David Paetkau

David is currently plays SRU Team One member Sam Braddock in the fourth season of Flashpoint.

David recently completed the independent feature Goon directed by Michael Douse and starring Jay Baruchel and Sean William Scott, and will next be seen in the film Man of Steel directed by Zack Snyder.

David’s numerous film and televison credits include the highly acclaimed Showtime series Dexter, CTV's Whistler and the cult-favorite horror film Final Destination 2.

Before getting his first big break in the Chevy Chase family comedy Snow Day, David spent a year backpacking through Europe and the Middle East after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Concordia University in Montreal.

David's birthday is November 10th and he was born in Vancouver, BC. He now lives in Toronto with his wife and two young children.

Sam Braddock

Sam left military service overseas with the JTF 2 (Joint Task Force 2, Canada’s elite Special Operations counter-terrorism force) to join the SRU. He’s come a long way since his arrival on the team - his cocky confidence and sense of entitlement have matured, and Sam proves himself a disciplined and crucially valuable member of the team.

While as sure a shot as ever, Sam fights hard to earn back his self confidence in negotiating, which was shaken last season when he wasn’t able to save a troubled ex-soldier with whom he had bonded. Sam endures his toughest challenges yet and comes through with flying colours, talking down a young bomber on a misguided mission, and bringing an incident with a delusional gunman in a restaurant to a peaceful close. He keeps a watchful distance as Jules finds herself drawn to Steve…