# Bruce Greenwood

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).
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 in 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.

## Career

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. He is also known for his role in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as the voice of Overlord.
He had prominent roles in the award-winning Atom Egoyan films Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, and Ararat. 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. He appeared in Dinner for Schmucks as the cruel executive who hosts a dinner for "idiots".
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). 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".
On June 10, 2007, HBO's John from Cincinnati premiered, starring Greenwood. He also appears as the President of the United States in National Treasure: Book of Secrets. He played Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson in Summer Dreams: Story of the Beach Boys. 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. 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.
He played the lead role in the horror thriller Cell 213. He was the lead for the Steven Spielberg–produced 2012 ABC series The River, and reprised his role as Admiral Christopher Pike for J. J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness. 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).

## Personal life

Greenwood is married to Susan Devlin and they have one daughter. They live in Pacific Palisades, a city in Los Angeles County, California.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1979 | Bear Island | Tommy, Technician | Don Sharp | |
| 1982 | First Blood | National Guardsman | Ted Kotcheff | |
| 1986 | The Malibu Bikini Shop | Todd | David Wechter | |
| 1986 | The Climb | Hermann Buhl | Donald Shebib | |
| 1989 | Wild Orchid | Jerome McFarland | Zalman King | |
| 1989 | Another Chance | John Ripley | Jesse Vint | |
| 1991 | Servants of Twilight | Detective Charlie Harrison | Jeffrey Obrow | |
| 1992 | Passenger 57 | Stuart Ramsey | Kevin Hooks | |
| 1994 | Exotica | Francis Brown | Atom Egoyan | |
| 1994 | Paint Cans | Vittorio Musso | Paul Donovan | |
| 1995 | Dream Man | Tom | René Bonnière | |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Bob Andrews | Ivan Reitman | |
| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter | Billy Ansel | Atom Egoyan | Nominated—Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 1998 | Thick as Thieves | Bo | Scott Sanders | |
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior | Dr. Edgar Caldicott | David Nutter | |
| 1999 | Double Jeopardy | Nick Parsons / Simon Ryder / Jonathan Devereaux | Bruce Beresford | Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Suspense |
| 1999 | The Lost Son | Alex Friedman | Chris Menges | |
| 2000 | Here on Earth | Sheriff Earl Cavanaugh | Mark Piznarski | |
| 2000 | Cord | Jack | Sidney J. Furie | |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement | US National Security Advisor Bill Sokal | William Friedkin | |
| 2000 | Thirteen Days | President John F. Kennedy | Roger Donaldson | Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 2002 | Ararat | Martin Harcourt / Clarence Ussher | Atom Egoyan | Nominated—Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film |
| 2002 | Swept Away | Tony Leighton | Guy Ritchie | |
| 2002 | Below | Lieutenant Brice | David Twohy | |
| 2003 | The Core | Commander Robert Iverson | Jon Amiel | |
| 2003 | Hollywood Homicide | Lieutenant Bernard 'Bennie' Macko | Ron Shelton | |
| 2004 | I, Robot | Lawrence Robertson | Alex Proyas | |
| 2004 | The Republic of Love | Tom Avery | Deepa Mehta | Also executive producer |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Lord Charles | István Szabó | Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film |
| 2005 | Racing Stripes | Nolan Walsh | Frederik Du Chau | |
| 2005 | Mee-Shee: The Water Giant | Sean Cambell | John Henderson | |
| 2005 | The World's Fastest Indian | Jerry | Roger Donaldson | |
| 2005 | Capote | Jack Dunphy | Bennett Miller | Nominated—SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2006 | Eight Below | Davis McClaren | Frank Marshall | |
| 2006 | Deja Vu | FBI Special Agent Jack McCready | Tony Scott | |
| 2007 | Firehouse Dog | Connor Fahey | Todd Holland | |
| 2007 | I'm Not There | Keenan Jones / Garrett | Todd Haynes | Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award Nominated—Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | President of the United States | Jon Turteltaub | |
| 2008 | Cyborg Soldier | Simon Hart | John Stead | |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Captain Christopher Pike | J. J. Abrams | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble |
| 2009 | Mao's Last Dancer | Ben Stevenson | Bruce Beresford | |
