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Mackenzie Gray

Mackenzie Gray

Born: 1957-11-22 • Toronto, Canada

Mackenzie Gray was born and raised in Toronto. A professional actor for over 40 years, he has appeared in over 150 films and television shows. As of 2017, he is a series regular on the Marvel/FX Series Legion (2017) playing "The Eye" and is a recurring cast member on both the CW series Riverdale (2016) as "The Pathologist" and plays "The Time Master" on DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016).

Since moving to Vancouver in 1998 as a series lead for the television series The Net(1998), he has appeared as a guest star in scores of Vancouver or Calgary-filmed productions, recently including the BBC America/Netflix series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016), Fargo (2014), R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010), Alcatraz(2012), and Project Mc² (2015). He returned to Toronto to Guest-Star in the series Bitten(2014).

Guest-Starring roles include "John Amos" in If There Be Thorns (2015), "David Bowie" in Some Assembly Required (2014), "Lex Luthor" in Season 10 of Smallville (2001), "The Djiin" in Supernatural (2005), "The Observer" in the series finale of Fringe (2008), as the Devil, in the form of Keith Richards, in R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010), as a Southern U.S. Senator opposed to Civil Rights in the mini-series The Kennedys (2011) and as a Graphic Novelist with a dark secret again in R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour(2010).

Other Guest-Star or Lead roles include work on the TV series Human Target (2010), Young Blades (2005), Da Vinci's Inquest (1998), The Collector (2004), First Wave (1998), So Weird (1999), Once Upon a Time (2011), True Justice (2010), The Bridge (2010), Sanctuary (2008), Psych (2006), Kyle XY (2006), The L Word (2004), Romeo! (2003), The Twilight Zone (2002), Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight (2002), Big Sound (2000), Andromeda (2000), Cold Squad (1998), Voyage of the Unicorn (2001) and Welcome to Paradox (1998).

Mackenzie was recently seen on the big screen in Warcraft: The Beginning (2016), and was celebrated around the world for his portrayal of "Jax-Ur" in Warner Brothers' Zack Snyder-directed Superman film Man of Steel (2013). He appeared as the band's Road Manager in Metallica's 3-D IMAX Feature Metallica Through the Never (2013) and appeared in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). Other feature film work includes co-starring roles in Grave Encounters (2011), Shooter (2007), Storm Seekers (2009), Riddles of the Sphinx (2008), Destination: Infestation (2007), Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2008), Strip Search (1997), Christmas on Chestnut Street (2006), 2103: The Deadly Wake (1997), Word of Honor (2003), The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting(2003), Falling Fire (1997), In Her Mother's Footsteps (2006), Hard Ride to Hell (2010), Shepherd (1998), Fugitives Run (2005), Replikator (1994) and The Long Kiss Goodnight(1996).

He co-produced and acted in the upcoming feature film Heart of Clay (2017), and the award-winning feature film Poe: Last Days of the Raven (2008). Mackenzie has written, produced and directed 7 short films. His Crazy 8's Film Noir short Under the Bridge of Fear(2013) screened at Cannes Court Métrage at The Cannes Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Whistler Film Festival and was broadcast by the CBC. It was nominated for 10 LEO Awards, winning one.

