Jim Byrnes

Jim Byrnes

Jim Byrnes (* 22. September 1948 in St. Louis , Missouri as James Thomas Kevin Byrnes ) is an American actor and blues musician.

Life

Byrnes grew up in St. Louis , where he learned to play the piano at the age of five and the blues guitar at thirteen. He studied theology and worked as a professional shepherd before trying his hand at acting . On February 26, 1972, he lost both legs in a serious car accident. In the mid-1970s, Byrnes moved to Vancouver , where he made his living with music and doing odd jobs. In 1981 he formed a band that later became a major part of the local music scene.

Fifteen years to the day after his accident, he began filming Wiseguy , a CBS series that was shown in Germany under the title Fight Against the Mafia . The wheelchair-bound policeman Daniel Burroughs was Byrne's first major role; Filming lasted until 1990. As a result, Byrnes had guest roles in various series, such as The Police Chief , The Hitchhiker , Neon Rider , Supernatural , Danger Bay , Hat Squad , Sanctuary - Guardians of the Creatures and Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension . He has also appeared in television films such as Omen IV: The Awakening , I Want My Children Back! , Firestorm Company , Serving in Silence: The Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer Story and Dream Man on.

From 1993 to 1998 he played a supporting role in the television series Highlander as Joe Dawson. He played the same role in 2007 in the film Highlander - The Source of Immortality . He also played the role of Joe Dawson in an episode in the spin-off Raven - The Immortals .

In addition to acting, music is a driving force in Byrne's life. His CD That River is a collection of songs that he describes as "a reflection of his respect for the blues, R&B, soul, jazz, all rolled into one". It contains a song that was made while filming Highlander in Paris. For this CD he received a Juno Award for the best blues / gospel recording.

His CD St. Louis Times was released in April 2014 .

Byrnes was recently inducted into the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame.

