Joel Bissonnette
Known for: Acting
Joel Bissonnette (born 29 October 1966, Baltimore, Maryland) is a Canadian-American actor raised in Montreal, Québec. He graduated from the Dawson College Theatre Program, where he performed in Shakespeare and classical repertory. His younger brother is Canadian film director Matt Bissonnette, with whom he has collaborated on several projects. He won the Best Actor Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival for his lead role in Salton Sea (2018). His most notable screen roles include the Food Court Maitre D' in Fight Club (1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), Jared Mason in The Sum of All Fears (2002) (Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman), Inspector Kracke in Zodiac (2007) (Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo), David Hernandez in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) (Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett), Antonio in The Dinner (2017) (Richard Gere, Laura Linney), and Brendan in Death of a Ladies' Man (2020) (Gabriel Byrne, Suzanne Clément). On television, he is best known as Arnaud DeFöhn in The Invisible Man (2000–2002) and Pavel Tokarev in 24 (2010) (Kiefer Sutherland).
Filmography
Series
The Mentalist
Mitchell Reese
2008
Series
House
John
2004
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Bobby Jones
2000
Series
24
Pavel Tokarev
2001
Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
Victor Varlamov
2009
Series
The Closer
Darren Tatem
2005
Series
Without a Trace
Justin Pomeroy
2002
Series
Cold Case
Carl
2003
Series
Nip/Tuck
Rob
2003
Series
The Shield
Adam
2002
Film
Fight Club
Food Court Maitre d'
1999
Series
Veronica Mars
Jeremy Masterson
2004
Series
Arli$$
Glenn Dapensil
1996
Series
Saving Grace
Curtis Marks
2007
Series
FX: The Series
Carl
1996
Film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
David Hernandez
2008
Film
Zodiac
Inspector Kracke
2007
Series
The Invisible Man
Arnaud De Fehrn
2000
Series
Alias
Keach
2001
Series
Eleventh Hour
Karl Altschuler
2008
Series
Miracles
John
2003
Film
The Sum of All Fears
Jared Mason
2002
Series
The Inside
Amos
2005
Series
Liberty Street
Mack Fischer
1995
Series
Picture Windows
Mischa
1995
Film
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
Mayo
1996
Film
TekWar: TekLab
Tristan / Mark Stewart
1994
Film
PCU
Sanskrit Major
1994
Film
The Dinner
Antonio
2017
Film
Death of a Ladies' Man
2021
Film
Break a Leg
Not So Happy Actor
2005
Film
A Nightmare Come True
Paul Chaney
1997
Film
Fall
Michael
2014
Film
Picture Windows: Language of the Heart
Mischa
1995
Film
Prince for a Day
Sal
1995
Film
Century Hotel
Danny
2001
Film
Boulevard
J-Rod
1994
Film
Suspicious River
Rick Schmidt
2001
Film
April One
O.P. Sniper
1994
Film
The Invisible Man
Arnaud de Thiel / Arnaud de Ferhn
2000
Film
Heart of Stone
Detective Jones
2001
Film
Passenger Side
Tobey
2009
Film
Salton Sea
Brian
2018
Film
X-Rated
Mack Fischer
1994
Film
Looking for Leonard
Luka
2002