Ian Tracey 2615583 220952527 2008-06-22T11:03:41Z 71.139.48.196 /* Overview */ : ''For the organist of the same name, see [[Ian Tracey (organist)]]'' {{Infobox actor | image = Replace this image male.svg | caption = | birthname = | birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1964|6|26|df=y}} | birthplace = [[Vancouver Island]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] | othername = | occupation = | yearsactive = 1976-present | spouse = | website = | academyawards = | afiawards = | arielaward = | baftaawards = | cesarawards = | emmyawards = | filmfareawards = | geminiawards = '''[[Gemini Award|Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series]]''' </br> 1999 ''[[Milgaard]]'' | goldenglobeawards = | goldenraspberryawards = | goyaawards = | grammyawards = | iftaawards = | laurenceolivierawards = | naacpimageawards = | nationalfilmawards = | sagawards = | tonyawards = | awards = }} '''Ian Tracey''' (born [[26 June]] [[1964]]) is a Canadian Leo- and [[Gemini Award]]-winning [[actor]]. Over the years, Tracey has participated in over seventy films and television series. Tracey recently starred in ''[[Intelligence (TV series)|Intelligence]]'', a [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] television series produced by long-time colleague [[Chris Haddock]]. ==Overview== Tracey was born on [[Vancouver Island]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. He grew up all around British Columbia's [[Lower Mainland]]. A performer at a young age, Tracey started working at 12, playing in the film ''[[The Keeper]]'' 1976 starring [[Christopher Lee]].<ref>[http://iantraceyfansite.homestead.com/keeper.html keeper<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Tracey's recent feature film credits include ''[[Prozac Nation (film)|Prozac Nation]]'', ''[[Owning Mahowny]]'', with [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]], [[Kevin Costner]]'s western ''[[Open Range]]'' and [[Christopher Nolan]]'s 2001 thriller ''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]''. In 1999 Tracey won the Leo Award for Best Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for ''[[Rupert's Land (film)|Rupert's Land]]''. Tracey has appeared in a number of movies-of-the-week, including starring in the title role of ''[[Milgaard]]'', for which he won both the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series<ref>[http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?nname=ian+tracey&winonly=1&awards=0&rtype=1&curstep=4 Academy of Camadian Cinema and Television official website], last accessed [[October 22]], [[2007]]</ref> and Leo Award for Best Performance by a Male in a Picture<ref>[http://www.leoawards.com/1999_winners.html Leo Awards official website], last accessed [[October 22]], [[2007]]</ref> in 1999. Other television movies include ''[[The Rookies]]'', for which he received a 1991 Gemini nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2000 for his portrayal of the talented Homicide Detective Mick Leary in the Canadian TV series ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]''. He also directed two episodes in that television series, as well as one in ''[[Intelligence]]''. Tracey was a series regular on ''[[Tropical Heat|Sweating Bullets]]'' (also known as ''Tropical Heat'') and had a recurring lead on ''[[The Commish]]''. He was also seen in ''[[Taken]]'' and has guest starred on ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'', ''[[Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]'', ''[[The Sentinel (TV series)|The Sentinel]]'', ''[[The X-Files]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[Highlander: The Series]]'', ''[[The Collector]]'' and ''[[Mom P.I.]]'' In 2005-6 Tracey was in the TV mini-series ''[[Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story]]'' and ''[[Intelligence (TV series)|Intelligence]]'', a CBC Television series about the interactions between organized crime and government intelligence services. In ''Intelligence'' Tracey plays the head of a third-generation crime family that built its fortune on rum-running before turning to heroin and weed. He also appeared as Nova Group leader Daniel Armand in season three of the science fiction series ''[[The 4400]]'' and guest-starred as Lincoln Cole in ''Smallville''. In Spring 2007, he filmed the Chinese-Canadian historical miniseries ''[[Iron Road]]'' with [[Sam Neill]] and [[Peter O'Toole]] and narrated the making-of documentary for the DVD release of series ''[[Huckleberry Finn and His Friends]]''. ==Filmography== *''[[Eureka (1984 film)|Eureka]]'' (1984) *''[[The Journey of Natty Gann]]'' (1985) *''[[Fire With Fire]]'' (1986) *''[[Stakeout]]'' (1987) *''[[Trust in Me (film)|Trust in Me]]'' (1994) *''[[Timecop]]'' (1994) *''[[The War Between Us]]'' (1995) *''[[Man with a Gun]]'' (1995) *''[[Carpool]]'' (1996) *''[[Rupert's Land]]'' (1998) *''[[Milgaard]]''(1999) (TV) *''[[Touched]]'' (1999) *''[[Dangerous Attraction]]'' (2000) *''[[Prozac Nation (film)|Prozac Nation]]'' (2001) *''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]'' (2002) *''[[Cellmates]]'' (2003) *''[[Owning Mahowny]]'' (2003) *''[[Open Range]]'' (2003) *''[[Emile (film)|Emile]]'' (2003) *''[[Elektra (2005 film)|Elektra]]'' (2005) ==Major television roles== *''[[Huckleberry Finn and His Friends]]'' (1979) (Huckleberry Finn) *''[[Conspiracy of Silence]]'' (1991) (Dwayne Johnston) *''[[The Commish]]'' (1991) (Officer Jon Hibbs) *''[[Tropical Heat|Sweating Bullets]]'' (1991) (Spider Garvin) *''[[Fly by Night]]'' (1991) (Berry the Rat) *''[[The X-Files]]: "The Walk" (TV) (1995) *''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]'' (1998) (Detective Mick Leary) *''[[Taken]]'' (2002) (Bill Walker) *''[[Da Vinci's City Hall]]'' (2005) (Coroner Mick Leary) *''[[Intelligence (TV series)|Intelligence]]'' (2006) (Jimmy Reardon) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{imdb name|0870439|Ian Tracey}} *[http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=958493805&channel=823435648 Tracey interview video] {{DEFAULTSORT:Tracey, Ian}} [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:Canadian film actors]] [[Category:Canadian television actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Gemini Award winners]] [[de:Ian Tracey]] [[pl:Ian Tracey]]