Acting
Joel Bissonnette
EN cinema · 24 credits
Born
29 October 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also known as Joel Bissonette
Joel Bissonnette (born 29 October 1966, Baltimore, Maryland) is a Canadian-American actor raised in Montreal, Québec. He graduated from the Dawson College Theatre Program, where he performed in Shakespeare and classical repertory. His younger brother is Canadian film director Matt Bissonnette, with whom he has collaborated on several projects. He won the Best Actor Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival for his lead role in Salton Sea (2018). His most notable screen roles include the Food Court Maitre D' in Fight Club (1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), Jared Mason in The Sum of All Fears (2002) (Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman), Inspector Kracke in Zodiac (2007) (Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo), David Hernandez in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) (Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett), Antonio in The Dinner (2017) (Richard Gere, Laura Linney), and Brendan in Death of a Ladies' Man (2020) (Gabriel Byrne, Suzanne Clément). On television, he is best known as Arnaud DeFöhn in The Invisible Man (2000–2002) and Pavel Tokarev in 24 (2010) (Kiefer Sutherland).
Known for
Filmography
Salton Sea
as Brian
The Dinner
as Antonio
Fall
as Michael
Passenger Side
as Tobey
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as David Hernandez
Zodiac
as Inspector Kracke
Break a Leg
as Not So Happy Actor
The Sum of All Fears
as Jared Mason
Century Hotel
as Danny
Suspicious River
as Rick Schmidt
Heart of Stone
as Detective Jones
The Invisible Man
as Arnaud de Thiel / Arnaud de Ferhn
Fight Club
as Food Court Maitre d'
A Nightmare Come True
as Paul Chaney
Boulevard
as J-Rod
TekWar: TekLab
as Tristan / Mark Stewart
PCU
as Sanskrit Major
X-Rated
as Mack Fischer
April One
as O.P. Sniper