchise, Harry Potter.[10]
In 2019, MacInnes appeared opposite Oscar-nominated actor Liam Neeson in the action thriller film, Cold Pursuit.[11] MacInnes portrayed the character Dante.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries | Peeing Guy #1 |
| 2009 | A Dog Named Christmas | George - Age 20 |
| 2010 | Smallville | Icicle |
| 2011 | Magic Beyond Words: The JK Rowling Story | Sean Harris |
| 2011–12 | Heartland | Austin Mars |
| 2012 | The Phantoms | Kevin O Neill |
| 2012 | Continuum | Hoyt Gerber |
| 2014 | Supernatural | Thaddeus/Corey |
| 2014 | The 100 | Derek |
| 2014 | Girl House | Alex |
| 2015 | Motive | Theo |
| 2016 | iZombie | Hunter |
| 2016 | Warcraft | Gate Guard |
| 2017 | Power Rangers | Colt Wallace (credited as "Bully") |
| 2019 | Cold Pursuit | Dante |
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Edge of the Storm |
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| Soul |
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EPs
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Wes Mack |
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Singles
editMusic videos
edit| Year | Video | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Duet" (with Carly McKillip) | Wes Mack | Edge of the Storm |
| "Our Soundtrack" | |||
| 2015 | "Before You Drive Me Crazy" | ||
| "The Way You Let Me Down" | Andrew Hines | ||
| "I Lost Count"[13] | Emma Higgins/Jack Chen | ||
| 2016 | "Listen to Me" | Wes Mack | |
| 2018 | "House on Fire" | Soul | |
| "PBR State of Mind" | |||
| 2019 | "Never Have I Ever"[14] (ft. Sons of Daughters) | Wes Mack | |
| 2019 | "Best Hangover" (ft. Maddie Storvold) | Wes Mack |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Nominated |
| CMT Video of the Year – "Duet" | Nominated | ||
| Video Director of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Songwriter of the Year – "Before You Drive Me Crazy" | Nominated | |
| Video Director of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Album of the Year - Edge Of The Storm | Nominated | |
| Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Songwriter(s) of the Year - "Whiskey in Colorado" | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Steve Eramo (April 11, 2010). "Smallville's Wesley MacInnes – The Iceman Cometh". Sci Fi TV and Talk. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ "CMT Artist Bio". CMT. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Artist: Wes Mack". CMT Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ "Wes Mack Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Unsigned Only Music Competition Announces 2013 Winners". PR Web. August 29, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ "Universal Music Press Release". Universal Music. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Universal Music Press Release". Universal Music. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ Jasmyn Pozzo (Aug 18, 2011). "Wesley MacInnes gets magical in the JK Rowling Story". Vancouver Observer. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ Heartland On CBC (October 30, 2011). "Season 5's Sixth New Episode". Heartland. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ Heath McCoy (Aug 18, 2011). "Wesley MacInnes on playing 'the guy behind Ron Weasley'". National Post. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ "Calgary's Wesley MacInnes suffers the wrath of Liam Neeson in Cold Pursuit". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "IMDB Artist Page Wesley MacInnes". IMDB. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "I Lost Count – Wes Mack". Vevo. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ "Wes Mack - Never Have I Ever (ft Sons of Daughters ) [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.