Jim Byrnes

For his music, Byrnes has won the Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year three times.

• Name — Jim Byrnes • Birth Name — James Thomas Kevin Byrnes • Born — 22 September 1948 • Birthplace — St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. • Citizenship — United States Canada • Education — Saint Louis University Boston University • Occupation — * Actor • musician • Years Active — 1966–present

Byrnes was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 22, 1948. His mother was a homemaker, and his father was a municipal accountant. He began performing blues at the age of 13, and acted as a teenager in local theatre productions. Prior to his acting career, he considered becoming a priest and attended seminary. He studied acting at Saint Louis University and Boston University. In 1968, during the Vietnam War, Byrnes was drafted and served in the 196 th Infantry Brigade for a year. In the early 1970s, Byrnes moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and later became a naturalized Canadian citizen. On February 26, 1972, he was struck by a passing car while he attempted to help move a stalled truck on the Island Highway North of Parksville, which injured his legs and forced them both to be amputated.

Byrnes made his film debut as a singer in Dennis Hopper's 1980 film Out of the Blue. His first major role was as FBI agent Daniel "Lifeguard" Burroughs on the American television crime drama Wiseguy, which ran from 1987 to 1990. Later, he starred in the fantasy television series Highlander: The Series as Joe Dawson, a member of a secret society known as the "Watchers". He reprised his role as Dawson in Highlander: Endgame and Highlander: The Source, installments of the Highlander film series, as well as providing voices for the anime Highlander: The Search for Vengeance. He starred in his own short-lived TV show, called The Jim Byrnes Show. He played a recruiting sergeant for the Union Army in an episode of Copper called "The Children of the Battlefield." His other television roles include Higher Ground and voice acting roles in: Beast Wars: Transformers, Beast Machines: Transformers, Shadow Raiders, Stargate Infinity, Dinosaur Train as Percy Paramacellodus, Nick Fury in X-Men: Evolution and Duke Dermail in Gundam Wing. He appeared in the Taken mini series, which broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel and an episode of The Twilight Zone entitled "Harsh Mistress". He has also appeared on the Syfy series Sanctuary, appearing as the father of Helen Magnus, played by Amanda Tapping and as Shineoa San in an episode of Andromeda as well as the voice of Virgil Vox in nine additional episodes.

As a musician, Byrnes has won the Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year three times, for That River in 1996 and House of Refuge on Black Hen Music in 2007, and for Everywhere West in 2011. Byrnes was also honoured at the 2006 Maple Blues Awards, as Male Vocalist of the Year. The Canadian Folk Music Awards recognized him as the Contemporary Singer of the Year in 2006 and 2009. In 2018, Byrnes performed with the Sojourners at a concert organized by the North Island Concert Society.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — Hands of a Stranger — Band Leader — Uncredited; Television film • Danger Bay — Tony Walter — Episode: "Deep Trouble" • 1988 — data-sort-value="Red Spider, The" | The Red Spider — Jack Fine — Television film • 1990 — In the Best Interest of the Child — Kurt • 1987–90 — Wiseguy — Daniel "Lifeguard" Burroughs — Main cast • 1991 — Omen IV: The Awakening — Noah — Television film • Christmas on Division Street — Benedetti • 1992 — Dirty Work — Stan • 1993 — data-sort-value="Hat Squad, The" | The Hat Squad — Carl Drake — Episode: "Dead Man Walking" • Street Justice — The Doctor — Episode: "The Wall" • 1991–94 — Neon Rider — Kevin — 12 episodes • 1995 — Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story — Vet — Television film • Sliders — TV Announcer (uncredited) — Episode: "Pilot" • data-sort-value="Commish, The" | The Commish — Brett Shrager — Episode: "The Kid" • 1996 — Wiseguy — Daniel "Lifeguard" Burroughs — Television film • Bloodhounds II — Lieutenant Jim McMahon • For Hope — Date #1 (uncredited) • 1997 — Two — Colonel Maxwell Foley — Episode: "The Reckoning" • Lost Treasure of Dos Santos — "Doc" Humphries — Television film • Final Descent — Duke Houston • 1993–98 — Highlander: The Series — Joe Dawson — Main cast • 1998 — Murder Call — Guy Hanson — Episode: "More Than Meets the Eye" • data-sort-value="Jim Byrnes Show, The" | The Jim Byrnes Show — Himself (host) • 1999 — Highlander: The Raven — Joe Dawson — Episode: "A Matter of Time" • 1998–99 — data-sort-value="Net, The" | The Net — Mr. Olivier — 9 episodes • 1998, 2001 — data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | The Outer Limits — Merlin, Gary Latimer — 2 episodes • 1999 — Cold Squad — Dick Hofstedder — 4 episodes • 2000 — Higher Ground — Frank Markasian — 5 episodes • Mysterious Ways — Ramp — Episode: "Spirit Junction" • Becoming Dick — The Bartender — Television film • First Wave — Tyler Greer — Episode: "Shadowland" • Level 9 — General Theodore Nemec — Episode: "Eat Flaming Death" • 2002 — Due East — Father Berkely — Television film • data-sort-value="Dead Zone, The" | The Dead Zone — Victor "Vic" Goodman — Episode: "Unreasonable Doubt" • data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | The Twilight Zone — Dion — Episode: "Harsh Mistress" • Just Cause — Episode: "Fading Star" • Taken — Busker — Episode: "Acid Tests" • Snow Queen — Polar Bear (voice) — Television film • 2003 — Jake 2.0 — James Skerritt — 3 episodes • 2004 — Stargate SG-1 — The Documentary Narrator — Episode: "Heroes: Part 2" • 2004–05 — Andromeda — Virgil Vox, Shineoa San — 13 episodes • 2005 — Supernatural — Professor — Episode: "Bugs" • 2005–06 — Da Vinci's City Hall — Councillor Eddie Banks — 2 episodes • 2007 — Highlander: The Source — Joe Dawson — Television film • Don't Cry Now — Steve • Sanctuary — Gregory Magnus — Miniseries • 2008–11 — 5 episodes • 2010 — V — Matthew — Episode: "John May" • 2011 — Goodnight for Justice — The Governor — Television film • Hellcats — Giles — 2 episodes • Deck the Halls — Morgan, The Radio DJ — Television film • 2013 — Copper — Sergeant Major Atticus Reid — Episode: "The Children of the Battlefield" • King & Maxwell — Roy Smalls — Episode: "Job Security" • 2014 — Paper Angels — Bill Price — Television film • Strange Empire — Cart — Episode: "The Oath" • 2015 — data-sort-value="Romeo Section, The" | The Romeo Section — Reverend Ortelli — 4 episodes • 2016 — data-sort-value="Legend of Davy Crockett, The" | The Legend of Davy Crockett — John Patton — Television film • 2018 — Travelers — James Edward Bailey — Episode: "Trevor" • 2021 — Sister Swap: Christmas in the City — Luke Swift — Television film • 2022 — Billy the Kid — Matthews — 1 episode • 2023 — Murdaugh Murders: The Movie — Don Hamilton — Miniseries • 2024 — Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement — Rumple Snide — Television film • 2025 — Family Law — Robert Jennings — 1 episode • Murder in a Small Town — Leland Bucholtz

