Stephen McHattie
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1947
- Birthplace
- Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
Filmography
The Stolen Child TBA
as The Poet
- Permanent Damage
Permanent Damage 2026
as Mr. Freeman
Little Lorraine 2026
as Huey
Deaner '89 2024
as Dack
My Animal 2023
as Henry
Nightmare Alley 2021
as Hobo #1
Target Number One 2020
as Frank Cooper
Rabid 2019
as Dr. Keloid
It Must Be Heaven 2019
as Tarot Reader
Z 2019
as Doctor Seager
Come to Daddy 2019
as Gordon
Dreamland 2019
as Johnny Deadeyes/ Trumpet Player
The Hoard 2018
as Narrator
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle 2018
as Captain
Crown and Anchor 2018
as Gus
Death Wish 2018
as Chief
Birdland 2018
as John James
Juggernaut 2017
as Hank, Sr.
The Sound 2017
as Earl
Tokyo Trial 2017
as E. Stuart McDougall
mother! 2017
as Zealot
Awakening the Zodiac 2017
as Zodiac
Weirdos 2016
as Priest
The Dark Stranger 2016
as Randall Toth / The Dark Stranger
- Khoya
Khoya 2016
as Unclie Oliver
Pay the Ghost 2015
as Blind Man
Born to Be Blue 2015
as Dad
Hellmouth 2014
as Charlie Baker/ The Barda, Producer
Dr. Cabbie 2014
as Pete Donaldson
Big Muddy 2014
as Stan Barlow
Wolves 2014
as John Tollerman
Meetings with a Young Poet 2014
as Samuel Beckett
The Husband 2014
as Armand
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax 2014
as Andrew Borden
Haunter 2013
as The Pale Man
Torment 2013
as Officer Hawkings
Manifold 2013
as Sheriff Noble
The Art of the Steal 2013
as Dirty Ernie
Septic Man 2013
as Mayor
Exile 2013
as Maxwell
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt 2012
as Commander Healy
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal 2012
as Ronny
The Tall Man 2012
as Lt Dodd
A Little Bit Zombie 2012
as Max
Immortals 2011
as Cassander
Exit Humanity 2011
as Medic Johnson
Ecstasy 2011
as Jim Buist
The Entitled 2011
as Clifford Jones
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost 2011
as Commander Healy
Red: Werewolf Hunter 2010
as Gabriel
Score: A Hockey Musical 2010
as Walt Acorn
A Beginner's Guide to Endings 2010
as Fitz
This Movie Is Broken 2010
as Security Guard
Jesse Stone: No Remorse 2010
as Commander Healy
Who Is Clark Rockefeller? 2010
as Mark Sutton
Die 2010
Actor
Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen 2009
Actor
Summer's Blood 2009
as Gant Hoxey
2012 2009
as Captain Michaels
The Deaths of Chet Baker 2009
as Chet Baker
The Timekeeper 2009
as Fisk
Diamonds 2009
as Llewellyn Anderson
Under the Hood 2009
as Hollis Mason
Pontypool 2009
as Grant Mazzy
Watchmen 2009
as Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice 2009
as Captain Healy
You Might As Well Live 2009
as Fred Steinke
Would Be Kings 2008
Actor
All Hat 2007
as Earl Stanton
Shoot 'Em Up 2007
as Hammerson
Jesse Stone: Sea Change 2007
as Captain Healy
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth 2007
as Himself
Kaw 2007
as Clyde
300 2007
as Loyalist
Poor Boy's Game 2007
as Uncle Joe
The Fountain 2006
as Grand Inquisitor Silecio
Absolution 2006
as Mike Lloyd
The Covenant 2006
as James Danvers
Solar Attack 2006
as Admiral Lawrence
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 2006
as Captain Healy
Jesse Stone: Night Passage 2006
as Captain Healy
One Dead Indian 2006
as Police Field Commander
The Rocket 2005
as Dick Irvin
A History of Violence 2005
as Leland
Stone Cold 2005
as Captain Healy
Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans? 2005
as Attan
The Lazarus Child 2004
as Chief Prosecutor Warner
Twist 2003
as The Senator
Wall of Secrets 2003
as Hugh
Secretary 2002
as Burt Holloway
The Hustle 2000
as Pierce
The Highwayman 2000
as Frank Drake
BASEketball 1998
as Narrator (voice)
Midnight Flight 1998
as Lt. Jack Kelly
The Climb 1998
as Jack McLaskin
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills 1997
as Dr. Egbert Drum
My Friend Joe 1996
as Curt
Theodore Rex 1995
as Edge
Visitors of the Night 1995
as Bryan English
Remember Me 1995
as Chief Nat Coogan
Deadly Love 1995
as Sean O'Connor
Convict Cowboy 1995
as Jegge Neff
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 1995
as Jack Claremont
Art Deco Detective 1994
as Hyena
Beverly Hills Cop III 1994
as Steve Fulbright
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence 1994
as Lieutenant Durant
Geronimo: An American Legend 1993
as Schoonover
- Life With Billy
Life With Billy 1993
as Billy Stafford
The Dark 1993
as Gary 'Hunter' Henderson
Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord 1993
as FitzGibbon
Terror on Track 9 1992
as Randolph Darnell
Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989
as Red Henry
One Man Out 1989
as Erik
Life Under Water 1989
as Hank
Call Me 1988
as Jellybean
Sticky Fingers 1988
as Eddie
Caribe 1987
as Whitehale
Salvation! 1987
as Revered Edward Randall
Belizaire the Cajun 1986
as James Willoughby
Best Revenge 1984
as Brett
Death Valley 1982
as Hal
Roughnecks 1980
as Roy Bethke
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith 1979
as Judah
Gray Lady Down 1978
as Murphy
Tomorrow Never Comes 1978
as Frank
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby 1976
as Adrian / Andrew
Moving Violation 1976
as Eddie Moore
James Dean 1976
as James Dean
The Ultimate Warrior 1975
as Robert
Search for the Gods 1975
as Willie Longfellow
- The Lady's Not for Burning
The Lady's Not for Burning 1974
as Nicholas
Von Richthofen and Brown 1971
as Werner Voss
- Star Spangled Banner
Star Spangled Banner 1971
as Soldier (as Stephen McChattie)
The People Next Door 1970
as Artie Mason
Credits from TMDB.