Ian Tracey
{{Short description|Canadian actor}}
{{About||the organist of the same name|Ian Tracey (organist)}}
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| birth_place = Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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| occupation = Actor
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Ian Tracey (born June 26, 1964) is a Canadian actor.[https://www.northernstars.ca/tracey_ian/ Ian Tracey's bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130210236/https://www.northernstars.ca/tracey_ian/ |date=2023-01-30 }} at www.northernstars.ca 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
Tracey was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 26, 1964.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/intelligence-star-is-riding-the-rails/article20390613/ "Intelligence star is riding the rails"] by John Doyle at www.theglobeandmail.com He grew up in British Columbia's Port Coquitlam.
Career
Tracey started working at the age of 11, playing in the 1976 film The Keeper, starring Christopher Lee.[https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-keeper/cast/2000273999/ "The Keeper - Full Cast & Crew"] at www.tvguide.com
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.[https://playbackonline.ca/2008/05/12/leos-20080512/ "Normal, Brightlight lead pack at 10th Leos"] by Alison Cunningham at playbackonline.ca
Tracey has appeared in the title role of Milgaard,[https://playbackonline.ca/1998/09/21/23251-19980921/ "On set: The David Milgaard Story"] by Pam Swedko at playbackonline.ca 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[http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?nname=ian+tracey&winonly=1&awards=0&rtype=1&curstep=4 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716093408/http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?nname=ian+tracey&winonly=1&awards=0&rtype=1&curstep=4 |date=2011-07-16 }}, Academy.ca, last accessed October 22, 2007[https://playbackonline.ca/1999/11/15/27301-19991115/ Gemini winners] at playbackonline.ca and Leo Award for Best Performance by a Male: Feature Length Drama in 2000.[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2000.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2000] at www.leoawards.com
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.[https://playbackonline.ca/2000/11/13/30378-20001113/ "Canceled series score numerous Gemini wins"] at playbackonline.ca He also directed two episodes in that television series,[https://www.cbc.ca/programguide/personality/ian_tracey Ian Tracey's bio] at www.cbc.ca as well as two in Intelligence.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/nice-guydrug-thug/article1107215/ "Nice guy/drug thug"] by Alexandra Gill at www.theglobeandmail.com
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,[https://playbackonline.ca/2006/05/01/leos-20060501/ "Cancelled Collector, Godiva’s lead Leos pack"] at playbackonline.ca 21 Jump Street and Mom P.I.
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.[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/smallville/s05/e19 Smallville > Season 5 > Episode 19 "Mercy", Ian Tracey as Lincoln Cole] at www.rottentomatoes.com
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. He also appeared in 4 seasons of Bates Motel as Remo Wallace.[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/52097/take-a-look-at-this-season-on-bates-motel-get-a-quick-refresher-of-season-1/ "Take a Look at ‘This Season on Bates Motel’; Get a Quick Refresher of Season 1"] by Steve Barton at www.dreadcentral.com[https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/bates-motel Bates Motel - Cast, Crew & Synopsis] at www.avclub.com Since 2023 he has played Sheriff Baxter, father of Xavier, in School Spirits.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1976
