Stephen McHattie
Acting
Born: February 3, 1947 (age 79) · Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Highest Rated
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
300
2007
2012
2009
Watchmen
2009
mother!
2017
A History of Violence
2005
The X-Files
1993
Nightmare Alley
2021
The Fountain
2006
Fringe
2008
Immortals
2011
Death Wish
2018
Seinfeld
1989
Photos (4)
Movies (127)
2012
Captain Michaels
Beverly Hills Cop III
Steve Fulbright
Nightmare Alley
Hobo #1
Pay the Ghost
Blind Man
Shoot 'Em Up
Hammerson
Watchmen
Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
Death Wish
Chief
The Fountain
Grand Inquisitor Silecio
300
Loyalist
Target Number One
Frank Cooper
Secretary
Burt Holloway
mother!
Zealot
The Covenant
James Danvers
A History of Violence
Leland
Pontypool
Grant Mazzy
Immortals
Cassander
The Tall Man
Lt Dodd
The Art of the Steal
Dirty Ernie
Rabid
Dr. Keloid
Geronimo: An American Legend
Schoonover
Born to Be Blue
Dad
The Ultimate Warrior
Robert
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Commander Healy
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Captain Healy
Gray Lady Down
Murphy
Dr. Cabbie
Pete Donaldson
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Captain Healy
Convict Cowboy
Jegge Neff
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Captain Healy
Awakening the Zodiac
Zodiac
My Animal
Henry
BASEketball
Narrator (voice)
Summer's Blood
Gant Hoxey
The Hustle
Pierce
Stone Cold
Captain Healy
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Andrew Borden
Come to Daddy
Gordon
Z
Doctor Seager
The Entitled
Clifford Jones
Red: Werewolf Hunter
Gabriel
Haunter
The Pale Man
Theodore Rex
Edge
Wolves
John Tollerman
The People Next Door
Artie Mason
My Friend Joe
Curt
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Commander Healy
The Rocket
Dick Irvin
Exit Humanity
Medic Johnson
James Dean
James Dean
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Captain Healy
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Fitz
It Must Be Heaven
Tarot Reader
Meetings with a Young Poet
Samuel Beckett
Von Richthofen and Brown
Werner Voss
Moving Violation
Eddie Moore
The Dark
Gary 'Hunter' Henderson
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Commander Healy
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Dr. Egbert Drum
Salvation!
Revered Edward Randall
Poor Boy's Game
Uncle Joe
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Adrian / Andrew
The Sound
Earl
Under the Hood
Hollis Mason
Little Lorraine
Huey
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Red Henry
Sticky Fingers
Eddie
Deaner '89
Dack
Call Me
Jellybean
Birdland
John James
Score: A Hockey Musical
Walt Acorn
Kaw
Clyde
Remember Me
Chief Nat Coogan
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle
Captain
The Dark Stranger
Randall Toth / The Dark Stranger
Roughnecks
Roy Bethke
Septic Man
Mayor
Solar Attack
Admiral Lawrence
Ecstasy
Jim Buist
Die
2010
Tomorrow Never Comes
Frank
Terror on Track 9
Randolph Darnell
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
Mark Sutton
Belizaire the Cajun
James Willoughby
Life Under Water
Hank
All Hat
Earl Stanton
Visitors of the Night
Bryan English
The Lazarus Child
Chief Prosecutor Warner
You Might As Well Live
Fred Steinke
A Little Bit Zombie
Max
Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen
2009
Weirdos
Priest
Death Valley
Hal
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Lieutenant Durant
Would Be Kings
2008
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Jack Claremont
Crown and Anchor
Gus
Torment
Officer Hawkings
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
Judah
Search for the Gods
Willie Longfellow
Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans?
Attan
Dreamland
Johnny Deadeyes/ Trumpet Player
Midnight Flight
Lt. Jack Kelly
Twist
The Senator
This Movie Is Broken
Security Guard
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal
Ronny
Wall of Secrets
Hugh
Juggernaut
Hank, Sr.
