Henry Czerny | |
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 Czerny in 2012. | |
| Born | (1959-02-08)February 8, 1959 (age 66) |
| Alma mater | York University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Claudine Cassidy |
| Children | 1 |
Henry Czerny (/ˈtʃɛərni/CHAIR-nee; born February 8, 1959) is a Canadian stage, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the filmsThe Boys of St. Vincent,Clear and Present Danger,The Ice Storm,The Exorcism of Emily Rose,Fido,Remember,Ready or Not, andScream VI, in particular for his role asEugene Kittridge inMission: Impossible,Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, andMission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, as well as for numerous television programs in both guest and starring roles, including a regular role asConrad Grayson on theABC primetime soap operaRevenge, a loose adaptation ofThe Count of Monte Cristo.
Czerny has received theTheatre World Award and twoGemini Awards, and was nominated for theCanadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance inThe Other Half.
Czerny was born on 8 February 1959 inToronto,Ontario, Canada, the youngest of three children toPolish Canadian parents.[1][2][3] His father worked as a welder,[4] and his mother worked in a bakery.[3]
Czerny attendedYork University[3] in Toronto.
Czerny received formal training at theNational Theatre School inMontreal. After graduating in 1982, he went on to perform onstage across Canada, fromOttawa'sNational Arts Centre toEdmonton'sCitadel Theatre and theStratford Festival.
By the late 1980s, he had established himself as a seasoned veteran of Canadian theatre—a long way from Lucky Larry, his first role. Czerny got his start acting in musicals atHumberside Collegiate Institute in Toronto, under the direction of Janet Keele. Czerny played the role of the husband of the title character inChoices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story.[5]
In 1996, Czerny played the role of Eugene Kittridge inMission: Impossible, whose role is reprised in the 2023 filmMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.[6]
He had prominent roles inThe Boys of St. Vincent,Clear and Present Danger,The Ice Storm andThe Michelle Apartments. In the 2006 comedyThe Pink Panther, he played the main antagonist "Yuri the Trainer who Trains".
He appeared as Lieutenant Brooks in "Jackpot", a 2005 episode ofCSI: Crime Scene Investigation. InConversations with God, about the true story ofNeale Donald Walsch, Czerny plays Walsch. In 2007, he appeared in theShowtime seriesThe Tudors, playingthe Duke of Norfolk. He appeared in the Canadian television showFlashpoint in 2008 and the American science fiction dramaFalling Skies in 2011. Czerny co-starred withSigourney Weaver in the 2009Lifetime moviePrayers for Bobby.
In 2011, Czerny was cast oppositeMadeleine Stowe, as the powerful patriarchConrad Grayson, a series regular role, inABC soap-type seriesRevenge.[7][8] His character was stabbed at the end of season 3 and in the first episode of the fourth season it was revealed he had died. He later returned to the series in unseen flashback sequences in one season 4 episode.[9] In 2016, Czerny was cast in theABC thriller seriesQuantico for the recurring role ofCIA director Matthew Keyes.[10]
Czerny is widely regarded as acharacter actor, often playing villainous, authoritative, or bureaucratic characters.[citation needed]
Czerny is married to Claudine Cassidy and they have a son, Cameron.[11] Before his marriage, he dated American actressDana Delany.[citation needed]
Besides acting, his interests include photography, travel, crafting and carpentry.[3]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Buried on Sunday | Nelson | |
| 1993 | I Love a Man in Uniform | Joseph Riggs | |
| 1994 | Cold Sweat | Sean Mathieson | |
| Clear and Present Danger | Robert Ritter | ||
| Anchor Zone | Lawson Hughes | ||
| 1995 | When Night Is Falling | Martin | |
| The Michelle Apartments | Alex | ||
| Jenipapo | Michael Coleman | ||
| Notes from Underground | The Underground Man | ||
| Johnston...Johnston | Johnston | ||
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Eugene Kittridge | |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm | George Clair | |
| 1998 | Kayla | Asa Robinson | |
| 1999 | After Alice | Harvey | |
| 2000 | Cement | Truman | |
| 2001 | Almost America | Steven | |
| 2003 | Klepto | Ivan | |
| The Failures | Frank Kyle | ||
| 2004 | The Limit | Denny | |
| 2005 | Chaos | Captain Martin Jenkins | |
| The Circle | Rick | ||
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Dr. Jared Briggs | ||
| 2006 | The Oakley Seven | Mr. Whitney | |
| The Pink Panther | Yuri the Trainer who Trains | ||
