Colin Stinton (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian-American actor. He is widely known for his collaborations with playwright and filmmaker David Mamet, and has worked extensively in the United Kingdom since 1985. He is a Joseph Jefferson Award winner and a Drama Desk Award nominee.

Colin Stinton
Born (1947-03-10) March 10, 1947 (age 77)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
NationalityCanadian
American
Alma materNorthern Illinois University
OccupationActor

Early life

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Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1947, Stinton moved to the United States as a child in 1952. He lived in a trailer with his family—traveling throughout the U.S. and finally settling in the Chicago area. There he attended Northern Illinois University, acting in several campus productions and joining an alumni group that performed in Chicago as the Dinglefest Theatre Company, which later established The Theatre Building. He spent several years as part of the Chicago theatre scene where he met and worked frequently with playwright-director David Mamet.

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Stinton lived in New York, 1978–1985, during which he created the title role in Mamet's Edmond, and received a Theatre World Award for his role in Mamet's The Water Engine, on Broadway. He moved to London in 1985, where he spent several years at the National Theatre in addition to work in the West End and in film, television and radio. He returned to New York to earn a Drama Desk Award nomination for his role in the U.S. premier of Richard Nelson's Some Americans Abroad, and played Mr. Robinson in both the London and New York stage versions of The Graduate.

He was in the original stage production of Rain Man in London and a West End revival of The Pajama Game in 2014. His stage work includes premieres of new plays by David Mamet, Jean-Claude van Itallie, Richard Nelson, Dusty Hughes, David Hare, John Osborne, and Tom Stoppard.

He played Neal Daniels in The Bourne Ultimatum. Other roles include President Arthur Coleman Winters in the Doctor Who episode "The Sound of Drums", US Secretary of State Al Haig in The Falklands Play, the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom in The Trial of Tony Blair, the United States Secretary of State Traynor Styles in Spooks, and Justice Robert H. Jackson in the BBC docudrama Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial.

He appeared as Dr. Dave Greenwalt in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and the disbelieving Detective Cartert in the Arielle Kebbel horror vehicle Freakdog. He played opinionated news caster Anthony Markowitz in Broken News.

Stinton played the part of an American named Charles Lester in one of Agatha Christie's Poirot serials Poirot's Early Cases entitled "The Lost Mine". He also appears as the head judge in the 2001 music video, "Murder on the Dancefloor", by Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

He appeared as Lt Colonel Hoyt Jackson for the US Justice Department, tracking a Nazi war criminal in Foyle's War Series 8, Episode 3, "Sunflower" in 2013.

Personal life

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Stinton now lives in Walthamstow, Greater London; and in Chicago.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 The Verdict Billy
1983 Daniel Dale
1987 Still Crazy Like a Fox Thurmond Richards Television film
1988 Lip Service Salesman #2 Television film
1989 Coded Hostile Operator Television film
1990 The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story Raymond Smith Television film
The Russia House Henziger
1991 Homicide Walter B Wells
1992 Flodders in America Jack
Hostages Mike Mulholland Television film
Ghostwatch Dr. Emilio Sylvestri Television film
1993 Remember Art Morgan Television film
1995 The Infiltrator Aaron Breitbart Television film
1996 In Love and War Tom Burnside
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Dr. Dave Greenwalt
1999 The Winslow Boy Desmond Curry
2001 Spy Game Henry Pollard
2002 Ali G Indahouse US Delegate
The Falklands Play Alexander Haig Television film
Thunderpants Foster
The Hours Hotel Clerk
2003 Quicksand Harbinson
Belly of the Beast Jim Cox Direct-to-video
2004 The Machinist Inspector Rogers
12 Days of Terror Dr. John Nichols Television film
Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets Fred Duncan Television film
Closer Customs Officer
2005 The Jacket Jury Foreman
Proof Theoretical Physicist
2006 A for Andromeda Kaufman Television film
Second in Command Ambassador George Norland Direct-to-video
The Kovak Box Encargado Consulado
Big Nothing Max
2007 The Trial of Tony Blair US Ambassador Television film
The Bourne Ultimatum Neal Daniels
Consenting Adults Dr. Kinsey Television film
2008 TransSiberian Embassy Official
Freakdog Detective Cartert
2009 Moonshot Robert R. Gilruth Television film
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger New York Taxi Driver Uncredited
2012 Chasing Leprechauns Thorpe Television film
City Slacker Freddie
2013 Trimming Pablo Short film
Rush Teddy Mayer
2017 Borg vs McEnroe Talk Show Host
The Current War Daniel Burnham
2018 Beirut Mr. Jones
Hunter Killer Senator from Iowa
Show Dogs NYPD Chief
2019 Adults in the Room Steve
2020 Blithe Spirit Cecil B. DeMille
Wonder Woman 1984 NORAD Colonel
2022 All the Old Knives Moscow Station Chief