| 2010 | Batman: Under the Red Hood | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Brandon Vietti | Voice; direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Meek's Cutoff | Stephen Meeks | Kelly Reichardt | Nominated—Village Voice Film Poll Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2010 | Barney's Version | Blair | Richard J. Lewis | |
| 2010 | Dinner for Schmucks | Lance Fender | Jay Roach | |
| 2011 | Cell 213 | The Warden | Stephen Kay | |
| 2011 | For Greater Glory | Ambassador Dwight Morrow | Dean Wright | |
| 2011 | Super 8 | Cooper | J. J. Abrams | Motion-captured performance |
| 2011 | Donovan's Echo | Sergeant Finnley Boyd | Jim Cliffe | Also executive producer |
| 2012 | Flight | Charlie Anderson | Robert Zemeckis | |
| 2012 | The Place Beyond the Pines | District Attorney Bill Killcullen | Derek Cianfrance | |
| 2013 | And Now a Word From Our Sponsor | Adan Kundle | Zack Bernbaum | |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Admiral Christopher Pike | J. J. Abrams | |
| 2013 | Devil's Knot | Judge David Burnett | Atom Egoyan | |
| 2014 | Endless Love | Hugh Butterfield | Shana Feste | |
| 2014 | WildLike | Rene Bartlett | Frank Hall Green | Naperville Independent Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2014 | The Captive | Vince | Atom Egoyan | |
| 2014 | Elephant Song | Dr. Toby Green | Charles Binamé | Nominated—Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor Nominated—Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film |
| 2015 | Good Kill | Lieutenant Colonel Jack Johns | Andrew Niccol | |
| 2015 | Rehearsal | Carl Bessai | Carl Bessai | |
| 2015 | Truth | Andrew Heyward | James Vanderbilt | |
| 2015 | Fathers and Daughters | William | Gabriele Muccino | |
| 2015 | Bob's Broken Sleigh | Fishface | Jay Surridge | Voice |
| 2016 | Spectral | General Orland | Nic Mathieu | |
| 2016 | Gold | Mark Hancock | Stephen Gaghan | |
| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | Sandy Smith | Peter Landesman | |
| 2017 | Kodachrome | Dean Ryder | Mark Raso | |
| 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | President of the United States | Matthew Vaughn | |
| 2017 | Gerald's Game | Gerald Burlingame | Mike Flanagan | |
| 2017 | The Post | Robert McNamara | Steven Spielberg | |
| 2018 | Batman: Gotham by Gaslight | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Sam Liu | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2018 | Sorry for Your Loss | Jeff | Collin Friesen | Nominated—Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance in a Feature |
| 2019 | Doctor Sleep | Dr. John Dalton | Mike Flanagan | |
| 2019 | Lie Exposed | Frank | Jerry Ciccoritti | |
| 2020 | Batman: Death in the Family | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Brandon Vietti | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2024 | The Fabulous Four | Ted | Jocelyn Moorhouse | |
| 2024 | The Invisibles | Carl | Andrew Currie | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Huckleberry Finn and His Friends | Bob Grangerford | 3 episodes |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Jeff Boder | 1 episode |
| 1983–1984 | Space Carrier Blue Noah | Colin Collins | Voice; English-language dub; 18 episodes |
| 1984 | Legmen | Jack Gage | 6 episodes |
| 1984 | Jessie | Detective Roy Moss | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Peyton Place: The Next Generation | Dana Harrington | Television film |
| 1985 | Striker's Mountain | Paul Striker | Television film |
| 1986–1988 | St. Elsewhere | Dr. Seth Griffin | Main cast; Seasons 5–6 |
| 1987 | Matlock | Mitchel Gordon | Episode: "The Billionaire" |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Carson Warfield | Episode: "Fatal Attraction" |
| 1988 | In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders | FBI Special Agent Jerry Dove | Television film |
| 1989 | Twist of Fate | Daniel Grossman | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys | Dennis Wilson | Television film |
| 1990 | The Little Kidnappers | Willem Hooft | Television film Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Dramatic Special |
| 1991–1992 | Knots Landing | Pierce Lawton | 22 episodes |
| 1991 | Veronica Clare | Lieutenant Gil Reed | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Adrift | Nick Terrio | Television film |
| 1993 | Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story | Fred Schultz | Television film |
| 1994 | Hardball | Dave Logan | 9 episodes |
| 1994 | Heart of a Child | Fred Schouten | Television film |
| 1994 | Treacherous Beauties | Jason Hollister | Television film |
| 1994 | Road to Avonlea | Caleb Stokes | Episode: "Stranger in the Night" Gemini Award for Best Guest Performance in a Regular Series by an Actor |
| 1994 | The Companion | Geoffrey | Television film |
