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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 3, 1949
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Ron Canada
0.8 Popularity
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
10.0
Uncle Pete
This Will Never Work
2025
6.6
Eli Mercer
The Irrational
2023
7.1
Maurice Haywood
East New York
2022
6.1
Dana Wiggens
Girls5eva
2021
7.3
Curtis Baker
The Equalizer
2021
6.2
Detective Villiers
The Empty Man
2020
7.7
DNI Bobby Vig
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
5.7
'Action' Jackson
Bully
2018
7.3
Pastor Adler
Seven Seconds
2018
7.6
Admiral Tucker
The Orville
2017
Credits
This Will Never Work
as Uncle Pete
2025
10.0
The Irrational
as Eli Mercer
2023
6.6
East New York
as Maurice Haywood
2022
7.1
Girls5eva
as Dana Wiggens
2021
6.1
The Equalizer
as Curtis Baker
2021
7.3
The Empty Man
as Detective Villiers
2020
6.2
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as DNI Bobby Vig
2018
7.7
Bully
as 'Action' Jackson
2018
5.7
Seven Seconds
as Pastor Adler
2018
7.3
The Orville
as Admiral Tucker
2017
7.6
Crown Heights
as Judge Marcy
2017
6.5
The Discovery
as Cooper
2017
6.3
The Good Fight
as Andrew Hart
2017
7.5
After Words
as Nelson
2015
5.2
Ted 2
as Judge
2015
6.3
Madam Secretary
as Cameroonian Ambassador Jean Aissatou
2014
7.0
The Strain
as Mayor George Lyle
2014
7.5
House of Cards
as Vincent Abruzzo
2013
8.0
Elementary
as Manny Rose
2012
7.6
Lake Effects
as Winchester
2012
4.0
Grimm
as Stan Kingston
2011
8.3
Blue Bloods
as Mason
2010
7.8
Noble Things
as Moses
2009
4.0
Bob Funk
as Smiley
2009
4.6
Ocean of Pearls
as Dr. Wiiliam Ballard
2008
4.9
🎬
The Beneficiary
as Detective Jensen
2008
8.0
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
as Mr. Bennett
2008
4.5
The Mentalist
as Philip Raimey
2008
8.4
Snowglobe
as Antonio
2007
6.0
Little Wings
as John
2007
0.0
Ugly Betty
as Senator Slater
2006
6.4
Brothers and Sisters
as Brigadier General Hendrix
2006
7.1
Paved with Good Intentions
as Garrett Balden
2006
0.0
King Leopold's Ghost
as Voice
2006
7.6
The Jake Effect
as McConnell
2006
8.0
Islander
as T. Hardy
2006
5.7
Just Like Heaven
as Dr. Walsh
2005
7.0
Bones
as Special Agent Sam Reilly
2005
8.2
Weeds
as Joseph
2005
7.5
Wedding Crashers
as Randolph
2005
6.5
The Closer
as Judge Gerald Blake
2005
7.9
Cinderella Man
as Joe Jeanette
2005
7.6
The Office
as Mr. Haskins
2005
8.6
Numb3rs
as Brian Hellman
2005
7.0
National Treasure
as Guard Woodruff
2004
6.6
Boston Legal
as Judge Willard Reese
2004
7.9
Jack & Bobby
as Adult Marcus Ride
2004
7.0
Reversible Errors
as Jackson Aires
2004
6.1
The Human Stain
as Herb Keble
2003
6.0
The United States of Leland
as Elden
2003
6.5
The Hunted
as Harry Van Zandt
2003
6.2
Young MacGyver
as The General
2003
9.2
The Shield
as Chief of Police Tom Bankston
2002
8.1
Crossing Jordan
as Mr. Brody
2001
7.2
One on One
as Richard Barnes
2001
8.0
Black River
as Chief Salks
2001
5.5
Thank Heaven
as Joseph Johnson
2001
2.3
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Gerry Barone
2000
7.6
The Apartment Complex
as Detective Culver
1999
5.3
The West Wing
as Theodore Barrow
1999
8.2
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Coleman Green
1999
7.9
Family Law
as Gary Stark
1999
8.2
In Too Deep
as Dr. Bratton
1999
6.4
Before He Wakes
as Detective Cochran
1998
3.2
Felicity
as Dean Allison
1998
6.6
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Gabriel Jones
1998
4.6
Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
1998
4.1
Othello
as Iago
1997
0.0
Clover
as Gaten's brother-in-law
1997
4.5
Stargate SG-1
as Quartus
1997
8.3
Pinocchio's Revenge
as Barry
1996
4.4
7th Heaven
as Dr. Tsegdye
1996
6.4
Lone Star
as Otis Payne
1996
7.0
The American President
as Reporter Lloyd
1995
6.5
Man of the House
as Bob Younger
1995
5.4
Star Trek: Voyager
as Fesek
1995
7.8
Without Warning
as Terrance Freeman
1994
6.7
Due South
as Franco Devlin
1994
7.6
Getting Even with Dad
as Zinn
1994
5.3
Sister, Sister
as Mr. Thorington
1994
7.1
Ellen
as Detective Sutterman
1994
6.1
Babylon 5
as Captain Ellis Pierce
1994
8.0
Frasier
as Judge Anderson
1993
7.7
The X-Files
as Det. Franklin Potter
1993
8.4
Barbarians at the Gate
as Vernon Jordan
1993
6.8
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Ch'Pok
1993
7.9
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Cop in Times Square
1992
6.8
Play Nice
as Coroner
1992
4.3
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992
3.9
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Coach Chet Corley
1992
6.6
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
as Marshall Brooks
1992
5.3
Melrose Place
as Minister
1992
5.9
Stat
1991
5.0
Stat
as Anderson 'Mary' Roche
1991
5.0
Law & Order
as Mr. Fuller
1990
7.4
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Man #1
1990
7.2
The Last of the Finest
as Cregan
1990
5.9
Downtown
as Lowell Harris
1990
5.6
Family Matters
as Dave McClure
1989
6.7
Life Goes On
1989
6.5
TV 101
as Mr. Hines
1988
5.0
Unholy Matrimony
as Lt. Jack Tolliver
1988
8.7
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Bartender
1988
5.4
Heart
as Talk Show Guest
1987
4.5
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Martin Benbeck
1987
8.4
A Different World
as Grover James
1987
7.0
Adventures in Babysitting
as Greydon
1987
6.9
L.A. Law
as David Ellis
1986
7.0
Good to Go
1986
5.0
D.C. Cab
as Policeman #4
1983
5.2
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Barker
1983
4.1
Cheers
as Agent Munson
1982
7.6
Dallas
as Dave Wallace
1978
6.8