Stephen McHattie
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Stephen McHattie (born February 3, 1947) is a prolific and acclaimed Canadian character actor known for his distinctively intense screen presence, gaunt features, and extensive body of work spanning over two hundred film, television, and stage credits. Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and spent his early career building a formidable reputation in New York theater—earning critical acclaim and off-Broadway awards in productions like Ghetto and Mensch Meier. Transitioning to film and television in Los Angeles and later Canada, McHattie carved out a niche playing complex villains, authority figures, and brooding heavies in major projects such as A History of Violence, Watchmen (as the original Nite Owl), 300, Secretary, and cult horror favorites like Pontypool. He is also widely recognized for memorable television guest and recurring roles on series like Seinfeld (as Dr. Reston), The X-Files, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Orphan Black, alongside celebrated Canadian dramatic turns that earned him a Gemini Award for Life with Billy and a Genie Award for playing hockey broadcaster Dick Irvin in The Rocket.
Known for
Credits
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
as Steve Fulbright
Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
as Hammerson
2012 (2009)
as Captain Michaels
300 (2007)
as Loyalist
Watchmen (2009)
as Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
Secretary (2002)
as Burt Holloway
Nightmare Alley (2021)
as Hobo #1
Death Wish (2018)
as Chief
Immortals (2011)
as Cassander
mother! (2017)
as Zealot
A History of Violence (2005)
as Leland
The Covenant (2006)
as James Danvers
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
as Schoonover
The Fountain (2006)
as Grand Inquisitor Silecio
The Art of the Steal (2013)
as Dirty Ernie
The Tall Man (2012)
as Lt Dodd
Haunter (2013)
as The Pale Man
Call Me (1988)
as Jellybean
Pay the Ghost (2015)
as Blind Man
BASEketball (1998)
as Narrator (voice)
The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
as Robert
Rabid (2019)
as Dr. Keloid
Theodore Rex (1995)
as Edge
Poor Boy's Game (2007)
as Uncle Joe
Wolves (2014)
as John Tollerman
Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
as Captain Healy
It Must Be Heaven (2019)
as Tarot Reader
Juggernaut (2017)
as Hank, Sr.
Come to Daddy (2019)
as Gordon
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
as Captain Healy
Red: Werewolf Hunter (2010)
as Gabriel
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
as Commander Healy
Stone Cold (2005)
as Captain Healy
Summer's Blood (2009)
as Gant Hoxey
Target Number One (2020)
as Frank Cooper
Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen (2009)
Actor
James Dean (1976)
as James Dean
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014)
as Andrew Borden
The Entitled (2011)
as Clifford Jones
Permanent Damage (2026)
as Mr. Freeman
Gray Lady Down (1978)
as Murphy
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
as Captain Healy
Pontypool (2009)
as Grant Mazzy
Little Lorraine (2026)
as Huey
Born to Be Blue (2015)
as Dad
Salvation! (1987)
as Revered Edward Randall
This Movie Is Broken (2010)
as Security Guard
Z (2019)
as Doctor Seager
Tokyo Trial (2017)
as E. Stuart McDougall
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
as Captain Healy
Life Under Water (1989)
as Hank
Weirdos (2016)
as Priest
Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)
as Werner Voss
Awakening the Zodiac (2017)
as Zodiac
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
as Commander Healy
Solar Attack (2006)
as Admiral Lawrence
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
as Red Henry
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
as Commander Healy
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle (2018)
as Captain
My Animal (2023)
as Henry
Dr. Cabbie (2014)
as Pete Donaldson
Kaw (2007)
as Clyde
A Little Bit Zombie (2012)
as Max
My Friend Joe (1996)
as Curt
Ecstasy (2011)
as Jim Buist
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976)
as Adrian / Andrew
Exit Humanity (2011)
as Medic Johnson
The Rocket (2005)
as Dick Irvin
A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010)
as Fitz
The Dark Stranger (2016)
as Randall Toth / The Dark Stranger
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1997)
as Dr. Egbert Drum
Torment (2013)
as Officer Hawkings
Search for the Gods (1975)
as Willie Longfellow
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal (2012)
as Ronny
The People Next Door (1970)
as Artie Mason
Who Is Clark Rockefeller? (2010)
as Mark Sutton
Visitors of the Night (1995)
as Bryan English
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence (1994)
as Lieutenant Durant
Would Be Kings (2008)
Actor
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 (1995)
as Jack Claremont
The Sound (2017)
as Earl
Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans? (2005)
as Attan
Crown and Anchor (2018)
as Gus
Absolution (2006)
as Mike Lloyd
Manifold (2013)
as Sheriff Noble
Convict Cowboy (1995)
as Jegge Neff
Under the Hood (2009)
as Hollis Mason
The Lazarus Child (2004)
as Chief Prosecutor Warner
Hellmouth (2014)
as Charlie Baker/ The Barda
Twist (2003)
as The Senator
Die (2010)
Actor
Death Valley (1982)
as Hal
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth (2007)
as Himself
Deaner '89 (2024)
as Dack
Score: A Hockey Musical (2010)
as Walt Acorn
Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
as Frank
One Man Out (1989)
as Erik
Khoya (2016)
as Unclie Oliver
The Hustle (2000)
as Pierce
You Might As Well Live (2009)
as Fred Steinke
Terror on Track 9 (1992)
as Randolph Darnell
Meetings with a Young Poet (2014)
as Samuel Beckett
The Climb (1998)
as Jack McLaskin
Sticky Fingers (1988)
as Eddie
Remember Me (1995)
as Chief Nat Coogan
The Highwayman (2000)
as Frank Drake
Deadly Love (1995)
as Sean O'Connor
Midnight Flight (1998)
as Lt. Jack Kelly
Moving Violation (1976)
as Eddie Moore
Dreamland (2019)
as Johnny Deadeyes/ Trumpet Player
The Husband (2014)
as Armand
The Lady's Not for Burning (1974)
as Nicholas
The Dark (1993)
as Gary 'Hunter' Henderson
All Hat (2007)
as Earl Stanton
Wall of Secrets (2003)
as Hugh
Belizaire the Cajun (1986)
as James Willoughby
Best Revenge (1984)
as Brett
Birdland (2018)
as John James
Caribe (1987)
as Whitehale
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (1979)
as Judah
Diamonds (2009)
as Llewellyn Anderson
Roughnecks (1980)
as Roy Bethke
Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord (1993)
as FitzGibbon
Septic Man (2013)
as Mayor
Big Muddy (2014)
as Stan Barlow
The Deaths of Chet Baker (2009)
as Chet Baker
The Timekeeper (2009)
as Fisk
One Dead Indian (2006)
as Police Field Commander
The Stolen Child (—)
as The Poet
Art Deco Detective (1994)
as Hyena
The Hoard (2018)
as Narrator
Exile (2013)
as Maxwell
Life With Billy (1993)
as Billy Stafford
Star Spangled Banner (1971)
as Soldier (as Stephen McChattie)