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Nigel Bennett is an Anglo-Canadian actor/director/writer who has been based in Canada since 1986. He is best known for playing the vampire patriarch Lucien LaCroix in the TV series Forever Knight, for which he won the Canadian Gemini Award for best supporting actor in a dramatic series.
Born
Saturday, 19 November 1949
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Family | Father | 2023 |
| Christmas on 5th Avenue | Charlie McDean | 2021 |
| The Family | Father | 2021 |
| The Righteous | Graham / Father Graham | 2021 |
| Jupiter's Legacy | Hobbs | 2021 |
| A Christmas Exchange | Bartender / Garret | 2020 |
| Christmas in the Rockies | Grandpa Sam | 2020 |
| V-Wars | Emil Lansing | 2019 |
| Coroner | Bryan Da Silva | 2019 |
| The Shape of Water | Mihalkov | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Family | Father | 2023 |
| Christmas on 5th Avenue | Charlie McDean | 2021 |
| The Family | Father | 2021 |
| The Righteous | Graham / Father Graham | 2021 |
| Jupiter's Legacy | Hobbs | 2021 |
| A Christmas Exchange | Bartender / Garret | 2020 |
| Christmas in the Rockies | Grandpa Sam | 2020 |
| V-Wars | Emil Lansing | 2019 |
| Coroner | Bryan Da Silva | 2019 |
| The Shape of Water | Mihalkov | 2017 |
| Frankie Drake Mysteries | Mr. Frost | 2017 |
| Tin Star | Mr. Quiring | 2017 |
| xXx: Return of Xander Cage | MI6 Control | 2017 |
| Designated Survivor | Alton Prast | 2016 |
| Prisoner X | President Charles Turner | 2016 |
| Valentine Ever After | Judge Joe Emmett / Judge Emmett | 2016 |
| Dark Matter | Larcan Tanner | 2015 |
| The Strain | Dr. Draverhaven / Shop Owner | 2014 |
| Time of Death | Robert Loring | 2013 |
| Orphan Black | Kassov | 2013 |
| Saving Hope | Dr. Burt Goran | 2012 |
| The Corridor | Lee Shephard | 2012 |
| The Kennedys | Henderson | 2011 |
| Rookie Blue | Dr. Howard | 2010 |
| Sea Wolf | Henderson | 2009 |
| Passage | Sir James Graham | 2008 |
| The Summit | Ian Greene | 2008 |
| Burn Up | Jerry | 2008 |
| Bridal Fever | Sam Panofsky | 2008 |
| The Border | Andrew Mannering / Andew Mannering | 2008 |
| Murdoch Mysteries | Chief Constable Giles / Inspector Giles | 2008 |
| Matters of Life & Dating | Errol Sager | 2007 |
| Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Harrison Pendleton | 2007 |
| Fatal Trust | Samuel Ryder | 2006 |
| The State Within | Charles Macintyre | 2006 |
| A Bug and a Bag of Weed | Henry Tyler | 2006 |
| At the Hotel | Jacob | 2006 |
| The Hunt for the BTK Killer | Detective Zilinski | 2005 |
| Beach Girls | Sam Emerson | 2005 |
| G-Spot | Doctor | 2005 |
| Plain Truth | Jeremy Whitmore | 2004 |
| Phantom Force | Jack Bavaro | 2004 |
| Reversible Errors | Talmadge Loman | 2004 |
| Post Impact | Col. Preston Waters | 2004 |
| Rush of Fear | Sheriff Lathrop | 2003 |
| Sex & the Single Mom | Nick Gradwell | 2003 |
| Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart | Rat Bastard | 2003 |
| Ghost Cat | Ted Riker | 2003 |
| Do or Die | Ethan Grant | 2003 |
| Heart of a Stranger | Stan | 2002 |
| Interceptor Force 2 | Jack Bavaro | 2002 |
| The Scream Team | Warner MacDonald | 2002 |
| Widows | Harry Rawlins / Harry Rawlins4 | 2002 |
| Cypher | Finster | 2002 |
| Too Young to Be a Dad | Dr. Howell | 2002 |
| The Pilot's Wife | Dick Somers | 2002 |
| Phase IV | Sen. Richard Karnes | 2002 |
| A Town Without Christmas | Literary Agent | 2001 |
| Mutant X | John Warren | 2001 |
| Dark Realm | Patrick Lawless | 2001 |
| All Souls | Barney Wheelock | 2001 |
| The Chippendales Murder | Frank Ballard | 2000 |
| Starhunter | Roan Gerick | 2000 |
| Canada: A People's History | Additional Voice / Guy Carleton | 2000 |
| Andromeda | Paroo | 2000 |
| The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Jacomb Hyde | 2000 |
| Code Name: Eternity | Koom | 2000 |
| The Skulls | Dr. Whitney / Dr. Rupert Whitney | 2000 |
| Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story | Fergus Keegan | 2000 |
| Catch a Falling Star | Carter Hale | 2000 |
| Code Name Phoenix | Head of Marshall Service | 2000 |
| The Crossing | Gen. Horatio Gates | 2000 |
| Relic Hunter | Professor Alaine Richarde | 1999 |
| Top of the Food Chain | Michel O'Shea | 1999 |
