John Tench (born October 7, 1965, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American-Canadian actor, director, writer, and poet, 6′ 0″ (183 cm) tall, who grew up in Canada and began working in theatre and film in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. He started his career at the legendary Factory Theatre Lab with Ken Gass, then studied and worked in New York City, London, Paris, and across Continental Europe before returning to Toronto, where he founded the influential theatre company Theatre Kathartic in 1980, touring internationally with works by Sam Shepard, Dario Fo, and Bertolt Brecht. He is a master of accents and dialects, has been nominated for numerous Best Actor awards, and currently teaches directing and scene study at the Toronto Film School and Yorkville University. His most notable film credits include a Knot Top Gang Member in Watchmen (2009, directed by Zack Snyder), Roughneck #2 in Brokeback Mountain (2005, directed by Ang Lee), a Motel Owner in Shooter (2007, directed by Antoine Fuqua), Viktor in The Colony (2013), Hondo in Angel and the Badman (2009), and a Cowboy Pimp in Dead Hooker in a Trunk (2009). On television he is best known as Alexander Graham Bell in Murdoch Mysteries (2012, 5 episodes), with additional credits in American Gods (2017), Schitt's Creek (2019), Alias Grace (2017, 4 episodes), Designated Survivor (2016), Fringe (2009), Stargate SG-1 (2007), The X-Files (1995), Friday the 13th: The Series (1989), and Ginny & Georgia (2021). In video games he voiced T-Bone Grady in Watch Dogs 2 (2016) and Dutch Roosevelt in Far Cry 5 (2018).
as Casper
as Ziggy(1 ep)
as Billy Ribbons
as Greg(3 eps)
as Frank
as The Hawk(1 ep)
as Trueman Quinn(1 ep)
as Grizz
as Trueman Quinn
as Lenny(1 ep)
as Dusty
as Echo
as Captain Walker
as Mark
as Det. Jack Richards
as Kenny Constantine(1 ep)
as Jim
as Baxter
as Lyle Walsh(1 ep)
as Keeper #1(4 eps)
as Viking Leader(1 ep)
as Nate(1 ep)
as Owner(1 ep)
as Surly Publican
as Colin(1 ep)
as Roger
as Keith(1 ep)
as Franco St. Clair
as Roy
as Mole Foreman(1 ep)
as Green(3 eps)
as Hank(1 ep)
as Merrick
as Captain Walker
as Tom Turner
as Wolf(2 eps)
as Viktor
as PTSD Support Group Member(1 ep)
as Michael Ward(1 ep)
as Walker
as Dark One Lord
as Tattoo Artist
as Domion(2 eps)
as Mr. Weeks
as Kelly(1 ep)
as Eddie Skinner
as Bartender
as Ed(2 eps)
as Pharmacist / Sheriff(1 ep)
as Bartender
as Sergei
as Inmate
as Hondo
as Robert
as Cowboy Pimp
as Knot Top Gang Member
as Warehouse Worker Garvin(1 ep)
as Hickey(1 ep)
as Alexander Graham Bell(5 eps)
as Ed Gates
as Moffat
as The Manager
as C.C.
as Motel Owner
as Biker #1
as Curry
as Carl
as Winston(7 eps)
as Doug Zwick
as Tripsy(1 ep)
as Lord Verdelet (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Tyson
as Ted
as Major Tom(1 ep)
as Roughneck #2
as Ellsworth(1 ep)
as Goran
as Stew(2 eps)
as Travis
as General Doar(2 eps)
as Man
as Duke(1 ep)
as Cap Clarke
as Mal Oswald(1 ep)
as Kevin
as Mort(1 ep)
as Double-Down(1 ep)
as Mondo Baines(1 ep)
as Eliaures(1 ep)
as Norvid
as Gerentex(3 eps)
as Skerrit(1 ep)
as Straker(1 ep)
as Guy Lachaud
as Wes
as Kane(1 ep)
as Leon(5 eps)
as T-Bird(2 eps)
as Jim(1 ep)
as Director(1 ep)
as Mike Morrison(2 eps)
as Andre(2 eps)
as Monkey Thief(2 eps)
as Chuck
as Lizan(1 ep)
as Joe Rule(1 ep)
as Fireman (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Ludac(1 ep)
as Red Sammie(1 ep)
as Leon
as Jerry
as The Photographer
as Anthony
as Jack(1 ep)
as Shreck
as Carlos
as Collins(1 ep)
as Alex(1 ep)
as Scarred Man(1 ep)
as Prisoner #1
as Sal
as Harris(1 ep)
as Al King(1 ep)
as Max (voice)(13 eps)
as Steve(1 ep)
as Cochrane
as Dave(1 ep)
as Reese(1 ep)
as Max Jupe(1 ep)
as Michael Kennedy(1 ep)
as Dr. Susskind
as Grimes
as Manfredi(1 ep)
as Stan Ortega(1 ep)
as Smith(1 ep)
as Thurman(1 ep)
as Video Vigilante(1 ep)
as Artie Krause(1 ep)
as Ricky Menzies(1 ep)
as Cochrane(1 ep)
as Cell Guard
as MacLaughin
as Mugger
as Henry
as George
as Transit
as Worker(1 ep)
as Gambler(1 ep)
as George(1 ep)
as Gunsel 1(1 ep)
as Romeo Koslow(1 ep)
as Tony
as Sully
as Norbett
as Larabee
as Clarence(1 ep)
as Wicks(1 ep)