Colin Stinton

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Colin Stinton
Born (1947-03-10) March 10, 1947 (age 78)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater Northern Illinois University
OccupationActor

Colin Stinton (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian-American actor. He is widely known for his collaborations with playwright and filmmaker David Mamet, and has worked extensively in the United Kingdom since 1985. He is a Joseph Jefferson Award winner and a Drama Desk Award nominee.

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Early life and education

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1947, Stinton moved to the United States as a child in 1952. He lived in a trailer with his family—traveling throughout the U.S. and finally settling in the Chicago area. There he attended Northern Illinois University, acting in several campus productions and joining an alumni group that performed in Chicago as the Dinglefest Theatre Company, which later established The Theatre Building. He spent several years as part of the Chicago theatre scene where he met and worked frequently with playwright-director David Mamet.

Career

Stinton lived in New York, 1978–1985, during which he created the title role in Mamet's Edmond , and received a Theatre World Award for his role in Mamet's The Water Engine , on Broadway. He moved to London in 1985, where he spent several years at the National Theatre in addition to work in the West End and in film, television and radio. He returned to New York to earn a Drama Desk Award nomination for his role in the U.S. premier of Richard Nelson's Some Americans Abroad, and played Mr. Robinson in both the London and New York stage versions of The Graduate .

He was in the original stage production of Rain Man in London and a West End revival of The Pajama Game in 2014. His stage work includes premieres of new plays by David Mamet, Jean-Claude van Itallie, Richard Nelson, Dusty Hughes, David Hare, John Osborne, and Tom Stoppard.

He played Neal Daniels in The Bourne Ultimatum. Other roles include President Arthur Coleman Winters in the Doctor Who episode "The Sound of Drums", US Secretary of State Al Haig in The Falklands Play , the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom in The Trial of Tony Blair , the United States Secretary of State Traynor Styles in Spooks , and Justice Robert H. Jackson in the BBC docudrama Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial .

He appeared as Dr. Dave Greenwalt in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and the disbelieving Detective Cartert in the Arielle Kebbel horror vehicle Freakdog . He played opinionated news caster Anthony Markowitz in Broken News .

Stinton played the part of an American named Charles Lester in one of Agatha Christie's Poirot serials Poirot's Early Cases entitled "The Lost Mine". He also appears as the head judge in the 2001 music video, "Murder on the Dancefloor", by Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

He appeared as Lt Colonel Hoyt Jackson for the US Justice Department, tracking a Nazi war criminal in Foyle's War Series 8, Episode 3, "Sunflower" in 2013.

Personal life

Stinton now lives in Walthamstow, Greater London; and in Chicago. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 The Verdict Billy
1983 Daniel Dale
1990 The Russia House Henziger
1991 Homicide Walter B Wells
1992 Flodders in America Jack
1996 In Love and War Tom Burnside
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Dr. Dave Greenwalt
1999 The Winslow Boy Desmond Curry
2001 Spy Game Henry Pollard
2002 Ali G Indahouse US Delegate
Thunderpants Foster
The Hours Hotel Clerk
2003 Quicksand Harbinson
Belly of the Beast Jim Cox
2004 The Machinist Inspector Rogers
Closer Customs Officer
2005 The Jacket Jury Foreman
Proof Theoretical Physicist
2006 Second in Command Ambassador George Norland
The Kovak Box Encargado Consulado
Big Nothing Max
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Neal Daniels
2008 TransSiberian Embassy Official
Freakdog Detective Cartert
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger New York Taxi DriverUncredited
2012City SlackerFreddie
2013Trimming PabloShort film
Rush Teddy Mayer
2017 Borg vs McEnroe Talk Show Host
The Current War Daniel Burnham
2018 Beirut Mr. Jones
Hunter Killer Senator from Iowa
Show Dogs NYPD Chief
2019 Adults in the Room Steve
2020 Blithe Spirit Cecil B. DeMille
Wonder Woman 1984 NORAD Colonel
2022 All the Old Knives Moscow Station Chief

