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.
as The Poet
as Mr. Freeman
as Huey
as Emmett(8 eps)
as Dack
as Henry
as Lou(5 eps)
as Joe(1 ep)
as Hobo #1
as Frank Cooper
as Samuel Allen(10 eps)
as Dr. Keloid
as Tarot Reader
as Doctor Seager
as Gordon
as Johnny Deadeyes/ Trumpet Player
as Narrator
as Captain
as Gus
as Chief
as John James
as Hank, Sr.
as Earl
as E. Stuart McDougall
as Zealot
as Zodiac
as Edward Stuart McDougall(4 eps)
as Priest
as Randall Toth / The Dark Stranger
as Unclie Oliver
as Leland Harrington(1 ep)
as Blind Man
as Dad
as Senator(1 ep)
as Charlie Baker/ The Barda
as Pete Donaldson
as Stan Barlow
as John Tollerman
as Vaun(4 eps)
as Samuel Beckett
as Armand
as Andrew Borden
as The Pale Man
as Officer Hawkings
as Mayor
as Dirty Ernie
as Sheriff Noble
as Maxwell
as Percival "P. T." Westmorland(7 eps)
as Commander Healy
as Ronny
as Lt Dodd
as Max
as Cassander
as Medic Johnson
as Jim Buist
as Clifford Jones
as Commander Healy
as Rachel Captain(4 eps)
as Gabriel
as Walt Acorn
as Ed Driscoll(8 eps)
as Security Guard
as Commander Healy
as Mark Sutton
as Dr. Standish(1 ep)
as Spencer Rennette(1 ep)
as Gant Hoxey
as Captain Michaels
as Chet Baker
as Fisk
as Arthur Stebbes(1 ep)
as Bill(1 ep)
as Llewellyn Anderson
as Hollis Mason
as Grant Mazzy
as Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
as Captain Healy
as Fred Steinke
as General Carrington(2 eps)
as Colonel Raymond Gordon(1 ep)
as Tate(2 eps)
as Jack Shea(2 eps)
as Harry Murdoch(2 eps)
as Sheriff(1 ep)
as Earl Stanton
as Hammerson
as Captain Healy
as Himself
as Clyde
as Loyalist
as Uncle Joe
as Edgar Powell(2 eps)
as Grand Inquisitor Silecio
as Mike Lloyd
as James Danvers
as Admiral Lawrence
as Captain Healy
as Captain Healy
as Police Field Commander
as Dick Irvin
as Leland
as Captain Healy
as Ian Dravitt(1 ep)
as Chief Prosecutor Warner
as The Senator
as Hugh
as Frankie Spitz(1 ep)
as Hawke(1 ep)
as Burt Holloway
as Adam Kirk(1 ep)
as The Shade (voice)(5 eps)
as Aaron Gaumont(1 ep)
as Alien Foreman(1 ep)
as Pierce
as Frank Drake
as Narrator (voice)
as Lt. Jack Kelly
as Jack McLaskin
as Sgt. Frank Coscarella(33 eps)
as Jimmy Murray(43 eps)
as Cletus Fowler(1 ep)
as Dr. Egbert Drum
as Strike(1 ep)
as Moss(1 ep)
as E.J. Moss, Commander of Eagle 5(1 ep)
as Field Commander Moss(1 ep)
as Willie Kane(1 ep)
as Curt
as Edge
as Bryan English
as Chief Nat Coogan
as Sean O'Connor
as Ray Crockett(1 ep)
as Jegge Neff
as Jack Claremont
as Dr. Sherrick(1 ep)
as Hyena
as Steve Fulbright
as Lieutenant Durant
as Schoonover
as Billy Stafford
as Gary 'Hunter' Henderson
as Red-Haired Man(2 eps)
as FitzGibbon
as Karl Mayes(1 ep)
as Thomas Openshaw(2 eps)
as Diablo the Deceiver(1 ep)
as Vreenak(1 ep)
as Michael Kent(1 ep)
as Randolph Darnell
as Jack(1 ep)
as FitzGibbon(1 ep)
as Joe Pilefsky(2 eps)
as Turk Tortelli(1 ep)
as Nick(1 ep)
as Red Henry
as Dr. Reston(4 eps)
as Erik
as Hank
as Stawpah(1 ep)
as Jellybean
as Eddie
as Whitehale
as Gabriel(12 eps)
as Revered Edward Randall
as Carlo Mastrangelo(1 ep)
as Gordon Reeve(1 ep)
as James Willoughby
as Death(1 ep)
as Eddie Washburn(1 ep)
as Brett
as Robert Perry(1 ep)
as Atty. Sam Boyle(1 ep)
as Joe Caldwell(1 ep)
as Johnny(1 ep)
as Hal
as Hank(1 ep)
as James Willoughby(1 ep)
as Red Henry(1 ep)
as Roy Bethke
as Rev. Ian Glenville(6 eps)
as Jacques 'Jake' Pasquinel(12 eps)
as Murphy
as Frank
as Adrian / Andrew
as Eddie Moore
as James Dean
as Robert
as Willie Longfellow
as Nicholas
as Paul Nelson(2 eps)
as Ray Blaine(1 ep)
as Werner Voss
as Soldier (as Stephen McChattie)
as Artie Mason