Don Lake

Known for

Acting

Born

November 26, 1956 (age 69)

Birthplace

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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...

Best known work

Zootopia

2016

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991

How I Met Your Mother

2005

Downsizing

2017

Modern Family

2009

Dumb and Dumber To

2014

Zootopia 2

2025

Police Academy

1984

NCIS

2003

Hot Shots!

1991

Filmography

2026
The Dink
as Gary
2025
Zootopia 2
as Stu Hopps (voice)
2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Tour Guide
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, Wagons East
2024
tedTV
as Bert (2 episodes)
2023
FrasierTV
as Dean Melvin (1 episode)
2023
Not Dead YetTV
as Rand (1 episode)
2022
Zootopia+TV
as Stu Hopps (voice) (1 episode)
2021
GhostsTV
as Tom (1 episode)
2020
Space ForceTV
as Brig. Gen. Brad Gregory (16 episodes)
2019
Pup AcademyTV
as Charlie (26 episodes)
2018
Summer Camp IslandTV
as Doc Hogsbottom (voice) (1 episode), as Additional Voices (voice) (1 episode)
2018
The ResidentTV
as Jerry Tolman (1 episode)
2017
Downsizing
as Leisureland Guide Matt
2017
MarlonTV
as Hank Hoffstetter (1 episode)
2016
Mascots
as Buddy Campbell
2016
Zootopia
as Stu Hopps (voice)
2016
TeachersTV
as Bob (1 episode)
2015
The Odd CoupleTV
as Kent (1 episode)
2014
Corner Gas: The Movie
as Jerome
2014
Dumb and Dumber To
as Dr. Meldman
2013
Grudge Match
as Video Game Producer
2013
Family TreeTV
as Harvey Krupp (1 episode)
2012
Anger ManagementTV
as James (1 episode)
2012
The Soul ManTV
as Dr. Zagelman (2 episodes)