Craig Eldridge
Biography
Craig Eldridge is a Canadian actor whose exact birthday and birthplace are not publicly available in major sources. He began his career in the early 1990s in Winnipeg, Manitoba, performing on stage with local companies including Theatre Aquarius, Neptune Theatre, the Grand Theatre, and the Citadel Theatre, and doing radio work for CBC Radio. He has since accumulated over 100 film and television credits, working consistently in both Canada and the United States.
His most notable film credits include a Crime Scene Reporter in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996, starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson), Doran in The Tuxedo (2002, starring Jackie Chan), a Husband in Death to Smoochy (2002), a Pilot (voice) in Pushing Tin (1999), Gene Connors in Breach (2007, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger), Donnelly in Devil (2010), Dan Gifford in House at the End of the Street (2012, starring Elisabeth Moss), Senator Hank Badgley in Miss Sloane (2016, starring Jessica Chastain), Uncle Patrick in The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019), and Mario Bouchard in Skating to New York (2013).
On television, Eldridge is best known for his recurring role as Chase MacPherson in Street Time (2002–2003, 12 episodes, Showtime), Farmer in Condor (2018), Maxwell Kenny in Designated Survivor (2016, starring Kiefer Sutherland), Councilman Chuck Cohen in The Strain (2014–2015, 2 episodes), and Roy Truly in 11.22.63 (2015). He also appeared in The West Wing (2005), Due South (1995, 2 episodes), Murdoch Mysteries, Haven, Suits (2016), Warehouse 13, Flashpoint, Queer as Folk (US, 4 episodes), The Company (2007, 3 episodes), and The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (2018). His earliest credits include Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer (1993, as an RCMP Officer), Small Gifts (1994), and Conspiracy of Silence (1992, as Constable Langley).
Known for
The West Wing
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
Suits
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.
Mayday
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
The Strain
A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.
Haven
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
Due South
Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.
The Listener
Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby has kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his long time mentor and confidante Dr. Ray Mercer.
Flashpoint
The Strategic Response Unit (SRU) is an elite team of cops who specialize in high-risk critical incidents. Trained in tactics and psychology, they deal with extreme situations, where split-second decisions could save a life...or cost one.
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to possessions. The organization depicted in the series is loosely inspired by a real-life scientific organization. While locations in the series took place worldwide, the series was primarily filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000.
ReGenesis
ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC, a fictional organization with a lab based in Toronto. The organization investigates problems of a scientific nature, such as bio-terrorism, mysterious diseases or radical changes in environment throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NorBAC is headed by David Sandström, the chief scientist and molecular biologist. Through this character the show often addresses topical social, political and ethical issues related to the science at hand.
The series was originally seen on The Movie Network and Movie Central with rebroadcasts on Global and Showcase in Canada. Internationally it can be seen on FX in the United Kingdom, The Science Channel, Halogen TV and in syndication and CW Plus in the United States, and FX Latin America in Mexico; as well as numerous broadcasters in Europe and Asia. International distribution is handled by Oasis International. As of April 2012 the show can also be seen on Hulu.com.
ReGenesis
ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC, a fictional organization with a lab based in Toronto. The organization investigates problems of a scientific nature, such as bio-terrorism, mysterious diseases or radical changes in environment throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NorBAC is headed by David Sandström, the chief scientist and molecular biologist. Through this character the show often addresses topical social, political and ethical issues related to the science at hand.
The series was originally seen on The Movie Network and Movie Central with rebroadcasts on Global and Showcase in Canada. Internationally it can be seen on FX in the United Kingdom, The Science Channel, Halogen TV and in syndication and CW Plus in the United States, and FX Latin America in Mexico; as well as numerous broadcasters in Europe and Asia. International distribution is handled by Oasis International. As of April 2012 the show can also be seen on Hulu.com.
Twice in a Lifetime
Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in their lives and thus change them for the better.
Street Time
Follows a fair parole officer and his parolee who wants to go straight but his former business associates are after him.
Devil
A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the Devil.
Wind at My Back
A recently widowed mother loses her children to a cold mother-in-law in Ontario during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Based loosely on the books "Never Sleep Three in a Bed" and "The Night We Stole the Mounties’ Car" by Max Braithwaite