Jim Byrnes

Early life Byrnes was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 22, 1948. Prior to his acting career, he considered becoming a priest and attended seminary. He studied acting at Saint Louis University and Boston University.

In 1968, during the Vietnam War, Byrnes was drafted and served in the 196th Infantry Brigade for a year. In the early 1970s, Byrnes moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and later became a naturalized Canadian citizen.

On February 26, 1972, he was struck by a passing car while he attempted to help move a stalled truck on the Island Highway North of Parksville, which injured his legs and forced them both to be amputated. Byrnes was also honoured at the 2006 Maple Blues Awards, as Male Vocalist of the Year. The Canadian Folk Music Awards recognized him as the Contemporary Singer of the Year in 2006 and 2009.

In 2018, Byrnes performed with the Sojourners at a concert organized by the North Island Concert Society.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1980 Out of the Blue Party Singer 1989 The First Season Band Leader 1992 Harmony Cats Frank Hay Invader Engineer PowellDeleted scenes 1994 Whale Music Dewey Moore 1995 Suspicious Agenda Lieutenant Rayburn Dream Man Jim "The Loot" Garrity 1996 Starlight Rod MacArthur 1997 Masterminds Larry MillardUncredited Drive, She Said Dr. Glen Green 2000 Monster Mash The Prosecutor Highlander: Endgame Joe Dawson 2003 My Boss's Daughter George 2005 Edison Local Merchant Fetching Cody Harvey 2008 Heart of a Dragon Ivan 2011 She's a Soul Man Joe Cameron 2014 Hastings Street The Bartender 2015 Wanderlust Graham 2018 24 Piedmont Drive Bernard Donnelly 2019 Ada Murray

Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Hands of a Stranger Band Leader Uncredited; Television film Danger Bay Tony Walter Episode: "Deep Trouble" 1988 The Red Spider Jack Fine Television film 1990 In the Best Interest of the Child Kurt 1987–90 Wiseguy Daniel "Lifeguard" Burroughs Main cast 1991 Omen IV: The Awakening Noah Television film Christmas on Division Street Benedetti 1992 Dirty Work Stan 1993 The Hat Squad Carl Drake Episode: "Dead Man Walking" Street Justice The Doctor Episode: "The Wall" 1991–94 Neon Rider Kevin 12 episodes 1995 Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Vet Television film Sliders TV Announcer (uncredited) Episode: "Pilot" The Commish Brett Shrager Episode: "The Kid" 1996 Wiseguy Daniel "Lifeguard" Burroughs Television film Bloodhounds II Lieutenant Jim McMahon For Hope Date #1 (uncredited) 1997 Two Colonel Maxwell Foley Episode: "The Reckoning" Lost Treasure of Dos Santos "Doc" Humphries Television film Final Descent Duke Houston 1993–98 Highlander: The Series Joe Dawson Main cast 1998 Murder Call Guy Hanson Episode: "More Than Meets the Eye" The Jim Byrnes Show Himself (host) 1999 Highlander: The Raven Joe Dawson Episode: "A Matter of Time" 1998–99 The Net Mr. Olivier 9 episodes 1998, 2001 The Outer Limits Merlin, Gary Latimer 2 episodes 1999 Cold Squad Dick Hofstedder 4 episodes 2000 Higher Ground Frank Markasian 5 episodes Mysterious Ways Ramp Episode: "Spirit Junction" Becoming Dick The Bartender Television film First Wave Tyler Greer Episode: "Shadowland" Level 9 General Theodore Nemec Episode: "Eat Flaming Death" 2002 Due East Father Berkely Television film The Dead Zone Victor "Vic" Goodman Episode: "Unreasonable Doubt" The Twilight Zone Dion Episode: "Harsh Mistress" Just Cause Episode: "Fading Star" Taken Busker Episode: "Acid Tests" Snow Queen Polar Bear (voice) Television film 2003 Jake 2.0 James Skerritt 3 episodes 2004 Stargate SG-1 The Documentary Narrator Episode: "Heroes: Part 2" 2004–05 Andromeda Virgil Vox, Shineoa San 13 episodes 2005 Supernatural Professor Episode: "Bugs" 2005–06 Da Vinci's City Hall Councillor Eddie Banks 2 episodes2007 Highlander: The Source Joe Dawson Television film Don't Cry Now Steve Television film Sanctuary Gregory Magnus Miniseries 2008–11 Sanctuary Gregory Magnus 5 episodes 2010 V Matthew Episode: "John May" 2011 Goodnight for Justice The Governor Television film Hellcats Giles 2 episodes Deck the Halls Morgan, The Radio DJ Television film 2013 Copper Sergeant Major Atticus Reid Episode: "The Children of the Battlefield" King & Maxwell Roy Smalls Episode: "Job Security" 2014 Paper Angels Bill Price Television film Strange Empire Cart Episode: "The Oath" 2015 The Romeo Section Reverend Ortelli 4 episodes 2016 The Legend of Davy Crockett John Patton Television film 2018 Travelers James Edward Bailey Episode: "Trevor" 2021 Sister Swap: Christmas in the City Luke Swift Television film 2022 Billy the Kid Matthews 1 episode 2023 Murdaugh Murders: The Movie Don Hamilton Miniseries 2024 Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement Rumple Snide Television film 2025 Family Law Robert Jennings 1 episode Murder in a Small Town Leland Bucholtz 1 episode

Animation

G.I. Joe: Operation Dragonfire Alley Viper, Crimson Guard - Fake Lama, Night-Viper 5 episodes Dragon Warrior Wizard Moore (voice) 1989–90 Camp Candy Additional Voices 16 episodes 1990 A Klondike Christmas Wolfie (voice) 1990–91 G.I. Joe Additional Voices 19 episodes 1992–93 Conan the Adventurer Epimetrius 5 episodes 1993 Mega Man: Upon a Star Dr. Light 1992–94 King Arthur and the Knights of Justice Merlin 26 episodes 1993–94 Madeline Additional Voices

Conan and the Young Warriors Epimetrius The Sage 13 episodes The Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers Additional Voices 1995 data-sort-value="New Adventures of Madeline, The" | The New Adventures of Madeline Additional Voices 13 episodes 1994–96 Mega Man Dr. Light, Sigma, Pharaoh Man, Air Man, Quick Man, Top Man, Gravity Man 27 episodes

G.I. Joe Extreme Nelson Episode: "Winner Take All" Vortech: Undercover Conversion Squad Additional Voices 2 episodes Adventures of Mowgli Father Wolf (voice) English dub I Turned My Nights into Days (1987) Stony Plain Records (vinyl) That River (1995) Stony Plain Love Is a Gamble (2001) One Coyote Music Fresh Horses (2004) Black Hen Music House of Refuge (2006) Black Hen Music My Walking Stick (2009) Black Hen Music Everywhere West (2011) Black Hen Music I Hear the Wind in the Wires (2012) Black Hen Music St. Louis Times (2014) Black Hen Music Long Hot Summer Days (2017) Black Hen Music

Compilation inclusions Vancouver Seeds 2 (1981) Saturday Night Blues: 20 Years (2006) CBC