Actor profile

Don Lake

26th November 1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Acting

Donald Lake (born November 26, 1956) is a Canadian actor, writer, and television producer. He is frequently cast by director Christopher Guest, and is also a close friend and frequent collaborator of Bonnie Hunt. He had a role in The Bonnie Hunt Show, for which he received comedic praise. He also had roles in the comedy films Police Academy, Hot Shots!, Dumb & Dumber To, and Corner Gas: The Movie. He played more serious roles in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Super Mario Bros., along with a voice role as Stu Hopps in Zootopia. He is also known as Dr. Carl Whitehorn on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After graduating from the California Institute of the Arts, he returned to Toronto to join the Second City Touring Company, and later was promoted to The Second City. He also appeared in the Netflix comedy series Space Force.

41 Movies 54 TV Shows 95 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Zootopia 2 poster

Zootopia 2 26th November 2025 as Stu Hopps (voice)

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues poster

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 12th September 2025 as Tour Guide

John Candy: I Like Me poster

John Candy: I Like Me 4th September 2025 as Self - Actor, Wagons East

Downsizing poster

Downsizing 22nd December 2017 as Leisureland Guide Matt

Mascots poster

Mascots 10th September 2016 as Buddy Campbell

Zootopia poster

Zootopia 11th February 2016 as Stu Hopps (voice)

Corner Gas: The Movie poster

Corner Gas: The Movie 3rd December 2014 as Jerome

Dumb and Dumber To poster

Dumb and Dumber To 12th November 2014 as Dr. Meldman

Grudge Match poster

Grudge Match 25th December 2013 as Video Game Producer

Avalon High poster

Avalon High 28th January 2011 as Allie's Father

Smother poster

Smother 26th September 2008 as Minister

For Your Consideration poster

For Your Consideration 17th November 2006 as Love It Film Critic

Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk poster

Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk 29th May 2006 as Tom Thumb / Gingerbread Man (voice)

A Mighty Wind poster

A Mighty Wind 16th April 2003 as Elliott Steinbloom

Best in Show poster

Best in Show 29th September 2000 as Graham Chissolm

Return to Me poster

Return to Me 7th April 2000 as Transplant Man

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave poster

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave 11th January 2000 as Don

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm 17th October 1999 as HBO Director

Almost Heroes poster

Almost Heroes 29th May 1998 as Elias

RocketMan poster

RocketMan 10th October 1997 as Le Chirurgien du Vol

Waiting for Guffman poster

Waiting for Guffman 31st January 1997 as Phil Burgess - Blaine Historian

Wagons East! poster

Wagons East! 16th August 1994 as Lt. Bailey

Sodbusters poster

Sodbusters 17th July 1994 as Roy Poulet

Hostage for a Day poster

Hostage for a Day 25th April 1994 as Lieutenant Sneed

Beethoven's 2nd poster

Beethoven's 2nd 14th December 1993 as Window Display Manager

Super Mario Bros. poster

Super Mario Bros. 28th May 1993 as Sgt. Simon

Hot Shots! poster

Hot Shots! 31st July 1991 as Doctor

Terminator 2: Judgment Day poster

Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3rd July 1991 as Mossberg

The Rocket Boy poster

The Rocket Boy 1st June 1989 as Store Customer

Speed Zone poster

Speed Zone 21st April 1989 as Whitman

The Best of SCTV poster

The Best of SCTV 5th September 1988

Short Circuit 2 poster

Short Circuit 2 6th July 1988 as Manic Mike

110 Lombard poster

110 Lombard 1st January 1988 as Frankie

Blue Monkey poster

Blue Monkey 25th September 1987 as Elliot Jacobs

The Big Town poster

The Big Town 25th September 1987 as Patsy Fuqua

Hands of a Stranger poster

Hands of a Stranger 10th May 1987 as Grady

The Pink Chiquitas poster

The Pink Chiquitas 23rd January 1987 as Deputy Barney Drum

Really Weird Tales poster

Really Weird Tales 4th October 1986 as Hugh Mullins (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

