Bruce Greenwood

Canadian actor and musicianTemplate:SHORTDESC:Canadian actor and musician

**Stuart Bruce Greenwood** (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is known for his role as the American president John F. Kennedy in *Thirteen Days,* for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and as Captain Christopher Pike in J. J. Abrams's *Star Trek* reboot series. He has been nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, once for Best Actor (for *Elephant Song*) and twice for Best Supporting Actor (for *The Sweet Hereafter* and *Being Julia*). In television, he starred as Gil Garcetti in *The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story*, and has appeared in *Mad Men*, *St. Elsewhere*, *Knots Landing*, and *John from Cincinnati*. He currently stars as Dr. Randolph Bell in the Amy Holden Jones-created medical drama *The Resident*.

He has appeared in supporting roles in such films as *National Treasure: Book of Secrets*, *Kingsman: The Golden Circle*, *Hollywood Homicide*, *Double Jeopardy*, *Déjà Vu*, *I, Robot*, *Dinner for Schmucks*, *Capote*, *The Post* and as the motion-capture alien dubbed "Cooper" in *Super 8*. He is also a voice actor; his voice roles include Chiron in the Canadian animated series *Class of the Titans* and Bruce Wayne / Batman in *Batman: Under the Red Hood*, *Young Justice*, *Batman: Gotham by Gaslight* and *Batman: Death in the Family*.

## Early life

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

## Career

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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, 1986–88) 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. They live in Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

## References

1. ↑ Bruce Greenwood Biography (1956–).
2. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Chamberlain, Adrian (January 3, 2013). "Bruce Greenwood to star in Blue Bridge production of Love Letters". *Times Colonist*. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
3. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Gaudiosi, John (November 3, 2011). "Actor Bruce Greenwood Is Modern Warfare 3's Overlord". *IGN*. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
4. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Vlessing, Etan (February 4, 2013). "Bruce Greenwood Joins Atom Egoyan Thriller 'Queen of the Night'". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
5. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Pols, Mary F. (November 20, 2007). "'I'm Not There': Dylan times 6". *East Bay Times*. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
6. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Simon, Jeff (July 29, 2010). "Mockery on the menu; The laughs are served early, and continue through dinner in latest Steve Carell comedy". *The Buffalo News*. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
7. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>King, Susan (October 15, 1995). "Bruce Greenwood : Going Somewhere". *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
8. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Stevenson, Jane (March 6, 1995). "Geminis head Due South". *Edmonton Journal*. Edmonton, Alberta. p. 17. Retrieved September 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Garron, Barry (June 5, 2007). "John From Cincinnati". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
10. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Honeycutt, Kirk (December 20, 2007). "'National Treasure' sequel an absurd spectacle". *Reuters*. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
11. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Kogan, Rick (April 27, 1990). "A Sinful Waste of Acting Talent". *Chicago Tribune*. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
12. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Leong, Melissa (May 13, 2010). "Bruce Greenwood and Chi Cao taught each other the ropes to make Mao's Last Dancer". *National Post*. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
13. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Schedeen, Jesse (July 28, 2020). "DC Showcase – Batman: Death in the Family: Exclusive Official Trailer". *IGN*. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
14. ↑ Miska, Brad (June 1, 2010). Trailer Debut for IFC Midnight's 'Cell 211'.
15. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Ng, Philiana (March 4, 2011). "Bruce Greenwood Cast in ABC's 'The River'". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
16. ↑ Interview: Bruce Greenwood Talks Into Darkness, Pike's Death & More. *StarTrek.com* (September 10, 2013).
17. ↑ Paige, Rachel (April 19, 2015). Who Is Joan's Boyfriend Richard? Actor Bruce Greenwood Shows Up On 'Mad Men' To Woo Joan.
18. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"Bruce Greenwood and wife Susan Devlin attend the premiere of "Flight" in Los Angeles". *United Press International*. October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
19. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>King, Susan (September 23, 2015). "That time Bruce Greenwood faced a grizzly in the new film 'Wildlike'". *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

## External links

* Bruce Greenwood at IMDb
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