Bruce Harwood (born April 29, 1963) is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
character actor best known for his role of
John Fitzgerald Byers, one of
The Lone Gunmen
The Lone Gunmen are a trio of fictional characters, Richard "Ringo" Langly, Melvin Frohike and John Fitzgerald Byers, who appeared in recurring roles on the American television series ''The X-Files'', and who starred in the short-lived spin-of ...
on the television series ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who ...
''. In addition to ''The X-Files'', Harwood portrayed Byers in the
spin-off series ''
The Lone Gunmen
The Lone Gunmen are a trio of fictional characters, Richard "Ringo" Langly, Melvin Frohike and John Fitzgerald Byers, who appeared in recurring roles on the American television series ''The X-Files'', and who starred in the short-lived spin-of ...
'', which aired thirteen episodes in 2001. He has also played other roles with a strong similarity to Byers, such as
Willis, a technician from the Phoenix Foundation in ''
MacGyver
Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot.
In both p ...
'', and government-scientist-turned-conspiracy-theorist Dr.
Avery Strong in ''
The Outer Limits''. He was a founding member of the Vancouver summer Shakespeare festival, Bard on the Beach. He also starred in the 1988 movie ''
Earth Star Voyager''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Male actors from British Columbia
People from North Vancouver
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
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