An Oakland Raiders fan, Therrien's attention was on the Monday Night Football match up flickering on a television in the corner. The Black and Silver are battling their hated rivals from Denver, and Therrien is boisterous, shouting for Rich Gannon to get rid of the ball. An orange-and-blue mass swallows the quarterback and Therrien screams something at the screen.
Everything Therrien does is vociferous. The way he approaches life demands attention, and, as the life of the party, it's a rarity when he doesn't get it.
So it only makes sense that he has ended up on celluloid.
"I never anticipated (being an actor)," he said. "I just did it, loved it."
With a lot of work coming out of Toronto, Therrien often jumped into his Civic hatchback to race down the 400 in search of his next role. While this tactic has landed him plenty of parts in independent films and national advertising campaigns, the Barrie North Collegiate graduate knew he would soon be faced with a tough decision.
Leaving his friends, family and job at behind, Therrien headed to Calgary, hoping to catch fire in Alberta's bustling film industry.
The province is no stranger to Hollywood. Its scenic backdrop has wooed movie productions north since the early 1920s. From Valley of the Silent Men and Doctor Zhivago to Dances with Wolves and most recently Brokeback Mountain, Alberta continues to be a haven for young actors looking for their break.
The move has helped jumpstart Therrien's career.
"I haven't stopped working since February (2006)," he said, and has more than 25 credits on his resume. "I'm just doing movie after movie after movie. It's crazy."
Therrien, who recently wrapped up Bury Me at Wounded Knee for HBO, landed an uncredited role in Brokeback Mountain. It may have been a small part, but getting the chance to work alongside the likes of director Ang Lee and fellow actor Jake Gyllenhaal was a lesson Therrien will never forget.
"I got to stand beside Ang Lee for most of the afternoon and watch him work," he said from his home in Calgary. "That was definitely an experience that I loved."
On the other side of the camera, Therrien is currently putting together a $3.2-million production that would see him garner acting and producing credits. Shooting would take place in Argentina.
Some of his other credits include Stolen Horses, Under Black Skies, roles on Discovery Channel's Forensic Factor, a country music video for Shirley Myers, and a moving portrayal of Curly in an award-winning stage production of Of Mice and Men.
Even with the success he has been enjoying, you won't find Therrien resting on his laurels. He enrolled in more acting classes in Calgary and they have "really paid off," he said. "They really opened my eyes to all the things I wasn't doing."
The techniques he has learned - such as making the scene personal and living moment-to-moment - have also opened the doors to larger acting roles. He admits he's not getting them yet, but he is getting the smaller roles that used to pass him by.
Therrien's debut on film was the campy horror movie Massacre Up North, released straight to video in 2000. Cast while sharpening his skills in a Barrie acting class, Therrien never expected the independent movie to see the light of day.
He was wrong. Rogers Video purchased the movie and put it in a few of their stores.
"(The director) called me up two years later and told me 'I sold your film,'" he said. "I was like 'no you didn't, please tell me you didn't.'"
While the days of Massacre Up North seems light-years away, Therrien's career is just now revving up - men hit their acting peak at age 40 - and at 32, Therrien has got eight more years to wait before he hits his professional crest.
That's fine with him - he's focusing on the now.
And the next Oakland Raiders victory of course.