| 1995 | Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge | Larry Strickland | Television film |
| 1995 | Mixed Blessings | Andy Douglas | Television film |
| 1995–1996 | Nowhere Man | Thomas Veil | 25 episodes |
| 1997–1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | Roger Bingham | 3 episodes |
| 1997–1998 | Sleepwalkers | Dr. Nathan Bradford | 9 episodes |
| 1999 | The Soul Collector | Zacariah | Television film |
| 2001 | Haven | Myles Billingsley | Television film Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Dramatic Special |
| 2002 | The Magnificent Ambersons | Eugene Morgan | Television film |
| 2004 | Meltdown | Agent Tom Shea | Television film |
| 2004 | The Life | Arnie | Television film |
| 2004 | The Riverman | Robert D. Keppel | Television film |
| 2005 | Saving Milly | Morton Kondracke | Television film |
| 2006 | Class of the Titans | Chiron | Voice; 14 episodes |
| 2006 | The Mermaid Chair | Hugh Sullivan | Television film |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | Mitch Yost | 9 episodes |
| 2008 | The Summit | Richard Adderly | Miniseries Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Dramatic Special |
| 2009 | A Dog Named Christmas | George McCray | Television film |
| 2010–2019 | Young Justice | Bruce Wayne / Batman, Wotan, Pieter Cross, Eduardo Dorado Sr., Rumaan Harjavti, Viktor Markov, Matthew Malone, Epsilon Leader, Patrol Leader | Voice; 29 episodes |
| 2012 | The River | Dr. Emmet Cole | 8 episodes |
| 2013 | The Challenger Disaster | General Donald Kutyna | Television film |
| 2013 | Westside | Gordy Nance | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2015 | Mad Men | Richard Burghoff | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Bill Martinson | Episode: "Electro/City" |
| 2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Gil Garcetti | Main cast |
| 2016 | American Dad! | U.S. Navy Captain | Voice; Episode: "Daesong Heavy Industries II: Return to Innocence" |
| 2017 | Dirty Dancing | Dr. Jake Houseman | Television film |
| 2018–2023 | The Resident | Dr. Randolph Bell | Main cast |
| 2018 | The Haunting of Hill House | Ghost | Episode: "The Bent-Neck Lady" Uncredited appearance |
| 2019 | Jett | Mr. Carlyle | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True | Dr. Hume | Main cast |
| 2023 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Roderick Usher | Main cast |
| 2024 | Cross | Mr. Herman |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Voice role |
| 2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Overlord |
| 2013 | Young Justice: Legacy | Bruce Wayne / Batman |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1992 | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | The Little Kidnappers | Nominated |
| 1995 | Gemini Awards | Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor | Road to Avonlea | Won |
| 1997 | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | The Sweet Hereafter | Nominated |
| 2000 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actor – Suspense | Double Jeopardy | Nominated |
| 2001 | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Haven | Nominated |
| 2001 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Thirteen Days | Won |
| 2003 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | Ararat | Nominated |
| 2005 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | Being Julia | Nominated |
| 2005 | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Being Julia | Nominated |
| 2006 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Capote | Nominated |
| 2008 | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | The Summit | Nominated |
| 2009 | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Cast | Star Trek | Won |
| 2009 | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Cast | Star Trek | Won |
| 2009 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Star Trek | Nominated |
| 2010 | Gemini Awards | Best Actor in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | The Summit | Nominated |
| 2011 | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Supporting Actor | Meek's Cutoff | Nominated |
| 2015 | Naperville Independent Film Festival | Best Actor | WildLike | Won |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Independent Film Festival | Best Actor | WildLike | Won |
| 2015 | Twister Alley International Film Festival | Best Actor – Feature Film | WildLike | Won |
| 2015 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | Elephant Song | Nominated |
| 2015 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Elephant Song | Nominated |
| 2016 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Nominated |
| 2024 | Astra TV Awards | Best Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie | The Fall of the House of Usher | Pending |
| 2024 | Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | The Fall of the House of Usher | Nominated |