Duncan Fraser is a British-born Canadian actor. [1] He is most noted for his performance in the 1985 film Overnight , for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986, [2] and his regular role as Staff Sgt. Regan in Da Vinci's Inquest , for which he was a Gemini Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 15th Gemini Awards in 2000. [3]
Born in Manchester, England, Fraser planned to study aeronautical engineering at the University of London, but switched to psychology after finding engineering too technical and mathematical. [1]
Following university, Fraser travelled around the world for a number of years, before settling in the Vancouver area in 1974 and working as an actor. [1] He spent a number of years as director of the Nanaimo Theatre Festival, and as associate director of Vancouver's Fend Players theatre company. [1]
Fraser was also known for his regular television roles as Zack Denny in Bordertown , Mac McDougall in The Heights , Colonel Munro in Hawkeye , and Brian Brewster in Hope Island .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Overnight | Arthur | |
1987 | Malone | Malone's Target | |
1988 | Watchers | Sheriff Gaines | |
1989 | The Fly II | Obstetrician | |
1990 | Deep Sleep | Delivery Man | |
1990 | The Reflecting Skin | Luke Dove | |
1991 | Mystery Date | Crully | |
1992 | North of Pittsburgh | Westcott | |
1993 | The Crush | Detective | |
1993 | Needful Things | Hugh Priest | |
1994 | Ernest Goes to School | Coach Decker | |
1994 | Crackerjack | Colonel Hardy | |
1994 | Andre | Jack Adams | |
1994 | Timecop | Irish Cop | |
1994 | Red Scorpion 2 | Mr. Benjamin | |
1995 | Trust in Me | Lyle Volker | |
1995 | Cyberjack | Dr. Phillip Royce | |
1996 | Unforgettable | Michael Stratton | |
1996 | Alaska | Koontz | |
1997 | Seven Years in Tibet | British Officer | |
1997 | When Danger Follows You Home | Dr. Lensky | |
1997 | Silence | Father Chadwick | |
1998 | Wrongfully Accused | Sergeant McMacDonald | |
1999 | True Heart | Lloyd Nelson | |
2000 | The Guilty | Martin Corrigan | |
2000 | Cold Blooded | Chief Tompkins | |
2000 | The Claim | Crocker | |
2001 | Octopus 2: River of Fear | Mayor | |
2003 | Ben Hur | Messala | Voice |
2003 | The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting | Buick Man | |
2005 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Dr. Cartwright | |
2006 | Eight Below | Captain Lovett | |
2007 | In the Name of the King | Old Man | |
2011 | Hamlet | Polonius | |
2018 | The Predator | VA Psych | |
2019 | Buddy Games | Bill |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Spot Marks the X | Caretaker | Television film |
1986, 1989 | Danger Bay | Captain Burke / Carlson | 2 episodes |
1986 | 9B | U.K. Headmaster | Television film |
1988 | MacGyver | Bauman | Episode: "The Odd Triple" |
1988 | The Red Spider | Jefferson O'Day | Television film |
1989–1991 | Bordertown | Zachary Denny | 59 episodes |
1990 | The Death of the Incredible Hulk | Tom Simpson | Television film |
1990 | Neon Rider | Stan Pierce | Episode: "Starting Over" |
1991 | 21 Jump Street | Kevin Burnback | Episode: "In the Name of Love" |
1991 | Monkey House | Sergeant | Episode: "All the King's Horses" |
1991 | Omen IV: The Awakening | Father Mattson | Television film |
1991 | Captive | Nigel Crisp | |
1991 | Max Glick | Mechanic | Episode: "Career Moves" |
1992 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | Theodoric | Episode: "Nail the Conquering Hero" |
1992 | Fatal Memories | George Franklin Sr. | Television film |
1992 | The Heights | Mac MacDougal | 5 episodes |
1992 | Street Justice | Rafferty | Episode: "Back from the Dead Again" |
