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Ron Canada

Acting

Born May 3, 1949 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography50+ titles

The Office

2005as Mr. Haskins

The Mentalist

2008as Philip Raimey

The X-Files

1993as Det. Franklin Potter

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987as Martin Benbeck

Grimm

2011as Stan Kingston

The West Wing

1999as Theodore Barrow

Stargate SG-1

1997as Quartus

Bones

2005as Special Agent Sam Reilly

The Shield

2002as Chief of Police Tom Bankston

House of Cards

2013as Vincent Abruzzo

King Leopold's Ghost

2006as Voice

Babylon 5

1994as Captain Ellis Pierce

The Closer

2005as Judge Gerald Blake

Boston Legal

2004as Judge Willard Reese

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Coleman Green

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993as Ch'Pok

Blue Bloods

2010as Mason

Star Trek: Voyager

1995as Fesek

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

2018as DNI Bobby Vig

Frasier

1993as Judge Anderson

The Orville

2017as Admiral Tucker

Elementary

2012as Manny Rose

Cinderella Man

2005as Joe Jeanette

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Gerry Barone

Cheers

1982as Agent Munson

The Good Fight

2017as Andrew Hart

The Strain

2014as Mayor George Lyle

Weeds

2005as Joseph

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1990as Man #1

The Equalizer

2021as Curtis Baker

Jack & Bobby

2004as Adult Marcus Ride

Law & Order

1990as Mr. Fuller

Seven Seconds

2018as Pastor Adler

Crossing Jordan

2001as Mr. Brody

East New York

2022as Maurice Haywood

Brothers and Sisters

2006as Brigadier General Hendrix

Sister, Sister

1994as Mr. Thorington

L.A. Law

1986as David Ellis

Madam Secretary

2014as Cameroonian Ambassador Jean Aissatou

Just Like Heaven

2005as Dr. Walsh

Numb3rs

2005as Brian Hellman

Lone Star

1996as Otis Payne

A Different World

1987as Grover James

Adventures in Babysitting

1987as Greydon

Without Warning

1994as Terrance Freeman

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992as Cop in Times Square

Family Matters

1989as Dave McClure

Dallas

1978as Dave Wallace

The Affair

2014as Judge Polk

National Treasure

2004as Guard Woodruff