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Ron Canada
Ron Canada

Ron Canada

ActingBorn May 3, 1949 (age 77)New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

2025Movie
2023
The Irrational

as Eli Mercer

TV
2022
East New York

as Maurice Haywood

TV
2021
Girls5eva

as Dana Wiggens

TV
2021
The Equalizer

as Curtis Baker

TV
2020
The Empty Man

as Detective Villiers

Movie
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

as DNI Bobby Vig

TV
2018
Bully

as 'Action' Jackson

Movie
2018
Seven Seconds

as Pastor Adler

TV
2017
The Orville

as Admiral Tucker

TV
2017
Crown Heights

as Judge Marcy

Movie
2017
The Discovery

as Cooper

Movie
2017
The Good Fight

as Andrew Hart

TV
2015
After Words

as Nelson

Movie
2015
Ted 2

as Judge

Movie
2014
The Affair

as Judge Polk

TV
2014
Madam Secretary

as Cameroonian Ambassador Jean Aissatou

TV
2014
The Strain

as Mayor George Lyle

TV
2013
House of Cards

as Vincent Abruzzo

TV
2012
Elementary

as Manny Rose

TV
2012
Lake Effects

as Winchester

Movie
2011
Grimm

as Stan Kingston

TV
2010
Blue Bloods

as Mason

TV
2009
Noble Things

as Moses

Movie
2009
Bob Funk

as Smiley

Movie
2008
Ocean of Pearls

as Dr. Wiiliam Ballard

Movie
2008
The Beneficiary

as Detective Jensen

Movie
2008Movie
2008
The Mentalist

as Philip Raimey

TV
2007
Snowglobe

as Antonio

Movie
2007Movie
2006
Ugly Betty

as Senator Slater

TV
2006
Brothers and Sisters

as Brigadier General Hendrix

TV
2006Movie
2006Movie
2006
The Jake Effect

as McConnell

TV
2006
Islander

as T. Hardy

Movie
2005
Just Like Heaven

as Dr. Walsh

Movie
2005
Bones

as Special Agent Sam Reilly

TV
2005
Weeds

as Joseph

TV
2005
Wedding Crashers

as Randolph

Movie
2005
The Closer

as Judge Gerald Blake

TV
2005
Cinderella Man

as Joe Jeanette

Movie
2005
The Office

as Mr. Haskins

TV
2005
Numb3rs

as Brian Hellman

TV
2004
National Treasure

as Guard Woodruff

Movie
2004
Boston Legal

as Judge Willard Reese

TV
2004
Jack & Bobby

as Adult Marcus Ride

TV
2004
Reversible Errors

as Jackson Aires

Movie
2003
The Human Stain

as Herb Keble

Movie
2003
The Hunted

as Harry Van Zandt

Movie
2003
Young MacGyver

as The General

TV
2002
The Shield

as Chief of Police Tom Bankston

TV
2001
Crossing Jordan

as Mr. Brody

TV
2001
One on One

as Richard Barnes

TV
2001
Black River

as Chief Salks

Movie
2001
Thank Heaven

as Joseph Johnson

Movie
2000TV
1999
The Apartment Complex

as Detective Culver

Movie
1999
The West Wing

as Theodore Barrow

TV
1999
Family Law

as Gary Stark

TV
1999TV
1999
In Too Deep

as Dr. Bratton

Movie
1998
Before He Wakes

as Detective Cochran

Movie
1998
Felicity

as Dean Allison

TV
1998Movie
1997
Othello

as Iago

Movie
1997
Clover

as Gaten's brother-in-law

Movie
1997
Stargate SG-1

as Quartus

TV
1996Movie
1996
7th Heaven

as Dr. Tsegdye

TV
1996
Lone Star

as Otis Payne

Movie
1995
The American President

as Reporter Lloyd

Movie
1995
Man of the House

as Bob Younger

Movie
1995TV
1994
Without Warning

as Terrance Freeman

Movie
1994
Due South

as Franco Devlin

TV
1994Movie
1994
Sister, Sister

as Mr. Thorington

TV
1994
Ellen

as Detective Sutterman

TV
1994
Babylon 5

as Captain Ellis Pierce

TV
1993
Frasier

as Judge Anderson

TV
1993
The X-Files

as Det. Franklin Potter

TV
1993
Barbarians at the Gate

as Vernon Jordan

Movie
1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

as Cop in Times Square

Movie
1992
Play Nice

as Coroner

Movie
1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

as Coach Chet Corley

TV
1992
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

as Marshall Brooks

Movie
1992
Melrose Place

as Minister

TV
1991TV
1991
Stat

as Anderson 'Mary' Roche

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Mr. Fuller

TV
1990Movie
1990
Downtown

as Lowell Harris

Movie
1989
Family Matters

as Dave McClure

TV
1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.

as Officer Wilbur

TV
1988
TV 101

as Mr. Hines

TV
1988
Unholy Matrimony

as Lt. Jack Tolliver

Movie
1988Movie
1987
Heart

as Talk Show Guest

Movie
1987TV
1987
A Different World

as Grover James

TV
1987Movie
1986
L.A. Law

as David Ellis

TV
1986
Good to Go

as Stooper #1

Movie
1983
D.C. Cab

as Policeman #4

Movie
1983Movie
1982
Cheers

as Agent Munson

TV
1978
Dallas

as Dave Wallace

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 3, 1949
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Popularity0.9