Filmography

• 1980: Out of the Blue
• 1987: Hands of a Stranger (TV movie)
• 1987: Danger Bay (TV series, episode 4x11)
• 1987–2009: Fighting the Mafia ( Wiseguy , TV series, 5 episodes)
• 1988: The Red Spider (Movie made for TV)
• 1988: My father is an alien ( Out of This World , TV series, episode 2x04)
• 1989: The First Season
• 1989: Madeleine's New Adventures ( Madeline , TV series)
• 1989: GI Joe: Operation Dragonfire (miniseries, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 1989: Dragon Quest ( Doragon kuesuto , TV series)
• 1989–1990: Camp Candy (TV series, 16 episodes, speaking role)
• 1990: Without witnesses ( In the Best Interest of the Child , TV film)
• 1990: A Klondike Christmas (TV movie, speaking role)
• 1990–1991: GI Joe (TV series, 19 episodes, speaking role)
• 1991: Omen IV: The Awakening ( Omen IV: The Awakening , movie made for TV)
• 1991: Trevor and the Bum ( Christmas on Division Street , Movie made for TV)
• 1991–1994: Neon Rider (TV series, 12 episodes)
• 1992: A Dirty Game ( Dirty Work , TV movie)
• 1992: Harmony Cats
• 1992: Invader
• 1992–1993: Conan, the Adventurer (1992) ( Conan: The Adventurer , TV series, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 1992–1994: King Arthur and the Knights of Justice (TV series, 26 episodes, speaking role)
• 1993: The Hat Squad (TV series, episode 1x10)
• 1993: The Law of the Street ( Street Justice , TV series, episode 2x20)
• 1993: Sonic the crazy hedgehog ( Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog , TV series, 64 episodes)
• 1993: Mega Man: Upon a Star (Miniseries)
• 1993–1994: Double Dragon (TV series, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 1993–1998: Highlander ( Highlander: The Series , TV series, 46 episodes)
• 1994: Whale Music
• 1994: Conan and his brave friends ( Conan and the Young Warriors , TV series, 13 episodes, speaking role)
• 1994–1996: Mega Man (TV series, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 1994–1996: Hurricanes (TV series, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 1995: Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (TV film)
• 1995: Sliders - The gateway to a foreign dimension ( Sliders , TV series, episode 1x01)
• 1995: The Police Chief ( The Commish , TV series, episode 4x20)
• 1995: Cop Justice - Suspicious Agenda
• 1995: Killing Dreams (Dream Man)
• 1995: The New Adventures of Madeline (TV series)
• 1996: GI Joe Extreme (TV series, episode 1x11, speaking role)
• 1996: Undercover Man ( Wiseguy , TV movie)
• 1996: Starlight
• 1996: Bloodhounds II (TV movie)
• 1996 Hope ( For Hope , Movie made for TV)
• 1996: Stone Protectors (TV series)
• 1997: Shin kidôenkeni Gundam W: Endless Waltz (miniseries)
• 1997: Hunted - The Second Face ( Two , TV series, episode 1x19)
• 1997: The Hunt for the Treasure of Dos Santos ( Lost Treasure of Dos Santos , TV movie)
• 1997: Street Fighter: The Animated Series (TV series, episode 2x12, speaking role)
• 1997: Masterminds - The Duel (Masterminds)
• 1997: Drive, She Said
• 1997: Aircrash - disaster during take-off ( Final Descent , TV movie)
• 1997–1999: Transformers: Beast Wars ( Beast Wars: Transformers , TV series, 26 episodes, speaking role)
• 1997–1999: Roswell Conspiracies - The Aliens Are Among Us ( Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths & Legends , TV series, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 1998: Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins (video, speaking role)
• 1998: The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer (speaking role)
• 1998: In the matter of murder ( Murder Call , TV series, episode 2x08)
• 1998: Rudolph the Red-Nosed ( Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie , voice)
• 1998: The Jim Byrnes Show (TV series)
• 1998–1999: Das Netz ( The Net , TV series, 9 episodes)
• 1998–1999: Shadow Raiders (TV series, 7 episodes, speaking role)
• 1998–1999: RoboCop: Alpha Commando (TV series, 40 episodes, speaking role)
• 1998–2001: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1999: Raven - The Immortals ( Highlander: The Raven , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1999: Cold Squad (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 1999–2000: Transformers: Beast Machines ( Beast Machines: Transformers , TV series, 20 episodes, speaking role)
• 1999–2001: NASCAR Racers (TV series, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 2000: Higher Ground (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2000: Mysterious Ways (TV series, episode 1x05)
• 2000: Three terribly nice monsters ( Monster Mash , speaking role)
• 2000: Becoming Dick (TV movie)
• 2000: Highlander: Endgame
• 2000: First Wave - The Prophecy ( First Wave , TV series, episode 3x13)
• 2000: Level 9 (TV series, episode 1x10)
• 2000–2001: D'Myna Leagues (TV series, 13 episodes, speaking role)
• 2001: Spider-Man Unlimited (TV series, episode 1x07, speaking role)
• 2001–2002: UBOS ( Ultimate Book of Spells , TV series, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 2001–2002: Evolution ( Alienators: Evolution Continues , TV series, 17 episodes, speaking role)
• 2002: Due East (TV movie)
• 2002: Dead Zone ( The Dead Zone , TV series, episode 1x05)
• 2002: Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge , TV movie, speaking role
• 2002: Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control (TV film, speaking role)
• 2002: Twilight Zone ( The Twilight Zone , TV series, episode 1x13)
• 2002: Madeline: My Fair Madeline (TV movie, speaking role)
• 2002: Just Cause (TV series, episode 1x11)
• 2002: Taken (miniseries, episode 1x04)
• 2002: The Snow Queen ( Snow Queen , TV film, speaking role)
• 2002–2003: Stargate Infinity (TV series, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 2002–2003: X-Men: It Goes On ( X-Men: Evolution , TV series, 7 episodes, speaking role)
• 2003: Party Alert - Stay Away From My Daughter (My Boss's Daughter)
• 2003: Jake 2.0 (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2003: Gadget and the Gadgetinis (TV series, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 2004: Stargate - Kommando SG-1 ( Stargate SG-1 , TV series, episode 7x18)
• 2004–2005: Andromeda (TV series, 5 episodes, speaking role)
• 2005: Edison
• 2005: Inspector Gadget - Mission Pterosaurs ( Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever , speaking role)
• 2005: Back to Love (Fetching Cody)
• 2005: Supernatural (TV series, episode 1x08)
• 2005–2006: Da Vinci's City Hall (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2007: Highlander: The Source of Immortality ( Highlander: The Source , TV movie)
• 2007: Highlander - The Search for Vengeance ( Highlander: The Search for Vengeance , voice)
• 2007: Don't Cry Now (TV movie)
• 2007: Sanctuary (miniseries, 2 episodes)
• 2007: Madeline in Tahiti (speaking role)
• 2008: Heart of a Dragon
• 2008–2011: Sanctuary - Guardian of Creatures ( Sanctuary , TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2009: Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 (TV series, episode 2x19, speaking role)
• 2010: V - The Visitors ( V , TV series, episode 1x07)
• 2010: Dino Train ( Dinosaur Train , TV series, an episode)
• 2011: Goodnight for Justice (TV movie)
• 2011: Hellcats (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2011: Dangerous Surprise ( Deck the Halls , TV movie)
• 2012: Die Herzheilerin ( Notes from the Heart Healer , TV movie)
• 2012: War of the Worlds - Goliath (speaking role)
• 2013: Copper - Justice is brutal ( Copper , TV series, episode 2x03)
• 2013: King & Maxwell (TV series, episode 1x08)
• 2013: Slugterra (TV series, episode 3x10, speaking role)
• 2014: Hastings Street
• 2014: Paper Angels (TV movie)
• 2014: Strange Empire (TV series, episode 1x07)
• 2015: The Romeo Section (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2015: The Legend of Davy Crockett (TV movie)
• 2016: My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic ( My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic , TV series, episode 6x20, speaking role)
• 2018: Take Two (TV series, episode 1x10)
• 2018: Travelers ( Travelers , TV series, episode 3x07)

Discography

• That River (Black Hen Music, 1995)
• Burning & I Turned My Nights Into Days (Black Hen Music, 1998)
• Fresh Horses (Black Hen Music, 2004)
• House of Refuge (Black Hen Music, 2006)
• My Walking Stick (Black Hen Music, 2009)
• Everywhere West (Black Hen Music, 2010)
• I Hear The Wind In The Wires (Black Hen Music, 2012)
• St. Louis Times (Black Hen Music, 2014)
• Long Hot Summer Days (Black Hen Music, 2017)

Web links

Commons : Jim Byrnes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jim Byrnes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website
• Sliders - Biographies: Jim Byrnes