Stephen McHattie
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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The Stolen Child
as The Poet
The Madness
as Emmett
Deaner '89
as Dack
My Animal
as Henry
Essex County
as Lou
Accused
as Joe
Nightmare Alley
as Hobo #1
Target Number One
as Frank Cooper
October Faction
as Samuel Allen
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
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
Tokyo Trial
as Edward Stuart McDougall
Weirdos
as Priest
The Dark Stranger
as Randall Toth / The Dark Stranger
Private Eyes
as Leland Harrington
Pay the Ghost
as Blind Man
Born to Be Blue
as Dad
12 Monkeys
as Senator
Hellmouth
as Charlie Baker/ The Barda
Dr. Cabbie
as Pete Donaldson
Big Muddy
as Stan Barlow
Wolves
as John Tollerman
The Strain
as Vaun
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
Septic Man
as Mayor
The Art of the Steal
as Dirty Ernie
Manifold
as Sheriff Noble
Exile
as Maxwell
Orphan Black
as Percival "P. T." Westmorland
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
Moby Dick
as Rachel Captain
Red: Werewolf Hunter
as Gabriel
Score: A Hockey Musical
as Walt Acorn
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
as Fitz
Haven
as Ed Driscoll
This Movie Is Broken
as Security Guard
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Commander Healy
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
as Mark Sutton
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
as Dr. Standish
Die
as Unknown
Republic of Doyle
as Spencer Rennette
Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen
as Unknown
Summer's Blood
as Gant Hoxey
2012
as Captain Michaels
The Deaths of Chet Baker
as Chet Baker
The Timekeeper
as Fisk
The Listener
as Arthur Stebbes
The Listener
as Bill
Diamonds
as Unknown
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
XIII
as General Carrington
Fringe
as Colonel Raymond Gordon
Would Be Kings
as Unknown
The Summit
as Tate
The Trojan Horse
as Jack Shea
Murdoch Mysteries
as Harry Murdoch
Reaper
as Sheriff
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
Killer Wave
as Edgar Powell
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 4400
as Ian Dravitt
The Lazarus Child
as Chief Prosecutor Warner
Twist
as The Senator
Wall of Secrets
as Hugh
Birds of Prey
as Frankie Spitz
Birds of Prey
as Hawke
Secretary
as Burt Holloway
Monk
as Adam Kirk
Mutant X
as Aaron Gaumont
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Alien Foreman
The Hustle
as Pierce
The Highwayman
as Frank Drake
BASEketball
as Narrator (voice)
Midnight Flight
as Lt. Jack Kelly
The Climb
as Jack McLaskin
Cold Squad
as Sgt. Frank Coscarella
Emily of New Moon
as Jimmy Murray
The Magnificent Seven
as Cletus Fowler
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Dr. Egbert Drum
The Hunger
as Strike
Lexx
as Moss
Lexx
as E.J. Moss, Commander of Eagle 5
Lexx
as Field Commander Moss
La Femme Nikita
as Willie Kane
My Friend Joe
as Curt
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Unknown
Theodore Rex
as Edge
Visitors of the Night
as Bryan English
Remember Me
as Chief Nat Coogan
Deadly Love
as Sean O'Connor
JAG
as Ray Crockett
Convict Cowboy
as Jegge Neff
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
as Jack Claremont
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Sherrick
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
The Dark
as Gary 'Hunter' Henderson
The X-Files
as Red-Haired Man
Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord
as FitzGibbon
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Karl Mayes
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Thomas Openshaw
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Diablo the Deceiver
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Vreenak
Highlander: The Series
as Michael Kent
Terror on Track 9
as Randolph Darnell
The Hidden Room
as Jack
Heritage Minutes
as FitzGibbon
Law & Order
as Joe Pilefsky
Northern Exposure
as Turk Tortelli
Counterstrike
as Nick
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Red Henry
Seinfeld
as Dr. Reston
One Man Out
as Erik
Life Under Water
as Hank
Quantum Leap
as Stawpah
Call Me
as Jellybean
Sticky Fingers
as Eddie
Caribe
as Whitehale
Beauty and the Beast
as Gabriel
Salvation!
as Revered Edward Randall
Crime Story
as Carlo Mastrangelo
L.A. Law
as Gordon Reeve
Belizaire the Cajun
as James Willoughby
The Twilight Zone
as Death
The Equalizer
as Eddie Washburn
Best Revenge
as Brett
Tales from the Darkside
as Robert Perry
Miami Vice
as Atty. Sam Boyle
The Hitchhiker
as Joe Caldwell
The Hitchhiker
as Johnny
Death Valley
as Hal
American Playhouse
as Hank
American Playhouse
as James Willoughby
American Playhouse
as Red Henry
Hill Street Blues
as Unknown
Roughnecks
as Roy Bethke
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
as Judah
Centennial
as Jacques 'Jake' Pasquinel
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
Starsky & Hutch
as Unknown
Search for the Gods
as Willie Longfellow
Kojak
as Paul Nelson
Kojak
as Ray Blaine
Von Richthofen and Brown
as Werner Voss
The People Next Door
as Artie Mason