Stephen McHattie Smith (born February 3, 1947)Other sources cite 1945, 1946, and 1948. is a Canadian actor.Profile, nytimes.com; accessed February 4, 2018. Since beginning his professional career in 1970, he has amassed over 200 film, television, and theatre credits; and has collaborated with directors like Darren Aronofsky, Bruce McDonald, and David Cronenberg. He played Jimmy Murray on the CBC drama Emily of New Moon (1998-2000) and Sgt. Frank Coscarella on the police procedural Cold Squad (1999-2001).
He won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Dick Irvin in The Rocket, and was nominated for Best Actor for Pontypool. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Yehoshua Sobol's Ghetto and won an Obie Award for Mensch Meier.
Early life McHattie was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on February 3, 1947 (the year of his birth has also been cited as 1945, 1946, and 1948), and raised in Guysborough County. At 16, he began acting in local amateur plays and at 19 moved to New York City, where he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Career McHattie began his career on stage in the 1968 Broadway production of The American Dream. Two years later he made his film debut in The People Next Door. He appeared in other Broadway plays, including Mourning Becomes Electra in 1972, The Iceman Cometh in 1973, and Ghetto in 1989, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play.
McHattie has appeared in many films and television shows including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Highlander: The Series, and American Playhouse's Life Under Water (1989). His roles include 300, A History of Violence, The Fountain, Secretary, Shoot 'Em Up, Life with Billy, One Dead Indian, Beverly Hills Cop III. In Canada, he appeared in Canada: A People's History as Canadian hero Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, and in The Rocket as coach Dick Irvin.
He portrayed an extraordinary USMC sniper (based on real life sniper Carlos Hathcock) in the JAG season one episode "High Ground". In 1976, he played iconic American actor James Dean in the television movie James Dean, a television adaptation of the biography written by James Dean's friend and writer Bill Bast. McHattie appeared in several mini-series, including Centennial and Roughnecks.
McHattie appeared in several episodes of Seinfeld (beginning with "The Pitch") as Dr. Reston, Elaine Benes's manipulative psychiatrist boyfriend; he also appeared in two episodes of The X-Files. From 1998 to 2000, he had a recurring role in the Canadian-made TV series Emily of New Moon, based upon the 1923 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. From 1999-2001, he portrayed Sgt. Frank Coscarella in the Canadian police procedural drama, Cold Squad. Since 2005, he has appeared as Captain Healy, Massachusetts State Police Homicide Division Commander, in the first eight of the Jesse Stone series TV movies, which are based on the novels of Robert B. Parker. He did not appear in the ninth instalment however. He appeared in the pilot of Sabbatical, voiced the villain The Shade in Justice League, and portrayed Hollis Mason, the first Nite Owl, in the film adaptation of Watchmen.Zack Snyder Talks Watchmen! - Superhero Hype!, superherohype.com; accessed February 4, 2018.
McHattie had a well-received appearance in the sixth season episode "In the Pale Moonlight" of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Romulan Senator Vreenak, who is the target of a Federation false flag operation to deceive the Romulan Empire into declaring war on the Dominion. The episode has often been cited as one of the best episodes of Star Trek ever produced, and McHattie’s reading of the line “It’s a fake!” has been ranked amongst the greatest moments in Star Trek and spawned an online meme.
In 2009, McHattie appeared in the Canadian IFC film Pontypool and in the Canadian thriller Summer's Blood as Gant Hoxey, alongside Twilight actress Ashley Greene, who portrays Summer. He co-starred with Felicia Day and Kavan Smith in the Gothic adaptation of Red Riding Hood, Red: Werewolf Hunter.Red: Werewolf Hunter, imdb.com; accessed February 4, 2018. In 2015, he appeared in the supernatural thriller Pay the Ghost.
Personal life McHattie is married to actress Lisa Houle, with whom he has three children. He was previously married to actress Meg Foster. His older brother is actor Wendell Smith.
