Bruce Greenwood Biography

Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is generally known for his roles as U.S. presidents in Thirteen Days and National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Ben Stevenson in Mao's Last Dancer and for his role as Captain Christopher Pike in the 2009 Star Trek film and its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness. In television, Greenwood starred as Gil Garcetti in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, and has appeared in Mad Men, St. Elsewhere, Knots Landing and John from Cincinnati.

He has appeared in supporting roles in such films as Hollywood Homicide, Double Jeopardy, Dj Vu, I, Robot, Dinner for Schmucks, Capote, and as the motion capture alien dubbed "Cooper" in Super 8. Greenwood is also a voice actor; his voice roles include Chiron in the Canadian animated series Class of the Titans and Bruce Wayne / Batman in Batman: Under the Red Hood and Young Justice.

Personal life

Stuart Bruce Greenwood was born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, the son of Mary Sylvia (ne Ledingham), a nurse who worked in an extended care unit, and Hugh John Greenwood, a Vancouver-born geophysicist and professor who taught at Princeton University. He is married to Susan Devlin and lives in Los Angeles.

Career

Greenwood is known in the United States for his appearances in Star Trek; I, Robot; Double Jeopardy; The Core; Thirteen Days, (in which he played president John F. Kennedy); Capote, (in which he played Jack Dunphy, Truman Capote's lover); Eight Below, (in which he played Professor Davis McClaren); and Firehouse Dog. 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 Atom Egoyan films Exotica, 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 The World's Fastest Indian and also featured in the Bob Dylan biographical film I'm Not There. He appeared in Dinner for Schmucks as the cruel executive who hosts a dinner for "idiots".

On television, Greenwood had roles on St. Elsewhere, (Dr. Seth Griffin, 1986-1988); Knots Landing, (Pierce Lawton, 1991-1992); and a starring role in 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 June 10, 2007, HBO's John from Cincinnati premiered, starring Greenwood. Greenwood also appears as the President of the United States in National Treasure: Book of Secrets. He played the Beach Boys drummer, Dennis Wilson, in Summer Dreams: Story of the Beach Boys. In 2009, he worked with Australian director Bruce Beresford, playing the part of Ben Stevenson, (Artistic Director of Houston Ballet), in the critically acclaimed film Mao's Last Dancer. Greenwood voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in the animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood and in Young Justice.

