
Actor
Joel Bissonnette
Born October 29, 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
24 films
Joel Bissonnette (born 29 October 1966, Baltimore, Maryland) is a Canadian-American actor raised in Montreal, Québec. He graduated from the Dawson College Theatre Program, where he performed in Shakespeare and classical repertory. His younger brother is Canadian film director Matt Bissonnette, with whom he has collaborated on several projects. He won the Best Actor Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival for his lead role in Salton Sea (2018). His most notable screen roles include the Food Court Maitre D' in Fight Club (1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), Jared Mason in The Sum of All Fears (2002) (Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman), Inspector Kracke in Zodiac (2007) (Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo), David Hernandez in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) (Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett), Antonio in The Dinner (2017) (Richard Gere, Laura Linney), and Brendan in Death of a Ladies' Man (2020) (Gabriel Byrne, Suzanne Clément). On television, he is best known as Arnaud DeFöhn in The Invisible Man (2000–2002) and Pavel Tokarev in 24 (2010) (Kiefer Sutherland).
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First watchFight Club19998.4as Food Court Maitre d'A supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy.View filmEssential films
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24 films as actor- 2021Death of a Ladies' Man
- 2018Salton SeaBrian
- 2017The DinnerAntonio
- 2014FallMichael
- 2009Passenger SideTobey
- 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonDavid Hernandez
- 2007ZodiacInspector Kracke
- 2005Break a LegNot So Happy Actor
- 2002The Sum of All FearsJared Mason
- 2002Looking for LeonardLuka
- 2001Heart of StoneDetective Jones
- 2001Century HotelDanny
- 2001Suspicious RiverRick Schmidt
- 2000The Invisible ManArnaud de Thiel / Arnaud de Ferhn
- 1999Fight ClubFood Court Maitre d'
- 1997A Nightmare Come TruePaul Chaney
- 1996Darkman III: Die Darkman DieMayo
- 1995Prince for a DaySal
- 1995Picture Windows: Language of the HeartMischa
- 1994April OneO.P. Sniper
- 1994BoulevardJ-Rod
- 1994PCUSanskrit Major
- 1994TekWar: TekLabTristan / Mark Stewart
- 1994X-RatedMack Fischer





