Callum Keith Rennie

    Actor, Producer, Additional Crew

    Birthdate: September 14

    Birthplace: Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

    Callum Keith Rennie was born in Sunderland, England, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. While attending college in Edmonton Callum was asked to join a radio show which featured actor/comedian Bruce McCulloch (who eventually went on to KIDS IN THE HALL fame). This experience inspired Callum to dig deeper in to the world of acting and led him to audition for the renowned Shaw Festival. Callum was chosen to join the company where he performed a multitude of roles during his time there... a precursor to his impressive range and style as an actor.

    Soon rumours of his talents moved through the Toronto film community but Callum choose to head west to Vancouver instead. It didn't take long for him to catch the attention of the film & television industry, which was exploding. After landing various parts in movies and TV series Callum's first leading film role was opposite Sandra Oh in the indie DOUBLE HAPPINESS. His performance activated the first of many nominations and awards to follow. Between his critically acclaimed performance as 'Billy Talent' in the iconic punk rock film HARD CORE LOGO that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and his desirable charms working through the apocalyptic LAST NIGHT (once again opposite Sandra Oh), for which Callum won his first Genie for Best Performance by an Actor, Callum was now well on his way to an impressive career.

    A cascade of opportunities began to flow Callum's way, with a wide range of extraordinary film makers inviting this dynamic talent to join their projects such as David Cronenberg: eXistenZ (1999), Christopher Nolan : Memento (2000), John Woo: Paycheck, Chris Carter: X-Files and David Goyer: Blade Trinity and The Invisible.

    Callum's creative senses continued to be attracted by nature to many starring roles in independent film projects like FLOWER & GARNET, FALLING ANGELS, SNOW CAKE, NORMAL and GOON: LAST OF THE ENFORCERS. Also the 3D feature film adaptation of THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET opposite Helena Bottom-Carter for Oscar nominated director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, INTO THE FOREST opposite Ellen Page & Evan Rachel Wood, and BORN TO BE BLUE opposite Ethan Hawke.

    Throughout his career Callum has starred in many impressive television projects as well...starting early as the Mountie sidekick on CBS's DUE SOUTH, then the hit SyFy series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA in which he played infamous Cylon 'Leobon', and his turn as legendary rocker 'Lew Ashby' in Showtime's CALIFORNICATION alongside David Duchovny. Callum was the fractured star of SHATTERED for eOne Entertainment, and carried his investigative skills over to the NBC series THE FIRM based on the bestselling John Grisham novel. Callum covertly joined the cast of the Amazon hit series THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE in their season two and experimented on the second season of MARVEL'S JESSICA JONES for Netflix.

    Callum next reprises his role in the much anticipated second season of Doug Liman's YouTube Red series IMPULSE.

    Known For

    Star Trek: Discovery
    Star Trek: Discovery

    (2017)

    The Umbrella Academy
    The Umbrella Academy

    (2019)

    Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
    Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

    (2009)

    Californication
    Californication

    (2007)

    Callum Keith Rennie Movies

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    • 2018 |

      Little Pink House

      asTim Leblanc
    • 2018 |

      Fifty Shades Freed

      asRay
    • 2017 |
      Goon: Last of the Enforcersas Hyrum Cain
    • 2017 |
      Mobile Homesas Robert
    • 2017 |

      Jigsaw

      asDetective Halloran
    • 2016 |
      Wait Till Helen Comesas Dave
    • 2016 |

      Masterminds

      asOllie
    • 2016 |

      Into the Forest

      asRobert
    • 2016 |

      Warcraft

      asMoroes
    • 2016 |

      Born to Be Blue

      asDick Bock
    • 2013 |
      The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivetas Father
    • 2015 |

      Fifty Shades of Grey

      asRay
    • 2014 |
      October Galeas James
    • 2014 |
      Sitting on the Edge of Marleneas Fast Freddy
    • 2013 |
      Hell in a Handbagas Silver
    • 2010 |
      Faith, Fraud, & Minimum Wageas Donald McMullen
    • 2010 |
      Gunlessas Ben Cutter
    • 2009 |
      Case 39as Edward Sullivan
    • 2008 |
      The X Files: I Want to Believeas 2nd Abductor - Janke Dacyshyn
    • 2008 |
      Sleepwalkingas Will
    • 2007 |
      Normalas Walt Braugher
    • 2006 |
      Snow Cakeas John Neil
    • 2007 |
      The Invisibleas Detective Brian Larson
    • 2005 |
      Whole New Thingas Denny
    • 2007 |
      Code Name: The Cleaneras Shaw
    • 2005 |
      Lucidas Victor
    • 2002 |
      Now & Foreveras Carl Mackie
    • 2004 |
      Wilby Wonderfulas Duck MacDonald
    • 2004 |
      Blade: Trinityas Asher Talos
    • 2003 |
      Falling Angelsas Jim Field
    • 2002 |
      Flower & Garnetas Ed
    • 2001 |
      Picture Claireas Laramie
    • 2001 |

      Memento

      asDodd
    • 2000 |
      Suspicious Riveras Gary Jensen
    • 2000 |
      The Last Stopas Jake
    • 1999 |
      eXistenZas Hugo Carlaw
    • 1999 |

      eXistenZ

      asHugo Carlaw
    • 1996 |
      Hard Core Logoas Billy Tallent
    • 1997 |
      Men with Gunsas Mamet
    • 1995 |
      Curtis's Charmas Jim
    • 1994 |
      Valentine's Dayas Astronaut
    • 1993 |
      Purple Toastas Tom Struck