John Bourgeois is a bilingual actor, director, and educator.
Life and career
John Bourgeois was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He received his training at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London and Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English and theatre.
John has appeared in leading and character roles on stages in Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Ontario; Edmonton, Alberta; Regina, Saskatchewan; Fredericton, New Brunswick; as well as the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Off-Broadway, and the Walnut Street theatre in Philadelphia. He has appeared in several leading roles for the Manitoba Theatre Centre. As a director, he has staged both modern and classic plays across Canada and has produced and directed several short films. In 2002, his one-man show Tansey's Brag was acclaimed at the Toronto Fringe Festival and was subsequently taped for television and radio.
An accomplished screen actor, he has appeared in character roles in episodic television, movies of the week, international mini-series as well as in both major studio and independent feature films. In 2010, he appeared in The Kennedys, an eight-part series for the History Channel.
He is the director of the screen acting program at Humber College in Toronto, Ontario.
Seeing Things (1987)
Street Legal (1989) as Dolan
Sea of Love (1989) as Young Cop
Friday the 13th: The Series (1989) as Briggs
Divided Loyalties (1990)
Counterstrike as Kidnapper
Katts and Dog (1991)
Beyond Reality (1992)
E.N.G. (1992) as Ken Jones
Deadly Matrimony (1992) as Eddie Segura
By Way of the Stars (1992)
Matrix (1993) as Brent Metcalf
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) as Gym Parent
J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993) as Burnet
RoboCop: The Series (1994) as Col. Albert Brox
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1994-1997) as Sgt. John Broderick
Forever Knight (1995) as Jake
TekWar (1995) as Ermano Lobo
Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story (1995) as Shifflett
Never Talk to Strangers (1995) as Cop
Traders (1996) as Miro Surogin
Double Jeopardy (1996) as Detective Chase
Due South (1996) as Colonel Shank
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996) as Myers
Promise the Moon (1997) as Mr. Waverly
Dead Silence (1997) as Major Daniel Tremaine
When Secrets Kill (1997) as Chief Matthews
When Innocence Is Lost (1997) as Lyle Dunham
Murder at 1600 (1997) as Captain Farr
John Woo's Once a Thief (1997) as Mac's Father
Bad to the Bone (1997) as James Bacarelli
Wind at My Back (1997) as Skip Roper
Ms. Scrooge (1997) as Cratchit
Conquest (1998) as Morley
Valentine's Day (1998) as Keenan
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1998) as Lang
The Mighty (1998) as Mr. Sacker
When He Didn't Come Home (1998) as Detective Mass
Seeds of Doubt (1998) as Amos Caldwell
Highlander: The Raven (1998) as Harmon Frost
My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (1998) as Dr. Robert Sheppard
Ice (1998) as Dr. Golding
Little Men (1998-1999) as Captain Hoffman
Nikita (1999) as Mischa
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story (1999) as Jack Grifiin
A Map of the World (1999) as Judge Patterson
Sealed with a Kiss (1999) as Cowboy Bob
Black and Blue (1999) as Commissioner
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story (1999) as Barry Huffman
Earth: Final Conflict (1999) as Colonel Bramson
The City (1999) as Payne
Rescue Heroes (1999) as Warren Waters
Ginger Snaps as Henry
Deliberate Intent (2000) as Detective Gallon
Thin Air (2000)
Maximum Capacity (2001) as Glenn
Chasing Cain (2001) as Woody
A Glimpse of Hell (2001) as Adm. Johnson
And Never Let Her Go (2001) as David Stanton
Queer as Folk (2001) as Dr. Perkins
Largo Winch (2001) as John William Valance
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2001) as Bother Menencius
Chasing Chain: Face (2002)
Guilty Hearts (2002) as Rev. Joseph Masters
The Associates (2002) as Mr. Shoucaire
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002) as Dad
Scared Silent (2002) as Owen Bradley
Monk (2002) as Commissioner Harry Ashcombe
Witchblade (2002) as Brogan
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002) as Agent
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002) as Detective Claaytor
Veritas: The Quest(2003) as Glen Fallon
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003) as Peter Powers
Playmakers (2003) as Stan Olczyk
Jericho Mansions as Detective Carp
Rescue Heroes: The Movie (2003) as Warren Waters
1-800-Missing (2003) as Joe Mastriani
The Reagans (2003) as John Tower
The Prince and Me (2004) as Ben Morgan
A Different Loyalty (2004) as Paul Tyler
Puppets Who Kill (2004-2006) as Officer Hogsworth and Cop
The Man Who Lost Himself (2005) as J.J. Albrecht
Code Breakers (2005) as Major General Frederick A. Irving
Time Warp Trio (2006) as King Sitaram and Ashok
Love Thy Neighbor (2006) as Alan Rivers
The Shakespeare Comedy Show (2006) (Season 1, Episode 3; Segment "Interview with a Bear")
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006) as Dr. Frank
Wedding Wars (2006) as Senator Brighton
The Dark Room (2007) as William Russell
Split City (2007) as Male Cop
Burn Up (2008) as Robert Cooper
XIII: The Conspiracy (2008) as President Galbrain
Taking a Chance on Love (2009) as Older Ben Morrick
Unstable (2009) as Dan Walker
The Wild Girl (2010) as Tolbert Phillips
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010) as Dr. Clark Burnham
The 19th Wife (2010) as Brigham Young
Haven (2010) as Max Hansen
Breakout Kings (2011) as Director Knox
The Kennedys (2011) as Dr. Max Jacobson
Covert Affairs (2011) as Chet Laguardi
Flashpoint (2011) as Sgt. Blount
Secrets of Eden (2012) as Jim Halm
The Firm (2012) as Allard Hoyt
Murdoch Mysteries (2013) as Warden Browning
Copper (2013) as Major John Augustus Boiles
