Tyrone Benskin

Tyrone Benskin (born 29 December 1958) is an English-Canadian actor, theatre director and politician. He was elected Member of Parliament in the Jeanne-Le Ber riding, in Montreal, Quebec, in the 2011 Canadian federal election and served as an MP until 2015.

Early life Benskin was born in Bristol, England but moved to Canada in 1968 at age nine.

Career Artistic Having studied theatre at both CEGEP and university levels in Montreal, Benskin has become a significant presence in theatre, film, television and music. His theatre credits include features appearances on such celebrated stages as the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, the National Arts Centre and the Centaur Theatre in Montreal.

Benskin also supplied the voice of Kobalt in the 1996 animated series of Flash Gordon and Bo and Wimzie's father Rousso in the children's television series Wimzie's House.

Politics On 30 January 2011, Benskin was announced as the federal New Democratic Party candidate in the Montreal-area riding of Jeanne-Le Ber in the 2011 federal election. During the election, his candidacy was seen as one of the NDP's better chances for a gain in Quebec, and NDP leader Jack Layton described him as having minister potential. On 2 May 2011, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada with a substantial margin, defeating Bloc Québécois incumbent Thierry St-Cyr.

Benskin was named the Official Opposition's critic for Canadian Heritage, and later transferred to the Official Languages file as deputy critic. He was dropped from the shadow cabinet after party leader Thomas Mulcair learned that Benskin owed the Quebec revenue agency $58,000 for unpaid taxes from 2007 to 2011. Benskin apologized, attributing the non-payment to having precarious employment as an artist prior to becoming an MP. Benskin did not stand as a candidate in the 2015 federal election, having lost the local party's nomination to Allison Turner.

Electoral record

Filmography Film

Killing 'em Softly (1982) as 2nd Black man Adam's Wall as Mostafa Aftermath (2002) as Arnold Ross The Amityville Curse (1990) as Video Technician Bears as Narrator Blind Fear as Guard Canvas (1992) as Detective Austin Cargo (2000) as Radio Criminal Law as Jackson Dead Like Me: Life After Death as Police Commissioner Cusek Death of a Ladies' Man as Jonathan Hébert Enemies: A Love Story as Cabbie Fais danser la poussière as Lawyer Full Disclosure (2001) as FBI Special Agent Draper I'm Not There (2007) as Mr. Avrin Island of the Dead (2000) as Dwight Truman Jack Paradise: Montreal by Night (Jack Paradise : Les nuits de Montréal) as Winston White The Kiss (1988) as Railway Station Doctor Lotto 6/66 (2006, Short) as Landlord Money (1991) as 3rd Broker Relative Fear (1994) as Cop The Killing Machine (1994) as Doctor #2 Soul Survivor (1995) as Jerome The Wrong Woman (1995) as Mitchum Marked Man (1996) as Detective Boyd Sci-fighters (1996) as Dr. Gene Washington Stranger in the House (1997) as Slovitz Peepers as Helman Scanners II: The New Order as Store Owner Stolen Babies, Stolen Lives as Narrator Sunday Afternoon as Monty Volcanos of the Deep Sea as Narrator 10.5: Apocalypse as Jackson, The Bartender 300 (2006) as Persian Emissary Evergreen$ (Sapin$) - 2023 as Morgan The Mechanics of Borders (La Mécanique des frontières) - 2025 Lunar Sway - 2026

