Sam Swarek

Sam Swarek is still the same rule-breaking, risk-taking cop he always was – with one major exception: Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym). Life was simpler before Swarek fell in love. His goals were professional and his moral code covered all contingencies.

This year, it’s far more complicated for Swarek. Andy’s with Detective Luke Callahan (Eric Johnson) and a man’s ego can only take so much. There’s a spot open in the Guns and Gangs Unit, and at one time, that was all Swarek wanted. He could leave Andy behind at 15 Division, but how could he keep a protective eye on her from so far away? And is he ready to give up on her yet?

As Swarek’s choices begin to threaten his career, he’ll have to decide what Andy McNally means to him, and what will making that choice mean to the rest of his life?

Meet Ben Bass:

Ben Bass landed his first television gig on the hit “˜80s series 21 Jump Street and has since starred in an exceptionally wide range of television, theatre and film hits.

Bass starred in the first season of Rookie Blue, as well as the critically acclaimed Would Be Kings and The Eleventh Hour (each garnering him Gemini nominations for Best Actor), in addition to appearances on Law & Order, Flashpoint, Monk, Da Vinci’s Inquest, Queer As Folk, Dead Like Me, The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess, Beggars & Choosers and The Chris Isaak Show, among many others. Most recently, he had a lead role in the pilot, Clean, written by Adam Pettle.

On stage, Bass has performed in theatres and festivals across the country including The Stratford Festival and Charlottetown Festival in Prince Edward Island. He has acted in both classic and contemporary productions such as Othello, Hamlet, Comedy of Errors and The Miracle Worker. His portrayal of Tim in the Vancouver Arts Club Theatre’s production of Angry Housewives earned him a Jesse Award nomination for Outstanding Performance.

Bass received his training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in England, and has studied with acclaimed director and acting coach Larry Moss.