Kristian Bruun

{{Infobox person

| name = Kristian Bruun

| image = Kristian Bruun by Gage Skidmore.jpg

| caption = Bruun in 2016

| birth_name = Charles Kristian Bonnycastle Bruun

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|10|25}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| alma_mater = Queen's University (2001)

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2004–present

}}

Charles Kristian Bonnycastle Bruun (born October 25, 1979){{cite web |url=http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/August-2014/On-the-Cover-Orphan-Blacks-Kristian-Bruun/ |title=On the Cover: Orphan Black's Kristian Bruun |work=Post City Toronto | first=Caroline |last=Aksich |date=August 6, 2014 |quote=34-year-old}} is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries, The Recruit, The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story, and The Rookie.

Life and career

Bruun was born on October 25, 1979, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he was raised. He attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania from 1994 to 1997, followed by Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario for a B.A. in drama, graduating in 2001.{{cite web |title=Kristian Bruun Resume |url=http://kristianbruun.com/?page_id=11 |website=KristianBrunn.com |accessdate=June 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322122439/http://kristianbruun.com/?page_id=11 |archive-date=March 22, 2016 |url-status=dead }} He also studied at the George Brown Theatre School in Toronto and with David Rotenberg at the Professional Actors Lab.

His first screen role was in the film Good Morning Tomorrow in 2003, playing a bartender. He went on to take other roles including a Lead Officer in Nikita, Stu in Blood Pressure and Alec in Play the Film. He had an ongoing role in Murdoch Mysteries, playing Constable Slugger Jackson from 2012 to 2017, for seasons 6 through 11.{{cite web|title=Murdoch Mysteries: A Merry Murdoch Christmas - Holiday Guide|url=http://www.cbc.ca/holidayguide/schedule/view/murdoch-mysteries-a-merry-murdoch-christmas|website=www.cbc.ca|accessdate=30 September 2016}} His most famous role has been in the award-winning Canadian science fiction series Orphan Black, playing Donnie Hendrix, the husband of one of the main characters, Alison Hendrix. His role became larger in the third season compared to the previous two, as he became a member of the main cast.{{cite web|title=Orphan Black's Kristian Bruun on Character Growth and Tatiana Maslany|url=https://thehudsucker.com/2015/06/11/orphan-blacks-kristian-bruun-on-character-growth-tatiana-maslany/|website=The Hudsucker|accessdate=30 September 2016|date=11 June 2015}}{{cite web|title=Exclusive Interview with Orphan Black's Kristian Bruun|url=https://talknerdywithus.com/2015/07/31/exclusive-interview-with-kristian-bruun/|website=talknerdywithus.com|accessdate=30 September 2016|date=31 July 2015}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2005 \| Holiday Hypnosis \| Jack \|
2005 \| Air Hockey \| Hank \|
2009 \| A Grimsville Orphanage Christmas \| Custodian \| Short film
2012 \| Build or Bust \| George \| Short film
2012 \| Blood Pressure \| Stu \|
2012 \| Hail Satan \| Chris \| Short film
2013 \| Play the Film \| Alec Hess \|
2013 \| The Doctor's Case \| Dr. John Watson \| Short film
2013 \| Boycatt \| \| Short film
2014 \| Dirty Singles \| English Man \|
2014 \| Bang Bang Baby \| Helmut \|
2014 \| Agape \| John \| Short film
2014 \| True Man \| Adam \| Short film
2014 \| 10 Years \| Kevin Jenkins/Dad \| Short film
2015 \| Life \| Roger Love \|
2015 \| Night Cries \| David \|
2015 \| This Is Not What You Had Planned \| Hank \| Short film
2015 \| Static \| Cooking show host \| Short film
2015 \| Regression \| Andrew \|
2015 \| Treatment \| Mr. Samson \| Short film
2015 \| Let's Rap \| Stefano Chyka \|
2015 \| How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town \| Seth Parsons \|
2016 \| The Space Between \| Teddy \|
2018 \| A Deadly View \| Peter \|
2018 \| Red Rover \| Damon \|
2018 \| The Go-Getters \| Kevin \|
2019 \| Ready or Not \| Fitch Bradley \|
2019 \| Tammy's Always Dying \| Jamie \|
2020 \| Eat Wheaties! \| Burke \|
2022 \| Slash/Back \| Tony Konk \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2005

| Holiday Hypnosis

| Jack

2005

| Air Hockey

| Hank

2009

| A Grimsville Orphanage Christmas

| Custodian

| Short film

2012

| Build or Bust

| George

| Short film

2012

| Blood Pressure

| Stu

2012

| Hail Satan

| Chris

| Short film

2013

| Play the Film

| Alec Hess

2013

| The Doctor's Case

| Dr. John Watson

| Short film

2013

| Boycatt

| Short film

2014

| Dirty Singles

| English Man

2014

| Bang Bang Baby

| Helmut

2014

| Agape

| John

| Short film

2014

| True Man

| Adam

| Short film

2014

| 10 Years

| Kevin Jenkins/Dad

| Short film

2015

| Life

| Roger Love

2015

| Night Cries

| David

2015

| This Is Not What You Had Planned

| Hank

| Short film

2015

| Static

| Cooking show host

| Short film

2015

| Regression

| Andrew

2015

| Treatment

| Mr. Samson

| Short film

2015

| Let's Rap

| Stefano Chyka

2015

| How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

| Seth Parsons

2016

| The Space Between

| Teddy

2018

| A Deadly View

| Peter

2018

| Red Rover

| Damon

2018

| The Go-Getters

| Kevin

2019

| Ready or Not

| Fitch Bradley

2019

| Tammy's Always Dying

| Jamie

2020

| Eat Wheaties!

