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Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood as Captain Christopher Pike

Birth name:

Stuart Bruce Greenwood

Date of birth:

Place of birth:

Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada

Roles:

Actor

Character(s):

...as Christopher Pike

Bruce Greenwood (born12 August1956; age 69) is the Canadian actor and musician who playedChristopher Pike inStar Trek andStar Trek Into Darkness.

In 1992, Greenwood wasconsidered for the role ofBenjamin Sisko inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine.

In 2009, Greenwood was part of theStar Trek ensemble which received aWashington DC Area Film Critics Association Award nomination in the category Best Ensemble and won aBoston Society of Film Critics Award in the category Best Ensemble Cast. He shared these awards withChris Pine,Zachary Quinto,Zoe Saldana,Karl Urban,Leonard Nimoy,Simon Pegg,Anton Yelchin,Ben Cross,Eric Bana,Clifton Collins, Jr.,John Cho,Jennifer Morrison,Chris Hemsworth,Winona Ryder,Faran Tahir, andTyler Perry. In 2010, he was part of the ensemble which received aBroadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination in the category Best Acting Ensemble forStar Trek.

The2013virtual collectible card battle gameStar Trek: Rivals is using his pictures for card #85 "Captain C. Pike" and card #102 "Admiral C. Pike".

Personal information[]

Greenwood was born in Noranda, Quebec. He studied philosophy and economics at the University of British Columbia. He has been married to Susan Devlin since 1985.

Greenwood is a close friend of actorGregg Henry, who appeared inStar Trek: Insurrection. Greenwood and Henry worked together on theNBC television movieThe Great Pretender (filmed in 1989, aired in 1991). Years later, Greenwood urged Henry to begin recording the songs he was writing. Greenwood has provided vocals on all of Henry's CDs.[1]

Career[]

Film[]

On film, Greenwood is perhaps best known for starring as PresidentJohn F. Kennedy in 2000'sThirteen Days. This film co-starredStar Trek: Enterprise actorSteven Culp as Robert F. Kennedy and also featuredJack Blessing,Len Cariou,Kevin Conway,Charles Esten,Tim Kelleher,Boris Krutonog,Ed Lauter,Dakin Matthews, andBill Smitrovich. Greenwood's performance as Kennedy won him a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama. In the "Casting" featurette on theStar Trek DVD,Roberto Orci suggested that this role, and the "gravitas" Greenwood brought to the portrayal of Kennedy, was largely the basis for the decision to cast him as Pike.

Greenwood made his film debut inBear Island (1979). He then appeared inFirst Blood (1982, composed byJerry Goldsmith). His first major film roles wereThe Malibu Bikini Shop (1986, withJay Robinson,Jon Rashad Kamal andCharlie Brill) andThe Climb (1986).

He played the lead role inAnother Chance (1989, co-starringBrenda Bakke andMarco Rodríguez). He also had the lead role in the 1991 horror thrillerServants of Twilight, which co-starredPatrick Massett andCarel Struycken. He then had a supporting role inPassenger 57 (1992, starringWesley Snipes, withAlex Datcher andRobert Hooks). The film was directed by Hooks' son Kevin.

He has worked with Egyptian director Atom Egoyan onExotica (1994, withVictor Garber andMia Kirshner),The Sweet Hereafter (1997), andArarat (2002). His work onThe Sweet Hereafter earned him a nomination from the Genie Awards. One of his co-stars onArarat wasStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country's Christopher Plummer, whom he later worked with onThe Summit.

Greenwood co-starred withStar Trek: The Next Generation'sDenise Crosby andStar Trek: Deep Space Nine'sArmin Shimerman in the 1995 direct-to-video thrillerDream Man. He followed this with supporting roles in such movies asFathers' Day (1997, starringRobin Williams, withCharles Rocket) andDisturbing Behavior (1998, co-starringWilliam Sadler).

ForParamount Pictures, he played the diabolical husband ofAshley Judd's character inDouble Jeopardy (1999, featuringLance Spellerberg) for which he was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award and portrayed the national security advisor inRules of Engagement (2000, withGordon Clapp,David Graf,Thomas Knickerbocker,Richard McGonagle andScott Alan Smith). Subsequent film credits include Paramount'sThe Core (2003, withGlenn Morshower,Matt Winston, andAlfre Woodard),I, Robot (2004, co-starringJames Cromwell), andRacing Stripes (2005, co-starringWendie Malick and featuring the voice ofWhoopi Goldberg).

Greenwood was nominated by the Genie Awards for his performance inBeing Julia (2004). He then had a major role inCapote (2005), in which he played the title character's lover, Jack Dunphy. In this film, Greenwood co-starred withClifton Collins, Jr., whom he again worked with onStar Trek. Greenwood, Collins, and the other principal cast members fromCapote all shared a nomination from the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Greenwood has acted in two films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer:Déjà Vu (2006, withScott Klace andScott Alan Smith) andNational Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007, featuringAlicia Coppola andLarry Cedar). In the latter, Greenwood again played the role of a US President.

He worked with Steven Culp for a second time inFirehouse Dog (2007). Greenwood played a fictional character named Keenan Jones inI'm Not There (2007), for which he, his cast members, and the film's casting directors won the Robert Altman Award from the Independent Spirit Awards.

