
John Tench
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 7, 1965 (age 61)
- Birthplace
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Biography
John Tench (born October 7, 1965, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American-Canadian actor, director, writer, and poet, 6′ 0″ (183 cm) tall, who grew up in Canada and began working in theatre and film in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. He started his career at the legendary Factory Theatre Lab with Ken Gass, then studied and worked in New York City, London, Paris, and across Continental Europe before returning to Toronto, where he founded the influential theatre company Theatre Kathartic in 1980, touring internationally with works by Sam Shepard, Dario Fo, and Bertolt Brecht. He is a master of accents and dialects, has been nominated for numerous Best Actor awards, and currently teaches directing and scene study at the Toronto Film School and Yorkville University. His most notable film credits include a Knot Top Gang Member in Watchmen (2009, directed by Zack Snyder), Roughneck #2 in Brokeback Mountain (2005, directed by Ang Lee), a Motel Owner in Shooter (2007, directed by Antoine Fuqua), Viktor in The Colony (2013), Hondo in Angel and the Badman (2009), and a Cowboy Pimp in Dead Hooker in a Trunk (2009). On television he is best known as Alexander Graham Bell in Murdoch Mysteries (2012, 5 episodes), with additional credits in American Gods (2017), Schitt's Creek (2019), Alias Grace (2017, 4 episodes), Designated Survivor (2016), Fringe (2009), Stargate SG-1 (2007), The X-Files (1995), Friday the 13th: The Series (1989), and Ginny & Georgia (2021). In video games he voiced T-Bone Grady in Watch Dogs 2 (2016) and Dutch Roosevelt in Far Cry 5 (2018).
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Filmography
The Bounce
Movie · as Casper

The Haunting in Wicker Park
Movie · as Ben

Lunar Sway
Movie

Happy Face
TV · as Ziggy · 1 ep

The Camp Host
Movie · as Frank

A Bluegrass Christmas
Movie · as Billy Ribbons

The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh
TV · as Greg · 3 eps

One More Time
TV · as The Hawk · 1 ep

Bones of Crows
Movie · as Trueman Quinn

Cascade
Movie · as Grizz

Bones of Crows
TV · as Trueman Quinn · 1 ep

SisterS
TV · as Lenny · 1 ep

Here for Blood
Movie · as Dusty

Hero Dog: The Journey Home
Movie · as Captain Walker

Die in a Gunfight
Movie · as Echo

Kitty Mammas
Movie · as Mark

Dreams
Movie · as Det. Jack Richards

Hudson & Rex
TV · as Kenny Constantine · 1 ep

Robbery
Movie · as Jim

Christmas Inheritance
Movie · as Baxter

Alias Grace
TV · as Keeper #1 · 4 eps

Frankie Drake Mysteries
TV · as Lyle Walsh · 1 ep

American Gods
TV · as Viking Leader · 1 ep

Imposters
TV · as Nate · 1 ep

Joseph and Mary
Movie · as Surly Publican

Standoff
Movie · as Roger

Degrassi: Next Class
TV · as Keith · 1 ep

Designated Survivor
TV · as Owner · 1 ep

Private Eyes
TV · as Colin · 1 ep

88
Movie · as Roy

Let's Rap
Movie · as Franco St. Clair

Schitt's Creek
TV · as Hank · 1 ep

Gangland Undercover
TV · as Green · 3 eps

Killjoys
TV · as Mole Foreman · 1 ep

Gaybasher
Movie · as Merrick

Christmas with Tucker
Movie · as Tom Turner

The Colony
Movie · as Viktor

Against the Wild
Movie · as Captain Walker

Cracked
TV · as PTSD Support Group Member · 1 ep

Hard Rock Medical
TV · as Wolf · 2 eps

Virtual Lies
Movie · as Walker

Copper
TV · as Michael Ward · 1 ep

Goodnight for Justice
Movie · as Bartender

Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray
Movie · as Eddie Skinner

Comforting Skin
Movie · as Tattoo Artist

In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds
Movie · as Dark One Lord

Repeaters
Movie · as Mr. Weeks

True Justice
TV · as Domion · 2 eps

Endgame
TV · as Kelly · 1 ep

Blackstone
TV · as Ed · 2 eps

Icarus
Movie · as Sergei

Tooth Fairy
Movie · as Inmate

The Stranger
Movie · as Bartender

Lost Girl
TV · as Pharmacist / Sheriff · 1 ep

Dead Hooker in a Trunk
Movie · as Cowboy Pimp

Watchmen
Movie · as Knot Top Gang Member

Angel and the Badman
Movie · as Hondo

The Zero Sum
Movie · as Robert

Blonde and Blonder
Movie · as Ed Gates

Murdoch Mysteries
TV · as Alexander Graham Bell · 5 eps

Sanctuary
TV · as Warehouse Worker Garvin · 1 ep

Fringe
TV · as Hickey · 1 ep

Shooter
Movie · as Motel Owner

Love Notes
Movie · as The Manager

Alien Agent
Movie · as C.C.

