James Tupper

James Tupper (born August 4, 1965) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees, Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series Mercy, and David Clarke on ABC's Revenge.
==Early Life==
Tupper was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. After high school, he lived on a coffee farm in Kenya and studied Swahili. He studied acting at Concordia University, Montreal, and later at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where he earned a Master's Degree.
==Career==
Tupper acted in several off-Broadway plays, including An Actor Prepares and After the Rain. He co-wrote and appeared in 2005's Loudmouth Soup, a fully improvised independent film that was filmed in one night with no script and no second takes.
From 2006, Tupper portrayed Jack Slattery in the ABC series Men in Trees, credited for all 36 episodes of the show's run. He then appeared as Dr. Chris Sands in the NBC medical drama Mercy for 22 episodes before it was cancelled in 2010.
Tupper appeared as Dr. Andrew Perkins, a trauma counselor, on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. He appeared in 7 episodes in the show's seventh season.
Tupper has been appearing on ABC's Revenge since 2011. He portrays the character of David Clarke, the supposedly deceased father of the main character. Clarke was a recurring character for the first three seasons, appearing only in flashbacks and videos. Tupper has been promoted to Main Cast for the forthcoming Season 4, after it was revealed in the Season 3 finale that his character is still alive.
==Personal Life==
Tupper split from his wife in November 2006 and moved in with actress Anne Heche in August 2007, after they met on the set of Men in Trees. Their son, Atlas Heche Tupper, was born on March 7, 2009.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role
2001	Corky Romano 	FBI Agent
2001	Joe Dirt 	Cop at the Bridge
2001	Peroxide Passion 	Jed
2005	Loudmouth Soup 	Keith Miller
2005	Love's Long Journey 	Henry
2006	Invisible 	Joe
2006	Love's Abiding Joy 	Henry Klein
2007	Pictures of Hollis Woods 	John Regan
2008	For Heaven's Sake 	Peter Whitman
2008	Toxic Skies 	Jack
2009	Me and Orson Welles 	Joseph Cotten
2009	The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger	B.J. Stoker
2011	Mr. Popper's Penguins 	Rick
2011	Girl Fight 	Ray
2012	Playing for Keeps 	Matt
2013	Nothing Left to Fear 	Dan
2013	Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives 	TV Movie
2013	Decoding Annie Parker 	Steven
2014	Mom's Day Away 	Michael Miller
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role
2005 	CSI: NY 	Paul Zernecky
2005 	Gilmore Girls 	Biker #1
2005 	How I Met Your Mother	Derek
2006 	Dr. Vegas 	Paramedic
2006-08 	Men in Trees 	Jack Slattery
2008 	Samantha Who? 	Owen
2008 	The Ex List 	DP
2009 	Mercy 	Dr. Chris Sands
2010-11 	Grey's Anatomy 	Dr. Andrew Perkins
2011-present	Revenge 	David Clarke
2014 	Resurrection 	Dr. Eric Ward
Category:Revenge
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