NYSocBoy's Beefcake and Bonding: Corey Sevier: "Lassie," something about monkeys, a Greek god, a yoga mogul, and a lot of Christmas romcoms. And maybe Peter Brady

Jan 8, 2025

Corey Sevier: "Lassie," something about monkeys, a Greek god, a yoga mogul, and a lot of Christmas romcoms. And maybe Peter Brady

You might remember Canadian actor Corey Sevier from the 1997-98 reboot of Lassie. I never saw it, or the original (1954-74): the melancholy "lost dog" intro is depressing, and who wants to watch a "dog in peril" series?

I didn't see Summer of the Monkeys (1998), either. A guy on the Canadian prairie in 1910 adopts four monkeys so he'll have enough money to buy a horse? Sorry, I went to see Star Trek: Insurrection instead.

Corey's next role of note was Black Sash (2003): a disgraced ex-cop runs a martial arts dojo for teens. It only lasted for seven episodes.

And North Shore (2004-2005), a Fox sleaze soap opera about women walking around in bikinis at a hotel in Hawaii. There were some cute guys, too, but this shot will give you an idea of what you had to endure to see them.

An annoyingly heterosexist entry into young adulthood.

Some minor "show your pecs" roles followed, like Aquaman (2006), with Justin Hartley as the teenager with superpowers, and Surf School (2006), which gives teens who have no surfing experience a week to learn what they need to win the championship. Say what?

In this shot from Gospel of Deceit (2006), it looks like Corey is in bed with a guy wearing shorts, but the plot synopsis on the IMDB says that a preacher's wife (Alexandra Paul) is having an affair with handyman

I checked the original movie: It's Alexandra Paul, who uses she/her pronouns. Lady definitely has a masculine gender presentation: tricepts, no breasts, a man's haircut.

The first movie with Corey that I actually saw was The Immortals (2011): I was drawn in by the Greek gods, everyone from Zeus (Luke Evans) to Poseidon (Kellan Lutz). Corey played Apollo. Of course, the story was ridiculous, with no connection to any Greek myth.

Bonus: Matthew G. Taylor as the King's Guard

The IMDB says that Corey is known for Conduct Unbecoming (2011): a soldier is charged with killing civilians in Afghanistan. Of course I wouldn't see that.

In Awaken (2012), Corey meets the Girl of His Deams. The only problem: she's dead.

And The Northlander (2016), which sounds like Mad Max: crazy-looking people travel through a post-Apocalyptic desert in search of something or other.

Two episodes of Psych:

Brody, a contestant on a dating game

The model Bryan Frou, who might be gay. A Corey first!

More after the break

Next Corey moves into his true calling, taking off his shirt in Christmas romcoms: A Star for Christmas, The Tree that Saved Christmas, Northern Lights of Christmas, Matchmaker Christmas, Four Christmases and a Wedding, Grounded for Christmas (which had a gay character).

The list goes on: Take Me Back for Christmas, Christmas Plus One, Everything Christmas, a Christmas Charade...

When you say a word over and over, it starts to sound funny.

For bondage fans, Corey gets tied up in an episode of Moonshine, which is not about bootleg alcohol. He plays the owner of a yoga apparel company, whom the three sisters try to seduce so he will invest in their resort in Nova Scotia.

One of the sisters has a son who is "struggling with his sexual identity," or in less homophobic terms, dude is gay.