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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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Also known as

Birth Name : Stuart Bruce Greenwood

Born

August, 12 1956 in Noranda, Quebec, Ontario, Canada

Education

  • American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY:
  • Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England:
  • University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC: Took an drama class for an easy grade and decided to pursue a career after acting in a student production; left college with one year to go to travel in Greece

Professions

actor, diamond driller, factory worker