Portrait of Ron Canada

Ron Canada

Acting

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.

Born: May 3, 1949

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
2023
The Irrational

as Eli Mercer

2022
East New York

as Maurice Haywood

2021
Girls5eva

as Dana Wiggens

2021
The Equalizer

as Curtis Baker

2020
The Empty Man

as Detective Villiers

2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

as DNI Bobby Vig

2018
Bully

as 'Action' Jackson

2018
Seven Seconds

as Pastor Adler

2017
The Orville

as Admiral Tucker

2017
Crown Heights

as Judge Marcy

2017
The Discovery

as Cooper

2017
The Good Fight

as Andrew Hart

2015
After Words

as Nelson

2015
Ted 2

as Judge

2014
Madam Secretary

as Cameroonian Ambassador Jean Aissatou

2014
The Strain

as Mayor George Lyle

2013
House of Cards

as Vincent Abruzzo

2012
Elementary

as Manny Rose

2012
Lake Effects

as Winchester

2011
Grimm

as Stan Kingston

2010
Blue Bloods

as Mason

2009
Noble Things

as Moses

2009
Bob Funk

as Smiley

2008
Ocean of Pearls

as Dr. Wiiliam Ballard

2008
The Mentalist

as Philip Raimey

2007
Snowglobe

as Antonio

2007
2006
Ugly Betty

as Senator Slater

2006
Brothers and Sisters

as Brigadier General Hendrix

2006
2006
The Jake Effect

as McConnell

2006
Islander

as T. Hardy

2005
Just Like Heaven

as Dr. Walsh

2005
Bones

as Special Agent Sam Reilly

2005
Weeds

as Joseph

2005
Wedding Crashers

as Randolph

2005
The Closer

as Judge Gerald Blake

2005
Cinderella Man

as Joe Jeanette

2005
The Office

as Mr. Haskins

2005
Numb3rs

as Brian Hellman

2004
National Treasure

as Guard Woodruff

2004
Boston Legal

as Judge Willard Reese

2004
Jack & Bobby

as Adult Marcus Ride

2004
Reversible Errors

as Jackson Aires

2003
The Human Stain

as Herb Keble

2003
The Hunted

as Harry Van Zandt

2003
Young MacGyver

as The General

2002
The Shield

as Chief of Police Tom Bankston

2001
Crossing Jordan

as Mr. Brody

2001
One on One

as Richard Barnes

2001
Black River

as Chief Salks

2001
Thank Heaven

as Joseph Johnson

1999
The Apartment Complex

as Detective Culver

1999
The West Wing

as Theodore Barrow

1999
Family Law

as Gary Stark

1999
In Too Deep

as Dr. Bratton

1998
Before He Wakes

as Detective Cochran

1998
Felicity

as Dean Allison

1997
Othello

as Iago

1997
Clover

as Gaten's brother-in-law

1997
Stargate SG-1

as Quartus

1996
7th Heaven

as Dr. Tsegdye

1996
Lone Star

as Otis Payne

1995
The American President

as Reporter Lloyd

1995
Man of the House

as Bob Younger

1995
1994
Without Warning

as Terrance Freeman

1994
Due South

as Franco Devlin

1994
Sister, Sister

as Mr. Thorington

1994
Ellen

as Detective Sutterman

1994
Babylon 5

as Captain Ellis Pierce

1993
Frasier

as Judge Anderson

1993
The X-Files

as Det. Franklin Potter

1993
Barbarians at the Gate

as Vernon Jordan

1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

as Cop in Times Square

1992
Play Nice

as Coroner

1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

as Coach Chet Corley

1992
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

as Marshall Brooks

1992
Melrose Place

as Minister

1991
1991
Stat

as Anderson 'Mary' Roche

1990
Law & Order

as Mr. Fuller

1990
Downtown

as Lowell Harris

1989
Family Matters

as Dave McClure

1988
TV 101

as Mr. Hines

1988
Unholy Matrimony

as Lt. Jack Tolliver

1988
1987
Heart

as Talk Show Guest

1987
1987
A Different World

as Grover James

1986
L.A. Law

as David Ellis

1983
D.C. Cab

as Policeman #4

1982
Cheers

as Agent Munson

1978
Dallas

as Dave Wallace