Henry Czerny
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Biography
Famous for playing double-crossers and villains, Henry Czerny was born in Toronto, Canada in 1959. He was still a small child when he first began showing an interest in acting, appearing in school plays, as well as in several musicals during his teens. After attending York University, Czerny enrolled at National Theatre School of Canada, where he focused on bettering himself for an already in-progress career acting on stage. After graduating and spending several years in the Canadian theater scene however, Czerny was eventually persuaded to expand into television, making his screen debut on a 1986 episode of the Canadian kids series "The Edison Twins" (CBC, 1982-86). His big break would come in 1992, when he was cast as an abusive priest in the Canadian film "The Boys of St. Vincent" (1992), a drama about the true story of several boys who were abused by the clergy running a Catholic orphanage. The role proved Czerny's range, and he was next seen playing the blustering CIA director in the political thriller "Clear and Present Danger" (1994). He would go on to co-star in "Mission: Impossible" (1996), uttering the franchise's famous catchphrase "This mission, if you choose to accept it." and later appearing in the popular 1999 remake of "The Pink Panther" (1999). Czerny earned a particularly devoted cult following for his portrayal of Conrad Grayson on the series "Revenge" (ABC, 2011-15), which he stuck with from 2011 to 2015. In 2018, he joined Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson on the miniseries "Sharp Objects" (HBO, 2018-), based on the debut novel by thriller writer Gillian Flynn.
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1982
Stage debut in the National Arts Center production of "Ce Stazzi" in Ottawa, Canada
1986
American TV debut on CBS' "Night Heat" (filmed in Toronto)
1992
Canadian feature debut, "Buried on Sunday"
1992
Breakthrough Canadian TV role, playing Brother Peter Lavin in in John N. Smith's acclaimed "The Boys of St. Vincent" (A&E)
1992
Primetime U.S. TV debut, the NBC crime drama miniseries "Deadly Matrimony/Shattered Vows"
1994
U.S. feature debut, "Clear and Present Danger," opposite Harrison Ford
1997
Played featured role in "The Ice Storm"
2000
Co-starred with Kiefer Sutherland in the action drama "After Alice"
2001
Featured alongside Natasha Richardson and Colm Feore in the historical TV movie "Haven" (CBS)
2005
Cast as a doctor in the horror feature "The Exorcism of Emily Rose"
2006
Cast opposite Steve Martin in a prequel to the 1964 Peter Sellers original film "The Pink Panther"
2006
Played a down and out man who becomes a best-selling author of spiritual books in "Conversations with God"
2007
Cast as the square-jawed head of Zomcon security in the Canadian zombie film "Fido"
2007
Portrayed the Duke of Norfolk on "The Tudors" (Showtime)
2010
Appeared in the feature adaptation of "The A-Team" with Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper
2011
Played Madeleine Stowe's husband on ABC's mystery drama "Revenge"
2018
Began starring with Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson on the HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects"
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