Stephen McHattie
Acting
- Born:
- 1947-02-03
- Place of birth:
- Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Permanent Damage
Little Lorraine
The Madness
Deaner '89
My Animal
Essex County
Accused
Nightmare Alley
Target Number One
October Faction
Rabid
It Must Be Heaven
Z
Come to Daddy
Dreamland
The Hoard
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle
Crown and Anchor
Death Wish
Birdland
Juggernaut
The Sound
Tokyo Trial
mother!
Awakening the Zodiac
Tokyo Trial
Weirdos
The Dark Stranger
Khoya
Private Eyes
Pay the Ghost
Born to Be Blue
12 Monkeys
Hellmouth
Dr. Cabbie
Big Muddy
Wolves
The Strain
Meetings with a Young Poet
The Husband
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Haunter
Torment
Septic Man
The Art of the Steal
Manifold
Exile
Orphan Black
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal
The Tall Man
A Little Bit Zombie
Immortals
Exit Humanity
Ecstasy
The Entitled
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Moby Dick
Red: Werewolf Hunter
Score: A Hockey Musical
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Haven
This Movie Is Broken
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Die
Republic of Doyle
Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen
Summer's Blood
2012
The Deaths of Chet Baker
The Timekeeper
The Listener
Diamonds
Diamonds
Under the Hood
Pontypool
Watchmen
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
You Might As Well Live
XIII
Fringe
Would Be Kings
The Summit
The Trojan Horse
Murdoch Mysteries
Reaper
All Hat
Shoot 'Em Up
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
Kaw
300
Poor Boy's Game
Killer Wave
The Fountain
Absolution
The Covenant
Solar Attack
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
One Dead Indian
The Rocket
A History of Violence
Stone Cold
Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans?
The 4400
The Lazarus Child
Twist
Wall of Secrets
Birds of Prey
Secretary
Monk
Justice League
Mutant X
Star Trek: Enterprise
The Hustle
The Highwayman
BASEketball
Midnight Flight
The Climb
Cold Squad
Emily of New Moon
The Magnificent Seven
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
The Hunger
Lexx
La Femme Nikita
My Friend Joe
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Theodore Rex
Visitors of the Night
Remember Me
Deadly Love
JAG
Convict Cowboy
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
The Outer Limits
Art Deco Detective
Beverly Hills Cop III
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Geronimo: An American Legend
Life With Billy
The Dark
The X-Files
Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord
Walker, Texas Ranger
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Highlander: The Series
Terror on Track 9
The Hidden Room
Scene of the Crime
Heritage Minutes
Law & Order
Northern Exposure
Counterstrike
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Seinfeld
One Man Out
Life Under Water
Quantum Leap
Call Me
Sticky Fingers
Caribe
Beauty and the Beast
Salvation!
Crime Story
L.A. Law
Belizaire the Cajun
The Twilight Zone
The Equalizer
Best Revenge
Tales from the Darkside
Miami Vice
The Hitchhiker
Death Valley
American Playhouse
Hill Street Blues
Roughnecks
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
Highcliffe Manor
Centennial
Gray Lady Down
Tomorrow Never Comes
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Moving Violation
James Dean
The Ultimate Warrior
Starsky & Hutch
Search for the Gods
The Lady's Not for Burning
Kojak
Von Richthofen and Brown
Star Spangled Banner
The People Next Door
The Stolen Child