Lorne Cardinal on Playing Davis Quinton on Corner Gas

Reflections on a Great Canadian TV Series

Lorne Cardinal’s portrayal of Davis Quinton in "Corner Gas" provided him with a unique acting challenge: breathing life into a character that was, on the surface, quite two-dimensional. The scripts never delved deep into Davis's backstory – there were no revelations about his past, his education, or his personal life. This made Cardinal's task all the m…