Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in Nikita, ReGenesis, Orphan Black, Bomb Girls, and The Murdoch Mysteries.
He played William Easton in Saw VI.
Early Life[]
Peter Outerbridge grew up in Toronto, Ontario, with two older sisters and two older brothers. While his father practiced law, his mother studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music. He comes from a family of artists, as his uncle was opera singer Jon Vickers, and his cousin Billy is a regular at Stratford.
Career[]
Outerbridge began his acting career after high school when he enrolled at the University of Victoria to study acting. After graduating in 1988 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, he co-founded the theatre group Way Off Broadway and toured Canada with them for four years. In the early 90s, he started acting in television series, and his early credits include shows such as 21 Jump Street and The Commish, while his first feature films include Paris, France, and Cool Runnings.
His talent was recognized early when roles in Marine Life and Chasing Cain earned him nominations for the Genie or Gemini Awards. He has worked steadily on a large variety of projects. His most notable roles include young student Matt, who falls in love with a necrophiliac in the critically acclaimed movie Kissed. Also of note is his performance playing the transsexual Judy in Better Than Chocolate and his frightening portrayal of sexual assailant Theodore Gray in the thriller The Rendering.
Ever since the early 90's, Outerbridge has been a steady presence not only on the silver screen but also on TV. Among many others, he played three different characters on the science fiction show The Outer Limits, had a recurring role in the third season of Chris Carter's mystery spin-off Millennium, played the lead in three feature-length episodes of the 2004 version of The Murdoch Mysteries and scored his most prominent lead role to date in the same year, when he was cast as headstrong scientist David Sandström in The Movie Network's ReGenesis. The science-themed show successfully aired for four years and has been broadcast internationally in over 20 countries. ReGenesis has been nominated for several Gemini awards over the years.
Later in his career, Outerbridge portrayed one of Canada's political founding fathers, George Brown, in the TV period piece John A.: Birth of a Country, which earned him the 2013 Canadian Screen Award in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series. He had a recurring role in The CW's modern spy reboot Nikita and was a special guest star on Global TV's World War II period drama Bomb Girls. Besides this, he had occasional guest appearances on shows such as Suits, The Listener, and Dark Rising: Warrior of Worlds.
Personal Life[]
In 2000, Peter Outerbridge married Canadian actress Tammy Isbell, with whom he has co-starred on more than one occasion, among them The Murdoch Mysteries and ReGenesis. They met in 1994 while shooting an episode of The Outer Limits, in which they fittingly played a young couple. In 2004, twins Thomas and Samuel were born. Outerbridge and his family live in Toronto.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Hate Mail | Randal |
| 1993 | Paris, France | Sloan |
| Cool Runnings | Josef Grool | |
| For the Moment | Johnny | |
| 1994 | Replikator | John Cheever |
| 1995 | The Michelle Apts. | Jules |
| Fools Die Fast | Eddie | |
| 1996 | Kissed | Matt |
| 1999 | Better Than Chocolate | Judy |
| 2000 | Mission to Mars | Sergei Kirov |
| Marine Life | Robert Kiely | |
| Double Frame | Special Agent Sean Donahue | |
| 2002 | Men with Brooms | James Lennox |
| The Bay of Love and Sorrows | Everette Hatch | |
| 2003 | Cold Creek Manor | Dave Miller |
| June & Orlando | Orlando | |
| 2004 | Ill Fated | Earl |
| Chicks with Sticks | Curt Bonner | |
| 2005 | Land of the Dead | Styles |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | Dumbrowski |
| Population 436 | Deputy Christian Hecker | |
| 2009 | Saw VI | William Easton |
| Burning Mussolini | Detective Ryan Johnson | |
| 2012 | Silent Hill: Revelation | Travis Grady |
| 2013 | Haunter | Bruce |
| 2015 | Len and Company | Frank Coulter |
| Voracious | Jed | |
| 2016 | Shut In | Richard |
| 2018 | Level 16 | Dr. Miro |
| Giant Little Ones | Nic Kohl | |
| Honey Bee | Christian | |
| 2019 | Viaticum | Frank |
| Code 8 | Wesley Cumbo | |
| 2020 | The Oak Room | Paul |