Filmography
Film + Year Title Role Notes1970Artie Mason1971Von Richthofen and BrownWerner Voss1975Robert1976Moving ViolationEddie Moore1978Tomorrow Never ComesFrankGray Lady DownMurphy1982Death ValleyHal1984Best RevengeBrett1986Belizaire the CajunJames Willoughby1987Salvation!Revered Edward RandallCaribeWhitehale1988Sticky FingersEddieCall MeJellybean1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayRed HenryOne Man OutErik1993Gary 'Hunter' HendersonGeronimo: An American LegendSchoonover1994Beverly Hills Cop IIISteve FulbrightLife with Billy Billy StaffordArt Deco DetectiveHyena1996My Friend JoeCurt1997Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly HillsDr. Egbert Drum1998Jack McLaskinBASEketballNarrator (voice)2000Frank Drake2002SecretaryBurt Holloway2003TwistThe Senator2005Chief Prosecutor WarnerLelandDick Irvin2006Grand Inquisitor SilecioWilliam Danvers III300Loyalist2007KAWClydePoor Boy's GameUncle JoeAll HatEarl StantonCursing HanleyThe Astounding LewShort filmShoot 'Em UpHammerson2008PontypoolGrant Mazzy2009You Might as Well LiveFred SteinkeWatchmenHollis Mason / Nite Owl IFiskSummer's BloodGant HoxeyChet BakerShort film2012Captain Michaels2010This Movie Is BrokenBouncerDieJonah OdessaScore: A Hockey MusicalWalt AcornRed: Werewolf HunterGabriel A Beginner's Guide to EndingsFitz2011 The Maiden Danced to DeathErnie The EntitledClifford JonesExit HumanityMedic JohnsonIrvine Welsh's EcstasyJim BuistEddieRonnyImmortalsCassander2012Lt. Dodd A Little Bit ZombieMax Exile (Exil)Maxwell2013HaunterThe Pale ManSeptic ManMayorTormentOfficer HawkingsMeetings with a Young PoetSamuel Beckett2014WolvesJohn TollermanBig MuddyStan BarlowDr. CabbiePete DonaldsonHellmouthCharlie Baker2015Born to Be BlueChesney Baker Sr.Pay the GhostThe Blind Man2016WeirdosPriest2017Mother!Zealot The SoundEarlAwakening the ZodiacZodiacJuggernautHank Sr.2018Death WishChief of DetectivesCrown and AnchorGusAngelique's IsleMackay 2019Come to Daddy GordonDreamlandThe Maestro / Johnny Deadeyes Rabid Dr. Michael Keloid2020Most WantedFrank Cooper 2023 My Animal Henry 2024 Deaner '89 Dack 2025 Little Lorraine Huey 2026 Permanent Damage Mr. Freeman
Television + Year Title Role Notes1974Adam-12SkipEpisode: "Roll Call"NicholasTelevision filmKojakPaul NelsonEpisode: "Slay Ride"1975Search for the GodsWillie LongfellowTelevision filmStarsky & HutchWilliam Michael "Billy" DesmondEpisode: "Terror on the Docks"1976James DeanJames DeanTelevision filmLook What's Happened to Rosemary's BabyAdrian/Andrew1977KojakBlaineEpisode: "The Summer of '69"1978–79CentennialJacques 'Jake' Pasquinel11 episodes1979Highcliffe ManorRev. Ian Glenville6 episodesLou GrantCurtis FolgerEpisode: "Frame-Up"Mary and Joseph: A Story of FaithJudahTelevision film1980RoughnecksRoy BethkeTelevision film1981Hill Street BluesOff. Jerry Nash2 episodes1985Joe CaldwellJohnny2 episodes1986Eddie Washburn Episode: "Out of the Past"Spenser: For HireCorbettEpisode: "Brother to Dragons"Guiding LightGerhartTV series1987MariahRickEpisode: "Equations"Crime StoryCarlo MastrangeloEpisode: "The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob"1988Tales from the DarksideRobert PerryEpisode: "Family Reunion"1989Life Under WaterTelevision filmMiami ViceAtty. Sam BoyleEpisode: "Fruit of the Poison Tree"DeathEpisode: "Rendezvous in a Dark Place"1989–90Beauty and the BeastGabriel8 episodes1991Law & OrderJoe PilefskyEpisode: "The Torrents of Greed"CounterstrikeNick Episode: "Going Home"1991–92Scene of the CrimeVariousTV series1992Terror on Track 9Randolph DarnellTelevision filmSeinfeldDr. Reston4 episodes1993Secret ServiceSweetEpisode: "The High Cost of Living/Impostors"L.A. LawGordon ReeveEpisode: "Hello and Goodbye"Quantum LeapStawpahEpisode: "Mirror Image"JackEpisode: "Love Crimes"1994Life with BillyBilly StaffordTelevision