Ron Canada

Acting

Ron Canada

Born May 3, 1949New York City, New York, USA113 credits

Ron Canada is an American actor and producer who began his acting career in 1978. Canada has had a long career in both television and film, known predominantly for his work in Cinderella Man, Wedding Crashers, and his recurring role as Under Secretary of State Ted Barrow on The West Wing. In 1996, Ron received the Dallas Film Critics Award and significant national attention for his performance as "Otis Payne" in John Sayles's film Lone Star.

Known For

This Will Never Work
10.0

This Will Never Work

Movie

2025

The Irrational
6.6

The Irrational

TV

2023

East New York
7.1

East New York

TV

2022

Girls5eva
5.9

Girls5eva

TV

2021

The Equalizer
7.3

The Equalizer

TV

2021

The Empty Man
6.2

The Empty Man

Movie

2020

Filmography

This Will Never Work
2025This Will Never Workas Uncle PeteMovie
The Irrational
2023The Irrationalas Eli MercerTV
East New York
2022East New Yorkas Maurice HaywoodTV
Girls5eva
2021Girls5evaas Dana WiggensTV
The Equalizer
2021The Equalizeras Curtis BakerTV
The Empty Man
2020The Empty Manas Detective VilliersMovie
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018Tom Clancy's Jack Ryanas DNI Bobby VigTV
Bully
2018Bullyas 'Action' JacksonMovie
Seven Seconds
2018Seven Secondsas Pastor AdlerTV
The Orville
2017The Orvilleas Admiral TuckerTV
Crown Heights
2017Crown Heightsas Judge MarcyMovie
The Discovery
2017The Discoveryas CooperMovie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fightas Andrew HartTV
After Words
2015After Wordsas NelsonMovie
Ted 2
2015Ted 2as JudgeMovie
The Affair
2014The Affairas Judge PolkTV
Madam Secretary
2014Madam Secretaryas Cameroonian Ambassador Jean AissatouTV
The Strain
2014The Strainas Mayor George LyleTV
House of Cards
2013House of Cardsas Vincent AbruzzoTV
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Manny RoseTV
Lake Effects
2012Lake Effectsas WinchesterMovie
Grimm
2011Grimmas Stan KingstonTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas MasonTV
Noble Things
2009Noble Thingsas MosesMovie
Bob Funk
2009Bob Funkas SmileyMovie
Ocean of Pearls
2008Ocean of Pearlsas Dr. Wiiliam BallardMovie
T
2008The Beneficiaryas Detective JensenMovie
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
2008The Haunting of Molly Hartleyas Mr. BennettMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Philip RaimeyTV
Snowglobe
2007Snowglobeas AntonioMovie
Little Wings
2007Little Wingsas JohnMovie
Ugly Betty
2006Ugly Bettyas Senator SlaterTV
Brothers and Sisters
2006Brothers and Sistersas Brigadier General HendrixTV
Paved with Good Intentions
2006Paved with Good Intentionsas Garrett BaldenMovie
King Leopold's Ghost
2006King Leopold's Ghostas VoiceMovie
The Jake Effect
2006The Jake Effectas McConnellTV
Islander
2006Islanderas T. HardyMovie
Just Like Heaven
2005Just Like Heavenas Dr. WalshMovie
Bones
2005Bonesas Special Agent Sam ReillyTV
Weeds
2005Weedsas JosephTV
Wedding Crashers
2005Wedding Crashersas RandolphMovie
The Closer
2005The Closeras Judge Gerald BlakeTV
Cinderella Man
2005Cinderella Manas Joe JeanetteMovie
The Office
2005The Officeas Mr. HaskinsTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Brian HellmanTV
National Treasure
2004National Treasureas Guard WoodruffMovie
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Judge Willard ReeseTV
Jack & Bobby
2004Jack & Bobbyas Adult Marcus RideTV
Reversible Errors
2004Reversible Errorsas Jackson AiresMovie
The Human Stain
2003The Human Stainas Herb KebleMovie
The United States of Leland
2003The United States of Lelandas EldenMovie
The Hunted
2003The Huntedas Harry Van ZandtMovie
Young MacGyver
2003Young MacGyveras The GeneralTV
The Shield
2002The Shieldas Chief of Police Tom BankstonTV
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas Mr. BrodyTV
One on One
2001One on Oneas Richard BarnesTV
Black River
2001Black Riveras Chief SalksMovie
Thank Heaven
2001Thank Heavenas Joseph JohnsonMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Gerry BaroneTV
The Apartment Complex
1999The Apartment Complexas Detective CulverMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Theodore BarrowTV
Family Law
1999Family Lawas Gary StarkTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Coleman GreenTV
In Too Deep
1999In Too Deepas Dr. BrattonMovie
Before He Wakes
1998Before He Wakesas Detective CochranMovie
Felicity
1998Felicityas Dean AllisonTV
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
1998Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.as Gabriel JonesMovie
Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
1998Lost in the Bermuda TriangleMovie
Othello
1997Othelloas IagoMovie
Clover
1997Cloveras Gaten's brother-in-lawMovie
Stargate SG-1
1997Stargate SG-1as QuartusTV
Pinocchio's Revenge
1996Pinocchio's Revengeas BarryMovie
7th Heaven
19967th Heavenas Dr. TsegdyeTV
Lone Star
1996Lone Staras Otis PayneMovie
The American President
1995The American Presidentas Reporter LloydMovie
Man of the House
1995Man of the Houseas Bob YoungerMovie
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras FesekTV
Without Warning
1994Without Warningas Terrance FreemanMovie
Due South
1994Due Southas Franco DevlinTV
Getting Even with Dad
1994Getting Even with Dadas ZinnMovie
Sister, Sister
1994Sister, Sisteras Mr. ThoringtonTV
Ellen
1994Ellenas Detective SuttermanTV
Babylon 5
1994Babylon 5as Captain Ellis PierceTV
Frasier
1993Frasieras Judge AndersonTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Det. Franklin PotterTV
Barbarians at the Gate
1993Barbarians at the Gateas Vernon JordanMovie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Ch'PokTV
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New Yorkas Cop in Times SquareMovie
Play Nice
1992Play Niceas CoronerMovie
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
1992Desperate Choices: To Save My ChildMovie
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992Hangin' with Mr. Cooperas Coach Chet CorleyTV
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992Honey, I Blew Up the Kidas Marshall BrooksMovie
Melrose Place
1992Melrose Placeas MinisterTV
Stat
1991StatTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Mr. FullerTV
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990Parker Lewis Can't Loseas Man #1TV
The Last of the Finest
1990The Last of the Finestas CreganMovie
Downtown
1990Downtownas Lowell HarrisMovie
Family Matters
1989Family Mattersas Dave McClureTV
Life Goes On
1989Life Goes OnTV
TV 101
1988TV 101as Mr. HinesTV
Unholy Matrimony
1988Unholy Matrimonyas Lt. Jack TolliverMovie
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988Arthur 2: On the Rocksas BartenderMovie
Heart
1987Heartas Talk Show GuestMovie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Martin BenbeckTV
A Different World
1987A Different Worldas Grover JamesTV
Adventures in Babysitting
1987Adventures in Babysittingas GreydonMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas David EllisTV
Good to Go
1986Good to Goas Stooper #1Movie
D.C. Cab
1983D.C. Cabas Policeman #4Movie
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983The Man Who Wasn't Thereas BarkerMovie
Cheers
1982Cheersas Agent MunsonTV
Dallas
1978Dallasas Dave WallaceTV