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Ian Tracey

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Ian Tracey
Born (1964-06-26) June 26, 1964 (age 60)
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present
Children1

Ian Tracey (born June 26, 1964) is a Canadian actor.[1] Over the years, Tracey has participated in more than 70 films and television series. Tracey has starred in series such as Da Vinci's Inquest and Intelligence. He is also known for his role as the title character in 1979's Huckleberry Finn and His Friends.

Early life

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Tracey was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 26, 1964.[2] He grew up in British Columbia's Port Coquitlam.

Career

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Tracey started working at the age of 11, playing in the 1976 film The Keeper, starring Christopher Lee.[3]

Tracey's recent feature film credits include Prozac Nation, Owning Mahowny, with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Costner's western Open Range, and Christopher Nolan's 2001 thriller Insomnia. In 1999, Tracey won the Leo Award for Best Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for Rupert's Land.[4]

Tracey has appeared in the title role of Milgaard,[5] for which he won both the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series[6][7] and Leo Award for Best Performance by a Male: Feature Length Drama in 2000.[8]

Other television films include The Rookies, for which he received a 1991 Gemini nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2000 for his portrayal of the talented Homicide Detective Mick Leary in the Canadian TV series Da Vinci's Inquest.[9] He also directed two episodes in that television series,[10] as well as two in Intelligence.[11]

Tracey was a series regular on Sweating Bullets (also known as Tropical Heat) and had a recurring lead on The Commish. He was also seen in Taken and has guest starred on Smallville, Dark Angel, The Sentinel, The X-Files, The Outer Limits, Highlander: The Series, The Collector,[12] 21 Jump Street and Mom P.I.[1]

In 2005, Tracey was in the TV miniseries Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story and Intelligence, a CBC television series about the interactions between organized crime and government intelligence services. In Intelligence, Tracey plays the head of a third-generation crime family that built its fortune on rum-running before turning to dealing weed. He also appeared as Nova Group leader Daniel Armand in season three of the science fiction series The 4400 and guest-starred as Lincoln Cole in Smallville.[13]

In 2010, he began the recurring role of villain Adam Worth on Sanctuary. In spring 2007, he filmed the Chinese-Canadian historical miniseries Iron Road with Sam Neill and Peter O'Toole and narrated the making-of documentary for the DVD release of the series Huckleberry Finn and His Friends. Most recently, he appeared in 4 seasons of Bates Motel as Remo Wallace.[14][15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 The Keeper Kid
1978 In Praise of Older Women Andras Vajda Jr.
1983 Eureka Joey
1984 Change of Heart Kenny
1986 Fire with Fire 'Panther'
1987 Stakeout Caylor Reese
1987 Shelley Gord
1989 American Boyfriends Gerald
1990 The Last Island Jack
1991 Crooked Hearts 'Limber' Watkins
1993 Morning Glory Orlan Nattes
1994 Timecop Confederate soldier
1995 The War Between Us 'Jig' Parnum
1995 Man with a Gun Roy Burchill
1995 For a Few Lousy Dollars Zack
1996 Trust in Me Eddie Kelly
1996 Carpool Neil
1997 Free Willy 3: The Rescue Kron
1998 Rupert's Land Dale McKay
1999 Touched Eric
2000 Dangerous Attraction Detective Ryan Bell
2001 The Waiting Room Peter's Father
2002 Liberty Stands Still SWAT Commander Mac Munro
2002 Insomnia Warfield (voice)
2003 Owning Mahowny Detective Ben Lock
2003 Open Range Tom
2003 Emile Tom
2003 Do Not Disturb The Man
2003 Cellmates Sid
2004 Ice Men Trevor
2005 Desolation Sound Michael Elliott
2006 Civic Duty Lieutenant Randall Lloyd
2011 Donovan's Echo Ray
2013 Man of Steel Ludlow
2013 Hell in a Handbag Terrance
2014 Aloft Hans
2015 Eadweard Stanford
2016 Dead Rising: Endgame George Hancock
2016 Hello Destroyer Aaron Weller
2018 Rabbit Timmy
2019 A Score to Settle 'Tank'
2020 Endless Richard
2023 Peter Pan & Wendy Sallyport