Television

Night Heat (1988) as Mitch Malloy Shades of Love: The Man Who Guards the Greenhouse (1988, TV Movie) as Workman The Phone Call (1989, TV Movie) as Police Officer #2 The Final Heist (1991, TV Movie) as Juan Urban Angel (1991) as Agent #1 / Travis The Boys of St. Vincent (1994, TV Movie) as Dr. Maynard Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994, TV Movie) as Ward TekWar: TekLords (1994, TV Movie) as Dr. Brimell My Breast (1994, TV Movie) as Dr. Henry Balmer Ready or Not (1994) as Mr. Edwards Forever Knight (1995) as Jonah Convict Cowboy (1995, TV Movie) as Curtis Cagney and Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling (1995, TV Movie) as Dr. Nasser Side Effects (1995) as Detective Watson Spenser: A Savage Place (1995, TV Movie) as Stevenson Johnny and Clyde (1995, TV Movie) as Hadley Dark Eyes (1995) as Bill Marsden Due South (1995–1998) as Mr. Shawl / Jeff Storey Wimzie's House (1995–1996) as Rousso (voice) Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1996) as Jack Palmer A Husband, a Wife and a Lover (1996, TV Movie) as Dr. Carpenter F/X: The Series (1996) as Judge We the Jury (1996, TV Movie) as Noland James Riverdale (1997) as Mike A Taste of Shakespeare (1997) as Prince of Morocco / Tubal / Duke of Venice Earth: Final Conflict (1998) as Frank Rice The Long Island Incident (1998, TV Movie) as Colin Ferguson Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998, TV Movie) as Superintendent Meeker Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998, TV Movie) as Donovan Live Through This (2000) as 'Sparky' Big Wolf on Campus (2000) as Male Nurse St. Jacques Radio Active (2001) as Coach Hadress The Killing Yard (2001, TV Movie) as Haywood Burns Tales from the Neverending Story (2001) as Cairon Largo Winch (2001–2002) as Waldo Buzetti Redeemer (2002, TV Movie) Obsessed (2002, TV Movie) as Judge Tyrone Wolf Deacons for Defense (2003, TV Movie) as Archie The Newsroom (2003) as Mr. Taylor The Wool Cap (2004, TV Movie) as Clarence Naked Josh (2004) as Tyrone Charpentier 15/Love (2005) as Mr. White Mind Over Murder (2005, TV Movie) as Julian Hasty Charlie Jade (2005) as Karl Lubinsky Proof of Lies (2006, TV Movie) as Robert Hunter The Rival (2006, TV Movie) as Detective Martin Superstorm (2007) as Murray Michaels Durham County (2007) as Ranjit Christie's Revenge (2007, TV Movie) as Detective Hogue The Dead Zone (2007) as Orderley Dewey Morris The Love of Her Life (2008, TV Movie) as Officer Kingman Sophie (2008) as Mr. Byrd The Christmas Choir (2008, TV Movie) as Bob Final Verdict (2009, TV Movie) as Detective Lewis My Nanny's Secret (2009, TV Movie) as Detective Drabant Summer Villa (2016, TV Movie) as Dominic Barone Jupiter's Legacy (2021) as Willie Small Debris (2021) as George Jones Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (2021) as Warren Bellamy The Boys (2024) as Elijah (in "Dirty Business")

Animation

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective – Additional Voices Anatole Animal Crackers Bad Dog – Judge Bigly Belphegor – Additional Voices Birdz – Additional Voices Diabolik Dog's World Dragon Hunters Flash Gordon – Kobalt Flight Squad Freaky Stories Ivanhoe Jim Button – Additional Voices Kassai and Leuk – Additional Voices Malo Korrigan – Additional Voices Manivald – Moose A Miss Mallard Mystery – Additional Voices Patrol 03 (1997) The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures (1997–1999) (uncredited) Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend (1998–1999) as Elpenor Tripping the Rift (2004) The Legend of Sarila (2003) as Itak (English version) Ned's Newt – Additional Voices The Neverending Story Ocean Tales Pet Pals Pig City Princess Sissi – Joseph, Dania Rescue Heroes – Additional Voices Ripley's Believe It or Not! – Roger Glapion Silver Surfer Superplants – Narrator The Tofus – Additional Voices X-Chromosome – Additional Voices X-DuckX – Additional Voices

Video games Jagged Alliance (1994) Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games (1996) Jagged Alliance 2 (1999) Wizardry 8 (2001) Evolution Worlds (2002) as Federico / Infantryman #4 Rainbow Six: Vegas (2006) Far Cry 2 (2008) Splinter Cell (2010) as Lucias Gaillard Splinter Cell: Conviction (2010) as Lucious Galliard