Stephen McHattie Smith (born February 3, 1947) is a Canadian actor. Since beginning his professional career in 1970, he has amassed over 200 film and television credits. He won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in '' The Rocket'', and a

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for ''

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''.

Life and career

McHattie was born in

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, on February 3, 1947. An alumnus of the

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, he has appeared in many films and television shows including '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', '' Highlander: The Series'', and

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's '' Life Under Water'' (1989). His roles include ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Fountain'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'', '' One Dead Indian'', '' Beverly Hills Cop III''. In Canada, he appeared in '' Canada: A People's History'' as Canadian hero Major-General Sir

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, and in '' The Rocket'' as coach

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. He portrayed an extraordinary

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sniper (based on real life sniper

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) in the '' JAG'' season one episode "High Ground". In 1976, he played iconic American actor

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in the television film ''

'', a television adaptation of the biography written by Dean's friend and writer William Bast. McHattie appeared in several mini-series, including ''

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'' and ''Roughnecks''. McHattie appeared in several episodes of ''

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'' (beginning with " The Pitch") as Dr. Reston,

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's manipulative

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boyfriend; he also appeared in two episodes of ''

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''. From 1998 to 2000, he had a recurring role in the Canadian-made TV series ''

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'', based upon the 1923 novel by

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. From 1999 to 2001, he portrayed Sgt. Frank Coscarella in the Canadian police procedural drama, '' Cold Squad''. Since 2005, he has appeared as Captain Healy, Massachusetts State Police Homicide Division Commander, in the first eight of the '' Jesse Stone'' series, which are based on the novels of

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. He did not appear in the ninth instalment however. He appeared in the pilot of ''Sabbatical'', voiced the villain The Shade in ''

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'', and portrayed Hollis Mason, the first

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, in the film adaptation of ''

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''. McHattie had a memorable and well-received appearance in the acclaimed sixth-season episode " In the Pale Moonlight" of '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', as the acerbic and skeptical

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Senator Vreenak who is the target of a Federation

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operation to deceive the neutral Romulan Empire into declaring war on the

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. The episode has often been cited as one of the best episodes of ''Star Trek'' ever produced, and McHattie's outraged, hissing delivery of the line "It’s a fake!" upon the discovery of a forged data rod has been ranked amongst the greatest moments in ''Star Trek'' and spawned a popular and enduring online meme. In 2009, McHattie appeared in the Canadian IFC film ''

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'' and in the Canadian thriller ''

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'' as Gant Hoxey, alongside ''

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'' actress

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, who portrays Summer. He co-starred with

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and Kavan Smith in the Gothic adaptation of

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, '' Red: Werewolf Hunter''. In 2015, he appeared in the supernatural thriller '' Pay the Ghost''.

Personal life

McHattie is married to actress Lisa Houle, with whom he has three children. He was previously married to actress

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. His older brother is actor Wendell Smith.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and recognition

*1995:

for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for ''

''.Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site
retrieved February 4, 2008. *2006:

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for Actor in a Supporting Role for '' Maurice Richard (The Rocket)''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McHattie, Stephen 1947 births American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Best Supporting Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Living people Male actors from Nova Scotia People from Antigonish, Nova Scotia 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors