Henry Czerny Wiki Biography
Henry Czerny (/?t???rni/; born February 8, 1959) is a Canadian film, stage and television actor, best known for his role as Conrad Grayson on the ABC primetime soap opera Revenge. He has received Theatre World Award and two Gemini Awards.
| Full Name | Henry Czerny |
| Net Worth | $6 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 8, 1959 |
| Place Of Birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | National Theatre School of Canada, York University |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse | Claudine Cassidy ; child |
| Children | Cameron Czerny |
| IMDB | |
| Awards | Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series, Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series |
| Movies | Mission: Impossible, Clear and Present Danger, Prayers for Bobby, The Boys of St. Vincent, The Pink Panther, The A-Team, The Ice Storm, When Night Is Falling, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Fido, Remember, After Alice, Chaos, Tales of the City, Promise the Moon, Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sange… |
| TV Shows | Revenge, The Tudors |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | [When asked if Czerny is drawn to playing very damaged characters]: Yes, I am. I always have been. I’m drawn to the layers underneath the facade. And this [Hollywood] is a great town to be in if you’re after that, because we have people mutilating themselves beautifully to appear as though they’ve never had a difficult moment in their lives. And yet it’s only when you explore those difficult moments that you actually get over the hurt. And so that’s what fascinates me, is people who haven’t dealt with their hurt. |
| 2 | I wasn’t one of those people who went to see a play and said, ‘I want to be an actor.’ I fell into it. |
| 3 | I’ve refused roles because they’re too simplistic. |
| 4 | My dad thought I’d end up in the poorhouse or in doughnut shops with a bag full of reviews. |
| 5 | The bad guys I play don’t want to be bad. It’s the struggle between the part of them that’s an animal and the part that’s the intellect that’s interesting. |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Has a son called Cameron. |
| 2 | He is of Polish descent. |
| 3 | Los Angeles, CA, USA: Filming Notes from Underground (1995). [October 1994] |
| 4 | Received formal training at the National Theatre School in Montreal. After graduating in 1982, he went on to perform onstage across the country, from Ottawa’s National Arts Centre to Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre and the Stratford Festival. By the late 1980s, he had established himself as a seasoned veteran of Canadian theatre–a long way from Lucky Larry. |
| 5 | Henry’s first role: second shillelagh to Lucky Larry Leprechaun in a kindergarten play. |
| 6 | Henry is the famous voice behind the crucial line, “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…” in the film, Mission Impossible. |
| 7 | Henry and friend, actor Michael Riley, drove cross-country with a three-foot-tall Barbie doll that they posed in different settings to create an 80-page “book”. |
| 8 | Got his start acting in musicals at Humberside collegiate in Toronto, under the direction of Janet Keele. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckout Road | post-production | Detective Harris | |
| Quantico | 2016 | TV Series | Matthew Keyes |
| Rosewood | 2016 | TV Series | Arthur Izikoff |
| The Other Half | 2016/I | Jacob | |
| Supergirl | 2016 | TV Series | Winslow Schott Sr. Toyman |
| Lego Dimensions | 2015 | Video Game | Eugene Kittridge (voice) |
| Remember | 2015/I | Charles Guttman | |
| Revenge | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Conrad Grayson |
| Satisfaction | 2014 | TV Series | Fisher |
| Falling Skies | 2011 | TV Series | Lt. Terry Clayton |
| Torchwood: Web of Lies | 2011 | TV Series | The Other Gentleman |
| The Cult | 2010 | TV Movie | Nathan |
| The A-Team | 2010 | Director McCready | |
| Less Than Kind | 2010 | TV Series | David Rosen |
| Ice Castles | 2010 | Marcus | |
| Christmas Dreams | 2009 | TV Movie | Norman |
| Prayers for Bobby | 2009 | TV Movie | Robert Griffith |
| Monk | 2008 | TV Series | Aaron Larkin |
| Flashpoint | 2008 | TV Series | Jack Swanson |
| Menace | 2008 | TV Movie | Corporal Alex Stanton |
| The Russell Girl | 2008 | TV Movie | Howard Morrisey |
| The Fifth Patient | 2007 | Gerard Pinker | |
| The Tudors | 2007 | TV Series | Norfolk |
| The 7 | 2006 | Mr. Whitney | |
| Three Moons Over Milford | 2006 | TV Series | Carl Davis |
| Fido | 2006 | Mr. Bottoms | |
| Conversations with God | 2006 | Neale Donald Walsch | |
| Ghost Whisperer | 2006 | TV Series | Matt Mallinson |
| The Pink Panther | 2006 | Yuri | |
| Chaos | 2005/II | Capt. Martin Jenkins | |
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | 2005 | Dr. Briggs | |
| The Circle | 2005/I | Rick | |
| Kojak | 2005 | TV Series | Robert Mercher |
| Bury the Lead | 2005 | TV Series | Max Mallett |
| The Limit | 2004 | Video | Denny |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2003 | TV Series | Lieutenant Alan Brooks |
| The Failures | 2003 | Frank Kyle | |
| Klepto | 2003 | Ivan | |
| Salem Witch Trials | 2002 | TV Movie | Rev. Samuel Parris |
| The Pact | 2002 | TV Movie | Michael |
| Further Tales of the City | 2001 | TV Mini-Series | Luke |
| Come l’America | 2001 | TV Movie | Steven |
| Haven | 2001 | TV Movie | Ernst |
| Range of Motion | 2000 | TV Movie | Ted Merrick |
| Possessed | 2000 | TV Movie | Fr. Raymond McBride |
| Cement | 2000 | Truman | |
| After Alice | 2000 | Harvey | |
| External Affairs | 1999 | Danny Jackman | |
| P.T. Barnum | 1999 | TV Movie | Greenwood |
| Mentors | 1999 | TV Series | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| The Girl Next Door | 1998/II | TV Movie | Arthur Bradley |
| My Father’s Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story | 1998 | TV Movie | Sam Reese Sheppard (segment “Chip”) |
| Glory & Honor | 1998 | TV Movie | Robert Peary |
| Promise the Moon | 1997 | TV Movie | Royal Leckner |
| The Ice Storm | 1997 | George Clair | |
| Kayla | 1997 | Asa Robinson | |
| For Hope | 1996 | TV Movie | Ken Altman |
| Mission: Impossible | 1996 | Eugene Kittridge | |
| Johnston… Johnston | 1995 | Short | Johnston |
| Notes from Underground | 1995 | The Underground Man | |
| The Interview | 1995 | Michael Coleman | |
| The Michelle Apts. | 1995 | Alex | |
| Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story | 1995 | TV Movie | Bill Sanger |
| When Night Is Falling | 1995 | Martin | |
| Trial at Fortitude Bay | 1994 | TV Movie | Daniel Metz |
| Anchor Zone | 1994 | Lawson Hughes | |
| Clear and Present Danger | 1994 | Robert Ritter | |
| Ultimate Betrayal | 1994 | TV Movie | Ed Rodgers |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | 1994 | TV Series | David Dawson |
| Lifeline to Victory | 1993 | TV Movie | Petty Officer Lang (Coxswain) |
| The Hidden Room | 1993 | TV Series | Mitchell |
| A Man in Uniform | 1993 | Joseph Riggs | |
| Cold Sweat | 1993 | Sean Mathieson | |
| Counterstrike | 1993 | TV Series | Oliver Montcalm |
| Secret Service | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Martel / Blade |
| The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later | 1992 | TV Movie | Peter Lavin |
| The Boys of St. Vincent | 1992 | TV Movie | Brother Peter Lavin |
| A Town Torn Apart | 1992 | TV Movie | Fred Burham |
| Deadly Matrimony | 1992 | TV Movie | Rick Peterson |
| Street Legal | 1990-1992 | TV Series | Christopher Szabo / John Connors |
| Buried on Sunday | 1992 | Nelson | |
| Top Cops | 1992 | TV Series | Sessler / Engelking |
| Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence | 1991 | TV Movie | Casey Baldwin |
| Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop | 1991 | TV Series | Gregory O’Toole |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | 1989 | TV Series | Joe |
| The Taming of the Shrew | 1988 | TV Movie | Lucentio |
| Night Heat | 1986 | TV Series | David Marks |
| The Edison Twins | 1986 | TV Series | Carl Wallace |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenge: The First Chapter | 2012 | TV Movie thanks | |
| Revenge: From the Beginning | 2012 | TV Movie thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home & Family | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Prayers for Bobby: Meet the Stars | 2009 | Video documentary short | Himself / Bob Griffith |
| Making of ‘Fido’ | 2007 | Video documentary short | |
| Mission: Explosive Exploits | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| Intimate Portrait | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Clear and Present Danger: Behind the Danger | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself / Robert Ritter |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenge | 2015 | TV Series | Conrad Grayson |
| Revenge: The First Chapter | 2012 | TV Movie | Conrad Grayson |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series | The Eleventh Hour (2002) |
| 1994 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | The Boys of St. Vincent (1992) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Mayerthorpe (2008) |
| 2000 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | External Affairs (1999) |
| 1999 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | The Girl Next Door (1998) |
| 1998 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Promise the Moon (1997) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | The Boys of St. Vincent (1992) |
