Kristian Bruun

Charles Kristian Bonnycastle Bruun (born October 25, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries, The Recruit, The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story, and The Rookie.

Life and career Bruun was born on October 25, 1979, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he was raised. He attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania from 1994 to 1997, followed by Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario for a B.A. in drama, graduating in 2001. He also studied at the George Brown Theatre School in Toronto and with David Rotenberg at the Professional Actors Lab.

His first screen role was in the film Good Morning Tomorrow in 2003, playing a bartender. He went on to take other roles including a Lead Officer in Nikita, Stu in Blood Pressure and Alec in Play the Film. He had an ongoing role in Murdoch Mysteries, playing Constable Slugger Jackson from 2012 to 2017, for seasons 6 through 11. His most famous role has been in the award-winning Canadian science fiction series Orphan Black, playing Donnie Hendrix, the husband of one of the main characters, Alison Hendrix. His role became larger in the third season compared to the previous two, as he became a member of the main cast.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Holiday Hypnosis Jack 2005 Air Hockey Hank 2009 A Grimsville Orphanage Christmas Custodian Short film 2012 Build or Bust George Short film 2012 Blood Pressure Stu 2012 Hail Satan Chris Short film 2013 Play the Film Alec Hess 2013 The Doctor's Case Dr. John Watson Short film 2013 Boycatt Short film 2014 Dirty Singles English Man 2014 Bang Bang Baby Helmut 2014 Agape John Short film 2014 True Man Adam Short film 2014 10 Years Kevin Jenkins/Dad Short film 2015 Life Roger Love 2015 Night Cries David 2015 This Is Not What You Had Planned Hank Short film 2015 Static Cooking show host Short film 2015 Regression Andrew 2015 Treatment Mr. Samson Short film 2015 Let's Rap Stefano Chyka 2015 How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town Seth Parsons 2016 The Space Between Teddy 2017 Mary Goes Round Officer Wayne 2018 A Deadly View Peter 2018 Red Rover Damon 2018 The Go-Getters Kevin 2018 A Shoe Addict's Christmas Alex 2018 Christmas Cupcakes Andrew Sanderson 2019 Ready or Not Fitch Bradley 2019 Tammy's Always Dying Jamie 2020 Eat Wheaties! Burke 2021 Crashing through the Snow Jeff 2022 Slash/Back Tony Konk 2025 Halfway Haunted Ghost Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Good Morning Tomorrow Bartender TV movie 2010 Covert Affairs Hungry Passenger Episode: "Communication Breakdown" 2011 Dark Rising: The Savage Tales of Summer Vale Soldier #2 1 episode, miniseries 2011 Dan for Mayor Roller Blader #1 Episode: "Insane in the Bike Lane" 2011 Change of Plans Dennis TV movie 2012 Nikita Lead Officer Episode: "Shadow Walker" 2012–2019 Murdoch Mysteries Constable Slugger Jackson Recurring role (seasons 5–10), Guest star (season 11) 2013–2017 Orphan Black Donnie Hendrix Recurring role (seasons 1–2), Main cast (seasons 3–5) 2016 11.22.63 Dr. Ronald Jones 2 episodes 2016–2018 Tactical Girls Detective Laurence 2 episodes 2016–2017 That's My DJPeter 5 episodes 2016 The Girlfriend Experience Client #2 Episode: "Fabrication" 2016 Con Man Boom Dude Episode: "A Small Step for Manly" (uncredited) 2017 The Beaverton Dr. Channing Episode #1.8 2017 Annedroids Bully Dad Episode: "Enemy Lines" 2017–2018 The Handmaid's Tale Doctor 3 episodes 2018–2019 Carter Dave Leigh Main cast 2018 Impulse Sheldon Gibson 2 episodes 2019 Departure Hoffman Main cast 2019 Hudson & RexVern MathesonEpisode: "Strangers in the Night" 2020 Avocado Toast Jake Recurring role (season 1), web series 2020 Good WitchKenny CooperEpisode: "The Chocolates" 2021–2022 Family Law Dr. Doug Peterson 2 episodes 2022–2024 Snowpiercer Stu Whiggins 4 episodes 2022–2025 The Recruit Janus Ferber Main cast 2023–2024 The Rookie Boyd Taylor 2 episodes 2023 The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story Richard Evonitz TV movie

Podcasts Year Title Voice role Notes 2015–2024 Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself 11 episodes 2019 The AM Archives Oliver Ritz 7 episodes 2019 Passenger List William Schroeder Episode: "Kinshasa" 2020 The College Tapes Oliver Ritz 10 episodes 2020–2021 In Strange Woods Declan 4 episodes 2021–2022 Orphan Black: The Next Chapter Donnie Hendrix 7 episodes