James Tupper

For the British botanist and surgeon, see James Perchard Tupper.

James Tupper (born August 4, 1965) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees, Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series Mercy, and David Clarke on ABC's Revenge. He also starred in the post-apocalyptic thriller Aftermath, on Space in Canada and Syfy in the U.S., and in the HBO series Big Little Lies.

James Tupper
Born	(1965-08-04) August 4, 1965 (age 59) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Education	Concordia University (BFA) Rutgers University, New Brunswick (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Kate Mayfield ​ ​ (m. 2001; sep. 2006)​
Partner	Anne Heche (2007–2018)
Children	1

Early life

Tupper was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He studied acting at Concordia University, Montreal, and later at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where he earned a master's degree.^[1]

Career

Tupper acted in several off-Broadway plays, including An Actor Prepares and After the Rain. He co-wrote and appeared in 2005's Loudmouth Soup, a fully improvised independent film that was filmed in one night with no script and no second takes.^[2]

In 2006, Tupper started portraying Jack Slattery in the ABC series Men in Trees, credited for all 36 episodes of the show's run. He then appeared as Dr. Chris Sands in the NBC medical drama Mercy for 22 episodes before it was cancelled in 2010.

Tupper appeared as Dr. Andrew Perkins, a trauma counselor, on ABC's Grey's Anatomy.^[3] He appeared in seven episodes in the show's seventh season.

Tupper appeared on ABC's Revenge from 2011 to its cancellation in 2015. He portrayed the character of David Clarke, the supposedly deceased father of the main character. His character had a recurring role for the first three seasons, appearing only in flashbacks and videos. Tupper was promoted to main cast for season four after it was revealed in the season three finale that his character was still alive.^[4]

On September 27, 2016, the British Columbia, Canada-produced post-apocalyptic action thriller Aftermath debuted on Canada's Space network and on America's Syfy network. While starring in this series, his real-life partner Anne Heche played his wife for the series. In addition to his acting role on the series, Tupper also served as co-producer. The freshman season's 13-episode run ended in December 2016; the series was not renewed.

Personal life

Tupper split from his wife, Kate Mayfield, in November 2006; they were still married as of early 2009.^[5] He began dating actress Anne Heche in 2007, they met on the set of Men in Trees and went on to co-star in the 2008 film Toxic Skies. ^[6] Their son was born in March 2009.^[7] They split in January 2018.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Corky Romano	FBI Agent
	Joe Dirt	Cop at the Bridge
	Peroxide Passion	Jed
2005	Loudmouth Soup	Keith Miller
2006	Invisible	Joe
	Love's Abiding Joy	Henry Klein
2008	For Heaven's Sake	Peter Whitman
	Toxic Skies	Jack
	Me and Orson Welles	Joseph Cotten
2011	Mr. Popper's Penguins	Rick
	Girl Fight	Ray
2012	Playing for Keeps	Matt
2013	Nothing Left to Fear	Dan
	Decoding Annie Parker	Steven
2016	My Sweet Audrina	Damian
2020	Beneath Us	Ben Rhodes
2022	The Requin	Kyle
2023	Cold Copy

2023 Ride Cody

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Time of Your Life	Kedrick	Episode: "The Time She Found Her Father"
2005	Gilmore Girls	Biker #1	2 episodes
	How I Met Your Mother	Derek	Episode: "The Limo"
	CSI: NY	Paul Zernecky	Episode: "Dancing with the Fishes"
	Love's Long Journey	Henry	TV movie
2006	Dr. Vegas	Paramedic	Episode: "Heal Thyself"
2006–2008	Men in Trees	Jack Slattery	Main role; 36 episodes
2007	Pictures of Hollis Woods	John Regan	TV movie
2008	Samantha Who?	Owen	4 episodes
	The Ex List	Dan	Episode: "Flower King"
2009–2010	Mercy	Dr. Chris Sands	Main role; 22 episodes
2009	A New Beginning	Chris Daniels	TV movie
	The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger	B.J. Stoker	TV movie
2010–2011	Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Andrew Perkins	Recurring role; 7 episodes
2011–2015	Revenge	David Clarke	Recurring role (season 1–3); main role (season 4)
2013	Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives		TV movie
2014	Resurrection	Dr. Eric Ward	Recurring role
	Mom's Day Away	Michael Miller	TV movie
2016	Aftermath	Joshua Copeland	Lead role
2017-2019	Big Little Lies	Nathan Carlson	Main role
2017	Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery	Special Agent Jim Connor	TV movie
2018	Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery	Special Agent Jim Connor	TV movie
	The Brave	Alex Hoffman	2 episodes
	American Woman	Steve Nolan	Recurring role
	No Apologies	Moses Fallon	TV movie
2018–2019	A Million Little Things	Andrew Pollock	Recurring role
2019	Emma Fielding: More Bitter Than Death	Special Agent John Connor	TV movie
2020	The Detectives	Detective Hank Idsinga	2 episodes
	The Hardy Boys	Fenton Hardy	Main role
2021	My Christmas Family Tree	Richard Hendricks	TV movie
2022	Mid-Love Crisis	Sam	TV movie
2023	Fall Into Winter	Brooks McLeod	TV movie (Great American Family)

References

1. Thomas, Rachel (October 2007). "An Interview with James Tupper (Jack, Men in Trees)". About.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2014. Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
2. Stevens, Dana (September 22, 2005). "Let's Do Dinner (Ulterior Motive for Dessert)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
3. Abrams, Natalie (July 15, 2010). "James Tupper to Guest-Star on Grey's Anatomy". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
4. Bentley, Jean (June 9, 2014). "Revenge season 4 adds James Tupper as regular". zap2it. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2014. Archived April 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
5. Nissim, Mayer (January 30, 2009). "Heche 'wants boyfriend to get divorced'". Digital Spy.
6. Pringle, Gill (May 1, 2011). "Anne Heche interview: "There was no joy in my family"". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
7. Chiu, Alexis (March 11, 2009). "It's a Baby Boy for Anne Heche!". People. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
8. Dupre, Elyse (January 12, 2018). "Anne Heche and James Tupper Break Up After More Than 10 Years Together". E! Online. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

External links

• James Tupper at IMDb
• James Tupper Bio 5