Greenwood played the lead role in the horror thriller Cell 213. He is the lead for the Steven Spielberg produced 2012 ABC series The River and reprised his role as Admiral Christopher Pike for J. J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness. In 2015, Greenwood had a recurring role on Mad Men, during the last few episodes of that show's final season.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Bear Island	Technician Tommy
1982	First Blood	Guardsman
1986	The Malibu Bikini Shop	Todd
1988	In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders	Jerry Dove
1989	Wild Orchid	Jerome McFarland
1990	The Little Kidnappers	Willem Hooft	Nominated"?Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actor
1990	Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys	Dennis Wilson
1991	Servants of Twilight	Detective Charlie Harrison
1992	Passenger 57	Stuart Ramsey
1994	Exotica	Francis Brown
1994	Treacherous Beauties	Jason Hollister
1995	Dream Man	Tom
1997	Fathers' Day	Bob Andrews
1997	The Sweet Hereafter	Billy	Nominated"?Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor
1998	Thick as Thieves	Bo
1998	Disturbing Behavior	Dr. Edgar Caldicott
1999	Double Jeopardy	Nick Parsons Simon Ryder Jonathan Devereaux	Nominated"?Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Suspense
1999	The Soul Collector	Zacariah
2000	Here on Earth	Earl Cavanaugh
2000	Cord	Jack
2000	Rules of Engagement	Bill Sokal
2000	Thirteen Days	John F. Kennedy	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
2002	Ararat	Clarence Ussher / Martin
2002	Swept Away	Tony
2002	Below	Brice
2003	The Core	Cmdr. Robert Iverson
2003	Hollywood Homicide	Lt. Bennie Macko
2004	I, Robot	Lawrence Robertson
2004	The Riverman	Robert Keppel
2004	The Republic of Love	Tom Avery
2004	Being Julia	Lord Charles	Nominated"?Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor
2005	Racing Stripes	Nolan Walsh
2005	Mee-Shee: The Water Giant	Sean Cambell
2005	The World's Fastest Indian	Jerry
2005	Capote	Jack Dunphy	Nominated"?Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2006	Eight Below	Davis McClaren
2006	Deja Vu	Agent Jack McCready
2006	The Mermaid Chair	Hugh Sullivan
2007	Firehouse Dog	Connor Fahey
2007	I'm Not There	Keenan Jones / Garrett	Nominated"?Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast
2007	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	The President
2008	Cyborg Soldier	Simon Hart
2009	Star Trek	Captain Christopher Pike	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Nominated"?Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
2009	Mao's Last Dancer	Ben Stevenson
2009	A Dog Named Christmas	George McCray
2010	Batman: Under the Red Hood	Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
2010	Cell 213	The Warden
2010	Meek's Cutoff	Stephen Meeks
2010	Barney's Version	Blair
2010	Dinner for Schmucks	Lance Fender
2011	Cristiada	Ambassador Dwight Morrow
2011	Super 8	Cooper
2011	Donovan's Echo	Finnley
2012	Flight	Charlie Anderson
2013	And Now a Word From Our Sponsor	Adan Kundle
2013	The Place Beyond the Pines	Bill Killcullen
2013	Star Trek Into Darkness	Admiral Christopher Pike
2013	Devil's Knot	Judge David Burnett
2013	Westside	Gordy Nance
2013	The Challenger	General Donald Kutyna
2014	Endless Love	Hugh Butterfield
2014	WildLike	Rene Bartlett
2014	Elephant Song	Dr. Toby Green
2014	The Captive	Vince
2014	Good Kill	Jack Johns
2015	Rehearsal	Carl Bessai
2015	Truth	Andrew Heyward
2015	Fathers and Daughters	William
2016	Spectral	General Orland
2016	Gold	Mark Hancock
2017	Felt	Sandy Smith	Post-production
2017	Gerald's Game	Gerald Burlingame	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Huckleberry Finn and His Friends	Bob Grangerford	3 episodes
1984	Legmen	Jack Gage	6 episodes
1984	Jessie	Detective Roy Moss	2 episodes
1985	Peyton Place: The Next Generation	Dana Harrington	Television movie
1986-88	St. Elsewhere	Dr. Seth Griffin	45 episodes
1987	Matlock	Mitchel Gordon	Episode: "The Billionaire"
1987	Jake and the Fatman	Carson Warfield	Episode: "Fatal Attraction"
1989	Twist of Fate	Daniel Grossman	2 episodes
1991-92	Knots Landing	Pierce Lawton	22 episodes
1991	Veronica Clare	Lieutenant Gil Reed	2 episodes
1994	Hardball	Dave Logan	9 episodes
1994	Heart of a Child	Fred Schouten	Television movie
1995-96	Nowhere Man	Thomas Veil	25 episodes
1997-98	The Larry Sanders Show	Roger Bingham	3 episodes
1997-98	Sleepwalkers	Dr. Nathan Bradford	9 episodes
2006	Class of the Titans	Chiron	14 episodes
2007	John from Cincinnati	Mitch Yost	9 episodes
2008	The Summit	Richard Adderly	2 episodes Nominated"?Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Dramatic Special
2010-13	Young Justice	Bruce Wayne/Batman	22 episodes
2012	The River	Dr. Emmet Cole	8 episodes
2013	The Challenger	General Kutyna	Television movie
2015	Mad Men	Richard Burghoff	4 episodes
2015	Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp	Bill Martinson	Episode: "Electro/City"
2016	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	Gil Garcetti	10 episodes
2017	Dirty Dancing	Dr. Jake Houseman	Television film

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
1992	Gemini Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	The Little Kidnappers
1995	Gemini Awards	Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor	Road to Avonlea
1997	Genie Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	The Sweet Hereafter
2000	Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Supporting Actor - Suspense	Double Jeopardy
2001	Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture	Thirteen Days
2005	Genie Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Being Julia
2006	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Capote
2009	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Cast	Star Trek
2009	Denver Film Critics Society	Best Cast
2010	Gemini Awards	Best Actor in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series	The Summit
2015	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Elephant Song
2016	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men