Greenwood provided the voice ofDC Comics' Bruce Wayne/Batman inBatman: Under the Red Hood (2010). He voiced the same role inYoung Justice. This movie also featured the voices ofBrian George,Dwight Schultz, andWade Andrew Williams. Greenwood'sStar Trek Into Darkness co-star,Peter Weller, also voiced Bruce Wayne/Batman inBatman: The Dark Knight Returns (2012-13).

Greenwood's other credits includeDinner for Schmucks (2010, withPatrick Fischler),Barney's Version (2010, withSaul Rubinek) andMeek's Cutoff (2010). The following year, he appeared as "Cooper" inSuper 8, which was written, produced and directed byStar Trek andStar Trek Into Darkness director-producerJ.J. Abrams. "Cooper" was the on-set nickname for the CGI creature in the film; Greenwood performed the role through motion capture, providing the movements and facial expressions of the creature.[2] The film also featured appearances byJason Brooks,Jonathan Dixon,Amanda Foreman, composerMichael Giacchino (who also scored the film),Tim Griffin,Tony Guma, andMarco Sanchez. Many of the creative staff involved withStar Trek andStar Trek Into Darkness also worked onSuper 8, including producerBryan Burk, casting directorsApril Webster andAlyssa Weisberg, film editorsMaryann Brandon andMary Jo Markey, and composer Michael Giacchino.

Greenwood went on to appear inFor Greater Glory (2012, withBruce McGill),Flight (2012),The Place Beyond the Pines (2013, withHarris Yulin), the comedyAnd Now a Word From Our Sponsor (2013),Devil's Knot (2013, withGary Weeks),Wildlike (2013), andThe Captive (2014).

His later productions includeWestside (2013), the romanceLost Luck (2013), andEndless Love (2014).

Television[]

Greenwood made his career breakthrough playing Dr. Seth Griffin onSt. Elsewhere from 1986 through 1988. During his time on this series, he co-starringWilliam Daniels,Ed Begley, Jr.,Christina Pickles,Ronny Cox,Norman Lloyd,France Nuyen,Jennifer Savidge, and Alfre Woodard.

Greenwood was previously a regular on CBC'sHuckleberry Finn and His Friends. In 1984, he starred inNBC'sLegman and made two appearances on the ABC seriesJessie, starringKate Mulgrew.

In the 1989 television movieSpy, Greenwood starred oppositeStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home actressCatherine Hicks, who played his ex-wife. That same year, Greenwood also starred inTwist of Fate, where he played a Nazi SS officer who, after plastic surgery, was portrayed by hisStar Trek co-starBen Cross. Greenwood then assumed the role of the SS officer's son set twenty years later in the second half of the film.John Glover also starred in the film, playing a Holocaust victim turned Israeli intelligence officer.

Greenwood's work in the 1990 television movieThe Little Kidnappers earned him a Gemini nomination as Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. In 1991, he appeared in two episodes ofVeronica Clare, starring Christina Pickles, withRobert Beltran andTony Plana). He followed this with a recurring role as Pierce Lawton onCBS'Knots Landing.

He co-starred withStar Trek: Voyager actorTim Russ andVoyager guest actressVirginia Madsen in the 1994 television movieBitter Vengeance. He won a Gemini Award for Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor for his appearance in a 1994 episode ofRoad to Avonlea. During the 1995-96 TV season, Greenwood starred onUPN'sNowhere Man, along withMegan Gallagher.

Greenwood was also a regular on such shows asHardball (1994, withMike Starr) and NBC'sSleepwalkers (1997-1998, withHarry Groener andRay Wise). In addition, he made recurring appearances onThe Larry Sanders Show (1997-1998, withWallace Langham andScott Thompson).

Greenwood had a role inA Girl Thing (2001, withScott Bakula andBrent Spiner). That same year, Greenwood starred in the dramaHaven, for which he received a third Gemini Award nomination. In 2002, Greenwood co-starred with James Cromwell inThe Magnificent Ambersons (2002). He then starred withLeslie Hope inMeltdown (2004). He starred oppositeJim Beaver,Willie Garson andMatt Winston in the HBO seriesJohn from Cincinnati (2007) and worked alongsideStephen McHattie andChristopher Plummer inThe Summit (2008). He also starred inThe River, on which Leslie Hope andDaniel Zacapa was also a regular.

Greenwood voiced Bruce Wayne/Batman inYoung Justice (2010-2013). Others who have lent their voices to this series includeRené Auberjonois,Miguel Ferrer,Jason Marsden,Nolan North,Kevin Michael Richardson,Mark Rolston, andMarina Sirtis. In 2015 he joined the cast for the final season ofMad Men, appearing in four episodes as Richard Burghoff. In 2016 he received aScreen Actors Guild Award nomination for this work in the category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series which he shared with fellowTrek alumniKevin Rahm.[3]

Greenwood starred as Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti in Ryan Murphy's legal dramaAmerican Crime Story oppositeMichael McGrady.

OtherTrek connections[]

Additional film and television projects in which Greenwood worked with otherStar Trek alumni are:

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