Robert Charles WisdenRobert Wisden Biography ((?)-) (Brighton, 2 June 1958)England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005 is an English actor who has an extensive career in Canadian and American film and television, for which he has won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-series for The Sheldon Kennedy Story at the 15th Gemini Awards in 2000. Best known for playing U.S. President Richard Nixon in the 2009 American neo-noir superhero film Watchmen, he has acted on many series, including Da Vinci's Inquest, Smallville, The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Highlander, and Jeremiah.
Early life Born in 1958 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, Robert Wisden moved with his family from Britain to Canada when he was 15. He made his film debut in Firebird 2015 AD (1981), landing a key supporting part alongside Darren McGavin and Doug McClure. Four years later, he started his television career starring as Terry Dunne in Atom Egoyan's In This Corner (1986).
Career Acting Wisden is best known for his role as United States President Richard Nixon in Zack Snyder's 2009 film adaptation of the DC graphic novel Watchmen, Chief Coroner James Flynn in the Canadian TV series Da Vinci's Inquest, and Ken Browning in Final Destination. In 1994, he landed a supporting role in the epic turn-of-the-20th-century drama Legends of the Fall. He played Robert Patrick Modell - a character created by Vince Gilligan - in the classic The X-Files third-season episode "Pusher" (1996) and the 1998 fifth-season follow-up episode "Kitsunegari".
Teaching In 2006, Wisden graduated from Simon Fraser University with a bachelor of education degree. He taught at Heritage Woods Secondary School for two school years (2006–2007), substituting for the main drama teacher. He went on to become the head of theater arts at St. George's School for Boys in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2019, Wisden realised a long-held dream when he oversaw the school's successful production of Les Misérables.
Awards In 2000, Wisden won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999) at the 15th Gemini Awards.Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television official website , retrieved 12 January 2009.
Filmography
Film Firebird 2015 AD (1981) - Cam Milk and Honey (1988) Blood Clan (1990) - Stuart Roos Stay Tuned (1992) - 3 Men and Rosemary's Baby Impolite (1992) - Jack Yeats Look Who's Talking Now (1993) - Ranger Legends of the Fall (1994) - John T. O'Banion The War Between Us (1996) - Ed Parnum Excess Baggage (1997) - Detective Sims Medusa's Child (1997) - Colonel Spencer Floating Away (1998) - Armand In the Name of the People (2000) - DA Paul McMillan Final Destination (2000) - Ken Browning Criss Cross (2001) - Zach Snow Queen (2002) - Wolfgang Watchmen (2009) - Richard Nixon Driven to Kill (2009) - Terry Goldstein
Television In This Corner (1986) - Terry Dunne Glory Enough for All (1988) - Charles Best 9B (1989) - Bob Dawson The Odyssey (1993–1994) - Brad Ziegler The Outer Limits (1995–1999) - Justin Wells / Sam Winter Highlander: The Series "The Return of Amanda" (1993) & "The Messenger" (1996) - Col. William Everett Culbraith / Werner The X-Files (1996–1998) - Robert Patrick Modell Poltergeist: The Legacy (1997–1999) - Will Thomas / James Donlon Madison (1997) - Richard Long Stargate SG-1 (1997–2005) (4 episodes) - Lt. Colonel Bert Samuels Millennium (1997–1998) - Chris Carmody / Gordon Roberts Cold Squad (1998–2004) - Nick Kingsman / Neil Brice Welcome to Paradox (1998) - John Hammond Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2000) - Chief Coroner James Flynn Secret Cutting (2000) - Russell Cottrell Smallville (2001–2004) - Gabriel Sullivan Jeremiah (2002–2003) - Devon The Elizabeth Smart Story (2003) - Jim Smart Battlestar Galactica (2005) - Wallace Gray Supervolcano (2005) - Kenneth Wylie
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