Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 3, 1949
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Ron Canada
Biography
Ron Canada is an American actor and producer who began his acting career in 1978. Canada has had a long career in both television and film, known predominantly for his work in Cinderella Man, Wedding Crashers, and his recurring role as Under Secretary of State Ted Barrow on The West Wing. In 1996, Ron received the Dallas Film Critics Award and significant national attention for his performance as "Otis Payne" in John Sayles's film Lone Star.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | This Will Never Work | Uncle Pete |
| 2020 | The Empty Man | Detective Villiers |
| 2018 | Bully | 'Action' Jackson |
| 2017 | The Discovery | Cooper |
| 2017 | Crown Heights | Judge Marcy |
| 2015 | Ted 2 | Judge |
| 2015 | After Words | Nelson |
| 2012 | Lake Effects | Winchester |
| 2009 | Bob Funk | Smiley |
| 2009 | Noble Things | Moses |
| 2008 | The Beneficiary | Detective Jensen |
| 2008 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | Mr. Bennett |
| 2008 | Ocean of Pearls | Dr. Wiiliam Ballard |
| 2007 | Snowglobe | Antonio |
| 2007 | Little Wings | John |
| 2006 | Islander | T. Hardy |
| 2006 | Paved with Good Intentions | Garrett Balden |
| 2005 | Just Like Heaven | Dr. Walsh |
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | Randolph |
| 2005 | Cinderella Man | Joe Jeanette |
| 2004 | National Treasure | Guard Woodruff |
| 2003 | The Human Stain | Herb Keble |
| 2003 | The Hunted | Harry Van Zandt |
| 2003 | The United States of Leland | Elden |
| 2001 | Thank Heaven | Joseph Johnson |
| 2001 | Black River | Chief Salks |
| 1999 | The Apartment Complex | Detective Culver |
| 1999 | In Too Deep | Dr. Bratton |
| 1998 | Lost in the Bermuda Triangle | |
| 1998 | Before He Wakes | Detective Cochran |
| 1998 | Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Gabriel Jones |
| 1997 | Clover | Gaten's brother-in-law |
| 1997 | Othello | Iago |
| 1996 | Lone Star | Otis |
| 1996 | Pinocchio's Revenge | Barry |
| 1995 | Man of the House | Bob Younger |
| 1995 | The American President | Reporter Lloyd |
| 1994 | Without Warning | Terrance Freeman |
| 1992 | Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | Marshall Brooks |
| 1992 | Play Nice | Coroner |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Cop in Times Square |
| 1990 | Downtown | Lowell Harris |
| 1990 | The Last of the Finest | Cregan |
| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Bartender |
| 1988 | Unholy Matrimony | Lt. Jack Tolliver |
| 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Greydon |
| 1987 | Heart | Talk Show Guest |
| 1986 | Good to Go | |
| 1983 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Barker |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Policeman #4 |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Irrational | Eli Mercer |
| 2022 | East New York | Maurice Haywood |
| 2021 | The Equalizer | Curtis Baker |
| 2021 | Girls5eva | Dana Wiggens |
| 2018 | Seven Seconds | Pastor Adler |
| 2018 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | DNI Bobby Vig |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Andrew Hart |
| 2017 | The Orville | Admiral Tucker |
| 2014 | The Strain | Mayor George Lyle |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Cameroonian Ambassador Jean Aissatou |
| 2013 | House of Cards | Vincent Abruzzo |
| 2012 | Elementary | Manny Rose |
| 2011 | Grimm | Stan Kingston |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Mason |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Philip Raimey |
| 2006 | The Jake Effect | McConnell |
| 2005 | Weeds | Joseph |
| 2005 | Bones | Special Agent Sam Reilly |
| 2005 | The Office | Mr. Haskins |
| 2005 | The Closer | Judge Gerald Blake |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby | Adult Marcus Ride |
| 2003 | Young MacGyver | The General |
| 2002 | The Shield | Chief of Police Tom Bankston |
| 2001 | One on One | Richard Barnes |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Mr. Brody |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Gerry Barone |
| 1999 | Family Law | Gary Stark |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Theodore Barrow |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Coleman Green |
| 1998 | Felicity | Dean Allison |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Quartus |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Dr. Tsegdye |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Fesek |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Captain Ellis Pierce |
| 1994 | Due South | Franco Devlin |
| 1994 | Ellen | Detective Sutterman |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister | Mr. Thorington |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Det. Franklin Potter |
| 1993 | Frasier | Judge Anderson |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Ch'Pok |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Minister |
| 1992 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Coach Chet Corley |
| 1991 | Stat | |
| 1991 | Stat | Anderson 'Mary' Roche |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Mr. Fuller |
| 1990 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Man #1 |
| 1989 | Life Goes On | |
| 1989 | Family Matters | Dave McClure |
| 1988 | TV 101 | Mr. Hines |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Martin Benbeck |
| 1987 | A Different World | Grover James |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | David Ellis |
| 1982 | Cheers | Agent Munson |
| 1978 | Dallas | Dave Wallace |