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Stephen McHattie
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Stephen McHattie (born February 3, 1947) is a prolific and acclaimed Canadian character actor known for his distinctively intense screen presence, gaunt features, and extensive body of work spanning over two hundred film, television, and stage credits. Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and spent his early career building a formidable reputation in New York theater—earning critical acclaim and off-Broadway awards in productions like Ghetto and Mensch Meier. Transitioning to film and television in Los Angeles and later Canada, McHattie carved out a niche playing complex villains, authority figures, and brooding heavies in major projects such a…
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Stephen McHattie (born February 3, 1947) is a prolific and acclaimed Canadian character actor known for his distinctively intense screen presence, gaunt features, and extensive body of work spanning over two hundred film, television, and stage credits. Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and spent his early career building a formidable reputation in New York theater—earning critical acclaim and off-Broadway awards in productions like Ghetto and Mensch Meier. Transitioning to film and television in Los Angeles and later Canada, McHattie carved out a niche playing complex villains, authority figures, and brooding heavies in major projects such as A History of Violence, Watchmen (as the original Nite Owl), 300, Secretary, and cult horror favorites like Pontypool. He is also widely recognized for memorable television guest and recurring roles on series like Seinfeld (as Dr. Reston), The X-Files, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Orphan Black, alongside celebrated Canadian dramatic turns that earned him a Gemini Award for Life with Billy and a Genie Award for playing hockey broadcaster Dick Irvin in The Rocket.
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BODY OF WORK
Stephen McHattie's Filmography
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No Poster
Permanent Damage
as Mr. Freeman
Little Lorraine
as Huey
Deaner '89
as Dack
My Animal
as Henry
Nightmare Alley
as Hobo #1
Target Number One
as Frank Cooper
Rabid
as Dr. Keloid
It Must Be Heaven
as Tarot Reader
Z
as Doctor Seager
Come to Daddy
as Gordon
Dreamland
as Johnny Deadeyes/ Trumpet Player
The Hoard
as Narrator
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle
as Captain
Crown and Anchor
as Gus
Death Wish
as Chief
Birdland
as John James
Juggernaut
as Hank, Sr.
The Sound
as Earl
Tokyo Trial
as E. Stuart McDougall
mother!
as Zealot
Awakening the Zodiac
as Zodiac
Weirdos
as Priest
The Dark Stranger
as Randall Toth / The Dark Stranger
No Poster
Khoya
as Unclie Oliver
Pay the Ghost
as Blind Man
Born to Be Blue
as Dad
Hellmouth
as Charlie Baker/ The Barda
Dr. Cabbie
as Pete Donaldson
Big Muddy
as Stan Barlow
Wolves
as John Tollerman
Meetings with a Young Poet
as Samuel Beckett
The Husband
as Armand
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
as Andrew Borden
Haunter
as The Pale Man
Torment
as Officer Hawkings
The Art of the Steal
as Dirty Ernie
Septic Man
as Mayor
Manifold
as Sheriff Noble
Exile
as Maxwell
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Commander Healy
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal
as Ronny
The Tall Man
as Lt Dodd
A Little Bit Zombie
as Max
Immortals
as Cassander
Exit Humanity
as Medic Johnson
Ecstasy
as Jim Buist
The Entitled
as Clifford Jones
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Commander Healy
Red: Werewolf Hunter
as Gabriel
Score: A Hockey Musical
as Walt Acorn
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
as Fitz
This Movie Is Broken
as Security Guard
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Commander Healy
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
as Mark Sutton
Die
Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen
Summer's Blood
as Gant Hoxey
2012
as Captain Michaels
The Deaths of Chet Baker
as Chet Baker
The Timekeeper
as Fisk
Diamonds
as Llewellyn Anderson
Under the Hood
as Hollis Mason
Pontypool
as Grant Mazzy
Watchmen
as Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Captain Healy
You Might As Well Live
as Fred Steinke
Would Be Kings
All Hat
as Earl Stanton
Shoot 'Em Up
as Hammerson
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Captain Healy
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
as Himself
Kaw
as Clyde
300
as Loyalist
Poor Boy's Game
as Uncle Joe
The Fountain
as Grand Inquisitor Silecio
Absolution
as Mike Lloyd
The Covenant
as James Danvers
Solar Attack
as Admiral Lawrence
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Captain Healy
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
as Captain Healy
One Dead Indian
as Police Field Commander
The Rocket
as Dick Irvin
A History of Violence
as Leland
Stone Cold
as Captain Healy
Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans?
as Attan
The Lazarus Child
as Chief Prosecutor Warner
Twist
as The Senator
Wall of Secrets
as Hugh
Secretary
as Burt Holloway
The Hustle
as Pierce
The Highwayman
as Frank Drake
BASEketball
as Narrator (voice)
Midnight Flight
as Lt. Jack Kelly
The Climb
as Jack McLaskin
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Dr. Egbert Drum
My Friend Joe
as Curt
Theodore Rex
as Edge
Visitors of the Night
as Bryan English
Remember Me
as Chief Nat Coogan
Deadly Love
as Sean O'Connor
Convict Cowboy
as Jegge Neff
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
as Jack Claremont
Art Deco Detective
as Hyena
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Steve Fulbright
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
as Lieutenant Durant
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Schoonover
No Poster
Life With Billy
as Billy Stafford
The Dark
as Gary 'Hunter' Henderson
Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord
as FitzGibbon
Terror on Track 9
as Randolph Darnell
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Red Henry
One Man Out
as Erik
Life Under Water
as Hank
Call Me
as Jellybean
Sticky Fingers
as Eddie
Caribe
as Whitehale
Salvation!
as Revered Edward Randall
Belizaire the Cajun
as James Willoughby
Best Revenge
as Brett
Death Valley
as Hal
Roughnecks
as Roy Bethke
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
as Judah
Gray Lady Down
as Murphy
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Frank
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
as Adrian / Andrew
Moving Violation
as Eddie Moore
James Dean
as James Dean
The Ultimate Warrior
as Robert
Search for the Gods
as Willie Longfellow
No Poster
The Lady's Not for Burning
as Nicholas
Von Richthofen and Brown
as Werner Voss
No Poster
Star Spangled Banner
as Soldier (as Stephen McChattie)
The People Next Door
as Artie Mason
The Stolen Child
as The Poet