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 The American Short Story Hotel Manager Episode: "Paul's Case"
1987 Yesterday's Dreams Ed Gutman Recurring role; 2 episodes
1988 A Very Peculiar Practice Charlie Dusenberry Recurring role; 6 episodes
1989 Saracen Lou Grady Episode: "Infidels"
Mother Love Concert Hall Manager Episode: "Episode 2"
The Ginger Tree Bob Dale Episode: "Episode 3"
1990 Agatha Christie's Poirot Charles Lester Episode: "The Lost Mine"
1992 A Bit of Fry & Laurie Judge Episode: "Series 3, Episode 6"
1993 Comedy Playhouse Tony Episode: "The 10%ers"
A Year in Provence Bishop Brian Stanford Miniseries; 2 episodes
1994 99-1 Hanson Episode: "Trust Me"
The 10%ers Tony Series regular; 7 episodes
1997 Jonathan Creek Scott Reisner Episode: "Jack in the Box"
Strange but True? Reconstruction Cast Episode: "Remote Viewing (David Morehouse)"
2000 Dark Realm Atwater Episode: "Skin Deep"
2001 The Armando Iannucci Shows Recurring role; 2 episodes
2002 The American Embassy John Macavoy Episode: "China Cup"
Waking the Dead Larry Karp Episode: "Special Relationship"
2003 Manchild Plastic Surgeon Episode: "Series 2, Episode 1"
Down to Earth Mr. Simpich Episode: "The Poseidon Effect"
Spine Chillers Gangster Episode: "Fairy Godfather"
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World Walker 'Brig' Young Episode: "The Hoover Dam"
Days That Shook the World Voiceover Episode: "The Assassination of JFK/The Resignation of Nixon"
2005 Broken News Anthony Markowitz Series regular; 6 episodes
2006 My Family Dr. Buck Bukowski Episode: "Bliss for Idiots"
Spooks Traynor Styles Episode: "World Trade"
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial Justice Robert Jackson Miniseries; 3 episodes
The Wild West Lew Wallace Episode: "Billy the Kid"
Wire in the Blood Professor Sutton Episode: "Hole in the Heart"
2007 Doctor Who President Episode: "The Sound of Drums"
2008 House of Saddam US Journalist Miniseries; 1 episode
Harley Street Mr. Stanson Episode: "Episode 4"
Wire in the Blood Radio Announcer Episode: "Prayer of the Bone"
2012 Trigger Point Morgan Recurring role
2013 Foyle's War Lieutenant Colonel Hoyt Jackson Episode: "Sunflower"
2014 Veep US Ambassador Episode: "Special Relationship"
2017 Fearless Jack Kretchmer Miniseries; 5 episodes
Outlander Dean Jackson Episode: "The Battle Joined"
2018 Butterfly Dr. Leonard Farrow Miniseries; 2 episodes
2019 Absentia Dr. Steven Mandel Recurring role; 2 episodes
The Crown Lawrence Spivak Episode: "Bubbikins"
2020 Hanna Tom Kaladski Episode: "The Trial"
The Queen's Gambit Chennault Episode: "Adjournment"
2021 The Serpent Bastien Episode: "Episode Six"

Video games

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Year Game Role Notes
2010 Apache: Air Assault Voice only
2011 Battlefield 3 Overwatch Voice only
Anno 2070 Trenchcoat Voice only
2015 Blues and Bullets Jim Dockers Voice only
Anno 2205 Emem Buhari English version, voice only
Randal's Monday Bruno / Narrator / Rod Voice only
2016 Deponia Doomsday Junk Wizard / Zoon English version, voice only
2021 Encased Dean Rayhet Voice only
2023 RoboCop: Rogue City Voice only

References

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  1. ^ "The Village" (PDF). Walthamstow Village Residents' Association. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
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