• Year — Title — Voice role — Notes • 1989 — G.I. Joe: Operation Dragonfire — Alley Viper, Crimson Guard - Fake Lama, Night-Viper — 5 episodes • Dragon Warrior — Wizard Moore (voice) • 1989–90 — Camp Candy — Additional Voices — 16 episodes • 1990 — A Klondike Christmas — Wolfie (voice) • 1990–91 — G.I. Joe — Additional Voices — 19 episodes • 1992–93 — Conan the Adventurer — Epimetrius — 5 episodes • 1993 — Mega Man: Upon a Star — Dr. Light • 1992–94 — King Arthur and the Knights of Justice — Merlin — 26 episodes • 1993–94 — Madeline — Additional Voices • 1994 — Conan and the Young Warriors — Epimetrius The Sage — 13 episodes • The Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers — Additional Voices • 1995 — data-sort-value="New Adventures of Madeline, The" | The New Adventures of Madeline — 13 episodes • 1994–96 — Mega Man — Dr. Light, Sigma, Pharaoh Man, Air Man, Quick Man, Top Man, Gravity Man — 27 episodes • 1996 — G.I. Joe Extreme — Nelson — Episode: "Winner Take All" • Vortech: Undercover Conversion Squad — Additional Voices — 2 episodes • Adventures of Mowgli — Father Wolf (voice) — English dub • Stone Protectors — Additional Voices — 13 episodes • 1994–96 — Hurricanes — 7 episodes • 1997 — Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz — Dekim Barton • 1998 — Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins — Additional Voices • data-sort-value="Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The" | The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Pop (voice) — Video • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie — Elf Crowd Member #2 • 1997–99 — Beast Wars: Transformers — Inferno • Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths & Legends — Additional Voices — 40 episodes • 1998–99 — Shadow Raiders — Grand Vizier — 8 episodes • RoboCop: Alpha Commando — Mr. Brink — 40 episodes • 1998 — Fat Dog Mendoza — Brian Wallace / Dan Fantastic • 1999–2000 — Beast Machines: Transformers — Thrust • 1999–2001 — NASCAR Racers — Additional Voices — 26 episodes • 2000–01 — D'Myna Leagues — Rip Hickory, Dodger — 13 episodes • 2001 — Spider-Man Unlimited — Fire Drake — Episode: "Cry Vulture" • 2001–02 — Ultimate Book of Spells — Additional Voices — 26 episodes • Alienators: Evolution Continues — 17 episodes • 2002 — Inspector Gadget's Last Case — Chief Quimby • Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control — Kraigor • Madeline: My Fair Madeline — Mayor of Paris — Television film • 2002–03 — X-Men: Evolution — Nick Fury — 7 episodes • 2005 — Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever — Chief Quimby • 2007 — Madeline in Tahiti — Scarfaced Man • Highlander: The Search for Vengeance — "Doc", Rudy • 2009 — Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 — Jack Wheeler — Episode: "Legacy" • 2010 — Dinosaur Train — Percy Paramacellodus — Episode: "Elmer Visits the Desert" • 2012 — War of the Worlds: Goliath — Theodore Roosevelt • 2013 — Slugterra — Viggo Dare — Episode: "Back to Blakk" • 2016 — My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic — Gladmane — Episode: "Viva Las Pegasus" • 2018 — Take Two — Josiah Carberry — Episode: "Stillwater"

• Burning (1981) Polydor (vinyl) • I Turned My Nights into Days (1987) Stony Plain Records (vinyl) • That River (1995) Stony Plain • Love Is a Gamble (2001) One Coyote Music • Fresh Horses (2004) Black Hen Music • House of Refuge (2006) Black Hen Music • My Walking Stick (2009) Black Hen Music • Everywhere West (2011) Black Hen Music • I Hear the Wind in the Wires (2012) Black Hen Music • St. Louis Times (2014) Black Hen Music • Long Hot Summer Days (2017) Black Hen Music

• Vancouver Seeds 2 (1981) • Saturday Night Blues: 20 Years (2006) CBC