| Free Fall | Donald Caldwell | 1999 |
| Total Recall 2070 | Jake Esterhaus | 1999 |
| Different | Russell Talmadge | 1999 |
| One Tough Cop | Insp. Bassie | 1998 |
| Strike! | Harvey Sawyer | 1998 |
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples | Kurt (segment "Aart and Johtje Vos") / Kurt | 1998 |
| Sanctuary | Sen. Stephen Macguire | 1998 |
| War of 1812 | Winfield Scott | 1998 |
| Flood: A River's Rampage | Harry | 1997 |
| Freaky Stories | (voice) / Narrator (segment "The Bunker") | 1997 |
| Earth: Final Conflict | Major Raymond MacIntire | 1997 |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | U | 1997 |
| Murder at 1600 | Burton Cash | 1997 |
| Lies He Told | Commanding Officer | 1997 |
| La Femme Nikita | Col. Egran Petrosian | 1997 |
| Lexx | Prince / Isambard Prince / White King | 1996 |
| Once a Thief | Nicholas Love | 1996 |
| PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Frank Elsinger | 1996 |
| Her Desperate Choice | Raskin, Private Investigator / Raskin | 1996 |
| F/X: The Series | Agent Cal Judson | 1996 |
| Gotti | Bruce Mouw | 1996 |
| Darkman III: Die Darkman Die | Nico | 1996 |
| In the Fold | Cyno Commander | 1996 |
| Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice | Brother Anthony | 1996 |
| Where's the Money, Noreen? | Briscoll | 1995 |
| Degree of Guilt | Victor Salinas | 1995 |
| Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling | Treasury Agent Whittlesy | 1995 |
| Action Man | Additional Voices | 1995 |
| Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Willis Logan | 1995 |
| Harrison Bergeron | Dr. Eisenstock | 1995 |
| Memory Run | Sladecker | 1995 |
| Friends at Last | Teddy | 1995 |
| The Shamrock Conspiracy | Dennis Malloy | 1995 |
| Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story | John Farrow | 1995 |
| Soft Deceit | Ed McCullough | 1995 |
| Between Love and Honor | Large Man | 1995 |
| Legends of the Fall | Asgaard | 1994 |
| Madonna: Innocence Lost | Bennett | 1994 |
| Paint Cans | Bryson Vautour | 1994 |
| Ultimate Betrayal | Steven Rodgers | 1994 |
| RoboCop | Granger | 1994 |
| I Know My Son Is Alive | Atty. Derek Eisner | 1994 |
| Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad | Levi Coffin | 1994 |
| The New Adventures of Madeline | (voice) | 1993 |
| Model by Day | Nicholai | 1993 |
| Hurricanes | (voice) | 1993 |
| Matrix | Dr. Anders | 1993 |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Capt. Jack Lasher / John Mitchell | 1993 |
| Back in Action | Kasajian | 1993 |
| X-Men: The Animated Series | Mastermind / Jason Wyngarde | 1992 |
| The Women of Windsor | Lawson | 1992 |
| Secret Service | Cross | 1992 |
| Forever Knight | Lacroix / Lucien LaCroix / Spirit Guide | 1992 |
| The Valour and the Horror | Kurt Meyer | 1992 |
| Beyond Reality | Dr. Bill Brandt | 1991 |
| The Hidden Room | Leon | 1991 |
| Tropical Heat | Hudson | 1991 |
| Heritage Minutes | James Floyd | 1991 |
| Narrow Margin | Jack Wootton | 1990 |
| Counterstrike | Kirkoff / Quinton Jones / Stash Jannovic | 1990 |
| Avonlea | Enoch Cain | 1990 |
| E.N.G. | Phil Norwin | 1989 |
| The Jeweller's Shop | Choreographer | 1989 |
| Passion and Paradise | Lt. Johnny Douglas | 1989 |
| The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | Derek Blackthorn | 1988 |
| T and T | Big Steve | 1988 |
| A Child's Christmas in Wales | Father (past) | 1987 |
| Bay Cove | Mr. Bob Holden #1 | 1987 |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | Rausch / Karl Steiner | 1987 |
| Street Legal | Ron Harris / Andrew Michaels / Lukash | 1987 |
| Adderly | Monsieur Duval | 1986 |
| The Campbells | Edward Marchant | 1986 |
| The Twilight Zone | Jim Sinclair | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Griffin | 1985 |
| Night Heat | Kilpatrick | 1985 |
| Gulag | Lubyanka Guard #1 | 1985 |
| Eh Brian! It's a Whopper | Weigher-in | 1984 |
| The Ninja Mission | Second helicopter pilot | 1984 |
| Reilly: Ace of Spies | Port Official's Assistant | 1983 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Mr. Ring / Gary | 1974 |
| Nova | Sir Charles Lyell | 1974 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Forever Knight | 1992 |
