He is best known for his role as officer/detective Sam Swarek on the Global police television series Rookie Blue, which also aired on ABC.

Also, he originated the stage role of the young Elvis Presley in Are You Lonesome Tonight at The Charlottetown Festival in Prince Edward Island.

[4] Following that, he attended Theatre School at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris.

[5] After returning to Canada, he appeared in television guest roles before becoming a regular cast member of the series Forever Knight as the 16th century Spanish vampire Javier Vachon.

Bass then played a lead character in season 3 of TV show The Eleventh Hour[6] and was nominated for a Gemini Award for this role.