Ron Canada

Ronald Ellis Canada (born May 3, 1949)^[1] is an American actor and producer, with a specialty in portraying judges and detectives. He is best known for One on One (2001–2004), The Shield (2003–2004), and Lone Star (1996).

Ron Canada
Canada in 2009
Born	Ronald Ellis Canada (1949-05-03) May 3, 1949 (age 75) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–present

Early life

Canada was born in New York City on May 3, 1949.^[1] Following completion of the Michele Clark broadcast journalism program^{[citation needed]} at Columbia University, under the guidance of producer Fred Friendly, Canada commenced his career as a television news reporter in 1971 at WBAL-TV. In 1974, he began his three-year tenure at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. For his work in the nation's capital, Canada was nominated twice for Regional Emmy Awards, receiving the award in 1977. The following year he received an A.P. Award for Outstanding Reporting.^[2] While making the career transition he worked part-time as a broadcaster for Voice of America. He studied acting at The Folger Theatre Group under the tutelage of Franchelle Stewart Dorn.^[3] He moved from D.C. to New York in 1985.

Career

Canada became the second actor to play the role of 'Troy Maxson' in August Wilson's Fences at The GeVa Theatre in Rochester, New York (January 1986).^[3]

Canada has had a long career in both television and film, known primarily for his work in Cinderella Man, Wedding Crashers,^[1] and his recurring role as Under Secretary of State Ted Barrow on The West Wing. In 1996, Canada received the Dallas Film Critics Award and significant national attention for his performance as "Otis Payne" in John Sayles's film Lone Star.^[1]

He played the role of Iago in a "photo negative" version of Shakespeare's Othello at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.^[4] Other notable stage credits include his role as Emmet Tate in Zooman and the Sign at New York's Signature Theatre^[5] and originating the role of Duncan Troy in Headstrong at The Ensemble Studio Theatre, which earned him an Audelco Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor.^[6] Off Broadway - In Old Age - playing Azell Abernathy, at New York Theatre Workshop, N.Y.C ^[3] Broadway play - Network - with Bryan Cranston, Tony Goldwyn, and Tatiana Maslany. Mr. Canada portrayed UBS network chieftain Edward George Ruddy.^[3]