1992 | Call of the Wild | Red Fiske | Television film |
1992, 1995 | The Commish | Council Member #1 / Tom Schultz | 2 episodes |
1992–1996 | Highlander: The Series | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1993 | When a Stranger Calls Back | Club Owner | Television film |
1993 | The X-Files | Beatty | Episode: "Fire" |
1993–1995 | Madison | Roger Lemieux | 4 episodes |
1994 | Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story | Don Patterson | Television film |
1994–1995 | Hawkeye | Colonel Monroe | 5 episodes |
1995 | The Marshal | Tepper | Episode: "Pilot" |
1996 | Captains Courageous | Long Jack | Television film |
1996 | Sweet Dreams | Loggins | |
1996 | Justice on Wheels: The Diana Kilmury Story | Tinhead | |
1996 | To Brave Alaska | Wylie Bennett | |
1996, 1999 | Viper | Various roles | 2 episodes |
1996, 2001 | The Outer Limits | Coach Terni / General Post | |
1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Big Paddy | Television film |
1997 | The Sentinel | Sheriff Tennyson | Episode: "Survival" |
1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Professor Langford | Episode: "The Torment of Tantalus" |
1997 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Jimmy Palmer | Episode: "Honey, I'm Haunted" |
1997 | Police Academy: The Series | Alonso Medford | Episode: "Mummy Dearest" |
1997, 1999 | Dead Man's Gun | Boyd Medcalf / Arthur Stephenson | 2 episodes |
1998–1999 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Staff Sgt. Regan | 13 episodes |
1998, 2001 | First Wave | Gen. Kendricks / Lieutenant | 2 episodes |
1999 | The Jack Bull | Edsel Fraser | Television film |
1999–2000 | Hope Island | Brian / Holloway Brewster | 22 episodes |
2000 | So Weird | Jonas Arrbee | Episode: "Carnival" |
2001 | The Miracle of the Cards | Dr. Farley Middleton | Television film |
2002 | K-9: P.I. | Frankie the Fence | |
2002 | The New Beachcombers | George Rivers | |
2002 | Snow Queen | Mayor | Miniseries |
2002 | The Investigation | George Karwaski | Television film |
2003 | Betrayed | Dr. Brooks | |
2003 | Peacemakers | C.W. Wentworth | Episode: "A Town Without Pity" |
2004 | Traffic | Wayne Frazier | 3 episodes |
2004 | The Life | McTavish | Television film |
2006 | The Collector | The Devil / Dutch Traveller | Episode: "The Alchemist" |
2006 | Broken Trail | Moncrieffe | Episode: "Part Two" |
2006 | Merlin's Apprentice | Sir Thomas | 2 episodes |
2007 | Masters of Horror | Bearded Washingtonian | Episode: "The Washingtonians" |
2008 | The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon | Dr. Samual Jordan | Television film |
2009 | Storm in the Heartland | Hank Wilson | |
2009 | The Guard | Father | Episode: "At Sea" |
2010 | Shattered | Roland Miller | 2 episodes |
2010 | Sanctuary | Prime Minister | Episode: "For King and Country" |
2010, 2015 | Supernatural | Various roles | 3 episodes |
2013 | Whisper of Fear | Colter | Television film |
2013 | The Killing | Raymond Seward Sr. | Episode: "Eminent Domain" |
2014–2021 | When Calls the Heart | Sam Collins | 7 episodes |
2019 | Love on the Menu | George | Television film |
2019 | The InBetween | Captain Amos Scott | Episode: "The Devil's Refugee" |
2019 | V.C. Andrews' Heaven | Toby Casteel | Episode: "Fallen Hearts" |
2019 | Supergirl | Messenger | Episode: "Confidence Women" |
2020 | The Haunting of Bly Manor | Father of the Bride / Older Henry | 2 episodes |
2021 | Home Before Dark | Harbour Master | Episode: "Dark Rooms" |
2021 | Heartland | Al Cotter | Episode: "Brand New Day" |
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