Bruce Ramsay
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).
The New Age
(Misha)
Killing Zoe
(Ricardo)
Alive
(Carlitos Páez)
Hellraiser: Bloodline
(Phillip L'Merchant / John Merchant / Dr. Paul Merchant)
Curdled
(Eduardo)
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
(Simon Burke)
Jacknife
(Corridor Student)
Baby for Sale
(Gabor Szabo)
Hit Me
(Del Towbridge)
Doomsday Prophecy
(Garcia)
Jericho Mansions
(Eugene O'Donnell)
Nightmare
(Silas)
Malarek
(Fred Malarek)
Hamlet
(Hamlet)
Island of the Dead
(Tony Matos)
Veiled Truth
(Jake)
Brick Mansions
(Mayor)
Medic
(Dennis)
The G
(Rivera)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
(Young Joseph Bonanno)
Pin
(Teenager)
Holes
(Prosecutor)
Mob Princess
(Vladimir)
Reluctant Witness
(Levon Villenueve)
Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story
(Aaron)
Behind the Candelabra
(Carlucci)
To Catch a Killer
(Bragg)
Dead Beat
(Kit)
The Secret
(Daniel Harpin)
Timeline
(ITC Tech)
Collateral Damage
(Brandt's Aide)
Akilla's Escape
(Jimmy)
Starstruck
(Manny)
Shot in the Face
(Jerry)
Malarek
Mothers & Daughters
(Bruce)
Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido
(Officer Ginoble)
Riverworld
(Francisco Pizarro)
First Offender
UNABOMBER
(Turk Kaczynski)
Break a Leg
(Other Actor at Bar)
Hell on Wheels
(Journalist)
Da Vinci's Inquest
The Hitchhiker
(Manuel)
Breaking News
Human Target
(Colonel Vasquez)
Continuum
(Detective Rosicki)
19-2
(Marcel Gendron)
Played
(Colin)
Supernatural
(Dylan)
Supernatural
(Paul)
JAG
(Steven Wilson / Matthew Devine)
Ransom
(Carson James)
The Hunger
(Jamie)
Fallen Angels
(Paul)
Transplant
(Dr. Thibeault)
Transplant
(Rusty Thibeault)
Cardinal
(Ray)
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
(John Parisella)
Nash Bridges
(Jason Stott)
21 Thunder
(John Mangano Jr.)
