Bruce Ramsay (born December 31, 1966) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.

Career

Ramsay's screen debut was opposite fellow Montrealer Elias Koteas in the film '' Malarek'' (1988). Ramsay and Koteas went on to appear in two other films together, '' Hit Me'' (1996), and '' Collateral Damage'' (2002). Ramsay's first lead in a major motion picture came when he was cast as Carlitos Paez in director Frank Marshall's film '' Alive'' (1993), the biographical survival drama based upon Piers Paul Read's 1974 book '' Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors'', which detailed the story of the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed into the Andes mountains. In 2011 Ramsay made his directorial debut with ''

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'' (2011). Ramsay also produced, wrote the adaptation, and starred as Hamlet. ''Hamlet'' premiered in competition at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2011. Ramsay appeared as the jaded house boy Carlucci opposite

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and Matt Damon in '' Behind the Candelabra'' (2013), directed by

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, about the last ten years in the life of pianist

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. ''Behind the Candelabra'' marked the second time that Ramsay had worked with Soderbergh. In 1995, Ramsay appeared in ''The Professional Man'', part of The Showtime film noir series '' Fallen Angels'', starring opposite Peter Coyote and Brendan Fraser. He created, wrote, starred in and produced the 2022 CBC and

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series '' The Porter'', about the railway sleeping car porters who created North America's first Black labour union, the

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Selected filmography

* ''First Offender'' (1987, TV Movie) * '' Pin'' (1988) as Teenager * '' Malarek'' (1988) as Fred Malarek * '' Jacknife'' (1989) as Corridor Student * '' Street Legal'' (1991, TV Series) as Frank Travers * '' Urban Angel'' (1991, TV Series) as Paul-Lawyer * ''The Reckoning'' (1991, TV Movie) as Young Waiter * '' To Catch a Killer'' (1992, TV Mini-Series) as Bragg * '' Alive'' (1993) as Carlitos Páez * '' Killing Zoe'' (1999) as Ricardo * ''Dead Beat'' (1994) as Kit * ''

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'' (1994) as Misha * ''Blah, Blah, Blah...'' (1995, Short) * '' Fallen Angels'' (1995, TV Series) as Paul * '' Hellraiser: Bloodline'' (1996) as Phillip L'Merchant / John Merchant / Dr. Paul Merchant * '' Curdled'' (1996) as Eduardo * '' Hit Me'' (1996) as Del Towbridge * '' Starstruck'' (1998) as Manny * '' C-16: FBI'' (1998, TV Series) as Joshua Reese / Timothy Mann * ''Bonanno: A Godfather's Story'' (1999, TV Movie) as Joseph Bonanno (Ages 17–27) * '' Island of the Dead'' (2000) as Tony Matos * ''Exploding Oedipus'' (2001) as Hilbert * ''Shot in the Face'' (2001) as Jerry * '' Collateral Damage'' (2002) as Brandt's Aide * ''Looking for Jimmy'' (2002) as Puma * '' Holes'' (2003) as Prosecutor * '' Jericho Mansions'' (2003) as Eugene O'Donnell * ''

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'' (2003) as ITC Tech * ''Mob Princess'' (2003, TV Movie) as Vladimir * '' Da Vinci's Inquest'' (2003, TV Series) as Sgt. Shaw * ''

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'' (2004, TV Movie) as Gabor Szabo * ''Break a Leg'' (2005) as Other Actor at Bar * '' Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma'' (2005) as Carl Honeycutt * '' G-Spot'' (2005–2009, TV Series) as Pedro Davidd / Stalker * ''

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'' (2006, TV Movie) as Kenneth Deane * ''Veiled Truth: What Comes Around'' (2006, TV Movie) as Jake * ''Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis'' (2006, TV Mini-Series) as John Parisella * '' Babylon 5: The Lost Tales: Voices in the Dark'' (2007) as Simon Burke * ''Si j'etais Toi'' (2007) as Daniel Harpin * ''The Quality of Life'' (2008, TV Movie) as Earl Waverly * '' Mothers & Daughters'' (2008) as Dinner Party Guest Bruce * ''

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'' (2010, TV Series) as Paul * '' Riverworld'' (2010, TV Movie) as Francisco Pizarro * ''Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido'' (2010) as Officer Ginoble * ''Doomsday Prophecy'' (2011, TV Movie) as Garcia * ''

'' (2011) as Hamlet * '' Behind the Candelabra'' (2013) as Carlucci * ''

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'' (2014) as Mayor * '' 19-2'' (2014-2017, TV Series) as Commander Gendron * ''

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'' (2017, TV Series) as Ray Northwind * '' The Porter'' (2022, TV Drama Series) as Dinger

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsay, Bruce 1966 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male stage actors Male actors from Montreal