Robert Joy

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Robert Joy
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Joy in 2017
Born (1951-08-17) August 17, 1951 (age 73)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present
Spouse
Mary Joy
(m. 1979,divorced)
Partners
Children1

Robert Joy (born August 17, 1951) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as medical examiner Sid Hammerback on the police procedural series CSI: NY , and his appearances in the films Atlantic City (1980), Ragtime (1981), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Land of the Dead (2005), and The Hills Have Eyes (2006). He is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor; for Atlantic City and Whole New Thing .

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Joy has also worked extensively on the stage, particularly in Shakespearean productions, in both Canada and the United States. Earlier in his career, he was closely affiliated with Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO.

Early life

Joy was born on August 17, 1951, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada [1] and grew up in St. John's, Newfoundland. [2] He is the son of Flora Louise (née Pike) and Dr. Clifton Joseph Joy, a physician and politician. [3] He attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship and Memorial University of Newfoundland. [4]

Career

Joy played Madonna's punk musician boyfriend Jim in 1985's Desperately Seeking Susan , and the Dutch-Israeli Hans in the 1986 Alliance/CTV production Sword of Gideon , an adaptation of George Jonas's book Vengeance .

In 1998, he appeared in Gregory Hoblit's thriller Fallen , where he fit into the all-star cast that included Denzel Washington, Donald Sutherland, James Gandolfini, and John Goodman. In 2005, he had a lead role as the simple-minded sharpshooter Charlie Houx in George A. Romero's zombie film Land of the Dead .

In the fall of 2005, Joy joined the CBS police procedural series CSI: NY during its second season as a recurring character, Dr. Sid Hammerback, the Chief Medical Examiner, and became a main cast member in season five. Joy stated, "I basically read the script and then look up everything on Wikipedia that I don't know, and try to find out how to pronounce all the long words and get my head around actually what it is that I'm conveying, because often my character has a lot of explaining to do." [5]

In 2006, Joy appeared onscreen in Alexandre Aja's remake of The Hills Have Eyes where he portrays a mutant named Lizard. He also starred as Ted Bedworth, father of Samaire Armstrong's character Nell Bedworth, in the 2006 romantic comedy It's a Boy Girl Thing . In 2007, Joy played the character of Colonel Stevens in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem . He appeared as Dr. Stephen Hawking in the comedy Superhero Movie in 2008.

In addition to his acting, Joy was frequently associated with the Newfoundland-based CODCO, working with the comedy troupe on many of their pre-television stage shows and appearing as a guest performer in the series. He also co-starred in the 1986 Andy Jones film, The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood , the only film that features the entire cast of CODCO.

He appeared as himself in the 2012 documentary film That Guy... Who Was in That Thing .

Joy has had on-going stage engagements on Broadway and throughout US, most recently appearing as Charles in King Charles III at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC (February 7 – March 18, 2017). [6] and as Crito and the poet Mellitus in "Socrates" at The Public Theater, New York, NY, which ran from April through June 3, 2019.

Personal life

Joy is divorced from actress Mary Joy. They have one daughter, Ruby Joy, who is an actress. In the summer of 2011, Joy and his daughter performed together in Shakespeare's The Tempest . [7] Joy was formerly the partner of actor William Duff-Griffin, who died from prostate cancer on November 13, 1994, [8] and has been in a relationship with Broadway composer Henry Krieger since 1995. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Atlantic City Dave MatthewsNominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
1981 Ticket to Heaven Patrick
Threshold David Art
Ragtime Henry "Harry" Kendall Thaw
1983 Amityville 3-D Elliot West
1985 Desperately Seeking Susan Jim
Terminal ChoiceDr. Harvey Rimmer
Joshua Then and Now Colin Fraser
1986 The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood Eddie PeddleAlso composer
1987 Radio Days Fred
Big Shots Dickie
1988The Suicide ClubMichael Collins
1989 She's Back Paul
Millennium Sherman the Robot
Longtime Companion Ron
1991 Shadows and Fog Spiro's Assistant
1993 The Dark Half Fred Clawson
1994 Death Wish V: The Face of Death Freddie Flakes
1995 Waterworld Ledger Guy
A Modern Affair Sperm Bank Technician
1996 Harriet the Spy Ben Welsch
1997 Henry & Verlin Ferris
1998 Fallen Charles Olom
1999 Resurrection Gerald Demus
2000 Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace  [ de ]Manfred Roeder
2001 Perfume Andrew
Sweet November Raeford Dunne
Joe Somebody Pat Chilcutt
The Shipping News EMS Officer
2005 Land of the Dead Charlie
Whole New Thing Rog
2006 The Hills Have Eyes Lizard
Dinner for OneMan
It's a Boy Girl Thing Ted Bedworth
2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Col. Stevens
2008 Superhero Movie Professor Stephen Hawking
Down to the Dirt Robert Kavanagh
2013 Impromptu ChuckVoice role
2018 Crown and Anchor Doug
2019 The Goldfinch Welton "Welty" Blackwell
2021 Don't Look Up Congressman Tenant