BloodRayne II: Deliverance
Movie · as Moffat

Air Buddies
Movie · as Biker #1

Augusta, Gone
Movie · as Ted

The Perfect Suspect
Movie · as Curry

The Secrets of Comfort House
Movie · as Carl

The Suspect
Movie · as Doug Zwick

Presumed Dead
Movie · as Tyson

Psych
TV · as Tripsy · 1 ep

Blade: The Series
TV · as Lord Verdelet (uncredited) · 1 ep

This Space for Rent
TV · as Major Tom · 1 ep

Intelligence
TV · as Winston · 7 eps

Premonition
Movie · as Goran

Within
Movie · as Travis

Brokeback Mountain
Movie · as Roughneck #2

Godiva's
TV · as Stew · 2 eps

Supernatural
TV · as Ellsworth · 1 ep

The Life
Movie · as Man

The Winning Season
Movie · as Cap Clarke

The Collector
TV · as Duke · 1 ep

Legend of Earthsea
TV · as General Doar · 2 eps

Missing
TV · as Mal Oswald · 1 ep

Black Point
Movie · as Kevin

The Dead Zone
TV · as Mort · 1 ep

The Operative
Movie · as Norvid

MythQuest
TV · as Eliaures · 1 ep

UC: Undercover
TV · as Double-Down · 1 ep

Strange Frequency
TV · as Mondo Baines · 1 ep

Backroads
Movie · as Guy Lachaud

Code Name: Eternity
TV · as Skerrit · 1 ep

Call of the Wild
TV · as Straker · 1 ep

Andromeda
TV · as Gerentex · 3 eps

Grizzly Falls
Movie · as Wes

Relic Hunter
TV · as Kane · 1 ep

Welcome to Paradox
TV · as Director · 1 ep

Da Vinci's Inquest
TV · as Leon · 5 eps

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
TV · as T-Bird · 2 eps

Cold Squad
TV · as Mike Morrison, Andre · 2 eps

First Wave
TV · as Jim · 1 ep

The Ticket
Movie · as Chuck

Dead Man's Gun
TV · as Joe Rule · 1 ep

Stargate SG-1
TV · as Lizan · 1 ep

Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
TV · as Monkey Thief · 2 eps

The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
Movie · as Leon

Dead Ahead
Movie · as Anthony
Johnny Shortwave
Movie · as The Photographer

Carpool
Movie · as Jerry

Two
TV · as Red Sammie · 1 ep

Titanic
TV · as Fireman (uncredited) · 1 ep

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
TV · as Ludac · 1 ep

The Sentinel
TV · as Jack · 1 ep

Cyberjack
Movie · as Shreck

Power of Attorney
Movie · as Carlos

The Outer Limits
TV · as Collins, Alex, Scarred Man · 1 ep

Beyond Suspicion
Movie · as Sal

Deadly Vows
Movie · as Prisoner #1

Viper
TV · as Harris, Al King · 1 ep

Lonesome Dove: The Series
TV · 1 ep

Heritage Minutes: Nitro
Movie · as Cochrane

The X-Files
TV · as Steve · 1 ep

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TV · as Dave · 1 ep

Stone Protectors
TV · as Max (voice) · 13 eps

Landslide
Movie · as Dr. Susskind

Secret Service
TV · as Michael Kennedy · 1 ep

Highlander: The Series
TV · as Reese, Max Jupe · 1 ep

If Looks Could Kill
Movie · as Cell Guard

Christmas on Division Street
Movie · as Grimes

Dead Certain
Movie · as MacLaughin

Palace Guard
TV · as Manfredi · 1 ep

Tropical Heat
TV · as Ricky Menzies · 1 ep

Beyond Reality
TV · as Stan Ortega · 1 ep

Heritage Minutes
TV · as Cochrane · 1 ep

Street Justice
TV · as Thurman, Smith · 1 ep

The Commish
TV · as Video Vigilante, Artie Krause · 1 ep

Home for Christmas
Movie · as Mugger

Outcast
Movie · as Henry

Straight Line
Movie · as George

The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II
Movie · as Transit

T and T
TV · as George · 1 ep

War of the Worlds
TV · as Worker, Gambler · 1 ep

City in Panic
Movie · as Tony
Virgin Paradise
Movie · as Norbett

The Darkside
Movie · as Sully

Niagara Strip
Movie · as Larabee

Friday the 13th: The Series
TV · as Romeo Koslow, Gunsel 1 · 1 ep

Race to Midnight
Movie

The Campbells
TV · as Clarence · 1 ep

Night Heat
TV · as Wicks · 1 ep


