David Ian Hewlett came to Canada with his family at an early age and says he has been acting for almost half his life. After dropping out of Toronto`s St. George’s College Choir School for Boys in Grade 12, he pursued careers in computers and acting simultaneously. He describes himself as self-taught in both specialties. Hewlett gravitated toward acting in high school and continued along the classic struggling actor career path for about ten years before his career began to take off. Hewlett is best known for his role as Dr. Rodney McKay on the science fiction television shows Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis. He also played the character of Grant Jansky on 73 episodes of Traders between 1996 and 2000.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
The Darkside (1987)
Pin (1988)
The Penthouse (TV-1989)
Where the Heart Is (1990)
Deep Sleep (1990)
Scanners II: The New Order (1991)
The First Circle (TV-1991)
Quiet Killer (TV-1992)
Split Images (TV-1992)
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel (1992)
The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1993)
Blood Brothers (1993)
Monster Force (1994)
Cube (1997)
On the 2nd Day of Christmas (TV-1
997)
Joe’s Wedding (1997)
Elevated (1997)
Bad Day on the Block (1997)
Clutch (1998)
Milkman (1998)
Survivor (TV-1999)
The Life Before This (1999)
Blind
Autoerotica (1999)
Amateur Night (1999)
Chasing Cain (2001)
And Never Let her Go (TV-2001)
The Triangle (TV-2001)
Century Hotel (2001)
Treed Murray (2001)
Ice Men (2001)
Cypher (2002)
Nothing (2003)
Foolproof (2003)
Friday Night (2003)
Boa vs Python (TV-2004)
Darklight (TV-2004)
A Dog’s Breakfast (2007)
Helen (2008)
Splice (2009)
The Whistleblower (2011)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Morlocks (TV-2011)
Rage of the Yeti (2011)
Haunter (2013)
The Shape of Water (2017)
Lie Exposed (2019)
Lucky Day (2019)
Who You Know (2019)
Nightmare Alley (2021)
The Swearing Jar (2022)
TV Series – Cast:
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993-1996)
Monster Force (voice, 1994)
Traders (1996-2000)
Stargate: Atlantis (2004-2009)
Sanctuary (2007, mini-series)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
The Edison Twins (1984)
Night Heat (1987)
Friday the 13th: The Series (1988)
My Secret Identity (1988)
Street Legal (1933, 1994)
T and T (1988m 1989)
The Campbells (1990)
Katts and Dog (1991, 1992)
Forever Knight (1992)
Beyond Reality (1992, 1993)
Sweating Bullets (1993)
Shining Time Station (1993)
Secret Service (1993)
Ultraforce (voice, 1995)
Twice in a Lifetime (1999)
ER (2001)
Stargate SG-1 (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Mutant X (2003)
Without a Trace (2004)
The District (2004)
Hellcats (2010, 2011)
Urban Legends (narrator, 2011)
Darknet (2013)
The Stanley Dynamic (2014)
Dark Matter (2015, 2016)
Suits (2016)
Incorporated (2016, 2017)
Murdoch Mysteries (2016, 2017)
Warigami (2019)
Credits as a Director:
A Dog’s Breakfast (2007)
Rage of the Yeti (2011)
Debug (2014)
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