Occupation Actor TV shows Stat Role Actor | Name Ron Canada Years active 1983–present | |
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Full Name Ronald Ellis Canada Born May 3, 1949 (age 74) ( 1949-05-03 ) New York City, New York, United States Upcoming movie Untitled Colin Warner project Movies Wedding Crashers, Honey - I Blew Up the Kid, Just like Heaven, National Treasure, The Hunted Similar People John Shea, John Ford Noonan, Joshua Shalikar, Dan Ziskie, Henry Gibson | ||
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Ronald Ellis "Ron" Canada (born May 3, 1949) is an American actor with a speciality in portraying judges and detectives.
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Career
Following completion of the Michele Clark broadcast journalism program at Columbia University, under the guidance of legendary news producer Fred Friendly, Canada commenced his career as a television news reporter in 1971 at WBAL-TV. In 1974, he began his three-year tenure at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. For his work in the nation’s capital Canada was nominated twice for local Emmys, receiving the award in 1977. The following year he received an A.P. Award for Outstanding Reporting.
He began his acting career in 1978. While making the career transition he worked part-time as a broadcaster for The Voice of America (U.S. Information Agency). He studied acting at The Folger Theatre Group under the tutelage of Franchelle Stewart Dorn. He moved from D.C. to New York in 1985. Shortly thereafter he became the second actor to play the role of ‘Troy Maxson’ in August Wilson’s Fences at The GeVa Theatre in Rochester, New York (January 1986).
Canada has had a long career in both television and film, known primarily for his work in Cinderella Man, Wedding Crashers, and his recurring role as Under Secretary of State Ted Barrow on The West Wing. In 1996, Ron received the Dallas Film Critics Award and significant national attention for his performance as "Otis Payne" in director John Sayles' acclaimed feature film LONE STAR. Also known for his stage work in 1997, he played the role of Iago in Shakespeare's Othello at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. Other notable stage credits include his role as Emmet Tate in Zooman and The Sign at New York's Signature Theatre and originating the role of Duncan Troy in Headstrong at The Ensemble Studio Theatre, which earned him an Audelco Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor.