Robert Joy

Robert Joy, 2017

Robert Joy (born August 17, 1951 in Montreal , Québec ) is a Canadian actor .

Live and act

Robert Joy was born in Quebec and raised in Newfoundland . He later attended the English Corpus Christi College at Oxford University and the Canadian Memorial University of Newfoundland , which he graduated from.

Since the mid-1970s he played in various movies and television productions . Robert Joy became known to a wider audience for his role in the film Susan ... Desperately Wanted . In it he plays the punk musician - friend of Susan, portrayed by Madonna . From 2005 to 2013 he played Dr. Sid Hammerback , one of the leading roles in the internationally known television series CSI: NY .

In addition to his acting for television and cinema, Robert Joy was temporarily a member of the Canadian comedy troupe CODCO , with whom he appeared on stages before the troupe went to Canadian television and had a series there from 1988 to 1992, in which Robert Joy occasionally reappeared. He also starred in the 1986 film in which the entire CODCO ensemble played.

Joy married the actress Mary, with whom he has a daughter. Joy has lived in New York City with film and theater composer Henry Krieger for over 20 years .

Filmography (selection)

• 1974: Cod on a Stick
• 1975: Peep Show (TV series, episode Festering Forefathers and Running Sons )
• 1980: Atlantic City, USA (Atlantic City)
• 1981: Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (TV movie)
• 1981: The Sweet Word Promise (Ticket to Heaven)
• 1981: Threshold - demigods in white (Threshold)
• 1981: Ragtime
• 1983: Amityville III (Amityville 3-D)
• 1985: Susan Desperately Seeking ... (Desperately Seeking Susan)
• 1985: Pauline and Joshua - To hell with ... (Joshua Then and Now)
• 1985: The Model and the Snoop ( Moonlighting , TV series, episode 2x05 My Fair David )
• 1985–1989: Der Equalizer ( The Equalizer , TV series, 5 episodes)
• 1986: Miracle at Moreaux (TV movie)
• 1986: Law of Terror ( Sword of Gideon , movie made for TV)
• 1986: The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
• 1987: Radio Days
• 1987: Big Shots - Two kids against the underworld (Big Shots)
• 1988: Death or the Joker (The Suicide Club)
• 1989: Miami Vice (TV series, episode 5x11 Miami Squeeze )
• 1989: Millennium - The 4th Dimension (Millennium)
• 1990: Friendship for life ( Longtime Companion )
• 1990: Judgment (TV movie)
• 1991: Revenge of a crook ( Grand Larceny , TV movie) *
• 1991: Hyde in Hollywood (TV movie)
• 1991: Shadows and Fog (Shadows and Fog)
• 1992: In the First Circle ( The First Circle , TV movie)
• 1993: Dieppe (TV movie)
• 1993: I want a home ( Gregory K , TV movie)
• 1993: Stephen Kings Stark (The Dark Half)
• 1993: A Woman on the Run - The Lawrencia Bembenek Story ( Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story , TV movie)
• 1993: Tracey Takes on New York (TV movie)
• 1994: Death Wish V : The Face of Death
• 1994: I'll Do Anything or: Are you going to Hollywood here? (I'll Do Anything)
• 1995: Pharaoh's Army
• 1995: Waterworld
• 1995: Pregnant of No. 247 (A Modern Affair)
• 1995: New York Undercover (TV series, episode 2x02 day, You're Dead )
• 1995–1998: Law & Order (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1996: Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (computer game, voice for Madison Storm / Stump )
• 1996: Picket Fences - Tatort Gartenzaun ( Picket Fences , TV series, episode 4x13 My Romance )
• 1996: Überflieger ( Wings , TV series, episode 7x18 One Flew Over the Cooper's Nest )
• 1996: Harriet, the little detective (Harriet the Spy)
• 1997: Henry and Verlin (Henry & Verlin)
