Bruce Ramsay
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1966 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Biography
Bruce Ramsay (born 31 December 1966, Montréal, Québec) is a Canadian film, television, and stage actor, writer, producer, and director, active since 1987. He was born and raised in Montréal and made his screen debut opposite fellow Montrealer Elias Koteas in Malarek (1988). In 2011 he made his directorial debut with a stage and screen adaptation of Hamlet, which he also wrote and starred in. He created, wrote, starred in, and produced the 2022 CBC/BET series The Porter, about the railway sleeping car porters who founded North America's first Black labour union. He released his first novel, Texting with a Gorilla, in 2026. His most notable screen roles include Carlitos Páez in Alive (1993) (Ethan Hawke, Vince Vaughn), Ricardo in Killing Zoe (1994) (Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Cassel), Brandt's Aide in Collateral Damage (2002) (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Carlucci in Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra (2013) (Michael Douglas, Matt Damon), the Mayor in Brick Mansions (2014) (Paul Walker, David Oyelowo), Commander Gendron in 19-2 (2014–2017) (Tom Welling), and Turk Kaczynski in Unabomber (2026) (Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay).
Known For
Filmography
UNABOMBER
Movie · as Turk Kaczynski
The G
Movie · as Rivera
Akilla's Escape
Movie · as Jimmy
Transplant
TV · as Dr. Thibeault, Rusty Thibeault · 1 ep
Ransom
TV · as Carson James · 1 ep
Cardinal
TV · as Ray · 6 eps
21 Thunder
TV · as John Mangano Jr. · 2 eps
Medic
Movie · as Dennis
Reluctant Witness
Movie · as Levon Villenueve
Brick Mansions
Movie · as Mayor
19-2
TV · as Marcel Gendron · 28 eps
Behind the Candelabra
Movie · as Carlucci
Played
TV · as Colin · 1 ep
Hamlet
Movie · as Hamlet
Continuum
TV · as Detective Rosicki · 5 eps
Doomsday Prophecy
Movie · as Garcia
Hell on Wheels
TV · as Journalist · 1 ep
Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido
Movie · as Officer Ginoble
Riverworld
Movie · as Francisco Pizarro
Human Target
TV · as Colonel Vasquez · 1 ep
Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story
Movie · as Aaron
Mothers & Daughters
Movie · as Bruce
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
Movie · as Simon Burke
Nightmare
Movie · as Silas
The Secret
Movie · as Daniel Harpin
Veiled Truth
Movie · as Jake
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
TV · as John Parisella · 2 eps
Break a Leg
Movie · as Other Actor at Bar
Supernatural
TV · as Dylan, Paul · 1 ep
Baby for Sale
Movie · as Gabor Szabo
Jericho Mansions
Movie · as Eugene O'Donnell
Holes
Movie · as Prosecutor
Mob Princess
Movie · as Vladimir
Timeline
Movie · as ITC Tech
Shot in the Face
Movie · as Jerry
Collateral Damage
Movie · as Brandt's Aide
Breaking News
TV · 1 ep
Island of the Dead
Movie · as Tony Matos
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Movie · as Young Joseph Bonanno
Starstruck
Movie · as Manny
Da Vinci's Inquest
TV · 2 eps
The Hunger
TV · as Jamie · 1 ep
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Movie · as Phillip L'Merchant / John Merchant / Dr. Paul Merchant
Curdled
Movie · as Eduardo
Hit Me
Movie · as Del Towbridge
Nash Bridges
TV · as Jason Stott · 1 ep
JAG
TV · as Steven Wilson / Matthew Devine · 1 ep
The New Age
Movie · as Misha
Dead Beat
Movie · as Kit
Killing Zoe
Movie · as Ricardo
Alive
Movie · as Carlitos Páez
Fallen Angels
TV · as Paul · 1 ep
To Catch a Killer
Movie · as Bragg
Jacknife
Movie · as Corridor Student
Malarek
Movie · as Fred Malarek
Pin
Movie · as Teenager
First Offender
Movie
The Hitchhiker
TV · as Manuel · 1 ep