Bruce Harwood

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Bruce Harwood
Born (1963-04-29) April 29, 1963 (age 62)
Years active1987-present
Spouse
Heather Harwood
(m. 1989)
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Bruce Harwood (born April 29, 1963) is a Canadian character actor best known for his role of John Fitzgerald Byers, one of The Lone Gunmen on the television series The X-Files . In addition to The X-Files, Harwood portrayed Byers in the spin-off series The Lone Gunmen , which aired thirteen episodes in 2001. He has also played other roles with a strong similarity to Byers, such as Willis, a technician from the Phoenix Foundation in MacGyver , and government-scientist-turned-conspiracy-theorist Dr. Avery Strong in The Outer Limits . He was a founding member of the Vancouver summer Shakespeare festival, Bard on the Beach. He also starred in the 1988 movie Earth Star Voyager .

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 The Fly II Technician
1991 Bingo Network Executive
1995Beauty's RevengeCameramanTelevision movie
1995Bye Bye BirdieReporter #1Television movie
1998 The X-Files Byers
2000 The Guilty Miles
2001 Death Train to the Pacific  [ de ]CP Railway DirectorTelevision movie
2006The Psychic Life of PlantsDoctorShort film
2007 The Last Mimzy Scientist
2008 Personal Effects Record Man
2010 Daydream Nation My. Myers
2011Christmas Comes to CanaanMaitre D'Television movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 MacGyver JuiceEpisode: "Blow Out"
1988 21 Jump Street BruceEpisode: "Hell Week"
1988 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Dr. EugeneEpisode: "Earth Star Voyager: Part 1"
1988 Danger Bay JoeEpisode: "The Return of Sugar Ray"
1989 The Beachcombers XavierEpisode: "Club Laundromat"
1989 Wiseguy MessengerEpisode: "Day Seven"
1990–1991 MacGyver Willis4 episodes
1990 21 Jump Street EngineerEpisode: "Research and Destroy"
1994–2002 The X-Files John Fitzgerald Byers36 episodes
1995 The Outer Limits TechnicianEpisode: "Valerie 23"
1996 The Outer Limits Dr. NorrisEpisode: "Trial by Fire"
1997 The Sentinel BarryEpisode: "Warriors"
1997 The Outer Limits Dr. Avery StrongEpisode: "A Special Edition"
1998 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Mr. LincolnEpisode: "Honey, It's No Fun Being an Illegal Alien"
1999 The Outer Limits Miles PendergastEpisode: "What Will the Neighbors Think?"
2001 The Lone Gunmen John Fitzgerald Byers13 episodes
2001 Andromeda Philip KimEpisode: "All Too Human"
2002 Stargate SG-1 Dr. OsbourneEpisode: "Frozen"
2004 The L Word Hotel ManagerEpisode: "Lies, Lies, Lies"
2004 Smallville Ben PowellEpisode: "Resurrection"
2004 Alienated Professor #2Episode: "Human Gas"
2004 Kingdom Hospital Fred BeagleEpisode: "Shoulda' Stood in Bed"
2007 Whistler Graeme2 episodes
2011 Endgame LesterEpisode: "Gorillas in Our Midst"
2012 Emily Owens, M.D. AnesthesiologistEpisode: "Emily and...The Good and the Bad"
2014–2015 When Calls the Heart Mayor Silas Ramsey4 episodes
2014 Psych Health InspectorEpisode: "Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up"
2014 The Flash Dexter MylesEpisode: "Going Rogue"
2016 The X-Files John Fitzgerald ByersEpisode: "Babylon"
2020 Batwoman Professor DarbyEpisode: "O, Mouse!"

References

  1. "Bruce Harwood". LinkedIn .