Ron Canada

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1949-05-03

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.

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Acting History

2025
This Will Never Work as Uncle Pete
2023
The Irrational as Eli Mercer
2022
East New York as Maurice Haywood
2021
Girls5eva as Dana Wiggens
2021
The Equalizer as Curtis Baker
2020
The Empty Man as Detective Villiers
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as DNI Bobby Vig
2018
Bully as 'Action' Jackson
2018
Seven Seconds as Pastor Adler
2017
The Orville as Admiral Tucker
2017
Crown Heights as Judge Marcy
2017
The Discovery as Cooper
2017
The Good Fight as Andrew Hart
2015
After Words as Nelson
2015
Ted 2 as Judge
2014
Madam Secretary as Cameroonian Ambassador Jean Aissatou
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
Noble Things as Moses
2009
Bob Funk as Smiley
2008
Ocean of Pearls as Dr. Wiiliam Ballard
2008
The Beneficiary as Detective Jensen
2008
The Haunting of Molly Hartley as Mr. Bennett
2008
The Mentalist as Philip Raimey
2007
Snowglobe as Antonio
2007
Little Wings as John
2006
Ugly Betty as Senator Slater
2006
Brothers and Sisters as Brigadier General Hendrix
2006
Paved with Good Intentions as Garrett Balden
2006
King Leopold's Ghost as Voice
2006
The Jake Effect as McConnell
2006
Islander as T. Hardy
2005
Just Like Heaven as Dr. Walsh
2005
Bones as Special Agent Sam Reilly
2005
Weeds as Joseph
2005
Wedding Crashers as Randolph
2005
The Closer as Judge Gerald Blake
2005
Cinderella Man as Joe Jeanette
2005
The Office as Mr. Haskins
2005
Numb3rs as Brian Hellman
2004
National Treasure as Guard Woodruff
2004
Boston Legal as Judge Willard Reese
2004
Jack & Bobby as Adult Marcus Ride
2004
Reversible Errors as Jackson Aires
2003
The Human Stain as Herb Keble
2003
The United States of Leland as Elden
2003
The Hunted as Harry Van Zandt
2003
Young MacGyver as The General
2002
The Shield as Chief of Police Tom Bankston
2001
Crossing Jordan as Mr. Brody
2001
One on One as Richard Barnes
2001
Black River as Chief Salks
2001
Thank Heaven as Joseph Johnson
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Gerry Barone
1999
The Apartment Complex as Detective Culver
1999
The West Wing as Theodore Barrow
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Coleman Green
1999
Family Law as Gary Stark
1999
In Too Deep as Dr. Bratton
1998
Before He Wakes as Detective Cochran
1998
Felicity as Dean Allison
1998
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Gabriel Jones
1998
Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
1997
Othello as Iago
1997
Clover as Gaten's brother-in-law
1997
Stargate SG-1 as Quartus
1996
Pinocchio's Revenge as Barry
1996
7th Heaven as Dr. Tsegdye
1996
Lone Star as Otis Payne
1995
The American President as Reporter Lloyd
1995
Man of the House as Bob Younger
1995
Star Trek: Voyager as Fesek
1994
Without Warning as Terrance Freeman
1994
Due South as Franco Devlin
1994
Getting Even with Dad as Zinn
1994
Sister, Sister as Mr. Thorington
1994
Ellen as Detective Sutterman
1994
Babylon 5 as Captain Ellis Pierce
1993
Frasier as Judge Anderson
1993
The X-Files as Det. Franklin Potter
1993
Barbarians at the Gate as Vernon Jordan
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Ch'Pok
1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Cop in Times Square
1992
Play Nice as Coroner
1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Coach Chet Corley
1992
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid as Marshall Brooks
1992
Melrose Place as Minister
1991
Stat
1991
Stat as Anderson 'Mary' Roche
1990
Law & Order as Mr. Fuller
1990
Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Man #1
1990
The Last of the Finest as Cregan
1990
Downtown as Lowell Harris
1989
Family Matters as Dave McClure
1989
Life Goes On
1988
TV 101 as Mr. Hines
1988
Unholy Matrimony as Lt. Jack Tolliver
1988
Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Bartender
1987
Heart as Talk Show Guest
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation as Martin Benbeck
1987
A Different World as Grover James
1987
Adventures in Babysitting as Greydon
1986
L.A. Law as David Ellis
1986
Good to Go
1983
D.C. Cab as Policeman #4
1983
The Man Who Wasn't There as Barker
1982
Cheers as Agent Munson
1978
Dallas as Dave Wallace