| Conversations with God | Neale Donald Walsch / God | ||
| Fido | Mr. Bottoms | ||
| 2007 | The Fifth Patient | Gerard Pinker | |
| 2010 | Ice Castles | Marcus | |
| The A-Team | Director McCready | ||
| 2015 | Remember | Charles Guttman | |
| 2016 | The Other Half | Jacob | Nominated-Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor[12] |
| 2017 | The Curse of Buckout Road | Detective Roy Harris | |
| 2019 | Ready or Not | Tony Le Domas | |
| 2021 | The Righteous | Frederic Mason | |
| Charlotte | Doctor Moridius, Policeman #2, Security Guard (voices) | ||
| 2023 | Scream VI | Dr. Christopher Stone | [13][14] |
| Zombie Town | Richard Landro | ||
| Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Eugene Kittridge | ||
| 2024 | Our Little Secret | Mitchell "Mitch" Becker | |
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning † | Eugene Kittridge | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Edison Twins | Carl Wallace | Episode: "One Way Ticket" |
| Night Heat | David Marks | Episode: "The Movement" | |
| 1988 | The Taming of the Shrew | Lucentio | Television film |
| 1989 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Joe | Episode: "Hate On Your Dial" |
| 1990 | T. and T. | Officer Dennison | Episode: "Silent Witness" |
| 1990–92 | Street Legal | Christopher Szabo / John Connors | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Katts and Dog | Gregory O'Toole | Episode: "Fink" |
| 1992 | Top Cops | Sessler / Engelking | 2 episodes |
| The Boys of St. Vincent | Brother Peter Lavin | Miniseries Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor(3rd place) | |
| The Sound and the Silence | Casey Baldwin | Television film | |
| Deadly Matrimony | Rick Peterson | ||
| A Town Torn Apart | Fred Burham | ||
| 1993 | Lifeline to Victory | Petty Officer Lang | |
| The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later | Peter Lavin | ||
| 1994 | Trial at Fortitude Bay | Daniel Metz | |
| Ultimate Betrayal | Ed Rodgers | ||
| 1995 | Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story | Bill Sanger | |
| 1996 | For Hope | Ken Altman | |
| 1997 | Promise the Moon | Royal Leckner | Television film Nominated -Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini-Series |
| 1998 | The Girl Next Door | Arthur Bradley | Television film |
| Glory & Honor | Robert Peary | ||
| My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story | Sam Reese Sheppard | ||
| 1999 | External Affairs | Danny Jackman | Television film Nominated -Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Mini-Series |
| P.T. Barnum | Greenwood | Television film | |
| 2000 | Possessed | Fr. Raymond McBride | |
| Range of Motion | Ted Merrick | ||
| 2001 | Haven | Ernst | |
| Further Tales of the City | Luke | Miniseries | |
| 2002 | The Pact | Michael | Television film |
| Salem Witch Trials | Rev.Samuel Parris | ||
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lieutenant Alan Brooks | Episode: "Jackpot" |
| 2005 | The Eleventh Hour | Max Mallett | Episode: "Zugzwang" Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series |
| Kojak | Robert Mercher | Episode: "All That Glitters" | |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Matt Mallinson | Episode: "The One" |
| Three Moons Over Milford | Carl Davis | 2 episodes | |
| 2007 | The Tudors | Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk | Recurring role; Season 1 |
| 2008 | The Russell Girl | Howard Morrisey | Television film |
| Mayerthorpe | Corporal Alex Stanton | Television film Nominated -Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini-Series | |
| Flashpoint | Jack Swanson | Episode: "First in Line" | |
| Monk | Aaron Larkin | Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized" | |
| 2009 | Prayers for Bobby | Robert Griffith | Television film |
| Christmas Dreams | Norman | ||
| 2010 | The Cult | Nathan | |
| Less Than Kind | David Rosen | Recurring role; Season 2 | |
| 2011 | Falling Skies | Lt. Terry Clayton | 2 episodes |
| Torchwood: Web of Lies | The Other Gentlemen (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2011–14 | Revenge | Conrad Grayson | Starring role; Seasons 1-3 |
| 2015, 2020 | Supergirl | Winslow Schott, Sr. / Toyman | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Rosewood | Arthur Lee Izikoff | Episode: "Atherosclerosis and the Alabama Flim-Flam" |
| 2016–17 | Quantico | Matthew Keyes | Recurring role; Seasons 1-2 |
| 2017 | When We Rise | David Boies | Miniseries |
| 2018 | Sharp Objects | Alan Crellin | Miniseries |
| 2020 | Schitt's Creek | Arthur "Artie" Camden | Episode: "Rebound" |
| 2021 | Blade Runner: Black Lotus | Doctor M (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lego Dimensions | Eugene Kittridge (voice) |
