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Peter Outerbridge

Actor

Peter Outerbridge

Born June 30, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada68 films

Peter Outerbridge (born June 30th, 1966) is a Canadian film and television actor best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the CW action series Nikita, Dr. David Sandström in the TMN series ReGenesis, Henrik "Hank" Johanssen in Orphan Black, Bob Corbett in Bomb Girls, William Easton in Saw VI, George Brown in the television film John A.: Birth of a Country, and Black Mask in Batwoman. He also played the lead role of Detective William Murdoch in a three-episode mini-series, The Murdoch Mysteries, in its initial run on Canadian television, with two episodes shown in 2004 and a third in 2005.

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Outerbridge was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, the son of a lawyer and youngest of five siblings.

After high school Outerbridge enrolled at the University of Victoria to study acting. Afterwards he toured Canada for four years with the theatre group Way Off Broadway. In 1997 and 2002 he was nominated in the Canadian Genie Awards as the best actor in the films Kissed and Marine Life, respectively. He was also nominated in the Gemini Awards for his achievements. Outerbridge won a 2013 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series for his role in John A.: Birth of a Country. Outerbridge had a recurring role in the second season of Orphan Black, portraying the character Henrik "Hank" Johanssen, a Prolethean religious leader who is against the scientific processes that created the clones. In 2021, Outerbridge recurred in the second season of Batwoman as Black Mask.

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Lucky Number Slevin posterFirst watchLucky Number Slevin20067.5as DumbrowskiSlevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and…View film

Essential films

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Filmography

68 films as actor
  1. TBAAversion
  2. TBABeast Legends
  3. 2026Someone's Daughter
  4. 2024Close to YouJim
  5. 2020The Oak RoomPaul
  6. 2019Code 8Wesley Cumbo
  7. 2019ViaticumFrank
  8. 2019Giant Little OnesNic Kohl
  9. 2018Honey BeeChristian
  10. 2018Level 16Dr. Miro
  11. 2016Shut InRichard
  12. 2015Len and CompanyAugust
  13. 2014Bomb Girls: Facing the EnemyBob Corbett
  14. 2013HaunterBruce
  15. 2012Silent Hill: Revelation 3DTravis Grady
  16. 2011John A.: Birth of a CountryGeorge Brown
  17. 2010Reviving OpheliaWalter
  18. 2009Saw VIWilliam
  19. 2009Deadliest SeaCaptain Jack Colvin
  20. 2009Burning MussoliniDetective Ryan Johnson
  21. 2007In God's CountryOfficer Wayne
  22. 2007My Name Is SarahCharlie Manning
  23. 2006Intimate StrangerDenis Teague
  24. 2006Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'Al Burton
  25. 2006Population 436Deputy Hecker
  26. 2006Lucky Number SlevinDumbrowski
  27. 2005Chicks with SticksCurt Bonner
  28. 2005The Murdoch Mysteries: Under the Dragon's TailDetective William Murdoch
  29. 2005Murder in the HamptonsGordon Wintrob
  30. 2005Land of the DeadStyles
  31. 2004Ill FatedEarl
  32. 2004The Murdoch Mysteries: Poor Tom Is ColdDetective William Murdoch
  33. 2004The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the DyingDetective William Murdoch
  34. 2003Cold Creek ManorDave Miller
  35. 2003The RisenNick Simms
  36. 2002100 Days in the JungleGord Black
  37. 2002The Bay of Love and SorrowsEverette Hatch
  38. 2002Men with BroomsJames Lennox
  39. 2002TrudeauJim Coutts
  40. 2002The RenderingTheodore Gray
  41. 2002Chasing Cain II: FaceDetective Bob Kozlowski
  42. 2001Chasing CainBob Kozlowski
  43. 2001The Pretender 2001Alex
  44. 2000Marine LifeRobert Kiely
  45. 2000Out of SyncRoger Deacon
  46. 2000Mission to MarsSergei Kirov
  47. 1999Escape VelocityLee Nash
  48. 1999Double FrameSpecial Agent Sean Donahue
  49. 1999The Time ShiftersFelder
  50. 1999Killing Moon(uncredited)
  51. 1999Better Than ChocolateJudy
  52. 1999Escape from MarsJohn Rank, Sagan Cocommander
  53. 1997Murder in My MindJack Bolinas
  54. 1996Giant MineJim O'Neil
  55. 1996Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
  56. 1996KissedMatt
  57. 1996Captive Heart: The James Mink StoryWilliam Johnson
  58. 1996The Michelle ApartmentsJules
  59. 1996Closer and CloserAdam
  60. 1995Fools Die FastEddie
  61. 1995The Android AffairThomas Benti
  62. 1995Falling For YouGreg
  63. 1994Another WomanPaul Temple
  64. 1994Paris, FranceSloan
  65. 1994ReplikatorJohn Cheever
  66. 1993Cool RunningsJosef Grool
  67. 1993For the MomentJohnny
  68. 1991Drop Dead GorgeousDylan Wiatt