Canada in 1997

Filmography

Film

Title	Year	Role	Note
1983	The Man Who Wasn't There	Barker
	D.C. Cab	Police Officer #4
1986	Good to Go	Stooper
1987	Adventures in Babysitting	Graydon
	Heart	Talk Show Guest
1988	Arthur 2: On the Rocks	Bartender
1990	Downtown	Lowell Harris
	The Last of the Finest	Cregan
1992	Honey, I Blew Up the Kid	Marshall Brooks
	Play Nice	Coroner
	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	Cop in Times Square
1993	Barbarians at the Gate	Vernon Jordan
1994	Getting Even with Dad	Zinn
	Without Warning	Terrence Freeman
1995	Man of the House	Bob Younger
	Above Suspicion	Captain Lindsay
	The American President	Lloyd
1996	Lone Star	Otis "Big O" Payne
	Pinocchio's Revenge	Barry
1998	Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD	Gabe Jones	TV movie
	Park Day	Mr. Joseph Johnson
1999	In Too Deep	Dr. Bratton
2000	Death of a Dog	Hassan
2001	Thank Heaven	Joseph Johnson
2003	The United States of Leland	Elden
	The Hunted	FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Harry Van Zandt
	The Human Stain	Herb Keble
2004	National Treasure	Guard Woodruff
2005	Cinderella Man	Joe Jeanette
	Wedding Crashers	Randolph, the Clearys' Butler
	Just Like Heaven	Dr. Walsh
2006	Islander	T. Hardy
	Paved with Good Intentions	Garrett Balden
2007	Snowglobe	Antonio Moreno
2008	Ocean of Pearls	Dr. Wiiliam Ballard
	Noble Things	Moses
	The Haunting of Molly Hartley	Mr. Bennett
2009	Bob Funk	Smiley
2012	Lake Effect	Winchester
2013	Life Tracker	Uriel Patterson
2014	Child of Grace	Doctor
2015	Ted 2	Judge Matheson
	Gold Peak Tea: Take Me Home Contest	Voice	Video short
	After Words	Nelson
2017	The Discovery	Cooper
	Crown Heights	Judge Marcy
2018	Bully	Mr. 'Action' Jackson
2020	Frederick Douglass Boulevard aka Food & Drink Boulevard aka FDB	Karl	Short film
	The Empty Man	Detective Villiers
2021	The Kinjiku	Gerome	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
1989	Dallas	Dave Wallace
1990	Cheers	Agent Munson
1991	Stat	Anderson "Mary" Roche
1992	A Different World	Grover James
	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Martin Benbeck	Episode: "The Masterpiece Society"
	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Officer Wilbur
	L.A. Law	David Ellis
1993	NYPD Blue	Zeke Odell
1994	Murphy Brown	Sergeant Foley	Episode: "Crime Story"
	Babylon 5	Capt. Ellis Pierce	Episode: "A Voice in the Wilderness, part 2"
1995	Living Single	Lanny Freedan
	Family Matters	Dave McClure	Episode: "Walking My Baby Back Home"
1996	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Ch'Pok	Episode: "Rules of Engagement"
	Murder One	Judge Orrin Bell
1996–1997	Tracey Takes On...	Lawrence
1999	Star Trek: Voyager	Fesek	Episode: "Juggernaut"
2000	City of Angels	Dr. Ethan Carter
2001–2004	One on One	Richard Barnes (father of Flex)
2001	The X-Files	Det. Franklin Potter	Episode: "Empedocles"
2001-2002	Philly	Judge Henry Griffin
2002	Frasier	Judge Anderson	Episode: "The Ring Cycle"
2003–2004	The Shield	LAPD Chief of Police Tom Bankston
2003–2006	The West Wing	Under Secretary of State Theodore Barrow
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Gerry Barone	Episode: "Fight Night"
2004–2005	Jack & Bobby	Adult Marcus Ride
2006	Weeds	Joseph
	7th Heaven	Dr. Sergey Barker
2006–2007	Ugly Betty	Senator Slater
2006–2008	Boston Legal	Judge Willard Reese
2007	Stargate SG-1	Quartus
2008	Law & Order	Mr. Fuller	Episode: "Bottomless"
2009	The Mentalist	Philip Raimey	Episode: "Red Scare"
2011	Let's Stay Together	Garrison Lawrence
	The Closer	Judge Gerald Blake	Episode: "Fresh Pursuit"
2013	The Office	Mr. Haskins	Episode: "The Farm"
	Blue Bloods	Deputy Director Tom Mason
2014	Elementary	Mr Rose	Episode: "The Hound of the Cancer Cells"
	Grimm	Stan Kingston
2015	The Strain	Mayor George Lyle
	The Affair	Judge Polk	2.4
2016	Madam Secretary	Cameroonian Ambassador Jean Aissatou	Episode: "Desperate Remedies"
2017	Designated Survivor	Reverend Dale
	The Good Fight	Andrew Hart	Episodes: "Not So Grand Jury" and "The Schtup List"
2017–2019	The Orville	Admiral Tucker	Episodes: "Sanctuary", "Majority Rule" and "Command Performance"
2018	Bull	Judge Miles Skurnick	Episode: "Survival Instincts"
	Seven Seconds	Pastor Adler
	Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan	D.N.I. Bobby Vig
	House of Cards	Vincent Abruzzo	Episode 67, 68 & 72
2022	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Coleman Green	Episode: "Tangled Strands of Justice"
	The Best Man: The Final Chapters	Wellington	Episodes: "Paradise", "The Wedding", and "The Invisible Man"

Commercials

Year	Title	Role
2016	Gold Peak Tea: Home Brew Delivery	Voice
	Gold Peak Tea: Take Me Home

Radio

Year	Title	Role
2021	Marvel's Wastelanders: Hawkeye	Abner Jenkins / Beetle

Video games

Title	Year	Role	Note
2004	Ground Control II: Operation Exodus	Drahk'Mar Vicath	Voice

References

1. "Ron Canada". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
2. "Ron Canada". Kinorium. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
3. "Spin Off - Ron Canada". Creative Women NY. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
4. Rose, Lloyd (April 9, 2013). "Theater & Dance". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 2, 2013.
5. Isherwood, Charles (March 25, 2009). "A Cold Soul, and the Society That Put It on Ice". The New York Times.
6. "2012 'Viv' Nominees". Audience Development Committee, Inc. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013.

External links

• Ron Canada at IMDb