# Bruce Ramsay > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bruce_Ramsay > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bruce_Ramsay.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Ramsay > Source revision: 1352420218 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1966)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Bruce Ramsay | image = | imagesize = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|31}} | birth_place = [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada | occupation = Actor, writer, producer, director | years_active = 1987–present }} '''Bruce Ramsay''' (born December 31, 1966){{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/bruce-ramsay-57330647/|title=Bruce Ramsay|website=[Hollywood.com](/source/Hollywood.com) |accessdate=October 3, 2016}} is a Canadian film, television and stage actor. == Career == Ramsay's screen debut was opposite fellow Montrealer [Elias Koteas](/source/Elias_Koteas) in the film ''[Malarek](/source/Malarek)'' (1988). Ramsay and Koteas went on to appear in two other films together, ''[Hit Me](/source/Hit_Me_(film))'' (1996), and ''[Collateral Damage](/source/Collateral_Damage_(2002_film))'' (2002). Ramsay's first lead in a major motion picture came when he was cast as [Carlitos Paez](/source/Carlitos_Paez) in director [Frank Marshall's](/source/Frank_Marshall_(producer)) film ''[Alive](/source/Alive_(1993_film))'' (1993), the biographical survival drama based upon [Piers Paul Read's](/source/Piers_Paul_Read) 1974 book ''[Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors](/source/Alive%3A_The_Story_of_the_Andes_Survivors)'', which detailed the story of the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed into the Andes mountains. In 2011 Ramsay made his directorial debut with ''[Hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(2011_film))'' (2011). Ramsay also produced, wrote the adaptation, and starred as Hamlet.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-hamlet-1201043716/|title=Film Review: 'Hamlet'|last=Leydon|first=Joe|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|date=January 10, 2014 |accessdate=October 3, 2016}} ''Hamlet'' premiered in competition at the [Vancouver International Film Festival](/source/Vancouver_International_Film_Festival) in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff-2011/outreach/BC.Filmmakers.html|title=Spotlight on BC Filmmakers at VIFF 2011|publisher=[Vancouver International Film Festival](/source/Vancouver_International_Film_Festival)|accessdate=October 3, 2016|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002148/http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff-2011/outreach/BC.Filmmakers.html|url-status=dead}} Ramsay appeared as the jaded house boy Carlucci opposite [Michael Douglas](/source/Michael_Douglas) and [Matt Damon](/source/Matt_Damon) in ''[Behind the Candelabra](/source/Behind_the_Candelabra)'' (2013), directed by [Steven Soderbergh](/source/Steven_Soderbergh), about the last ten years in the life of pianist [Liberace](/source/Liberace). ''Behind the Candelabra'' marked the second time that Ramsay had worked with Soderbergh. In 1995, Ramsay appeared in ''The Professional Man'', part of The Showtime film noir series ''[Fallen Angels](/source/Fallen_Angels_(American_TV_series))'', starring opposite [Peter Coyote](/source/Peter_Coyote) and [Brendan Fraser](/source/Brendan_Fraser). He created, wrote, starred in and produced the 2022 [CBC](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) and [BET](/source/BET) series ''[The Porter](/source/The_Porter_(TV_series))'', about the railway [sleeping car porter](/source/sleeping_car_porter)s who created North America's first Black labour union, the [Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters](/source/Brotherhood_of_Sleeping_Car_Porters).