Bruce Greenwood

Infobox actor


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birthname = Stuart Bruce Greenwood
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birthplace = Noranda, Quebec, Canada
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spouse = Susan Devlin (1985-)
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Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor.

Biography

Personal life

Greenwood was born in Noranda, Quebec, [ [http://brucegreenwood.com/bio.htm Bruce Greenwood Bio-fan site] ] 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 teacher who taught at Princeton University. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/55/Bruce-Greenwood.html Bruce Greenwood Biography (1956-)] ] He has two sisters, Kelly Louise and Barbara Lynn. Greenwood studied philosophy and economics at the University of British Columbia.

He met his wife Susan Devlin in Canada when they were both 15, and they have been married since 1985.

Career

Greenwood is known in the US for his appearances in "I, Robot", "The Core", "Double Jeopardy", "Thirteen Days" (in which he played president John F Kennedy), "Capote" (in which he played Jack Dunphy, Truman Capote's lover), and more recently "Eight Below" (in which he played Professor Davis McClaren) and "Firehouse Dog" (in which he was the captain after the death of his brother). He has had prominent roles in the award winning films "Ararat", "Exotica" and "The Sweet Hereafter", all directed by Canadian director Atom Egoyan. He also appeared in the 1980s teen cult film "The Malibu Bikini Shop" and starred in "". He played a role in "The World's Fastest Indian" and also featured in the Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There".

On television Greenwood has had roles on "St. Elsewhere" (Dr. Seth Griffin, 1986-1988), "Knots Landing" (Pierce Lawton, 1991-1992) and the UPN series "Nowhere Man" (Thomas Veil, 1995-1996). He also guest starred on the popular Canadian show "Road to Avonlea" for one episode. He won a Gemini Award for this role as "Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor".

On 10 June 2007 a new show on HBO from David Milch, the creator of " Deadwood" called "John from Cincinnati" premiered, starring Greenwood.

On 8 November 2007 the Hollywood Reporter announced that Greenwood would play Captain Christopher Pike in the 11th "Star Trek" movie. [ [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ic62850cbeffe3295552071dc8692830d Hollywood Reporter Star Trek announcement] ] He also appears as the President of the United States in "".

elected filmography

*"First Blood" (1982)
*"Wild Orchid" (1990)
*"Passenger 57" (1992)
*"Exotica" (1994)
*"Fathers' Day" (1997)
*"The Sweet Hereafter" (1997)
*"Thick as Thieves" (1998)
*"Disturbing Behavior" (1998)
*"Double Jeopardy" (1999)
*"Here on Earth" (2000)
*"Cord" (2000)
*"Rules of Engagement" (2000)
*"Thirteen Days" (2000)
*"Ararat" (2002)
*"Swept Away" (2002)
*"Below" (2002)
*"The Core (2003)
*"Hollywood Homicide" (2003)
*"I, Robot" (2004)
*"Being Julia" (2004)
*"Racing Stripes" (2005)
*"" (2005)
*"The World's Fastest Indian" (2005)
*"Capote" (2005)
*"Eight Below" (2006)
*"Déjà Vu " (2006)
*"Firehouse Dog" (2007)
*"I'm Not There" (2007)
*"" (2007)
*"Star Trek" (2009)

References

External links

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