Bruce Ramsay
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1966
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bruce Ramsay (born 31 December 1966, Montréal, Québec) is a Canadian film, television, and stage actor, writer, producer, and director, active since 1987. He was born and raised in Montréal and made his screen debut opposite fellow Montrealer Elias Koteas in Malarek (1988). In 2011 he made his directorial debut with a stage and screen adaptation of Hamlet, which he also wrote and starred in. He created, wrote, starred in, and produced the 2022 CBC/BET series The Porter, about the railway sleeping car porters who founded North America's first Black labour union. He released his first novel, Texting with a Gorilla, in 2026. His most notable screen roles include Carlitos Páez in Alive (1993) (Ethan Hawke, Vince Vaughn), Ricardo in Killing Zoe (1994) (Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Cassel), Brandt's Aide in Collateral Damage (2002) (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Carlucci in Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra (2013) (Michael Douglas, Matt Damon), the Mayor in Brick Mansions (2014) (Paul Walker, David Oyelowo), Commander Gendron in 19-2 (2014–2017) (Tom Welling), and Turk Kaczynski in Unabomber (2026) (Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay).
Filmography
UNABOMBER 2026
as Turk Kaczynski
The G 2024
as Rivera
Akilla's Escape 2021
as Jimmy
Medic 2016
as Dennis
Reluctant Witness 2015
as Levon Villenueve
Brick Mansions 2014
as Mayor
Behind the Candelabra 2013
as Carlucci
Hamlet 2012
as Hamlet, Director, Producer, Adaptation
Doomsday Prophecy 2011
as Garcia
Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido 2010
as Officer Ginoble
Riverworld 2010
as Francisco Pizarro
Mothers & Daughters 2008
as Bruce
Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story 2008
as Aaron
The Secret 2007
as Daniel Harpin
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark 2007
as Simon Burke
Nightmare 2007
as Silas
Veiled Truth 2006
as Jake
Break a Leg 2005
as Other Actor at Bar
Baby for Sale 2004
as Gabor Szabo
Timeline 2003
as ITC Tech
- Mob Princess
Mob Princess 2003
as Vladimir
- Shot in the Face
Shot in the Face 2003
as Jerry
Jericho Mansions 2003
as Eugene O'Donnell
Holes 2003
as Prosecutor
Collateral Damage 2002
as Brandt's Aide
Island of the Dead 2000
as Tony Matos
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story 1999
as Young Joseph Bonanno
Starstruck 1998
as Manny
Hit Me 1996
as Del Towbridge
Curdled 1996
as Eduardo
Hellraiser: Bloodline 1996
as Phillip L'Merchant / John Merchant / Dr. Paul Merchant
The New Age 1994
as Misha
Dead Beat 1994
as Kit
Killing Zoe 1993
as Ricardo
Alive 1993
as Carlitos Páez
To Catch a Killer 1992
as Bragg
Jacknife 1989
as Corridor Student
Malarek 1988
as Fred Malarek, Actor
Pin 1988
as Teenager
- First Offender
First Offender 1987
Actor
Credits from TMDB.