Cast & creator
Stephen McHattie
Best known for Law & Order, JAG, Seinfeld
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.
Also known as: Steven McHattie, Steve McHattie, Stephen McHattie Smith
134
film credits
73
television credits
206
1970–2026 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (207)
Showing 207 of 207 credits
Law & Order
Joe Pilefsky
1990
JAG
Ray Crockett
1995
Seinfeld
Dr. Reston
1989
The X-Files
Red-Haired Man
1993
Monk
Adam Kirk
2002
Fringe
Colonel Raymond Gordon
2008
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Vreenak
1993
The Outer Limits
Dr. Sherrick
1995
Star Trek: Enterprise
Alien Foreman
2001
Quantum Leap
Stawpah
1989
Murdoch Mysteries
Harry Murdoch
2008
L.A. Law
Gordon Reeve
1986
American Playhouse
Hank
1982American Playhouse
James Willoughby
1982American Playhouse
Red Henry
1982
Miami Vice
Atty. Sam Boyle
1984
Hill Street Blues
1981
Highlander: The Series
Michael Kent
1992
The Strain
Vaun
2014
The 4400
Ian Dravitt
2004
Private Eyes
Leland Harrington
2016
The Twilight Zone
Death
1985
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Northern Exposure
Turk Tortelli
1990
Tales from the Darkside
Robert Perry
1984
The Equalizer
Eddie Washburn
1985
Walker, Texas Ranger
Karl Mayes
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
Thomas Openshaw
1993
Haven
Ed Driscoll
2010
La Femme Nikita
Willie Kane
1997
12 Monkeys
Senator
2015
Orphan Black
Percival "P. T." Westmorland
2013
The Listener
Arthur Stebbes
2009The Listener
Bill
2009
The Hitchhiker
Joe Caldwell
1983The Hitchhiker
Johnny
1983
Mutant X
Aaron Gaumont
2001
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Diablo the Deceiver
1993
Kojak
Paul Nelson
1973Kojak
Ray Blaine
1973
Heritage Minutes
FitzGibbon
1991
Republic of Doyle
Spencer Rennette
2010
Lexx
Moss
1997Lexx
E.J. Moss, Commander of Eagle 5
1997Lexx
Field Commander Moss
1997
Reaper
Sheriff
2007
The Hunger
Strike
1997
Justice League
The Shade (voice)
2001
Accused
Joe
2023
Cold Squad
Sgt. Frank Coscarella
1998
Crime Story
Carlo Mastrangelo
1986
2012
Captain Michaels
2009
The Magnificent Seven
Cletus Fowler
1998
The Hidden Room
Jack
1991
300
Loyalist
2007
Birds of Prey
Frankie Spitz
2002Birds of Prey
Hawke
2002
Death Wish
Chief
2018
Secretary
Burt Holloway
2002
Counterstrike
Nick
1990
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
Watchmen
Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
2009
Nightmare Alley
Hobo #1
2021
The Madness
Emmett
2024
Centennial
Jacques 'Jake' Pasquinel
1978
The Covenant
James Danvers
2006
Beverly Hills Cop III
Steve Fulbright
1994
October Faction
Samuel Allen
2020
A History of Violence
Leland
2005
Immortals
Cassander
2011
The Fountain
Grand Inquisitor Silecio
2006
Shoot 'Em Up
Hammerson
2007
mother!
Zealot
2017
Pay the Ghost
Blind Man
2015
The Art of the Steal
Dirty Ernie
2013
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Dr. Standish
2010
Killer Wave
Edgar Powell
2007
XIII
General Carrington
2008
Emily of New Moon
Jimmy Murray
1998Scene of the Crime
1991
BASEketball
Narrator (voice)
1998
The Summit
Tate
2008
Moby Dick
Rachel Captain
2011
Theodore Rex
Edge
1995
Geronimo: An American Legend
Schoonover
1993
The Tall Man
Lt Dodd
2012
Little Lorraine
Huey
2026
Tokyo Trial
Edward Stuart McDougall
2016
Wolves
John Tollerman
2014
Target Number One
Frank Cooper
2020
Essex County
Lou
2023
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Andrew Borden
2014
Come to Daddy
Gordon
2019
Haunter
The Pale Man
2013
Born to Be Blue
Dad
2015
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Captain Healy
2006
Gray Lady Down
Murphy
1978
Stone Cold
Captain Healy
2005
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Captain Healy
2009
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Commander Healy
2012
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Captain Healy
2006
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Captain Healy
2007
The Entitled
Clifford Jones
2011
The Trojan Horse
Jack Shea
2008
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Fitz
2010
Rabid
Dr. Keloid
2019
Pontypool
Grant Mazzy
2009
It Must Be Heaven
Tarot Reader
2019Highcliffe Manor
Rev. Ian Glenville
1979
James Dean
James Dean
1976
Call Me
Jellybean
1988
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal
Ronny
2012
Von Richthofen and Brown
Werner Voss
1971
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Commander Healy
2011
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Commander Healy
2010
Z
Doctor Seager
2019
Summer's Blood
Gant Hoxey
2009
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Adrian / Andrew
1976
Poor Boy's Game
Uncle Joe
2007
Awakening the Zodiac
Zodiac
2017
Salvation!