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974The National Dream: Building the Impossible RailwayCarterTV miniseries
1981 Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper Mark LijekTV movie
1985–1989 The Equalizer Jacob Stock5 episodes
1985 Moonlighting Clark Greydon1 episode: "My Fair David"
1986 Miracle at Moreaux Major BraunTV movie
Sword of Gideon HansTV movie
1987 The Lawrenceville Stories Mr. TappingTV miniseries
1989 Miami Vice Sebastian Ross1 episode: "Miami Squeeze"
1990JudgmentMr. HummelTV movie
1991Grand LarcenyHenry PiggottTV movie
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Christopher DeWitt1 episode: "Here's How to Break the Other Leg"
Hyde in HollywoodJulian HydeTV movie
Scales of Justice Robert StewartEpisode "Regina v Stewart"
1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater Booth1 episode: "Downwind from Gettysburg"
1993DieppeHughes-HallettTV movie
Gregory KRalph KingsleyTV movie
Maniac Mansion Pony1 episode: "Love Letters"
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story Sheldon ZennerTV movie
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York Disgruntled Ex-EmployeeTV movie
1995 Law & Order Leo Barnett1 episode: "Pride"
New York Undercover Glenn Holloway1 episode: "Tag, You're Dead"
The Marshal Thomas Borden1 episode: "Pass the Gemelli"
Side Effects Connor Dennison1 episode: "Paying the Price"
1996 Wings Dr. Grayson1 episode: "One Flew Over the Cooper's Nest"
The Nerd Rick SteadmanTV pilot
Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore StoryDr. Steve GibsonTV movie
Moonlight Becomes YouEarl BatemanTV movie
1998 Law & Order Louis Dutton1 episode: "Stalker"
The Outer Limits Dr. Greg Olander1 episode: "Identity Crisis"
1999 Becker Tetzoff1 episode: "P.C. World"
Seasons of LoveJim BrewsterTV movie
Snoops Walter Byrd1 episode: "Singer in the Band"
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Ed1 episode: "Halloween 2: Mind Over Body"
2000 Nash Bridges Norman Craft1 episode: "Heist"
Relic Hunter Dr. Flaubert1 episode: "Dagger of Death"
2001HavenLawrence DicksonTV movie
Star Trek: Voyager Inspector Yerid1 episode: "Workforce: Part 2"
61* Bob FitschelTV movie
Titus Father Crawford1 episode: "The Wedding"
Gideon's Crossing Andy Alter1 episode: "Is There a Wise Man in the House?"
Just Ask My ChildrenSam BennisTV movie
The Guardian Larry Hines1 episode: "Loyalties"
2002 Crossing Jordan Ethan Grady1 episode: "Blood Relatives"
MDs Frank CoonesAll 10 episodes
2003 The Agency Mr. Thornby1 episode: "Absolute Bastard"
Without a Trace Josh's Father1 episode: "Victory for Humanity"
Alias Dr. Hans Jürgens1 episode: "Second Double"
2004 Malcolm in the Middle Danny1 episode: "Hot Tub"
Helter Skelter Detective MorrisyTV movie
Sex Traffic Major James BrookeTV movie
Everybody Loves Raymond Mr. Putnam1 episode: "Ally's F"
2004–2005 Boston Legal A.D.A. Preston2 episodes: "Change of Course" and "Tortured Souls"
2005 Medium Dr. Kenneth Holloway1 episode: "Penny for Your Thoughts"
E-Ring Mark Boskovich1 episode: "Pilot"
2005–2013 CSI: NY Dr. Sid Hammerback 168 episodes; main character
2006 Commander in Chief Frank Devane1 episode: "State of the Unions"
2010, 2013 Republic of Doyle Al Kavanagh3 episodes
2014 Grey's Anatomy Marty1 episode: "I'm Winning"
The Mentalist Alexander Lark1 episode: "Black Hearts"
The Good Wife Wendell Keller1 episode: "Dear God"
2015 Defiance Monguno's Father2 episodes
Hand of God Ira Goldstein2 episodes
2021 Prodigal Son Gerald Morris1 episode: "Exit Strategy"
2022 Julia Hunter FoxRecurring role; 7 episodes
2024 From Henry KavanaughMain character

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