Joel Bissonnette

Joel Bissonnette

Known for
Acting
Born
October 29, 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Biography

Joel Bissonnette (born 29 October 1966, Baltimore, Maryland) is a Canadian-American actor raised in Montreal, Québec. He graduated from the Dawson College Theatre Program, where he performed in Shakespeare and classical repertory. His younger brother is Canadian film director Matt Bissonnette, with whom he has collaborated on several projects. He won the Best Actor Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival for his lead role in Salton Sea (2018). His most notable screen roles include the Food Court Maitre D' in Fight Club (1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), Jared Mason in The Sum of All Fears (2002) (Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman), Inspector Kracke in Zodiac (2007) (Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo), David Hernandez in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) (Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett), Antonio in The Dinner (2017) (Richard Gere, Laura Linney), and Brendan in Death of a Ladies' Man (2020) (Gabriel Byrne, Suzanne Clément). On television, he is best known as Arnaud DeFöhn in The Invisible Man (2000–2002) and Pavel Tokarev in 24 (2010) (Kiefer Sutherland).

Known For

Filmography

2021
Death of a Ladies' Man poster

Death of a Ladies' Man

Movie

2018
Salton Sea poster

Salton Sea

Movie · as Brian

2017
The Dinner poster

The Dinner

Movie · as Antonio

2014
Fall poster

Fall

Movie · as Michael

2009
Passenger Side poster

Passenger Side

Movie · as Tobey

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles

TV · as Victor Varlamov · 2 eps

2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button poster

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Movie · as David Hernandez

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Mitchell Reese · 1 ep

2008
Eleventh Hour poster

Eleventh Hour

TV · as Karl Altschuler · 1 ep

2007
Zodiac poster

Zodiac

Movie · as Inspector Kracke

2007
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

TV · as Curtis Marks · 1 ep

2005
Break a Leg poster

Break a Leg

Movie · as Not So Happy Actor

2005
The Closer poster

The Closer

TV · as Darren Tatem · 1 ep

2005
The Inside poster

The Inside

TV · as Amos · 1 ep

2004
Veronica Mars poster

Veronica Mars

TV · as Jeremy Masterson · 1 ep

2004
House poster

House

TV · as John · 1 ep

2003
Cold Case poster

Cold Case

TV · as Carl · 1 ep

2003
Miracles poster

Miracles

TV · as John · 1 ep

2003
Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck

TV · as Rob · 1 ep

2002
The Sum of All Fears poster

The Sum of All Fears

Movie · as Jared Mason

2002
Looking for Leonard poster

Looking for Leonard

Movie · as Luka

2002
The Shield poster

The Shield

TV · as Adam · 1 ep

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Justin Pomeroy · 1 ep

2001
Century Hotel poster

Century Hotel

Movie · as Danny

2001
Suspicious River poster

Suspicious River

Movie · as Rick Schmidt

2001
Heart of Stone poster

Heart of Stone

Movie · as Detective Jones

2001
Alias poster

Alias

TV · as Keach · 2 eps

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as Pavel Tokarev · 4 eps

2000
The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man

Movie · as Arnaud de Thiel / Arnaud de Ferhn

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Bobby Jones · 1 ep

2000
The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man

TV · as Arnaud De Fehrn · 1 ep

1999
Fight Club poster

Fight Club

Movie · as Food Court Maitre d'

1997
A Nightmare Come True poster

A Nightmare Come True

Movie · as Paul Chaney

1996
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die poster

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die

Movie · as Mayo

1996
FX: The Series poster

FX: The Series

TV · as Carl · 1 ep

1996
Arli$$ poster

Arli$$

TV · as Glenn Dapensil · 1 ep

1995
Prince for a Day poster

Prince for a Day

Movie · as Sal

1995
Picture Windows: Language of the Heart poster

Picture Windows: Language of the Heart

Movie · as Mischa

1995
Liberty Street poster

Liberty Street

TV · as Mack Fischer · 26 eps

1995
Picture Windows poster

Picture Windows

TV · as Mischa · 1 ep

1994
Boulevard poster

Boulevard

Movie · as J-Rod

1994
TekWar: TekLab poster

TekWar: TekLab

Movie · as Tristan / Mark Stewart

1994
PCU poster

PCU

Movie · as Sanskrit Major

1994
X-Rated poster

X-Rated

Movie · as Mack Fischer

1994
April One poster

April One

Movie · as O.P. Sniper