Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is known for his role as the American president

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in '' Thirteen Days,'' for which he won the

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, and as Captain Christopher Pike in

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's ''

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'' reboot series. He has been nominated for three

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, once for Best Actor (for '' Elephant Song'') and twice for Best Supporting Actor (for '' The Sweet Hereafter'' and ''

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''). In television, he starred as

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in '' The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story'', and has appeared in ''

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'', '' St. Elsewhere'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He currently stars as Dr. Randolph Bell in the

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-created medical drama '' The Resident''. He has appeared in supporting roles in such films as '' National Treasure: Book of Secrets'', '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Capote'', '' The Post'' and as the motion-capture alien dubbed "Cooper" in '' Super 8''. He is also a voice actor; his voice roles include

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in the Canadian animated series ''

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'' and Bruce Wayne / Batman in '' Batman: Under the Red Hood'', ''

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'', '' Batman: Gotham by Gaslight'' and '' Batman: Death in the Family''.

Early life

Greenwood was born in

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, Quebec, the son of Mary Sylvia (née Ledingham), a nurse who worked in an extended care unit, and Hugh John Greenwood, a

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-born geophysicist and professor who taught at

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Career

Bruce Greenwood at the 39th Emmy Awards cropped

Greenwood is known in the United States for his appearances in ''

''; ''

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''; '' Thirteen Days'' as president

; '' Capote'' as Jack Dunphy,

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's lover; ''

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'' as Professor Davis McClaren; and ''

Firehouse Dog ''Firehouse Dog'' is a 2007 American family film produced by Regency Enterprises and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Directed by Todd Holland, it stars Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Dash Mihok, Steven Culp and Bill Nunn. It was released Apri ...

''. 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

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films ''

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'', '' 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 ''

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'' and also featured in the

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biographical film ''

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''. He appeared in ''

'' as the cruel executive who hosts a dinner for "idiots". On television, Greenwood has appeared on '' St. Elsewhere'' (Dr. Seth Griffin, 1986–88) and ''

'' (Pierce Lawton, 1991–92), and starred in the

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series '' Nowhere Man'' (Thomas Veil, 1995–96). He also guest-starred in one episode of the popular Canadian show ''

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'', for which he won a

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for "Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor". On June 10, 2007,

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's ''

'' premiered, starring Greenwood. He also appears as the President of the United States in '' National Treasure: Book of Secrets''. He played

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drummer Dennis Wilson in ''Summer Dreams: Story of the Beach Boys''. In 2009, he worked with Australian director

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, playing the part of Ben Stevenson (artistic director of

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), 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 ''

'', 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

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produced 2012 ABC series '' The River,'' and reprised his role as Admiral Christopher Pike for

' ''

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''. In 2015, he had a recurring role in the last season of ''

'' as Richard Burghoff, a romantic interest for

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(

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Personal life

Greenwood is married to Susan Devlin. They live in Pacific Palisades, a neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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