Canadian actor Bruce Greenwood appeared in over 70 film and television productions during the 1980s, ‘90s,... (Learn more)
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Bruce Greenwood’s Milestones
| Alternated living in Princeton, New Jersey, and Bethesda, Maryland, | |
| Appeared as a life-size puppet in friend Norman Foote's stage shows for children | |
| Born in Quebec, Canada | |
| Injured his knee; abandoned career as skier | |
| Lived for 13 months in Switzerland with family; graduated high school and began pursuing career as professional skier | |
| Was as a singer/guitarist with a Canadian rock band | |
| 1967 | Moved to Vancouver with his family at age 11 (date approximate) |
| 1976 | Made professional debut as performer on stage in Vancouver in "Scapino" |
| 1977 | Had leading role in the stage musical "Cruel Tears" |
| 1980 | Feature acting debut, "Bear Island" |
| 1981 | Acted in Vancouver production of "Bent" |
| 1982 | Appeared in "First Blood"; role was whittled down in the editing from a moderate speaking part to essentially a walk-on |
| 1982 | Last stage appearance for a decade "A State of Grace" |
| 1983 | Moved to Los Angeles after being cast in the pilot of the HBO series "The Hitchhiker" |
| 1984 | TV series debut as regular, "Legmen" (NBC) |
| 1986 - 1988 | Joined cast of NBC medical series "St. Elsewhere" as Dr Seth Griffin |
| 1989 | Starred in USA Network movie, "Spy" |
| 1991 | Played Pierce Lawton on "Knots Landing" (CBS) |
| 1992 | After ten years, returned to the stage in Los Angeles production of "Deconstructing Romance" |
| 1994 | Played lead in the short-lived Fox sitcom "Hardball" |
| 1994 | Starred in Atom Egoyan's feature "Exotica" |
| 1995 | Played Thomas Veil, the "Nowhere Man" (UPN) |
| 1997 | Cast in the short-lived NBC drama "Sleepwalkers" |
| 1997 | Reteamed with Atom Egoyan for "The Sweet Hereafter" |
| 1998 | Undertook villainous role in "Disturbing Behavior" |
| 1999 | Co-starred as Ashley Judd's nefarious husband in the hit "Double Jeopardy" |
| 2000 | Cast as a National Security Advisor in "Rules of Engagement" |
| 2000 | Portrayed President John F Kennedy in "Thirteen Days" |
| 2002 | Again collaborated with Egoyan on "Ararat" |
| 2002 | Co-starred with Madonna in the Guy Ritchie feature "Swept Away" |
| 2002 | Played leading role in the thriller "Below" |
| 2003 | Cast in writer-director Ron Shelton's detective thriller "Hollywood Homicide" starring Harrison Ford |
| 2004 | Cast in "Being Julia," based on the novel "Theatre," by W. Somerset Maugham |
| 2004 | Starred in the FX original movie "Meltdown" |
| 2006 | Co-starred with Denzel Washington in director Tony Scott's, "DéjÀ Vu" |
| 2007 | Cast as the patriarch of a surfing family in the HBO series, "John From Cincinnati" |
| 2007 | Co-starred in Todd Haynes' film, "I'm Not There" a film reflecting the life of musician Bob Dylan |
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