| Burke

2022

| Slash/Back

| Tony Konk

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2003 \| Good Morning Tomorrow \| Bartender \| TV movie
2010 \| Covert Affairs \| Hungry Passenger \| Episode: "Communication Breakdown"
2011 \| Dark Rising: The Savage Tales of Summer Vale \| Soldier #2 \| 1 episode, miniseries
2011 \| Dan for Mayor \| Roller Blader #1 \| Episode: "Insane in the Bike Lane"
2011 \| Change of Plans \| Dennis \| TV movie
2012 \| Nikita \| Lead Officer \| Episode: "Shadow Walker"
2012–2019 \| Murdoch Mysteries \| Constable Slugger Jackson \| Recurring role (seasons 5–10), Guest star (season 11)
2013–2017 \| Orphan Black \| Donnie Hendrix \| Recurring role (seasons 1–2), Main cast (seasons 3–5)
2016 \| 11.22.63 \| Dr. Ronald Jones \| 2 episodes
2016–2018 \| Tactical Girls \| Detective Laurence \| 2 episodes
2016–2017 \| That's My DJ \|Peter \|5 episodes
2016 \| The Girlfriend Experience \| Client #2 \| Episode: "Fabrication"
2016 \| Con Man \| Boom Dude \| Episode: "A Small Step for Manly" (uncredited)
2017 \| The Beaverton \| Dr. Channing \| Episode #1.8
2017 \| Annedroids \| Bully Dad \| Episode: "Enemy Lines"
2017–2018 \| The Handmaid's Tale \| Doctor \| 3 episodes
2018–2019 \| Carter \| Dave Leigh \| Main cast
2018 \| Impulse \| Sheldon Gibson \| 2 episodes
2019 \| Departure \| Hoffman \| Main cast
2019 \| Hudson & Rex \|Vern Matheson \|Episode: "Strangers in the Night"
2020 \| Avocado Toast \| Jake \| Recurring role (season 1), web series
2020 \| Good Witch \|Kenny Cooper \|Episode: "The Chocolates"
2021–2022 \| Family Law \| Dr. Doug Peterson \| 2 episodes
2022–2024 \| Snowpiercer \| Stu Whiggins \| 4 episodes
2022–2025 \| The Recruit \| Janus Ferber \| Main cast
2023–2024 \| The Rookie \| Boyd Taylor \| 2 episodes
2023 \| The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story \| Richard Evonitz \| TV movie

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2003

| Good Morning Tomorrow

| Bartender

| TV movie

2010

| Covert Affairs

| Hungry Passenger

| Episode: "Communication Breakdown"

2011

| Dark Rising: The Savage Tales of Summer Vale

| Soldier #2

| 1 episode, miniseries

2011

| Dan for Mayor

| Roller Blader #1

| Episode: "Insane in the Bike Lane"

2011

| Change of Plans

| Dennis

| TV movie

2012

| Nikita

| Lead Officer

| Episode: "Shadow Walker"

2012–2019

| Murdoch Mysteries

| Constable Slugger Jackson

| Recurring role (seasons 5–10), Guest star (season 11)

2013–2017

| Orphan Black

| Donnie Hendrix

| Recurring role (seasons 1–2), Main cast (seasons 3–5)

2016

| 11.22.63

| Dr. Ronald Jones

| 2 episodes

2016–2018

| Tactical Girls

| Detective Laurence

| 2 episodes

2016–2017

| That's My DJ

|Peter

|5 episodes

2016

| The Girlfriend Experience

| Client #2

| Episode: "Fabrication"

2016

| Con Man

| Boom Dude

| Episode: "A Small Step for Manly" (uncredited)

2017

| The Beaverton

| Dr. Channing

| Episode #1.8

2017

| Annedroids

| Bully Dad

| Episode: "Enemy Lines"

2017–2018

| The Handmaid's Tale

| Doctor

| 3 episodes

2018–2019

| Carter

| Dave Leigh

| Main cast

2018

| Impulse

| Sheldon Gibson

| 2 episodes

2019

| Departure

| Hoffman

| Main cast

2019

| Hudson & Rex

|Vern Matheson

|Episode: "Strangers in the Night"

2020

| Avocado Toast

| Jake

| Recurring role (season 1), web series

2020

| Good Witch

|Kenny Cooper

|Episode: "The Chocolates"

2021–2022

| Family Law

| Dr. Doug Peterson

| 2 episodes

2022–2024

| Snowpiercer

| Stu Whiggins

| 4 episodes

2022–2025

| The Recruit

| Janus Ferber

| Main cast

2023–2024

| The Rookie

| Boyd Taylor

| 2 episodes

2023

| The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story

| Richard Evonitz

| TV movie

=Podcasts=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Voice role ! Notes
2015–2024 \| Comedy Bang! Bang! \| Himself \| 11 episodes
2019 \| The AM Archives \| Oliver Ritz \| 7 episodes
2019 \| Passenger List \| William Schroeder \| Episode: "Kinshasa"
2020 \| The College Tapes \| Oliver Ritz \| 10 episodes
2020–2021 \| In Strange Woods \| Declan \| 4 episodes
2021–2022 \| Orphan Black: The Next Chapter \| Donnie Hendrix \| 7 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Voice role

! Notes

2015–2024

| Comedy Bang! Bang!

| Himself

| 11 episodes

2019

| The AM Archives

| Oliver Ritz