Tokyo Trial
E. Stuart McDougall
The Hoard
Narrator
Absolution
Mike Lloyd
Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord
FitzGibbon
The Deaths of Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Diamonds
Llewellyn Anderson
Hellmouth
Charlie Baker/ The Barda
The Climb
Jack McLaskin
Best Revenge
Brett
One Man Out
Erik
The Timekeeper
Fisk
The Highwayman
Frank Drake
The Husband
Armand
Exile
Maxwell
Caribe
Whitehale
Art Deco Detective
Hyena
One Dead Indian
Police Field Commander
Big Muddy
Stan Barlow
Deadly Love
Sean O'Connor
Manifold
Sheriff Noble
TV Shows (71)
Law & Order
Joe Pilefsky · 2 eps
Seinfeld
Dr. Reston · 4 eps
The X-Files
Red-Haired Man · 2 eps
JAG
Ray Crockett · 1 eps
Monk
Adam Kirk · 1 eps
Fringe
Colonel Raymond Gordon · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Vreenak · 1 eps
Quantum Leap
Stawpah · 1 eps
Star Trek: Enterprise
Alien Foreman · 1 eps
Murdoch Mysteries
Harry Murdoch · 2 eps
Miami Vice
Atty. Sam Boyle · 1 eps
The Strain
Vaun · 4 eps
L.A. Law
Gordon Reeve · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
2 eps
Northern Exposure
Turk Tortelli · 1 eps
Highlander: The Series
Michael Kent · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Hank · 1 eps
American Playhouse
James Willoughby · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Red Henry · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Eddie Washburn · 1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
1 eps
Orphan Black
Percival "P. T." Westmorland · 7 eps
The Outer Limits
Dr. Sherrick · 1 eps
Haven
Ed Driscoll · 8 eps
Private Eyes
Leland Harrington · 1 eps
12 Monkeys
Senator · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Death · 1 eps
The 4400
Ian Dravitt · 1 eps
La Femme Nikita
Willie Kane · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Karl Mayes · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Thomas Openshaw · 2 eps
Kojak
Paul Nelson · 2 eps
Kojak
Ray Blaine · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Robert Perry · 1 eps
Crime Story
Carlo Mastrangelo · 1 eps
The Listener
Arthur Stebbes · 1 eps
The Listener
Bill · 1 eps
Mutant X
Aaron Gaumont · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Joe Caldwell · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Johnny · 1 eps
Lexx
Moss · 1 eps
Lexx
E.J. Moss, Commander of Eagle 5 · 1 eps
Lexx
Field Commander Moss · 1 eps
Heritage Minutes
FitzGibbon · 1 eps
Republic of Doyle
Spencer Rennette · 1 eps
Accused
Joe · 1 eps
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Diablo the Deceiver · 1 eps
The Madness
Emmett · 8 eps
Reaper
Sheriff · 1 eps
The Hunger
Strike · 1 eps
Justice League
The Shade (voice) · 5 eps
Cold Squad
Sgt. Frank Coscarella · 33 eps
The Magnificent Seven
Cletus Fowler · 1 eps
Birds of Prey
Frankie Spitz · 1 eps
Birds of Prey
Hawke · 1 eps
Centennial
Jacques 'Jake' Pasquinel · 12 eps
The Hidden Room
Jack · 1 eps
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1 eps
Counterstrike
Nick · 1 eps
October Faction
Samuel Allen · 10 eps
XIII
General Carrington · 2 eps
Moby Dick
Rachel Captain · 4 eps
The Summit
Tate · 2 eps
Tokyo Trial
Edward Stuart McDougall · 4 eps
Emily of New Moon
Jimmy Murray · 43 eps
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Dr. Standish · 1 eps
Essex County
Lou · 5 eps
Killer Wave
Edgar Powell · 2 eps
The Trojan Horse
Jack Shea · 2 eps
Diamonds
2 eps
Beauty and the Beast
Gabriel · 12 eps
