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