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 Dreamspeaker Peter TV film
1980 Huckleberry Finn and His Friends Huckleberry Finn Main role
1981 The Minikins Albi TV series
1982 Hangin' In Randy Episode: "Days of Wine and Rabbis"
1987 The New Adventures of Beans Baxter Doug Episode: "Beans' Wicked and Awesome Adventures at College"
1987–1989 21 Jump Street Cosmo / Lieutenant Taubman / Matty / Angelo's Buddy Episodes: "After School Special", "Raising Marijuana", "Swallowed Alive" , "Orpheus 3.3"
1988 Knightwatch John O'Neill Episodes: "Knights of the City", "Friday Knight"
1988 Danger Bay Jerry Langstrom Episode: "Fire Jumper"
1988 Street Legal Arnold Episode: "Cat and Mouse"
1989 C.B.C.'s Magic Hour Pat Hebler Episode: "Rookies"
1990 Neon Rider Cameron Episode: "Confessions"
1991 Conspiracy of Silence Dwayne Johnston TV miniseries
1991–1995 The Commish John Hibbs Recurring role (seasons 1–4)
1992 The Comrades of Summer Andy TV film
1992 Home Movie Bob TV film
1992–1993 Tropical Heat 'Spider' Garvin Main role (seasons 2–3); also known as Sweating Bullets
1993 Miracle on Interstate 880 Mark Helm TV film
1994 Incident at Deception Ridge Del Hayes TV film
1994 Lonesome Dove: The Series Billy Episode: "Judgement Day"
1995 The X-Files Leonard 'Rappo' Trimble Episode: "The Walk"
1996 Bloodhounds II Matthew Standing TV film
1996 The Adventures of Sinbad Mustapha Episodes: "Return of Sinbad: Parts 1 & 2"
1996 Highlander: The Series Johnny Kelly Episode: "Glory Days"
1996–2000 The Outer Limits Mr. Tarkman / Declan McMahon Episodes: "Trial by Fire", "Judgment Day"
1997 Murder in My Mind Leonard TV film
1997 Survival on the Mountain Eric TV film
1997 Dead Man's Gun Joe 'Wild Joe' Tate Episode: "The Impostor"
1997 Medusa's Child Peter Cooke TV film
1997–1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy Mike McCready Episodes: "The Devil's Lighthouse", "She's Got the Devil in Her Heart"
1997–1998 Viper Mickey Finch Episodes: "Triple Cross", "What Makes Sammy Chun?"
1998 Dirty Little Secret Ray TV film
1998 Welcome to Paradox Cole Episode: "The Winner"
1998–2005 Da Vinci's Inquest Detective Mick Leary Main role
1999 Milgaard David Milgaard TV film
1999 The Sentinel Jack Bartley Episode: "The Sentinel by Blair Sandburg"
2000 The Man Who Used to Be Me Grant Logan TV film
2000 First Wave Garvin Episode: "Still at Large"
2001 Dark Angel B.C. Episode: "Haven"
2001 Trapped Captain Al Becker TV film
2002 Stargate SG-1 Smith Episode: "Prometheus"
2002 Taken Bill Walker TV miniseries
2003 The Dead Zone Marc Dionne Episode: "The Mountain"
2004 Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss Sergeant Willeford TV film
2004 The Life Matt TV film
2005–2007 Intelligence Jimmy Reardon Main role
2005–2006 Da Vinci's City Hall Detective Mick Leary Main role
2006 The Collector Timothy Albert Episode: "The Customer Service Rep"
2006 Prairie Giant Charlie Lawson TV miniseries
2006 Smallville Lincoln Cole Episode: "Mercy"
2006 The 4400 Daniel Armand Episodes: "The New World", "Gone: Part 2", "Graduation Day"
2009–2015 Heartland Wade Recurring role
2010 Republic of Doyle Bill Gorsky Episode: "The Return of the Grievous Angel"
2010 Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story Harry Sinden TV miniseries
2010 Rookie Blue Ray Donald Swann Episode: "Big Nickel"
2010 Flashpoint Nick Watson Episode: "The Other Lane"
2010 The Cult Thomas TV film
2010–2011 Sanctuary Adam Worth Recurring role (seasons 3–4)
2011 Shattered Ethan Quinn Episodes: "Finding the Boy"
2011 Hell on Wheels Bolan Recurring role (season 1)
2012 The Listener Pinto Episode: "The Bank Job"
2012 True Justice Dr. Zee Episodes: "Blood Alley", "All In"
2012 Ring of Fire Hector Janen TV miniseries
2012–2017 Supernatural Lee Chambers / Ishim Episodes: "Adventures in Babysitting", "Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets"
2012–2015 Continuum Jason Recurring role
2013 Rogue Lucas 'Mitch' Mitchell Main role (season 1)
2013 Cedar Cove Bobby Episode: Pilot
2013–2017 Bates Motel Remo Wallace Recurring role (seasons 1–2), guest role (season 5)
2014 Strange Empire Roy Arnold Episode: "The Whiskey Trader"
2015 The 100 Vincent Vie Episodes: "Resurrection", "Bodyguard of Lies", "Blood Must Have Blood: Part 1"
2015 Backstrom Julien Gaynor Episode: "I Like to Watch"
2015 Wayward Pines Franklin Dobbs Episodes: "Betrayal", "The Friendliest Place on Earth", "A Reckoning"
2015 Killjoys Lucas Kotler Episode: "One Blood"
2015–2016 The Romeo Section 'Fergie' Main role
2016 Motive Ian Mitchell Episode: "In Plain Sight"
2016–2017 Incorporated Terrence Main role
2016–2018 Travelers Ray Green Recurring role
2019–2020 The Order Jurgen Sawyer / Diego Nunez Episodes: "Undeclared, Part 2", "Finals, Part 2", "Free Radicals, part 1"
2019–2020 Project Blue Book The Fixer Recurring role
2019 The Murders Grant David Alcott Episode: "In My Feelings"
2019–present Virgin River Jimmy Recurring role
2023 Fire Country Wes Brooks Episode: "Happy to Help"
2023 School Spirits Sheriff Baxter Recurring role
2024 Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Mayor Craig McCreigh season 1 episode 4 "Crack Reporter"
2024 The Good Doctor Richard Shelford season 7 episode 2 "Skin in the Game"
2024 Hudson & Rex Vic Mason season 6 episode 8 "Doghouse"

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