filmNorthern ExposureTurk TortelliEpisode: "Fish Story"Jonathan Stone: Threat of InnocenceLt. DurantTelevision filmKung Fu: The Legend ContinuesDiablo the DeceiverEpisode: "Magic Trick"HighlanderMichael KentEpisode: "The Samurai"1995Nonnie & AlexAlex's DadShort filmM.A.N.T.I.S.Gerald RavensEpisode: "Switches"Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14Jack ClaremontTelevision filmConvict CowboyJaggesDeadly LoveSean O'ConnorRemember MeChief Nat CooganVisitors of the NightBryan EnglishRed-Haired Man2 episodesTheodore RexEdgeVideo1996Dr. SherrickEpisode: "Beyond the Veil"MacEpisode: "Purgatory"JAGGunnery Sergeant Ray CrockettEpisode: "High Ground"Walker, Texas RangerKarl MayesEpisode: "Redemption"1998American Whiskey BarATelevision filmStrikeEpisode: "The Face of Helene Bournouw"Cletus FowlerEpisode: "Nemesis"Star Trek: Deep Space NineSenator VreenakEpisode: "In the Pale Moonlight"Midnight FlightLt. Jack KellyTelevision filmPoltergeist: The LegacyLeigh NoirEpisode: "The Prodigy"LexxE.J. MossEpisode: "Lyekka"1998–2000Emily of New MoonJimmy Murray43 episodes1999Walker, Texas RangerThomas OpenshawEpisode: "In Harm's Way"1999–2001Cold SquadSgt. Frank Coscarella33 episodes2000Canada: A People's HistoryGeneral Isaac BrockTV seriesLa Femme NikitaWillie KaneEpisode: "Sympathy for the Devil" PierceTelevision film2002LexxE.J. Moss2 episodesMonkLt. Adam KirkEpisode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival"Mutant XAaron GaumontEpisode: "Power Play"Birds of PreyAl HawkeEpisode: "Sins of the Mother"2002–2003Justice LeagueShade (voice)5 episodes2003Blue MurderSupt. Frank SimmonsEpisode: "Ambush"Wall of SecretsHughTelevision filmStar Trek: EnterpriseAlien ForemanEpisode: "The Xindi"2005Jesse Stone: Stone ColdCaptain HealyTelevision filmDravittEpisode: "Voices Carry"Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans?AttanTelevision film2006One Dead IndianPolice Field CommanderJesse Stone: Night PassageCaptain HealyPuppets Who KillMr. SwainEpisode: "The Rival House"Jesse Stone: Death in ParadiseCaptain HealyTelevision filmSolar AttackAdmiral LawrenceAbsolutionMike Lloyd2007Duncan AllbrightKiller WaveEdgard Powell2 episodesJesse Stone: Sea ChangeCaptain HealyTelevision filmSabbaticalPolice Chief Gil BrewerTV series2008Jack SheaMiniseriesWould Be KingsXIII: The ConspiracyGeneral CarringtonTate2 episodes2008–09Murdoch MysteriesHarry Murdoch2 episodes2009DiamondsLlewellyn AndersonMiniseriesJesse Stone: Thin IceCaptain HealyTelevision filmReaperSheriffEpisode: "Underbelly"Arthur StebbesEpisode: "Missing"GunsInspector ClayMiniseriesFringeCol. Raymond GordonEpisode: "Fracture"2010Bloodletting & Miraculous CuresDr. StandishEpisode: "Code Clock"Who Is Clark Rockefeller?Mark SuttonTelevision filmKeep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry StoryEddie ShoreEpisode: "Part 1"Jesse Stone: No RemorseCommander HealyTelevision filmHappy TownCarl Bravin4 episodesHavenRev. Ed DriscollRecurring cast, season 2Red: Werewolf HunterGabrielTelevision film2011Moby DickRachel Captain2 episodesJesse Stone: Innocents LostCommander HealyTelevision filmXIII: The SeriesPresident CarringtonMain cast2012Jesse Stone: Benefit of the DoubtCommander HealyTelevision film The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story IIEddie ShoreTV miniseries2014Lizzie Borden Took an AxAndrew BordenTelevision film The StrainVaunTV series2015Beauty and the BeastMr. ZalmanEpisode: "Heart of the Matter"2016Tokyo TrialEdward Stuart McDougallMiniseries2017Orphan BlackPercival T. Westmorland/John MathiesonRecurring role, Season 52020October FactionSamuel AllenRecurring role2023Essex CountyLouMain role2024Sullivan's CrossingJonathanEpisode: "Secrets"AccusedJoeEpisode: "Justin's Story"The MadnessEmmett3 episodes
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