Ron Canada
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
102
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-05-03 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Acting

2023

The Irrational as Eli Mercer

2022

East New York as Maurice Haywood

2021

The Equalizer as Curtis Baker

2021

Girls5eva as Dana Wiggens

2020

The Empty Man as Detective Villiers

2018

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as DNI Bobby Vig

2018

Seven Seconds as Pastor Adler

2018

Bully as 'Action' Jackson

2017

The Good Fight as Andrew Hart

2017

The Orville as Admiral Tucker

2017

The Discovery as Cooper

2017

Crown Heights as Judge Marcy

2015

Ted 2 as Judge

2015

After Words as Nelson

2014

The Strain as Mayor George Lyle

2013

House of Cards as Vincent Abruzzo

2012

Elementary as Manny Rose

2012

Lake Effects as Winchester

2011

Grimm as Stan Kingston

2010

Blue Bloods as Mason

2009

Bob Funk as Smiley

2009

Noble Things as Moses

2008

The Mentalist as Philip Raimey

2008

The Haunting of Molly Hartley as Mr. Bennett

2008

Ocean of Pearls as Dr. Wiiliam Ballard

2008

The Beneficiary as Detective Jensen

2007

Snowglobe as Antonio

2007

Little Wings as John

2006

The Jake Effect as McConnell

2006

Paved with Good Intentions as Garrett Balden

2006

Islander as T. Hardy

2005

The Office as Mr. Haskins

2005

Bones as Special Agent Sam Reilly

2005

Weeds as Joseph

2005

The Closer as Judge Gerald Blake

2005

Just Like Heaven as Dr. Walsh

2005

Wedding Crashers as Randolph

2005

Cinderella Man as Joe Jeanette

2004

Jack & Bobby as Adult Marcus Ride

2004

National Treasure as Guard Woodruff

2003

The Hunted as Harry Van Zandt

2003

The Human Stain as Herb Keble

2003

Young MacGyver as The General

2002

The Shield as Chief of Police Tom Bankston

2001

One on One as Richard Barnes

2001

Crossing Jordan as Mr. Brody

2001

Thank Heaven as Joseph Johnson

2001

Black River as Chief Salks

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Gerry Barone

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Coleman Green

1999

The West Wing as Theodore Barrow

1999

Family Law as Gary Stark

1999

In Too Deep as Dr. Bratton

1999

The Apartment Complex as Detective Culver

1998

Felicity as Dean Allison

1998

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Gabriel Jones

1998

Before He Wakes as Detective Cochran

1998

Lost in the Bermuda Triangle as Not available

1997

Stargate SG-1 as Quartus

1997

Clover as Gaten's brother-in-law

1997

Othello as Iago

1996

7th Heaven as Dr. Tsegdye

1996

Pinocchio's Revenge as Barry

1996

Lone Star as Otis

1995

Star Trek: Voyager as Fesek

1995

The American President as Reporter Lloyd

1995

Man of the House as Bob Younger

1994

Babylon 5 as Captain Ellis Pierce

1994

Due South as Franco Devlin

1994

Ellen as Detective Sutterman

1994

Without Warning as Terrance Freeman

1993

The X-Files as Det. Franklin Potter

1993

Frasier as Judge Anderson

1992

Melrose Place as Minister

1992

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Coach Chet Corley

1992

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Cop in Times Square

1992

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid as Marshall Brooks

1992

Play Nice as Coroner

1991

Stat as Not available

1991

Stat as Anderson 'Mary' Roche

1990

Law & Order as Mr. Fuller

1990

The Last of the Finest as Cregan

1990

Downtown as Lowell Harris

1989

Family Matters as Dave McClure

1989

Life Goes On as Not available

1988

Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Bartender

1988

TV 101 as Mr. Hines

1988

Unholy Matrimony as Lt. Jack Tolliver

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation as Martin Benbeck

1987

A Different World as Grover James

1987

Heart as Talk Show Guest

1986

L.A. Law as David Ellis

1986

Good to Go as Not available

1985

MacGyver as The General

1983

D.C. Cab as Policeman #4

1982

Cheers as Agent Munson

1978

Dallas as Dave Wallace