About Stephen McHattie
Stephen McHattie Smith (born February 3, 1947) is a Canadian actor. Since beginning his professional career in 1970, he has amassed over 200 film, television, and theatre credits; and has collaborated with directors like Darren Aronofsky, Bruce McDonald, and David Cronenberg. He played Jimmy Murray on the CBC drama Emily of New Moon (1998-2000) and Sgt. Frank Coscarella on the police procedural Cold Squad (1999-2001). He won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Dick Irvin in The Rocket, and was nominated for Best Actor for Pontypool. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Yehoshua Sobol's Ghetto and won an Obie Award for Mensch Meier. == Early life == McHattie was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on February 3, 1947 (the year of his birth has also been cited as 1945, 1946, and 1948), and raised in Guysborough County. At 16, he began acting in local amateur plays and at 19 moved to New York City, where he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. == Career == McHattie began his career on stage in the 1968 Broadway production of The American Dream. Two years later he made his film debut in The People Next Door.
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