Tyrone Benskin

Tyrone Benskin has been a significant presence in theatre, film, television and music for over 30 years. As part of the Canadian and International cultural landscape Tyrone has amassed an impressive resume and acclaim for a significant and varied body of work;, from no-nonsense cop to caring and devoted father, from ancient warrior to the characters showing the darkness of human nature. His numerous theatre credits include appearances on many of the celebrated stages across Canada. His over 100 film and television credits include co-starring with Tori Spelling in the TV movie "Mind over Murder", the new Christmas classic "The Christmas Choir", "The Wool Cap" and the civil rights drama "Deacons for Defense" opposite Forrest Whitaker and Mr. Ossie Davis. Mr. Benskin also appeared in the NBC mini-series 10.5: Apocalypse and starred as Karl Lubinsky in the cult science fiction series "Charlie Jade" which aired in Canada, the US and internationally including South Africa, France, England and Japan. Feature films include the blockbuster hit "300", Bob Dylan bio-pic "I'm not There" and acclaimed independent films "Peepers" and "Adam's Wall." For over 5 years, Mr. Benskin served as Artistic Director of Black Theatre Workshop, Canada's oldest Black theatre company. He served President of the Board of Creations Etc., a youth arts and outreach organization as well as serving on the board several community based non-profit organizations. Mr. Benskin was twice elected to the post of National Vice President of ACTRA, Canada's national film and television actors union. On May 2nd, 2011 Mr. Benskin was elected to the 41st Parliament of Canada as the Member for the diverse riding of Jeanne-Le Ber. Mr. Benskin was subsequently appointed to the post of "Official Opposition Critic for Canadian Heritage" by the Honorable Jack Layton. Mr. Benskin also serves as Deputy Critic for Official Languages and served on the Sub-Committee for International Human Rights. Benskin served as a Member of Canada's House of Commons for four and a half years returning to the big screen in 2016 in Bad Santa 2 and the small screen as recurring character Rev. Wardell Cobb in season 2 of The Art of More opposite Denis Quaid.

Known For: Acting

Born: Bristol, England, UK, 1958-12-29

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	Candy the Stripper		10
2	1988	Shades of Love: The Man Who Guards the Greenhouse	Workman	0
3	1988	The Kiss	Train Station Conductor	58
4	1989	Criminal Law	Jackson	56
5	1990	Cargo		0
6	1990	The Amityville Curse	Video Technician	39
7	1991	Scanners II: The New Order	Store Owner	52
8	1991	Deadly Surveillance	Pool side cop	23
9	1991	The Final Heist	Juan	33
10	1994	Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad	Ward	70
11	1994	My Breast	Dr. Henry Balmer	55
12	1995	Johnny and Clyde	Hadley	25
13	1995	The Wrong Woman		80
14	1995	Spenser: A Savage Place	Stevenson	50
15	1995	Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling	Dr. Nasser	67
16	1996	A Husband, a Wife and a Lover	Dr. Carpenter	23
17	1996	Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo	Additional Voices (voice)	30
18	1996	Marked Man	Boyd	57
19	1996	Sci-fighters	Dr. Gene Washington	49
20	1997	Stranger in the House	Slovitz	70
21	1998	The Long Island Incident	Colin Ferguson	35
22	1998	Thanks of a Grateful Nation	Supv. Meeker	40
23	1998	Naked City: Justice with a Bullet	Donovan	37
24	2000	Island of the Dead	Dwight Truman	34
25	2001	The Killing Yard	Haywood Burns	61
26	2001	Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning	Cairon	43
27	2001	Tales from the Neverending Story: The Gift	Cairon	44
28	2002	Redeemer		66
29	2002	Aftermath	Arnold Ross	45
30	2003	Tales from the Neverending Story: Badge of Courage	Cairon	52
31	2003	Tales from the Neverending Story: Resurrection	Cairon	50
32	2004	Jack Paradise (Les nuits de Montréal)	Winston White	60
33	2004	Bears	Narrator (voice)	56
34	2005	Deacons for Defense	Archie	62
35	2006	Mind Over Murder	Julian Hasty	70
36	2006	Lotto 6/66	Landlord	20
37	2007	300	Persian Emissary	72
38	2007	Christie's Revenge	Detective Hogue	41
39	2007	I'm Not There	Mr. Arvin	65
40	2008	Sunday Afternoon	Monty	0
41	2008	A Woman's Rage	Officer Kingman	25
42	2008	Adam's Wall	Mostafa	20
43	2008	The Christmas Choir	Bob	51
44	2009	Final Verdict	Detective Lewis	37
45	2009	Dead Like Me: Life After Death	Police Commissioner Cusek	63
46	2010	Peepers	Helman	45
47	2011	Immortals	Hoplite Captain	60
48	2011	Cyberbully	Principal Wasney	61
49	2013	The Legend of Sarila	Itak (voice)	46
50	2016	Summer Villa	Dominic Barone	63
51	2016	Bad Santa 2	AA Group Leader	54
52	2017	Small Crimes	Chaplin	54
53	2017	The Glass Castle	Ronnie	71
54	2018	Birthmarked	Dr. Metcalfe	58
55	2018	Manivald	Moose (voice)	69
56	2020	Boys On Film 20: Heaven Can Wait	Moose (segment "Manivald") (voice)	35
57	2020	Clouds	Doctor	82
58	2020	Pieces of a Woman	Judge	70
59	2021	Chaos Walking	Hammer	66
60	2022	Moonfall	Judge	63
61	2022	The Christmas Checklist	George	72
62	2023	Beau Is Afraid	Rattled Businessman	67
63	2023	Mémoires Métissées		0
64	2023	EVERGREEN$	Morgan	70
65	2024	The Fire Inside	AJ	73
66	2025	40 Acres	Felix Freeman	0
67		Lunar Sway		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1992	Forever Knight		67
2	1992	Are You Afraid of the Dark?		81
3	1994	Due South	Mr. Shawl	75
4	1996	FX: The Series	Judge	62
5	1997	Riverdale	Mike Hayes	68
6	1997	Earth: Final Conflict	Frank Rice	67
7	1998	Radio Active		82
8	1999	Big Wolf on Campus		73
9	2002	The Dead Zone	Orderly Dewey Morris	72
10	2005	Charlie Jade	Karl Lubinsky	70
11	2008	Sophie		55
12	2016	Real Detective		76
13	2017	Faits divers	US Investigator	95
14	2019	Blood & Treasure	MC Jesuit Priest	66
15	2019	The Boys	Elijah	85
16	2020	Transplant	Eddie Jennings	75
17	2021	Jupiter's Legacy	Willie Small	70
18		Wimzie's House	Rousso (voice)	90
19	2021	Debris	George Jones	71
20	2023	Alert: Missing Persons Unit	Isaiah Danzomo	75
21		Roadside Picnic	Lucky Carter	0

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