Murder Sees the Light poster

Murder Sees the Light 1st January 1986 as Thornton

Police Academy poster

Police Academy 22nd March 1984 as Mr. Wig

Lookin' to Get Out poster

Lookin' to Get Out 8th October 1982 as Alfred Jordon - Registration Desk

ted poster

ted 11th January 2024 as Bert

Frasier poster

Frasier 12th October 2023 as Dean Melvin

Not Dead Yet poster

Not Dead Yet 8th February 2023 as Rand

Zootopia+ poster

Zootopia+ 9th November 2022 as Stu Hopps (voice)

Ghosts poster

Ghosts 7th October 2021 as Tom

Space Force poster

Space Force 29th May 2020 as Brig. Gen. Brad Gregory

Pup Academy poster

Pup Academy 26th August 2019 as Charlie

Summer Camp Island poster

Summer Camp Island 7th July 2018 as Doc Hogsbottom (voice)

The Resident poster

The Resident 21st January 2018 as Jerry Tolman

Marlon poster

Marlon 16th August 2017 as Hank Hoffstetter

Teachers poster

Teachers 13th January 2016 as Bob

The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple 19th February 2015 as Kent

Family Tree poster

Family Tree 12th May 2013 as Harvey Krupp

Anger Management poster

Anger Management 28th June 2012 as James

The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man 20th June 2012 as Dr. Zagelman

Last Man Standing poster

Last Man Standing 11th October 2011 as Professor

$#*! My Dad Says poster

$#*! My Dad Says 23rd September 2010 as Marvin

Modern Family poster

Modern Family 23rd September 2009 as Dr. Sendroff

Psych poster

Psych 7th July 2006 as C. Lee Banting

The New Adventures of Old Christine poster

The New Adventures of Old Christine 13th March 2006 as Carl

How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother 19th September 2005 as Albert Donovan

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Bad Larry / Spy (voice)

American Dragon: Jake Long poster

American Dragon: Jake Long 21st January 2005 as Stan the Sewer Troll (voice)

Committed poster

Committed 4th January 2005 as Richard

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Phillip Brooks

Life with Bonnie poster

Life with Bonnie 17th September 2002 as Clown

Watching Ellie poster

Watching Ellie 26th February 2002 as Dr. Don Zimmerman

Philly poster

Philly 25th September 2001

Teacher's Pet poster

Teacher's Pet 9th September 2000

The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys 1st September 1998 as Harold Fervel (voice)

Pepper Ann poster

Pepper Ann 13th September 1997 as Mr. Sherman Finky / Butler (voice)

Men Behaving Badly poster

Men Behaving Badly 18th September 1996 as Epstein

Goode Behavior 26th August 1996

Bonnie 22nd September 1995 as Keith Jedzik

Murder One poster

Murder One 20th September 1995 as Joel Mytelka

Double Rush 4th January 1995

Ellen poster

Ellen 29th March 1994 as Bob

The Building 20th August 1993 as Brad

Love & War poster

Love & War 21st September 1992

Camp Wilder poster

Camp Wilder 18th September 1992

Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire poster

Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire 12th September 1992 as (voice)

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures poster

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures 28th June 1992 as Mr. Preston

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 10th September 1990 as Dr. Whitehorn

Parker Lewis Can't Lose poster

Parker Lewis Can't Lose 2nd September 1990

Blossom poster

Blossom 5th July 1990

The Dave Thomas Comedy Show 28th May 1990

Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown 14th November 1988 as Stage Manager

Empty Nest poster

Empty Nest 8th October 1988

Super Dave poster

Super Dave 27th November 1987 as Donald Glanz

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Bob Steinlage

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 29th September 1985 as A.C. Boone

The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls 14th September 1985 as Mr. Porter

Mr. Belvedere poster

Mr. Belvedere 15th March 1985

The Littlest Hobo poster

The Littlest Hobo 11th October 1979 as Mr. Wilkinson