Stephen McHattie
Known for: Acting
Stephen McHattie (born February 3, 1947) is a prolific and acclaimed Canadian character actor known for his distinctively intense screen presence, gaunt features, and extensive body of work spanning over two hundred film, television, and stage credits. Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and spent his early career building a formidable reputation in New York theater—earning critical acclaim and off-Broadway awards in productions like Ghetto and Mensch Meier. Transitioning to film and television in Los Angeles and later Canada, McHattie carved out a niche playing complex villains, authority figures, and brooding heavies in major projects such as A History of Violence, Watchmen (as the original Nite Owl), 300, Secretary, and cult horror favorites like Pontypool. He is also widely recognized for memorable television guest and recurring roles on series like Seinfeld (as Dr. Reston), The X-Files, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Orphan Black, alongside celebrated Canadian dramatic turns that earned him a Gemini Award for Life with Billy and a Genie Award for playing hockey broadcaster Dick Irvin in The Rocket.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order
Joe Pilefsky
1990
Series
JAG
Ray Crockett
1995
Series
Seinfeld
Dr. Reston
1989
Series
The X-Files
Red-Haired Man
1993
Series
Monk
Adam Kirk
2002
Series
Fringe
Colonel Raymond Gordon
2008
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Vreenak
1993
Series
The Outer Limits
Dr. Sherrick
1995
Series
Star Trek: Enterprise
Alien Foreman
2001
Series
Quantum Leap
Stawpah
1989
Series
Murdoch Mysteries
Harry Murdoch
2008
Series
L.A. Law
Gordon Reeve
1986
Series
American Playhouse
Hank
1982
Series
American Playhouse
James Willoughby
1982
Series
American Playhouse
Red Henry
1982
Series
Miami Vice
Atty. Sam Boyle
1984
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
Highlander: The Series
Michael Kent
1992
Series
The Strain
Vaun
2014
Series
The 4400
Ian Dravitt
2004
Series
Private Eyes
Leland Harrington
2016
Series
The Twilight Zone
Death
1985
Series
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Series
Northern Exposure
Turk Tortelli
1990
Series
Tales from the Darkside
Robert Perry
1984
Series
The Equalizer
Eddie Washburn
1985
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Karl Mayes
1993
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Thomas Openshaw
1993
Series
Haven
Ed Driscoll
2010
Series
La Femme Nikita
Willie Kane
1997
Series
12 Monkeys
Senator
2015
Series
Orphan Black
Percival "P. T." Westmorland
2013
Series
The Listener
Arthur Stebbes
2009
Series
The Listener
Bill
2009
Series
The Hitchhiker
Joe Caldwell
1983
Series
The Hitchhiker
Johnny
1983
Series
Mutant X
Aaron Gaumont
2001
Series
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Diablo the Deceiver
1993
Series
Kojak
Paul Nelson
1973
Series
Kojak
Ray Blaine
1973
Series
Heritage Minutes
FitzGibbon
1991
Series
Republic of Doyle
Spencer Rennette
2010
Series
Lexx
Moss
1997
Series
Lexx
E.J. Moss, Commander of Eagle 5
1997
Series
Lexx
Field Commander Moss
1997
Series
Reaper
Sheriff
2007
Series
The Hunger
Strike
1997
Series
Justice League
The Shade (voice)
2001
Series
Accused
Joe
2023
Series
Cold Squad
Sgt. Frank Coscarella
1998
Series
Crime Story
Carlo Mastrangelo
1986
Film
2012
Captain Michaels
2009
Series
The Magnificent Seven
Cletus Fowler
1998
Series
The Hidden Room
Jack
1991
Film
300
Loyalist
2007
Series
Birds of Prey
Frankie Spitz
2002
Series
Birds of Prey
Hawke
2002
Film
Death Wish
Chief
2018
Film
Secretary
Burt Holloway
2002
Series
Counterstrike
Nick
1990
Series
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
Film
Watchmen
Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
2009
Film
Nightmare Alley
Hobo #1
2021
Series
The Madness
Emmett
2024
Series
Centennial
Jacques 'Jake' Pasquinel
1978
Film
The Covenant
James Danvers
2006
Film
Beverly Hills Cop III
Steve Fulbright
1994
Series
October Faction
Samuel Allen
2020
Film
A History of Violence
Leland
2005
Film
Immortals
Cassander
2011
Film
The Fountain
Grand Inquisitor Silecio
2006
Film
Shoot 'Em Up
Hammerson
2007
Film
mother!
