James Gallanders

James Gallanders
Born	(1970-02-09) February 9, 1970 (age 55) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	York University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Stacie Mistysyn ​ (m. 2009)​

James Gallanders (born February 9, 1970) is a Canadian actor. He studied at York University's Faculty of Fine Arts.

Career

Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, Gallanders began appearing on several television series before receiving his first role in the feature film Murder at 1600 . In 1998 he appeared in three feature films, Reluctant Angel, the drama Babyface and the horror sequel Bride of Chucky , with Jennifer Tilly. The following year, Gallanders received a small role in the Agnieszka Holland drama The Third Miracle , with Ed Harris and Anne Heche and Prisoner of Love, featuring Naomi Campbell. In 2002, he portrayed 'Greg Sommers' in the direct-to-video sequel The Skulls II . He served as a voice artist in the horror film Saw II in 2005. In 2007, Gallanders portrayed the role of 'Major Brent Beardsly' in Shake Hands with the Devil , an award-winning historical war drama based on the Rwandan genocide. ^[1]

Throughout his career, Gallanders has made a number of guest appearances on many television series. In 1996, he made his acting debut in Due South . From 1999 to 2000 he portrayed the role of 'Detective Michael Croft' in the short-lived CTV soap opera The City in which he had a recurring role. Many of Gallanders television credits include Millennium , La Femme Nikita , Mutant X , the American/Canadian version of Queer as Folk and Kevin Hill which only lasted one season. His most recent television work was in the Emmy Award-winning mini-series The Kennedys .

Personal life

Gallanders married actress Stacie Mistysyn on August 29, 2009.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Due South	Mark Ordover	Episode: "Body Language"
1997	Millennium	Missouri State Trooper	Episode: "The Wild and the Innocent"
1997	La Femme Nikita	Ornett	Episode: "Love"
1997	Murder at 1600	Law Student
1997	F/X: The Series	Kahil Bergeron	Episode: "House of Horrors"
1997	Major Crime	Murray Battaglia	Television film
1997	Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Bruce Farrell	Episode: "Second Sight/Chocolate Soldier"
1998	Reluctant Angel	Jason
1998	Babyface	Jim
1998	Bride of Chucky	Russ
1998	PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Palimpsest	Episode: "Palimpsest"
1999	The Third Miracle	Brother Gregory
1999	Prisoner of Love	Vince
1999-2000	The City	Detective Michael Croft	Recurring role; 12 episodes
2002	Tracker	Rod Archer / Cole	Episode: "Without a Trace"
2002	Earth: Final Conflict	Reese	Episode: "Deep Sleep"
2002	The Skulls II	Greg Sommers	Direct-to-video
2002	Mutant X	Jay Minhouse	Episode: "Dancing on the Razor"
2002	Heart of a Stranger		Television film
2003	Bliss	Frank	Episode: "Amazon"
2004	Starhunter		Episode: "Rivals"
2004	Queer as Folk	Shane	Episode: season 4, episode 6
2005	Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye		Episode: "The Bounty Hunter"
2005	Kevin Hill	Frank Drake	Episode: "Through the Looking Glass"
2005	Plague City: SARS in Toronto		Television film
2005	Missing	David Travis	Episodes: "Anything for the Baby" (parts 1 & 2)
2005	Saw II		Voice
2006	Earthstorm	Captain Ben Halberstom	Television film
2007	Shake Hands with the Devil	Major Brent Beardsley
2007	Charlie & Me	Jeffrey	Television film
2008	Murdoch Mysteries	Father Franks	Episode: "'Til Death Do Us Part"
2008	A Teacher's Crime	Dean Ryans	Television film
2009	Throwing Stones	Jack	Television film
2009	Hidden Crimes	Max Carver	Television film
2011	The Kennedys	Peter Lawford	Television mini-series; episode: "The Countdown to Tragedy"
2016	Mommy's Little Girl	Aaron Myers	Television film (Lifetime)

References

1. "Theatre grad calls Shake Hands with the Devil'such an important movie'". yorku.ca. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2011.

External links

• James Gallanders at IMDb