Filmography
Festival of the Living Dead poster
Festival of the Living Dead
2024 • EMT Barclay
LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling poster
LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling
2023 • John Hammond (voice)
On the Edge poster
On the Edge
2022 • Senator Coleman
Lissa's Trip poster
Lissa's Trip
2022 • Priggish Pete Parakeet (voice)
The Adventures of Peanut and Pig poster
The Adventures of Peanut and Pig
2022
Ditched poster
Ditched
2021 • Caine
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds poster
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
2020 • Girard
Rabid poster
Rabid
2019 • Gunter
A Christmas Miracle poster
A Christmas Miracle
2019 • Paul
A Winter Princess poster
A Winter Princess
2019 • King Kristof
Eden poster
Eden
2018 • The Mad Man
Violentia poster
Violentia
2018
Runaway Christmas Bride poster
Runaway Christmas Bride
2017 • Travis Paulson
Gdansk poster
Gdansk
2017 • Villager with Axe
The Prodigal Dad poster
The Prodigal Dad
2017 • Sidney
Warcraft poster
Warcraft
2016 • Lordaerian Delegate
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be poster
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
2016 • Dr. Hitz
If There Be Thorns poster
If There Be Thorns
2015 • John Amos
The Starlight Heist poster
The Starlight Heist
2015 • Allan Swan
The Twisted Slipper poster
The Twisted Slipper
2015 • Le Duke
The Wolf Who Came to Dinner poster
The Wolf Who Came to Dinner
2015 • Vampire
I Wanna Date U poster
I Wanna Date U
2015 • Ted
Barbie and the Secret Door poster
Barbie and the Secret Door
2014 • Father (voice)
Metallica: Through the Never poster
Metallica: Through the Never
2013 • Tall Man
The Trainer poster
The Trainer
2013
Angel of Death poster
Angel of Death
2013 • Darko
Man of Steel poster
Man of Steel
2013 • Jax-Ur
Under the Bridge of Fear poster
Under the Bridge of Fear
2013 • Jervis Pender - Pool Shark
Blood Alley poster
Blood Alley
2012 • Darko
Grave Encounters poster
Grave Encounters
2011 • Houston Gray
No Image
While I Breathe
2011 • Boss
Hard Ride to Hell poster
Hard Ride to Hell
2010 • Crowley
Messages Deleted poster
Messages Deleted
2010 • Director
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus poster
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 • First Monk
Storm Seekers poster
Storm Seekers
2009 • Director McGraw
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina poster
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
2009 • Rick (voice)
Riddles of the Sphinx poster
Riddles of the Sphinx
2008 • Ryder
Destination: Infestation poster
Destination: Infestation
2007 • Blumenthal
Shooter poster
Shooter
2007 • Dave Simmons
Christmas on Chestnut Street poster
Christmas on Chestnut Street
2006 • Jacques La Shank
Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage poster
Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage
2006 • Marshall / Boris / Stilt Walker / Floor Worker (voice)
In Her Mother's Footsteps poster
In Her Mother's Footsteps
2006 • Carl Brookes
No Image
The Veil
2005 • The Husband
Ark poster
Ark
2005 • Rabble Rouser (voice)
Fugitives Run poster
Fugitives Run
2005 • Jack
Secret Lives poster
Secret Lives
2005 • Mark
No Image
Part of the Game
2004 • Dale Young
Word of Honor poster
Word of Honor
2003 • Dr. Dougal
Ben Hur poster
Ben Hur
2003 • Rabbi (voice)
Madeline: My Fair Madeline poster
Madeline: My Fair Madeline
2002 • Mr. Henry (voice)
Groove Squad poster
Groove Squad
2002 • Dr Nightingale (voice)
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight poster
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight
2002 • Minister Kafta
Movie Toons: Treasure Island poster
Movie Toons: Treasure Island
2002 • Long John Silver (voice)
Walking Shadow poster
Walking Shadow
2001 • Vinnie
Voyage of the Unicorn poster
Voyage of the Unicorn
2001 • Skotos
No Image
Legs Apart
2000
Shutterspeed poster
Shutterspeed
2000 • Nigel Dickson
No Image
The Artist's Circle
2000
Cybermaster: Shepherd II poster
Cybermaster: Shepherd II
1999 • Lyndon / Alter Lyndon
The Shepherd poster
The Shepherd
1998 • Lyndon
Falling Fire poster
Falling Fire
1997 • Joe Schneider
2103: The Deadly Wake poster
2103: The Deadly Wake
1997 • Nigel Chan
Strip Search poster
Strip Search
1997 • Lawrence Durrell
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework poster
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997 • The Reaper
No Image
The Basement
— • Dad
No Image
Blind Owl