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Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Canadian actor and musician (born 1956)


Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He has starred in five films by Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan and has been nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, once for Best Actor for Elephant Song (2014) and twice for Best Supporting Actor, for The Sweet Hereafter (1997) and Being Julia (2004).

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For his role as American president John F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days (2000), he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He also portrayed Captain Christopher Pike in J. J. Abrams's Star Trek reboot series (2009–2013) and Gerald Burlingame in Gerald's Game (2017). He has appeared in other supporting roles in such films as Double Jeopardy (1999), I, Robot (2004), Capote (2005), Déjà Vu (2006), I'm Not There (2007), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Meek's Cutoff (2010), Flight (2012), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), The Post (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019).

On television, Greenwood's regular series roles include Dr. Seth Griffin in St. Elsewhere (1986–1988), Mitch Yost in John from Cincinnati (2007) and Dr. Randolph Bell The Resident (2018–2023). He has had recurring roles on television series such as Knots Landing (1991–1992) and Mad Men (2015). He also appeared as Gil Garcetti in the miniseries The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) and as the patriarch Roderick Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher (2023). He has voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in the films Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018) and Batman: Death in the Family (2020), and the television series Young Justice (2010–2019).

Early life

Greenwood was born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, the son of Mary Sylvia (née Ledingham) and Hugh John Greenwood. His mother worked as a nurse in an extended care unit. His father was born in Vancouver, and was a geophysicist and professor who taught at Princeton University.[1]

Career

Greenwood at the 39th Primetime Emmy Awards, 1987

Greenwood is known in the United States for his appearances in Star Trek; I, Robot; Double Jeopardy; The Core; Thirteen Days as president John F. Kennedy; Capote as Jack Dunphy, Truman Capote's lover; Eight Below as Professor Davis McClaren; and Firehouse Dog.[2] He is also known for his role in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as the voice of Overlord.[3]

He had prominent roles in the award-winning Atom Egoyan films Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, and Ararat.[4] He appeared in the 1980s teen cult film The Malibu Bikini Shop and starred in Mee-Shee: The Water Giant. He played a role in The World's Fastest Indian and also featured in the Bob Dylan biographical film I'm Not There.[5] He appeared in Dinner for Schmucks as the cruel executive who hosts a dinner for "idiots".[6]

On television, Greenwood has appeared on St. Elsewhere (Dr. Seth Griffin, 1986–1988) and Knots Landing (Pierce Lawton, 1991–92), and starred in the UPN series Nowhere Man (Thomas Veil, 1995–96).[7] He also guest-starred in one episode of the popular Canadian show Road to Avonlea, for which he won a Gemini Award for "Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor".[8]

On June 10, 2007, HBO's John from Cincinnati premiered, starring Greenwood.[9] He also appears as the President of the United States in National Treasure: Book of Secrets.[10] He played Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson in Summer Dreams: Story of the Beach Boys.[11] In 2009, he worked with Australian director Bruce Beresford, playing the part of Ben Stevenson (artistic director of Houston Ballet), in the critically acclaimed film Mao's Last Dancer.[12] He voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in the animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood, the animated series Young Justice, and the animated short film Batman: Death in the Family.[13]

He played the lead role in the horror thriller Cell 213.[14] He was the lead for the Steven Spielberg produced 2012 ABC series The River,[15] and reprised his role as Admiral Christopher Pike for J. J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness.[16] In 2015, he had a recurring role in the last season of Mad Men as Richard Burghoff, a romantic interest for Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks).[17]

Personal life

Greenwood is married to Susan Devlin and they have one daughter.[18] They live in Pacific Palisades, a neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California.[19]

Filmography

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References

  1. "Bruce Greenwood Biography (1956–)". Film Reference. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. Chamberlain, Adrian (January 3, 2013). "Bruce Greenwood to star in Blue Bridge production of Love Letters". Times Colonist. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. Gaudiosi, John (November 3, 2011). "Actor Bruce Greenwood Is Modern Warfare 3's Overlord". IGN. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  4. Vlessing, Etan (February 4, 2013). "Bruce Greenwood Joins Atom Egoyan Thriller 'Queen of the Night'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  5. Pols, Mary F. (November 20, 2007). "'I'm Not There': Dylan times 6". East Bay Times. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  6. King, Susan (October 15, 1995). "Bruce Greenwood : Going Somewhere". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  7. Stevenson, Jane (March 6, 1995). "Geminis head Due South". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta. p. 17. Retrieved September 29, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Garron, Barry (June 5, 2007). "John From Cincinnati". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  9. Honeycutt, Kirk (December 20, 2007). "'National Treasure' sequel an absurd spectacle". Reuters. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  10. Kogan, Rick (April 27, 1990). "A Sinful Waste of Acting Talent". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  11. Schedeen, Jesse (July 28, 2020). "DC Showcase – Batman: Death in the Family: Exclusive Official Trailer". IGN. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  12. Ng, Philiana (March 4, 2011). "Bruce Greenwood Cast in ABC's 'The River'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  13. "Interview: Bruce Greenwood Talks Into Darkness, Pike's Death & More". StarTrek.com. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  14. King, Susan (September 23, 2015). "That time Bruce Greenwood faced a grizzly in the new film 'Wildlike'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  15. "Bruce Greenwood (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 4, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  16. Siegel, Lucas; Barajas, Henry (October 6, 2017). "SYFY - Gotham by Gaslight NYCC Trailer brings steampunk Batman to life | NYCC: Batman: Gotham by Gaslight Panel shows promise". web.archive.org. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  17. Schedeen, Jesse (July 28, 2020). "Batman: Death in the Family and All the DC Animated Movies in Development". IGN. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  18. White, Peter (April 29, 2022). "Bruce Greenwood To Replace Fired Frank Langella In Netflix's 'The Fall of The House of Usher'". Deadline. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

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