| {{sortname|The|Keeper|The Keeper (1976 film)}} | Kid | |
| 1978
| Andras Vajda Jr. | |
| 1983
| Eureka | Joey | |
| 1984
| Change of Heart | Kenny | |
| 1986
| 'Panther' | |
| 1987
| Stakeout | Caylor Reese | |
| 1987
| Shelley | Gord | |
| 1989
| Gerald | |
| 1990
| {{sortname|The|Last Island|nolink=1}} | Jack | |
| 1991
| 'Limber' Watkins | |
| 1993
| Orlan Nattes | |
| 1994
| Timecop | Confederate soldier | |
| 1995
| {{sortname|The|War Between Us|nolink=1}} | 'Jig' Parnum | |
| 1995
| Roy Burchill | |
| 1995
| For a Few Lousy Dollars | Zack | |
| 1996
| Trust in Me | Eddie Kelly | |
| 1996
| Carpool | Neil | |
| 1997
| Kron | |
| 1998
| Dale McKay | |
| 1999
| Touched | Eric | |
| 2000
| Dangerous Attraction | Detective Ryan Bell | |
| 2001
| data-sort-value="Waiting Room, The" | The Waiting Room | Peter's Father | |
| 2002
| SWAT Commander Mac Munro | |
| 2002
| Insomnia | Warfield (voice) | |
| 2003
| Detective Ben Lock | |
| 2003
| Tom | |
| 2003
| Emile | Tom | |
| 2003
| Do Not Disturb | The Man | |
| 2003
| Cellmates | Sid | |
| 2004
| Ice Men | Trevor | |
| 2005
| Michael Elliott | |
| 2006
| Lieutenant Randall Lloyd | |
| 2011
| Ray | |
| 2013
| Ludlow | |
| 2013
| Hell in a Handbag | Terrance | |
| 2014
| Aloft | Hans | |
| 2015
| Eadweard | Stanford | |
| 2016
| George Hancock | |
| 2016
| Aaron Weller | |
| 2018
| Rabbit | Timmy | |
| 2019
| {{sortname|A|Score to Settle}} | 'Tank' | |
| 2020
| Endless | Richard | |
| 2023
| Sallyport | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1976
| Dreamspeaker | Peter | TV film |
| 1980
| Huckleberry Finn and His Friends | Huckleberry Finn | Main role |
| 1981
| {{sortname|The|Minikins|nolink=1}} | Albi | TV series |
| 1982
| Randy | Episode: "Days of Wine and Rabbis" |
| 1987
| {{sortname|The|New Adventures of Beans Baxter}} | Doug | Episode: "Beans' Wicked and Awesome Adventures at College" |
| 1987–1989
| Cosmo / Lieutenant Taubman / Matty / Angelo's Buddy | Episodes: "After School Special", "Raising Marijuana", "Swallowed Alive", "Orpheus 3.3" |
| 1988
| John O'Neill | Episodes: "Knights of the City", "Friday Knight" |
| 1988
| Jerry Langstrom | Episode: "Fire Jumper" |
| 1988
| Arnold | Episode: "Cat and Mouse" |
| 1989
| C.B.C.'s Magic Hour | Pat Hebler | Episode: "Rookies" |
| 1990
| Cameron | Episode: "Confessions" |
| 1991
| Conspiracy of Silence | Dwayne Johnston | TV miniseries |
| 1991–1995
| {{sortname|The|Commish}} | John Hibbs | Recurring role (seasons 1–4) |
| 1992
| {{sortname|The|Comrades of Summer}} | Andy | TV film |
| 1992
| Home Movie | Bob | TV film |
| 1992–1993
| '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
| Billy | Episode: "Judgement Day" |
| 1995
| {{sortname|The|X-Files}} | Leonard 'Rappo' Trimble | Episode: "The Walk" |
| 1996
| Bloodhounds II | Matthew Standing | TV film |
| 1996
| {{sortname|The|Adventures of Sinbad}} | Mustapha | Episodes: "Return of Sinbad: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1996
| Johnny Kelly | Episode: "Glory Days" |
| 1996–2000
| {{sortname|The|Outer Limits|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}} | Mr. Tarkman / Declan McMahon | Episodes: "Trial by Fire", "Judgment Day" |
| 1997
| Leonard | TV film |
| 1997
| Survival on the Mountain | Eric | TV film |
| 1997
| Joe 'Wild Joe' Tate | Episode: "The Impostor" |
| 1997
| Medusa's Child | Peter Cooke | TV film |
| 1997–1999
| 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
| Cole | Episode: "The Winner" |
| 1998–2005
| Detective Mick Leary | Main role |