| 2023 | Close to You | Jim |
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street | Jeff Chandler |
| 1991 | The Hidden Room | Rick |
| 1992 | Nightmare Cafe | Jesse |
| Secret Service | Talbot | |
| 1993 | Top Cops | Stephen Davis |
| 1991-1993 | The Commish | Officer Jeff Hartley |
| 1994 | Frontline | Translation Voice |
| Forever Knight | Young Thomas Constantine | |
| 1995 | Road to Avonlea | Count Marek |
| Catwalk | Zane Platt | |
| Highlander | Paul Kinman | |
| 1996 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Ned |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita | Roger |
| 1997-1998 | Michael Hayes | John Manning |
| 1998-1999 | Millennium | Special Agent Barry Baldwin |
| 2001 | Earth: Final Conflict | Joe |
| Paradise Falls | Tyrone Fox | |
| 1995-2002 | The Outer Limits | Zach Griffiths / Ned Bailey / Dr. Andy Groenig |
| 2002 | Mentors | Dr. Milton Bradshaw |
| Monk | Trevor McDowell | |
| 2003 | 24 | Ronnie Stark |
| Miracles | Jason Herlock | |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland | Dale Robertson |
| The D.A. | Jerry Weicker | |
| Medical Investigation | Clark White | |
| 2005 | Tilt | Randy Cioffi |
| 2004-2005 | The Murdoch Mysteries | Detective William Murdoch |
| 2006 | Puppets Who Kill | Phil Goody |
| 10.5: Apocalypse | Alec Becker | |
| 2007 | Whistler | Peter Varland |
| 2004-2008 | ReGenesis | David Sandström |
| 2008 | Fringe | Dr. Reyes |
| Sanctuary | Malcolm Dawkins | |
| 2009 | Flashpoint | Walter Volcek |
| 2010 | Happy Town | Handsome Dan Farmer |
| 2011-2012 | The Listener | Magnus Elphrenson |
| 2012 | Suits | Keith Hoyt |
| Beauty and the Beast | Silverfox | |
| 2010-2013 | Nikita | Ari Tasarov |
| 2012-2014 | Bomb Girls | Bob Corbett |
| 2014 | Darknet | Henry |
| Orphan Black | Henrik Johanssen | |
| Dark Rising: Warrior of Worlds | Aramas | |
| 2015 | Murdoch Mysteries | Father Keegan |
| Blood and Water | Detective Al Gorski | |
| 2016 | Houdini and Doyle | Thomas Edison |
| Zoo | General Davies | |
| 2015-2016 | The Art of More | Ashbel Whitman |
| 2017 | Incorporated | Phill Brill |
| Pure | Eli Voss | |
| The Expanse | Captain Martens | |
| 2008-2017 | Heartland | Charlie Langdon |
| 2016-2017 | Designated Survivor | Charlie Langdon |
| 2015-2018 | 12 Monkeys | Dr. Elliot Jones |
| 2018 | Taken | James Casey |
| No Easy Days | Paul Reynolds | |
| 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | The Conductor |
| Ransom | Tanner Donovan | |
| Departure | Captain Stephen Littlefield | |
| V-Wars | Calix Niklos | |
| 2020 | The Detectives | Inspector Doug Grady |
| Hudson & Rex | Viktor Maddox | |
| 2021 | Batwoman | Roman Sionis / Black Mask |
| 2022 | In the Dark | Jimmy McKay |
| 2023 | Gray | John |
| 2023-2024 | Sullivan's Crossing | Walter |
Television Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Diagnosis Murder | Barry Donovan |
| 1994 | Another Woman | Paul Temple |
| 1995 | Falling for You | Greg |
| The Android Affair | Thomas Benti | |
| 1996 | Closer and Closer | Adam |
| Captive Heart: The James Mink Story | William Johnson | |
| Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance | Sergei | |
| Giant Mine | Jim O'Neil | |
| Dinner Along the Amazon | Rodney | |
| 1997 | Murder in My Mind | Jack Bolinas |
| 1999 | Better Than Chocolate | Judy |
| Escape from Mars | John Rank | |
| Killing Moon | ||
| The Time Shifters | Felder | |
| 2000 | Out of Sync | Roger Deacon |
| 2001 | The Pretender 2001 | Alex |
| Chasing Cain | Bob Kozlowski | |
| 2002 | The Rendering | Theodore Gray |
| Trudeau | Jim Coutts | |
| 100 Days in the Jungle | Gord Black | |
| Chasing Cain II: Face | Detective Bob Kozlowski | |
| 2003 | The Risen | Nick Simms |
| 2005 | Murder in the Hamptons | Gordon Wintrob |
| 2006 | In God's Country | Officer Wayne |
| Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' | Al Burton | |
| Intimate Stranger | Denis Teague | |
| 2007 | My Name Is Sarah | Charlie Manning |
| 2009 | Deadliest Sea | Captain Jack Colvin |
| 2010 | Reviving Ophelia | Walter |
| 2011 | John A.: Birth of a Country | George Brown |
| 2014 | Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy | Bob Corbett |
| 2016 | Poor Richard's Almanack | Eric |
Video Games[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Far Cry 4 | US Ambassador |
| 2018 | Far Cry 5 | Additional Voices |
| 2019 | Far Cry: New Dawn |
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