{{cite news |last1=Weaver |first1=Jackson |title=New series The Porter highlights the importance of showcasing Black Canadian history |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/the-porter-black-canadian-history-1.6357890 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |publisher=CBC News |date=February 20, 2022}} In 2026, he released his first novel ''Texting with a Gorilla''. https://www.textingwithagorilla.com/ https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/texting-with-a-gorilla/0f17f8ce-b817-3089-b706-07127d2cb9e7.html == Selected filmography == {{Div col}} * ''First Offender'' (1987, TV Movie) * ''[Pin](/source/Pin_(film))'' (1988) as Teenager * ''[Malarek](/source/Malarek)'' (1988) as Fred Malarek * ''[Jacknife](/source/Jacknife)'' (1989) as Corridor Student * ''[Street Legal](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))'' (1991, TV Series) as Frank Travers * ''[Urban Angel](/source/Urban_Angel)'' (1991, TV Series) as Paul-Lawyer * ''The Reckoning'' (1991, TV Movie) as Young Waiter * ''[To Catch a Killer](/source/To_Catch_a_Killer_(1992_film))'' (1992, TV Mini-Series) as Bragg * ''[Alive](/source/Alive_(1993_film))'' (1993) as Carlitos Páez * ''[Killing Zoe](/source/Killing_Zoe)'' (1993) as Ricardo * ''Dead Beat'' (1994) as Kit * ''[The New Age](/source/The_New_Age_(film))'' (1994) as Misha * ''Blah, Blah, Blah...'' (1995, Short) * ''[Fallen Angels](/source/Fallen_Angels_(American_TV_series))'' (1995, TV Series) as Paul * ''[Hellraiser: Bloodline](/source/Hellraiser%3A_Bloodline)'' (1996) as Phillip L'Merchant / John Merchant / Dr. Paul Merchant * ''[Curdled](/source/Curdled_(film))'' (1996) as Eduardo * ''[Hit Me](/source/Hit_Me_(film))'' (1996) as Del Towbridge * ''[Starstruck](/source/Starstruck_(1998_film))'' (1998) as Manny * ''[C-16: FBI](/source/C-16%3A_FBI)'' (1998, TV Series) as Joshua Reese / Timothy Mann * ''Bonanno: A Godfather's Story'' (1999, TV Movie) as Joseph Bonanno (Ages 17–27) * ''[Island of the Dead](/source/Island_of_the_Dead_(2000_film))'' (2000) as Tony Matos * ''Exploding Oedipus'' (2001) as Hilbert * ''Shot in the Face'' (2001) as Jerry * ''[Collateral Damage](/source/Collateral_Damage_(2002_film))'' (2002) as Brandt's Aide * ''Looking for Jimmy'' (2002) as Puma * ''[Holes](/source/Holes_(film))'' (2003) as Prosecutor * ''[Jericho Mansions](/source/Jericho_Mansions)'' (2003) as Eugene O'Donnell * ''[Timeline](/source/Timeline_(2003_film))'' (2003) as ITC Tech * ''Mob Princess'' (2003, TV Movie) as Vladimir * ''[Da Vinci's Inquest](/source/Da_Vinci's_Inquest)'' (2003, TV Series) as Sgt. Shaw * ''[Baby for Sale](/source/Baby_for_Sale)'' (2004, TV Movie) as Gabor Szabo * ''Break a Leg'' (2005) as Other Actor at Bar * ''[Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma](/source/Amnesia%3A_The_James_Brighton_Enigma)'' (2005) as Carl Honeycutt * ''[G-Spot](/source/G-Spot_(TV_series))'' (2005–2009, TV Series) as Pedro Davidd / Stalker * ''[One Dead Indian](/source/One_Dead_Indian)'' (2006, TV Movie) as Kenneth Deane * ''Veiled Truth: What Comes Around'' (2006, TV Movie) as Jake * ''Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis'' (2006, TV Mini-Series) as John Parisella * ''[Babylon 5: The Lost Tales](/source/Babylon_5%3A_The_Lost_Tales): Voices in the Dark'' (2007) as Simon Burke * ''Si j'etais Toi'' (2007) as Daniel Harpin * ''The Quality of Life'' (2008, TV Movie) as Earl Waverly * ''[Mothers & Daughters](/source/Mothers_%26_Daughters_(2008_film))'' (2008) as Dinner Party Guest Bruce * ''[Supernatural](/source/Supernatural_(American_TV_series))'' (2010, TV Series) as Paul * ''[Riverworld](/source/Riverworld_(2010_Film))'' (2010, TV Movie) as Francisco Pizarro * ''Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido'' (2010) as Officer Ginoble * ''Doomsday Prophecy'' (2011, TV Movie) as Garcia * ''[Hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(2011_film))'' (2011) as Hamlet * ''[Behind the Candelabra](/source/Behind_the_Candelabra)'' (2013) as Carlucci * ''[Brick Mansions](/source/Brick_Mansions)'' (2014) as Mayor * ''[19-2](/source/19-2_(2014_TV_series))'' (2014–2017, TV Series) as Commander Gendron * ''[Cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(TV_series))'' (2017, TV Series) as Ray Northwind * ''[The Porter](/source/The_Porter_(TV_series))'' (2022, TV Drama Series) as Dinger * ''[The G](/source/The_G_(film))'' (2023) as Rivera{{div col end}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|id=0708873|name=Bruce Ramsay}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsay, Bruce}} Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian male film actors Category:Canadian male television actors Category:Canadian male stage actors Category:Male actors from Montreal --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bruce Ramsay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Ramsay) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Ramsay?action=history)). 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