Acting
Stephen McHattie
EN, FR, DE cinema · 134 credits
Born
3 February 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Also known as Steven McHattie · Steve McHattie · Stephen McHattie Smith
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Stolen Child
as The Poet
Little Lorraine
as Huey
Permanent Damage
2026
Permanent Damage
as Mr. Freeman
Deaner '89
as Dack
My Animal
as Henry
Nightmare Alley
as Hobo #1
Target Number One
as Frank Cooper
Dreamland
as Johnny Deadeyes/ Trumpet Player
Come to Daddy
as Gordon
Z
as Doctor Seager
Rabid
as Dr. Keloid
It Must Be Heaven
as Tarot Reader
Death Wish
as Chief
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle
as Captain
Birdland
as John James
The Hoard
as Narrator
The Sound
as Earl
Awakening the Zodiac
as Zodiac
mother!
as Zealot
Juggernaut
as Hank, Sr.
Tokyo Trial
as E. Stuart McDougall
The Dark Stranger
as Randall Toth / The Dark Stranger
Weirdos
as Priest
Khoya
2016
Khoya
as Unclie Oliver
Pay the Ghost
as Blind Man
Meetings with a Young Poet
as Samuel Beckett
Hellmouth
as Charlie Baker/ The Barda, Producer
Wolves
as John Tollerman
Big Muddy
as Stan Barlow
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
as Andrew Borden
Dr. Cabbie
as Pete Donaldson
The Husband
as Armand
Haunter
as The Pale Man
Septic Man
as Mayor
The Art of the Steal
as Dirty Ernie
Exile
as Maxwell
Torment
as Officer Hawkings
Manifold
as Sheriff Noble
The Tall Man
as Lt Dodd
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Commander Healy
The Entitled
as Clifford Jones
Exit Humanity
as Medic Johnson
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Commander Healy
Ecstasy
as Jim Buist
Immortals
as Cassander
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
as Mark Sutton
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Commander Healy
Red: Werewolf Hunter
as Gabriel
This Movie Is Broken
as Security Guard
Die
Actor
Score: A Hockey Musical
as Walt Acorn
Pontypool
as Grant Mazzy
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
as Captain Healy
Summer's Blood
as Gant Hoxey
Watchmen
as Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
2012
as Captain Michaels
Diamonds
as Llewellyn Anderson
The Deaths of Chet Baker
as Chet Baker
The Timekeeper
as Fisk
Under the Hood
as Hollis Mason
You Might As Well Live
as Fred Steinke
300
as Loyalist
Shoot 'Em Up
as Hammerson
Poor Boy's Game
as Uncle Joe
Kaw
as Clyde
All Hat
as Earl Stanton
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Captain Healy
The Fountain
as Grand Inquisitor Silecio
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
as Captain Healy
The Covenant
as James Danvers
Solar Attack
as Admiral Lawrence
Absolution
as Mike Lloyd
One Dead Indian
as Police Field Commander
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Captain Healy
A History of Violence
as Leland
Stone Cold
as Captain Healy
The Rocket
as Dick Irvin
The Lazarus Child
as Chief Prosecutor Warner
Wall of Secrets
as Hugh
Twist
as The Senator
Secretary
as Burt Holloway
The Hustle
as Pierce
The Highwayman
as Frank Drake
BASEketball
as Narrator (voice)
Midnight Flight
as Lt. Jack Kelly
The Climb
as Jack McLaskin
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Dr. Egbert Drum
My Friend Joe
as Curt
Convict Cowboy
as Jegge Neff
Visitors of the Night
as Bryan English
Remember Me
as Chief Nat Coogan
Theodore Rex
as Edge
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
as Jack Claremont
Deadly Love
as Sean O'Connor
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
as Lieutenant Durant
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Steve Fulbright
Art Deco Detective
as Hyena
Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord
as FitzGibbon
The Dark
as Gary 'Hunter' Henderson
Life With Billy
1993
Life With Billy
as Billy Stafford
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Schoonover
Terror on Track 9
as Randolph Darnell
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Red Henry
One Man Out
as Erik
Life Under Water
as Hank
Call Me
as Jellybean
Sticky Fingers
as Eddie
Salvation!
as Revered Edward Randall
Caribe
as Whitehale
Belizaire the Cajun
as James Willoughby
Best Revenge
as Brett
Death Valley
as Hal
Roughnecks
as Roy Bethke
Gray Lady Down
as Murphy
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Frank
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
as Adrian / Andrew
Moving Violation
as Eddie Moore
James Dean
as James Dean
The Ultimate Warrior
as Robert
Search for the Gods
as Willie Longfellow
Star Spangled Banner
1971
Star Spangled Banner
as Soldier (as Stephen McChattie)
Von Richthofen and Brown
as Werner Voss
The People Next Door
as Artie Mason