Robert Wisden
| Robert Wisden | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Robert Charles Wisden[1] is an English actor who has an extensive career in Canadian and American television.[2] He is best known for his role as United States President Richard Nixon in Zack Snyder's film adaptation of the DC graphic novel Watchmen, Chief Coroner James Flynn in Da Vinci's Inquest, Ken Browning in Final Destination and Robert Patrick "Pusher" Modell in the 1996 X-Files television series episode Pusher and 1998 follow-up episode Kitsunegari. In 2000 he won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999).[3]
Career
Wisden moved with his family from Britain to Canada when he was 15. He started his career in 1985 starring as Terry Dunne in Atom Egoyan's In This Corner. He has since acted in many shows, including Da Vinci's Inquest, Smallville, The X-Files and Jeremiah. In 2006 Wisden graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Education degree.[2] He currently is employed at St.George's School for Boys in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he is Head of the Drama department.[4]
Filmography
Film
- Firebird 2015 AD (1981)
- Milk and Honey (1988)
- Impolite (1992)
- Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
- Legends of the Fall (1994)
- The War Between Us (1996)
- Excess Baggage (1997)
- Floating Away (1998)
- Final Destination (2000)
- In the Name of the People (2000)
- Snow Queen (2002)
- Watchmen (2009)
- Driven to Kill (2009)
Television
- Glory Enough for All (1988) as Charles Herbert Best
- 9B (1989)
- The Odyssey (TV series) (1993–1994)
- The Outer Limits (TV series) (1995)
- Highlander: The Series "The Return of Amanda" (1993) & "The Messenger" (1996)
- The X-Files (1996–1998)
- Poltergeist: The Legacy (1997)
- Madison (1997)
- Stargate SG-1 (1997–2005) (4 episodes)
- Cold Squad (1998)
- Millennium (1998)
- Welcome to Paradox (1998)
- Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2005)
- Secret Cutting (2000)
- Smallville (2001–2005) as Gabriel Sullivan
- Jeremiah (2002–2005)
- The Elizabeth Smart Story (2004)
- Supervolcano (2005)
- Battlestar Galactica (2005)
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