| 1999
| Milgaard | TV film |
| 1999
| {{sortname|The|Sentinel|The Sentinel (TV series)}} | Jack Bartley | Episode: "The Sentinel by Blair Sandburg" |
| 2000
| {{sortname|The|Man Who Used to Be Me|nolink=1}} | Grant Logan | TV film |
| 2000
| Garvin | Episode: "Still at Large" |
| 2001
| B.C. | Episode: "Haven" |
| 2001
| Trapped | Captain Al Becker | TV film |
| 2002
| Smith | Episode: "Prometheus" |
| 2002
| Taken | Bill Walker | TV miniseries |
| 2003
| {{sortname|The|Dead Zone|The Dead Zone (TV series)}} | Marc Dionne | Episode: "The Mountain" |
| 2004
| Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss | Sergeant Willeford | TV film |
| 2004
| {{sortname|The|Life|The Life (2004 film)}} | Matt | TV film |
| 2005–2007
| Jimmy Reardon | Main role |
| 2005–2006
| Detective Mick Leary | Main role |
| 2006
| {{sortname|The|Collector|The Collector (Canadian TV series)}} | Timothy Albert | Episode: "The Customer Service Rep" |
| 2006
| Charlie Lawson | TV miniseries |
| 2006
| Lincoln Cole | Episode: "Mercy" |
| 2006
| {{sortname|The|4400}} | Daniel Armand | Episodes: "The New World", "Gone: Part 2", "Graduation Day" |
| 2009–2015
| Wade | Recurring role |
| 2010
| Bill Gorsky | Episode: "The Return of the Grievous Angel" |
| 2010
| Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story | Harry Sinden | TV miniseries |
| 2010
| Ray Donald Swann | Episode: "Big Nickel" |
| 2010
| Nick Watson | Episode: "The Other Lane" |
| 2010
| {{sortname|The|Cult|nolink=1}} | Thomas | TV film |
| 2010–2011
| Adam Worth | Recurring role (seasons 3–4) |
| 2011
| Ethan Quinn | Episodes: "Finding the Boy" |
| 2011
| Bolan | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2012
| {{sortname|The|Listener|The Listener (TV series)}} | Pinto | Episode: "The Bank Job" |
| 2012
| Dr. Zee | Episodes: "Blood Alley", "All In" |
| 2012
| Ring of Fire | Hector Janen | TV miniseries |
| 2012–2017
| Lee Chambers / Ishim | Episodes: "Adventures in Babysitting", "Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets" |
| 2012–2015
| Jason | Recurring role |
| 2013
| Rogue | Lucas 'Mitch' Mitchell | Main role (season 1) |
| 2013
| Bobby | Episode: Pilot |
| 2013–2017
| Remo Wallace | Recurring role (seasons 1–2), guest role (season 5) |
| 2014
| Roy Arnold | Episode: "The Whiskey Trader" |
| 2015
| {{sortname|The|100|The 100 (TV series)}} | Vincent Vie | Episodes: "Resurrection", "Bodyguard of Lies", "Blood Must Have Blood: Part 1" |
| 2015
| Julien Gaynor | Episode: "I Like to Watch" |
| 2015
| Franklin Dobbs | Episodes: "Betrayal", "The Friendliest Place on Earth", "A Reckoning" |
| 2015
| Killjoys | Lucas Kotler | Episode: "One Blood" |
| 2015–2016
| {{sortname|The|Romeo Section}} | 'Fergie' | Main role |
| 2016
| Motive | Ian Mitchell | Episode: "In Plain Sight" |
| 2016–2017
| Terrence | Main role |
| 2016–2018
| Ray Green | Recurring role |
| 2019–2020
| {{sortname|The|Order|The Order (TV series)}} | Jurgen Sawyer / Diego Nunez | Episodes: "Undeclared, Part 2", "Finals, Part 2", "Free Radicals, part 1" |
| 2019–2020
| The Fixer | Recurring role |
| 2019
| {{sortname|The|Murders}} | Grant David Alcott | Episode: "In My Feelings" |
| 2019–present
| Jimmy | Recurring role |
| 2023
| Wes Brooks | Episode: "Happy to Help" |
| 2023–present
| Sheriff Baxter | Recurring role |
| 2024
| Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | Mayor Craig McCreigh | season 1 episode 4 "Crack Reporter" |
| 2024
| Richard Shelford | season 7 episode 2 "Skin in the Game" |
| 2024
| Vic Mason | season 6 episode 8 "Doghouse" |
References
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External links
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