Acting
Bruce Ramsay
Bruce Ramsay (born 31 December 1966, Montréal, Québec) is a Canadian film, television, and stage actor, writer, producer, and director, active since 1987. He was born and raised in Montréal and made his screen debut opposite fellow Montrealer Elias Koteas in Malarek (1988). In 2011 he made his directorial debut with a stage and screen adaptation of Hamlet, which he also wrote and starred in. He created, wrote, starred in, and produced the 2022 CBC/BET series The Porter, about the railway sleeping car porters who founded North America's first Black labour union. He released his first novel, Texting with a Gorilla, in 2026. His most notable screen roles include Carlitos Páez in Alive (1993) (Ethan Hawke, Vince Vaughn), Ricardo in Killing Zoe (1994) (Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Cassel), Brandt's Aide in Collateral Damage (2002) (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Carlucci in Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra (2013) (Michael Douglas, Matt Damon), the Mayor in Brick Mansions (2014) (Paul Walker, David Oyelowo), Commander Gendron in 19-2 (2014–2017) (Tom Welling), and Turk Kaczynski in Unabomber (2026) (Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay).
Filmography
UNABOMBER
Film · 2026
The G
Film · 2024
Akilla's Escape
Film · 2021
Transplant
Series · 2020
Transplant
Series · 2020
Ransom
Series · 2017
Cardinal
Series · 2017
21 Thunder
Series · 2017
Medic
Film · 2016
Reluctant Witness
Film · 2015
Brick Mansions
Film · 2014
19-2
Series · 2014
Behind the Candelabra
Film · 2013
Played
Series · 2013
Hamlet
Film · 2012
Continuum
Series · 2012
Doomsday Prophecy
Film · 2011
Hell on Wheels
Series · 2011
Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido
Film · 2010
Riverworld
Film · 2010
Human Target
Series · 2010
Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story
Film · 2008
Mothers & Daughters
Film · 2008
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
Film · 2007
Nightmare
Film · 2007
The Secret
Film · 2007
Veiled Truth
Film · 2006
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
Series · 2006
Break a Leg
Film · 2005
Supernatural
Series · 2005
Supernatural
Series · 2005
Baby for Sale
Film · 2004
Jericho Mansions
Film · 2003
Holes
Film · 2003
Timeline
Film · 2003
Collateral Damage
Film · 2002
Breaking News
Series · 2002
Island of the Dead
Film · 2000
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Film · 1999
Starstruck
Film · 1998
Da Vinci's Inquest
Series · 1998
The Hunger
Series · 1997
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Film · 1996
Curdled
Film · 1996
Hit Me
Film · 1996
Nash Bridges
Series · 1996
JAG
Series · 1995
The New Age
Film · 1994
Dead Beat
Film · 1994
Killing Zoe
Film · 1993
Alive
Film · 1993
Fallen Angels
Series · 1993
To Catch a Killer
Film · 1992
Jacknife
Film · 1989
Malarek
Film · 1988
Pin
Film · 1988
Malarek
Film · 1988
The Hitchhiker
Series · 1983