Revered Edward Randall
1987
Kaw
Clyde
2007
The Rocket
Dick Irvin
2005
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
Mark Sutton
2010
Terror on Track 9
Randolph Darnell
1992
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Red Henry
1989
Diamonds
2009
Convict Cowboy
Jegge Neff
1995
Sticky Fingers
Eddie
1988
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle
Captain
2018
A Little Bit Zombie
Max
2012
The People Next Door
Artie Mason
1970
You Might As Well Live
Fred Steinke
2009
The Lazarus Child
Chief Prosecutor Warner
2004
Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans?
Attan
2005
The Ultimate Warrior
Robert
1975
Crown and Anchor
Gus
2018
Life Under Water
Hank
1989
Dr. Cabbie
Pete Donaldson
2014
Would Be Kings
2008
The Sound
Earl
2017
Score: A Hockey Musical
Walt Acorn
2010
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Dr. Egbert Drum
1997
My Animal
Henry
2023
Ecstasy
Jim Buist
2011
Exit Humanity
Medic Johnson
2011
Beauty and the Beast
Gabriel
1987
Visitors of the Night
Bryan English
1995
Manifold
Sheriff Noble
2013
Under the Hood
Hollis Mason
2009
This Movie Is Broken
Security Guard
2010
Weirdos
Priest
2016
Dreamland
Johnny Deadeyes/ Trumpet Player
2019
Red: Werewolf Hunter
Gabriel
2010
My Friend Joe
Curt
1996
Solar Attack
Admiral Lawrence
2006
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
Judah
1979
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Jack Claremont
1995
Moving Violation
Eddie Moore
1976The Lady's Not for Burning
Nicholas
1974
Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen
2009
The Hustle
Pierce
2000
Meetings with a Young Poet
Samuel Beckett
2014
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Lieutenant Durant
1994
Juggernaut
Hank, Sr.
2017
Die
2010
Septic Man
Mayor
2013
Tokyo Trial
E. Stuart McDougall
2017
All Hat
Earl Stanton
2007
Wall of Secrets
Hugh
2003Permanent Damage
Mr. Freeman
2026
Roughnecks
Roy Bethke
1980
The Climb
Jack McLaskin
1998
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
Himself
2007
Death Valley
Hal
1982
Torment
Officer Hawkings
2013
Deaner '89
Dack
2024
Belizaire the Cajun
James Willoughby
1986
The Highwayman
Frank Drake
2000
Remember Me
Chief Nat Coogan
1995
Deadly Love
Sean O'Connor
1995
The Dark
Gary 'Hunter' Henderson
1993
Caribe
Whitehale
1987
Search for the Gods
Willie Longfellow
1975
Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord
FitzGibbon
1993
Twist
The Senator
2003
Tomorrow Never Comes
Frank
1978
Birdland
John James
2018
The Dark Stranger
Randall Toth / The Dark Stranger
2016
Midnight Flight
Lt. Jack Kelly
1998
Absolution
Mike Lloyd
2006
Best Revenge
Brett
1984Khoya
Unclie Oliver
2016
One Man Out
Erik
1989
The Husband
Armand
2014
Diamonds
Llewellyn Anderson
2009
Big Muddy
Stan Barlow
2014
The Deaths of Chet Baker
Chet Baker
2009
The Timekeeper
Fisk
2009
The Stolen Child
The Poet
Hellmouth
Charlie Baker/ The Barda
2014Hellmouth
Producer
2014
Exile
Maxwell
2013
Art Deco Detective
Hyena
1994
One Dead Indian
Police Field Commander
2006Life With Billy
Billy Stafford
1993Star Spangled Banner
Soldier (as Stephen McChattie)
1971