• 1998: Mary Higgins Clark's: The Murderer with the Bell Tick ( Moonlight Becomes You , TV movie)
• 1998: Demon - Don't trust a soul (Fallen)
• 1998: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , TV series, episode 4x10 Identity Crisis )
• 1999: The Divine Ryans
• 1999: Becker (TV series, episode 1x10 PC World )
• 1999: Seasons of Love (TV movie)
• 1999: Resurrection (Resurrection)
• 1999: A trio to eat ( Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place , TV series, episode 3x06 Halloween 2: Mind Over Body )
• 2000: Nash Bridges (TV series, episode 5x18 Heist )
• 2000: The '70s (TV movie)
• 2000: Cheaters (TV movie)
• 2000: Bonhoeffer - The Last Step (Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace)
• 2000: Nuremberg - In the Name of Humanity ( Nuremberg , two-part TV series, all episodes)
• 2000: Relic Hunter - Die Schatzjägerin ( Relic Hunter , TV series, episode 2x02 Dagger of Death )
• 2001: Perfume
• 2001: Haven (TV movie)
• 2001: Sweet November
• 2001: Star Trek: Raumschiff Voyager ( Star Trek: Voyager , TV series, episode 7x17 Workforce: Part 2 )
• 2001: 61 * (TV movie)
• 2001: Titus (TV series, episode 2x24 The Wedding )
• 2001: Ship News (The Shipping News)
• 2001: Joe Jedermann (Joe Somebody)
• 2002: Crossing Jordan - pathologist with profile ( Crossing Jordan , TV series, episode 1x12 Blood Relatives )
• 2002: Between Strangers (Between Strangers)
• 2002: MDs (TV series, all episodes)
• 2003: The Agency - In the crosshairs of the CIA ( The Agency , TV series, episode 2x15 Absolute Bastard )
• 2003: Without a Trace ( Without a Trace , TV series, episode 1x19 Victory for Humanity )
• 2003: Alias ​​- Die Agentin ( Alias , TV series, episode 2x21 Second Double )
• 2003: Fargo (TV movie)
• 2004: Malcolm in the Middle ( Malcolm in the Middle , TV series, episode 5x10 Hot Tub )
• 2004: Helter Skelter (two-part TV series, all episodes)
• 2004: Sex Traffic (TV movie)
• 2004: Everyone loves Raymond ( Everybody Loves Raymond , TV series, episode 9x05 Ally's F )
• 2004–2005: Boston Legal (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2005: The Lazarus Child
• 2005: High School Confidential (Pretty Persuasion)
• 2005: Medium - Nothing remains hidden ( Medium , TV series, episode 1x15 Penny for Your Thoughts )
• 2005: Land of the Dead
• 2005: Whole New Thing
• 2005: E-Ring - Military Minds ( E-Ring , TV series, episode 1x01 Pilot )
• 2005-2013: CSI: NY (TV series)
• 2006: The Hills Have Eyes (The Hills Have Eyes)
• 2006: Welcome, Mrs. President ( Commander in Chief , TV series, episode 1x13 State of the Unions )
• 2006: It's a Boy Girl Thing
• 2007: Aliens vs. Predator 2 (Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem)
• 2008: Superhero Movie
• 2008: Down to the Dirt
• 2008: CSI: NY - The Game (computer game, voice for Dr. Sid Hammerback )
• 2014: The Mentalist (TV series, episode 6x21 Black Hearts )
• 2015: Defiance (TV series, episode 3x2)

Awards

• Genie Awards 1981: Nomination for the Genie Award for his supporting role in Atlantic City
• Genie Awards 1987: Nomination for the Genie Award in the category Best Song for The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
• Gemini Awards 1987: Nomination for the Gemini Award for his supporting role in "American Playhouse" - The Prodigious Hickey
• Gemini Awards 2001: Nomination for the Gemini Award for his supporting role in Bonhoeffer - The Last Stage
• Genie Awards 2007: Nomination for the Genie Award for his supporting role in Whole New Thing

Web links

• Robert Joy in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TheBarrieExaminer: Joy gets to join his daughter on stage ( Memento of the original from September 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , June 11, 2011