John Boylan

John Boylan is a Canadian film and television actor, recently best known for his supporting roles as Gary Strange in Being Erica, Deputy Police Chief Talbot in Blue Murder and Bishop Richard Cushing in The Kennedys.

Early life Boylan attended the National Theatre School of Canada.

Career He has also appeared in the television series The Hitchhiker, Road to Avonlea, Side Effects, North of 60, Earth: Final Conflict, The City, Instant Star, The Newsroom and Queer as Folk, and the films Clearcut, An Adventure for Two, To Catch a Killer, Time to Say Goodbye? and The Path to 9/11.

Other work Boylan works primarily as an acting teacher at Toronto, Ontario's Centre for the Arts, and has also taught acting at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), George Brown College, New York University, the University of Minnesota, the Yale School of Drama and York University.

He is the founder and Director of Toronto's Centre for the Arts. A graduate of Canada's National Theatre School, recent film and television credits include The Story of Luke, The Don Cherry Story, The Kennedys, and Servitude.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 1974 Alien Thunder Cpl. Harold Bellringer 1977 Rabid Young Cop In Plaza 1978 Blood Relatives Policeman #3 Angela Sean Two Solitudes Sailor 1979 Highway Patrol 1983 The Prodigal Alex Thornhill 1989 Jacknife Frank Physical Education Teacher 1989 The Journey Home Mr. Munroe 1997 Time to Say Goodbye? Dr. Peters 2000 The Perfect Son Minister 2003 The Limit Detective Lavery 2004 Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies Officer Brucks 2005 The Perfect Catch Myerson 2007 The Rocket Man Carl 2009 Land of the Lost Enik 2010 In the Dominican Carl Len 2011 Servitude Sam Stein 2012 The Story of Luke Mr. Harrison

Television Year Title Role Notes 1979 The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight Co-Pilot TV movie 1989 Deadly Nightmares Martin Hootch 1995 The Great Defender Judge Emerson Episode: "Naked Truth" 1998 Side Effects Robert Mathias Episode: "Easy Breathing" 1997 North of 60 Staff Sgt. Ernie Jerome Episode: "Walking with Ghosts" 2001 Leap Years Stacey Stewart Curtis The Associates Jake Rothstein 2002-2003 Blue Murder Deputy Chief of Police Talbot 2007 Love You to Death Charles Episode: "Storage Unit Murder" The Dresden Files Dr. Overland Episode: "The Other Dick" 2009 Before You Say 'I Do' Mr. Johnson TV movie 2009-2011 Being Erica Gary Strange 2010 The Bridge Munson Episode: "The Unguarded Moment" Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story CBC Executive #1 Episode: "Part 2" 2011 The Kennedys Bishop Richard Cushing Episode: "Joe's Revenge" 2012 Witchslayer Gretl Lara's Father TV movie Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II Episode: "Night 2" Alphas Warden Phillips Episode: "Wake Up Call"2017Running With VioletGary5 episodes