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 The American Short Story Hotel ManagerEpisode: "Paul's Case"
1987 Yesterday's Dreams Ed GutmanRecurring role; 2 episodes
1987 Still Crazy Like a Fox Thurmond RichardsTelevision film
1988 A Very Peculiar Practice Charlie DusenberryRecurring role; 6 episodes
1988 Lip Service Salesman #2Television film
1989 Saracen Lou GradyEpisode: "Infidels"
Coded Hostile OperatorTelevision film
Mother Love Concert Hall ManagerEpisode: "Episode 2"
The Ginger Tree Bob DaleEpisode: "Episode 3"
1990 Agatha Christie's Poirot Charles LesterEpisode: "The Lost Mine"
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story Raymond SmithTelevision film
1992 A Bit of Fry & Laurie JudgeEpisode: "Series 3, Episode 6"
Hostages Mike MulhollandTelevision film
Ghostwatch Dr. Emilio SylvestriTelevision film
1993Comedy PlayhouseTonyEpisode: "The 10%ers"
A Year in Provence Bishop Brian StanfordMiniseries; 2 episodes
RememberArt MorganTelevision film
1994 99-1 HansonEpisode: "Trust Me"
The 10%ers TonySeries regular; 7 episodes
1995 The Infiltrator Aaron BreitbartTelevision film
1997 Jonathan Creek Scott ReisnerEpisode: "Jack in the Box"
Strange but True? Reconstruction CastEpisode: "Remote Viewing (David Morehouse)"
2000 Dark Realm AtwaterEpisode: "Skin Deep"
2001 The Armando Iannucci Shows Recurring role; 2 episodes
2002 The American Embassy John MacavoyEpisode: "China Cup"
Waking the Dead Larry KarpEpisode: "Special Relationship"
The Falklands Play Alexander Haig Television film
2003 Manchild Plastic SurgeonEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 1"
Down to Earth Mr. SimpichEpisode: "The Poseidon Effect"
Spine Chillers GangsterEpisode: "Fairy Godfather"
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World Walker 'Brig' YoungEpisode: "The Hoover Dam"
Days That Shook the World VoiceoverEpisode: "The Assassination of JFK/The Resignation of Nixon"
2004 12 Days of Terror Dr. John NicholsTelevision film
Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets Fred DuncanTelevision film
2005 Broken News Anthony MarkowitzSeries regular; 6 episodes
2006 My Family Dr. Buck BukowskiEpisode: "Bliss for Idiots"
Spooks Traynor StylesEpisode: "World Trade"
A for Andromeda KaufmanTelevision film
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial Justice Robert Jackson Miniseries; 3 episodes
The Wild WestLew WallaceEpisode: "Billy the Kid"
Wire in the Blood Professor SuttonEpisode: "Hole in the Heart"
2007 Doctor Who President Arthur Coleman WintersEpisode: "The Sound of Drums"
Consenting Adults Alfred Kinsey Television film
The Trial of Tony Blair US Ambassador
2008 House of Saddam US JournalistMiniseries; 1 episode
Harley Street Mr. StansonEpisode: "Episode 4"
Wire in the Blood Radio AnnouncerEpisode: "Prayer of the Bone"
2009 Moonshot Robert R. Gilruth Television film
2012Trigger PointMorganRecurring role
Chasing LeprechaunsThorpeTelevision film
2013 Foyle's War Lieutenant Colonel Hoyt JacksonEpisode: "Sunflower"
2014 Veep US AmbassadorEpisode: "Special Relationship"
2017 Fearless Jack KretchmerMiniseries; 5 episodes
Outlander Dean JacksonEpisode: "The Battle Joined"
2018 Butterfly Dr. Leonard FarrowMiniseries; 2 episodes
2019 Absentia Dr. Steven MandelRecurring role; 2 episodes
The Crown Lawrence Spivak Episode: "Bubbikins"
2020 Hanna Tom KaladskiEpisode: "The Trial"
The Queen's Gambit ChennaultEpisode: "Adjournment"
2021 The Serpent BastienEpisode: "Episode Six"
2024 Silent Witness Ted Holmes (voice)Episode: "Kings Cross - Part 1"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2010 Apache: Air Assault
2011 Battlefield 3 Overwatch
Anno 2070 Trenchcoat
2015 Blues and Bullets Jim Dockers
Anno 2205 Emem BuhariEnglish version
Randal's Monday Bruno / Narrator / Rod
2016 Deponia Doomsday Junk Wizard / ZoonEnglish version
2021 Encased Dean Rayhet
2023 RoboCop: Rogue City
2024Wizardry Variants DaphneEnglish version

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRoleNotes
2024 Freedom of the Night Sophie Ellis-Bextor JudgeUncredited

Audio/podcast

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024Purple Heart WarriorsCol. Pence BBC Radio drama

References

  1. "The Village" (PDF). Walthamstow Village Residents' Association. Retrieved 2014-11-06.