Zealot
2017
Film
Pay the Ghost
Blind Man
2015
Film
The Art of the Steal
Dirty Ernie
2013
Series
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Dr. Standish
2010
Series
Killer Wave
Edgar Powell
2007
Series
XIII
General Carrington
2008
Series
Emily of New Moon
Jimmy Murray
1998
Scene of the Crime
1991
Film
BASEketball
Narrator (voice)
1998
Series
The Summit
Tate
2008
Series
Moby Dick
Rachel Captain
2011
Film
Theodore Rex
Edge
1995
Film
Geronimo: An American Legend
Schoonover
1993
Film
The Tall Man
Lt Dodd
2012
Film
Little Lorraine
Huey
2026
Series
Tokyo Trial
Edward Stuart McDougall
2016
Film
Wolves
John Tollerman
2014
Film
Target Number One
Frank Cooper
2020
Series
Essex County
Lou
2023
Film
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Andrew Borden
2014
Film
Come to Daddy
Gordon
2019
Film
Haunter
The Pale Man
2013
Film
Born to Be Blue
Dad
2015
Film
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Captain Healy
2006
Film
Gray Lady Down
Murphy
1978
Film
Stone Cold
Captain Healy
2005
Film
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Captain Healy
2009
Film
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Commander Healy
2012
Film
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Captain Healy
2006
Film
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Captain Healy
2007
Film
The Entitled
Clifford Jones
2011
Series
The Trojan Horse
Jack Shea
2008
Film
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Fitz
2010
Film
Rabid
Dr. Keloid
2019
Film
Pontypool
Grant Mazzy
2009
Film
It Must Be Heaven
Tarot Reader
2019
Highcliffe Manor
Rev. Ian Glenville
1979
Film
James Dean
James Dean
1976
Film
Call Me
Jellybean
1988
Film
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal
Ronny
2012
Film
Von Richthofen and Brown
Werner Voss
1971
Film
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Commander Healy
2011
Film
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Commander Healy
2010
Film
Z
Doctor Seager
2019
Film
Summer's Blood
Gant Hoxey
2009
Film
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Adrian / Andrew
1976
Film
Poor Boy's Game
Uncle Joe
2007
Film
Awakening the Zodiac
Zodiac
2017
Film
Salvation!
Revered Edward Randall
1987
Film
Kaw
Clyde
2007
Film
The Rocket
Dick Irvin
2005
Film
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
Mark Sutton
2010
Film
Terror on Track 9
Randolph Darnell
1992
Film
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Red Henry
1989
Series
Diamonds
2009
Film
Convict Cowboy
Jegge Neff
1995
Film
Sticky Fingers
Eddie
1988
Film
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle
Captain
2018
Film
A Little Bit Zombie
Max
2012
Film
The People Next Door
Artie Mason
1970
Film
You Might As Well Live
Fred Steinke
2009
Film
The Lazarus Child
Chief Prosecutor Warner
2004
Film
Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans?
Attan
2005
Film
The Ultimate Warrior
Robert
1975
Film
Crown and Anchor
Gus
2018
Film
Life Under Water
Hank
1989
Film
Dr. Cabbie
Pete Donaldson
2014
Film
Would Be Kings
2008
Film
The Sound
Earl
2017
Film
Score: A Hockey Musical
Walt Acorn
2010
Film
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Dr. Egbert Drum
1997
Film
My Animal
Henry
2023
Film
Ecstasy
Jim Buist
2011
Film
Exit Humanity
Medic Johnson
2011
Series
Beauty and the Beast
Gabriel
1987
Film
Visitors of the Night
Bryan English
1995
Film
Manifold
Sheriff Noble
2013
Film
Under the Hood
Hollis Mason
2009
Film
This Movie Is Broken
Security Guard
2010
Film
Weirdos
Priest
2016
Film
Dreamland
Johnny Deadeyes/ Trumpet Player
2019
Film
Red: Werewolf Hunter
Gabriel
2010
Film
My Friend Joe
Curt
1996
Film
Solar Attack
Admiral Lawrence
2006
Film
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
Judah
1979
Film
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Jack Claremont
1995
Film
Moving Violation
Eddie Moore
1976
The Lady's Not for Burning
Nicholas
1974
Film
Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen
2009
Film
The Hustle
Pierce
2000
Film
Meetings with a Young Poet
Samuel Beckett
2014
Film
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Lieutenant Durant
1994
Film
Juggernaut
Hank, Sr.
2017
Film
Die
2010
Film
Septic Man
Mayor
2013
Film
Tokyo Trial
E. Stuart McDougall
2017
Film
All Hat
Earl Stanton
2007
Film
Wall of Secrets
Hugh
2003
Permanent Damage
Mr. Freeman
2026
Film
Roughnecks
Roy Bethke
1980
Film
The Climb
Jack McLaskin
1998
Film
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
Himself
2007
Film
Death Valley
Hal
1982
Film
Torment
Officer Hawkings
2013
Film
Deaner '89
Dack
2024
Film
Belizaire the Cajun
James Willoughby
1986
Film
The Highwayman
Frank Drake
2000
Film
Remember Me
Chief Nat Coogan
1995
Film
Deadly Love
Sean O'Connor
1995
Film
The Dark
Gary 'Hunter' Henderson
1993
Film
Caribe
Whitehale
1987
Film
Search for the Gods
Willie Longfellow
1975
Film
Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord
FitzGibbon
1993
Film
Twist
The Senator
2003
Film
Tomorrow Never Comes
Frank
1978
Film
Birdland
John James
2018
Film
The Dark Stranger
Randall Toth / The Dark Stranger
2016
Film
Midnight Flight
Lt. Jack Kelly
1998
Film
Absolution
Mike Lloyd
2006
Film
Best Revenge
Brett
1984
Khoya
Unclie Oliver
2016
Film
One Man Out
Erik
1989
Film
The Husband
Armand
2014
Film
Diamonds
Llewellyn Anderson
2009
Film
Big Muddy
Stan Barlow
2014
Film
The Deaths of Chet Baker
Chet Baker
2009
Film
The Timekeeper
Fisk
2009
Film
The Stolen Child
The Poet
Film
Hellmouth
Charlie Baker/ The Barda
2014
Film
Exile
Maxwell
2013
Film
Art Deco Detective
Hyena
1994
Film
One Dead Indian
Police Field Commander
2006
Life With Billy
Billy Stafford
1993
Star Spangled Banner
Soldier (as Stephen McChattie)
1971