Bruce Greenwood Stuart Bruce Greenwood , better known simply as Bruce Greenwood , is the Canadian actor and musician who played in and . He is the third actor to portray Pike ; the role was originated by Jeffrey Hunter in the first " Star Trek " pilot , , while Sean Kenney played a disfigured Pike in and . In 2009 , Greenwood was part of the " Star Trek " ensemble which received a Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award nomination in the category Best Ensemble and won a Boston Society of Film Critics Award in the category Best Ensemble Cast . He shared these awards with Chris Pine , Zachary Quinto , Zoe Saldana , Karl Urban , Leonard Nimoy , Simon Pegg , Anton Yelchin , Ben Cross , Eric Bana , Clifton Collins , Jr . , John Cho , Jennifer Morrison , Chris Hemsworth , Winona Ryder , Faran Tahir , and Tyler Perry . In 2010 , he was part of the ensemble which received a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination in the category Best Acting Ensemble for " Star Trek " . The virtual collectible card battle game " " is using his pictures for card # 85 " Captain C . Pike " and card # 102 " Admiral C . Pike " . Personal information . Greenwood was born in Noranda , Quebec . He studied philosophy and economics at the University of British Columbia . He has been married to Susan Devlin since 1985 . Greenwood is a close friend of actor Gregg Henry , who appeared in . Greenwood and Henry worked together on the NBC television movie " The Great Pretender " ( filmed in 1989 , aired in 1991 ) . Years later , Greenwood urged Henry to begin recording the songs he was writing . Greenwood has provided vocals on all of Henry ' s CDs . Career . Film . On film , Greenwood is perhaps best known for starring as President John F . Kennedy in 2000 ' s " Thirteen Days " . This film co - starred actor Steven Culp as Robert F . Kennedy and also featured Jack Blessing , Len Cariou , Kevin Conway , Charles Esten , Tim Kelleher , Boris Lee Krutonog , Ed Lauter , Dakin Matthews , and Bill Smitrovich . Greenwood ' s performance as Kennedy won him a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama . In the " Casting " featurette on the " Star Trek " DVD , Roberto Orci suggested that this role , and the " gravitas " Greenwood brought to the portrayal of Kennedy , was largely the basis for the decision to cast him as Pike . Greenwood made his film debut in the 1979 adventure - thriller " Bear Island " . He then appeared in the first " Rambo " film , 1982 ' s " First Blood " ( composed by Jerry Goldsmith ) . His first major film roles were in the cult comedy " The Malibu Bikini Shop " ( with Jay Robinson , Jon Rashad Kamal and Charlie Brill ) and in the biographical adventure " The Climb " , both released in 1986 . He played the lead role in the 1989 comedy " Another Chance " , which co - starred Brenda Bakke and Marco Rodríguez . He also had the lead role in the 1991 horror thriller " Servants of Twilight " , which co - starred Patrick Massett and Carel Struycken . He then had a supporting role in the 1992 thriller " Passenger 57 " , along with Alex Datcher and Robert Hooks . The film was directed by Hooks ' son Kevin . He has worked with Egyptian director Atom Egoyan on three films : 1994 ' s " Exotica " ( with Victor Garber ) , 1997 ' s " The Sweet Hereafter " , and 2002 ' s " Ararat " . His work on " The Sweet Hereafter " earned him a nomination from the Genie Awards . One of his co - stars on " Ararat " was ' s Christopher Plummer , whom he later worked with on " The Summit " . Greenwood co - starred with s Denise Crosby and s Armin Shimerman in the 1995 direct - to - video thriller " Dream Man " . He followed this with supporting roles in such movies as " Fathers ' Day " ( with Charles Rocket ) and " Disturbing Behavior " ( co - starring William Sadler ) . For Paramount Pictures , he played the diabolical husband of Ashley Judd ' s character in the 1999 thriller " Double Jeopardy " ( for which he was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award ) and portrayed the national security advisor in 2000 ' s " Rules of Engagement " ( with Gordon Clapp , David Graf , Thomas Knickerbocker , Richard McGonagle and Scott Alan Smith ) . Subsequent film credits include Paramount ' s 2003 science fiction thriller " The Core " ( with Glenn Morshower , Matt Winston , and Alfre Woodard ) , the science fiction / action epic " I , Robot " ( 2004 , co - starring James Cromwell ) , and the family - oriented " Racing Stripes " ( 2005 , featuring the voice of Whoopi Goldberg ) . Greenwood was nominated by the Genie Awards for his performance in the 2004 comic drama " Being Julia " . He then had a major role in the Academy Award - nominated " Capote " ( 2005 ) , in which he played the title character ' s lover , Jack Dunphy . In this film , Greenwood co - starred with Clifton Collins , Jr . , whom he again worked with on " Star Trek " . Greenwood , Collins , and the other principal cast members from " Capote " all shared a nomination from the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture . Greenwood has acted in two films produced by Jerrry Bruckheimer : the 2006 time - travel drama " Deja Vu " ( with Scott Klace and Scott Alan Smith ) and 2007 ' s " National Treasure : Book of Secrets " ( which also featured Alicia Coppola and Larry Cedar ) . In the latter , Greenwood again played the role of a US President . He worked with Steven Culp for a second time in the 2007 family comedy " Firehouse Dog " . Greenwood played a fictional character named Keenan Jones in the acclaimed 2007 semi - biographical drama " I ' m Not There " , for which he , his cast members , and the film ' s casting directors won the Robert Altman Award from the Independent Spirit Awards . Greenwood provided the voice of DC Comics ' Bruce Wayne / Batman in the 2010 direct - to - video animated film " Batman : Under the Red Hood " . He voiced the same role in the television series " Young Justice " . This movie also featured the voices of Brian George , Dwight Schultz , and Wade Williams . Greenwood ' s " Star Trek Into Darkness " co - star , Peter Weller , also voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in direct - to - video animated movies , namely " Batman : The Dark Knight Returns , Part 1 " ( 2012 ) and " Batman : The Dark Knight Returns , Part 2 " ( 2013 ) . Greenwood ' s other 2010 credits include the comedy " Dinner for Schmucks " ( with Patrick Fischler ) , the comic drama " Barney ' s Version " ( with Saul Rubinek ) and the title role in the western " Meek ' s Cutoff " . The following year , he appeared as " Cooper " in the sci - fi mystery / thriller " Super 8 " , which was written , produced and directed by " Star Trek " and " Star Trek Into Darkness " director - producer J . J . Abrams . " Cooper " was the on - set nickname for the CGI creature in the film ; Greenwood performed the role through motion capture , providing the movements and facial expressions of the creature . The film also featured appearances by Jason Brooks , Jonathan Dixon , Amanda Foreman , composer Michael Giacchino ( who also scored the film ) , Tim Griffin , Tony Guma , and Marco Sanchez . Many of the creative staff involved with " Star Trek " and " Star Trek Into Darkness " also worked on " Super 8 " , including producer Bryan Burk , casting directors April Webster and Alyssa Weisberg , film editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey , and aforementioned composer Michael Giacchino . Greenwood ' s more recent films have included the historical drama " For Greater Glory : The True Story of Cristiada " ( 2012 , with Bruce McGill ) , the Academy Award - nominated drama " Flight " ( 2012 ) , the acclaimed crime drama " The Place Beyond the Pines " ( 2013 , with Harris Yulin ) , the comedy " And Now a Word From Our Sponsor " ( 2013 ) , the crime drama " Devil ' s Knot " ( 2013 , with Gary Weeks ) , the thriller " WildLike " ( 2013 ) , and the thriller " The Captive " ( 2014 ) . Currently in production are the television movie " Westside " ( 2013 ) , the romance " Lost Luck " ( 2013 ) , and the drama " Endless Love " ( 2014 ) . Television . Greenwood made his career breakthrough playing Dr . Seth Griffin on the popular series " St . Elsewhere " from 1986 through 1988 . During his time on this series , he co - starred with fellow " Star Trek " alumni Ed Begley , Jr . , Ronny Cox , Norman Lloyd , France Nuyen , Jennifer Savidge , and the aforementioned Alfre Woodard . Greenwood was previously a regular on the short - lived CBC series " Huckleberry Finn and His Friends " . In 1984 , he starred in the short - lived NBC series " Legman " and made two appearances on the ABC series " Jessie " , starring Kate Mulgrew . In the 1989 television movie " Spy " , Greenwood starred opposite actress Catherine Hicks , who played his ex - wife . That same year , Greenwood also starred in the Holocaust - World War II television movie " Pursuit " ( also known as " Twist of Fate " ) , where he played a Nazi SS officer who , after plastic surgery , was portrayed by his " Star Trek " co - star Ben Cross . Greenwood then assumed the role of the SS officer ' s son set twenty years later in the second half of the film . John Glover also starred in the film , playing a Holocaust victim turned Israeli intelligence officer . Greenwood ' s work in the 1990 television movie " The Little Kidnappers " earned him a Gemini nomination as Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role . In 1991 , he appeared in two episodes of the Lifetime series " Veronica Clare " , on which Robert Beltran and Tony Plana were regulars . He followed this with a recurring role as Pierce Lawton on the CBS series " Knots Landing " . He co - starred with actor Tim Russ and " Voyager " guest actress Virginia Madsen in the 1994 television movie " Bitter Vengeance " . He won a Gemini Award for Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor for his appearance in a 1994 episode of " Road to Avonlea " . During the 1995 - 96 TV season , Greenwood starred on the acclaimed , Emmy Award - nominated UPN series " Nowhere Man " , along with Megan Gallagher . Greenwood has also been a regular on such shows as Fox ' s " Hardball " ( 1994 , with Mike Starr ) and NBC ' s " Sleepwalkers " ( 1997 - 1998 , with Harry Groener and Ray Wise ) . In addition , he made recurring appearances on " The Larry Sanders Show " ( 1997 - 1998 , with Wallace Langham and Scott Thompson ) . Greenwood had a role in the 2001 movie " A Girl Thing " , as did Scott Bakula and Brent Spiner . That same year , Greenwood starred in the drama " Haven " , for which he received a third Gemini Award nomination . In 2002 , Greenwood co - starred with the aforementioned James Cromwell in the A & E television movie " The Magnificent Ambersons " . He then starred with Leslie Hope in the 2004 television movie " Meltdown " . He starred opposite Jim Beaver , Willie Garson and Matt Winston in the HBO series " John from Cincinnati " ( 2007 ) and worked alongside Stephen McHattie and Christopher Plummer in the 2008 Canadian mini - series " The Summit " . He more recently starred in the short - lived paranormal action - horror series " The River " , on which Leslie Hope and Daniel Zacapa was also a regular . Greenwood voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in Cartoon Network ' s animated series " Young Justice " ( 2010 - 2013 ) . Others who have lent their voices to this series include Rene Auberjonois , Miguel Ferrer , Jason Marsden , Nolan North , Kevin Michael Richardson , Mark Rolston , and Marina Sirtis . In 2015 he joined the cast for the final season of " Mad Men " , appearing in four episodes as Richard Burghoff . In 2016 he received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for this work in the category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series which he shared with fellow " Trek " alumni Kevin Rahm . Greenwood is set to star as Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti in Ryan Murphy ' s legal drama " American Crime Story " opposite Michael McGrady . Other " Trek " connections . Additional film and television projects in which Greenwood worked with other " Star Trek " alumni are :