---
name: "Henry Czerny"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/henry-czerny"
fi1m_id: "henry-czerny"
imdb_id: "nm0001089"
tmdb_id: 15319
wikidata_id: "Q739004"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 February 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-04T23:29:29.645238+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Henry Czerny

## Identity

Henry Czerny

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/henry-czerny
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** henry-czerny
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001089
- **TMDB ID:** 15319
- **Wikidata ID:** Q739004
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Czerny, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739004, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001089/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15319

Actor. Born 8 February 1959 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 February 1959, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Tom Cruise](https://film.one/person/tom-cruise.md), [Christopher McQuarrie](https://film.one/person/christopher-mcquarrie.md), [Erik Jendresen](https://film.one/person/erik-jendresen.md), [Hayley Atwell](https://film.one/person/hayley-atwell.md), [Simon Pegg](https://film.one/person/simon-pegg.md), [Ving Rhames](https://film.one/person/ving-rhames.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (3), 2000s 65 (1), 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 67 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 73 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Thriller 5, Action 4, Drama 4, Adventure 3, Crime 2, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,029m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Czerny, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739004, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001089/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15319

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Mission: Impossible*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible.md) (81), [*Scream VI*](https://film.one/film/scream-vi.md) (65), [*Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md) (63)
- **HBO Max:** [*Sharp Objects*](https://film.one/tv/sharp-objects.md) (84)
- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md) (74)
- **Hulu:** [*The Tudors*](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Henry Czerny

> Henry Czerny makes men in authority worth listening to, with precise delivery and just enough doubt about their motives. We welcome him in a briefing, though even he cannot make an hour of explanations feel necessary.

Henry Czerny's Kittridge sounds faintly bored by the information he is delivering in *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023). His precise delivery keeps the complicated dialogue clear, without insisting that every detail deserves our amazement. We were amused by that boredom, because it made the film's prolonged explanations of an algorithm a little less solemn. This is where we value Czerny most: playing an official whose professional manner leaves us uncertain about how far to trust him.

That uncertainty was useful early on. *Clear and Present Danger* (1994) cast him as the duplicitous CIA deputy director Robert Ritter, and Brian De Palma's *Mission: Impossible* (1996) gave him Kittridge, the man who calls Hunt a traitor. The parts helped establish him as a suspect authority figure, a casting habit that can make an actor's work seem decided before he has spoken. As the powerful patriarch Conrad Grayson in *Revenge* (2011–14), he continued to play someone used to exercising authority.

Christopher McQuarrie makes good use of that careful handling of dialogue when he brings Kittridge back. Czerny can explain the stakes clearly and still leave a question about the man explaining them, without making the speech difficult to follow. The weakness is how readily that skill can become an excuse for another briefing. *Dead Reckoning Part One* earns our recommendation through its action, especially the Rome chase; Czerny's presence makes the waiting more tolerable, but we still notice the wait.

In McQuarrie's *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), Czerny is the one man in a suit who seems to be enjoying himself. That small pleasure survives a film which spends an hour explaining the plot before either of its two major set pieces arrives. We would rather give him another exchange with Cruise than another page of explanation. Start with De Palma's *Mission: Impossible*, whose tense, ingenious complications are more consistently worth the trouble.

## Biography

Henry Czerny is a Canadian actor. Born in Toronto, he attended York University and trained at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, graduating in 1982. He began his career on stage, performing at the National Arts Centre, Citadel Theatre and Stratford Festival.

Czerny is known for his role as Eugene Kittridge in the *Mission: Impossible* series, including the 1996 film and its sequels *Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023) and *Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning* (2025). Other film credits include *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), *The Ice Storm* (1997), *The Exorcism of Emily Rose* (2005), *Ready or Not* (2019) and *Scream VI* (2023), in which he played Dr. Christopher Stone. He has also appeared in numerous television series, including a regular role as Conrad Grayson in *Revenge*.

Czerny has received the Theatre World Award and two Gemini Awards, and was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for *The Other Half*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), Fi1m 63, as Kittridge — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023), Fi1m 74, as Kittridge — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md)
- *Scream VI* (2023), Fi1m 65, as Dr. Christopher Stone — [page](https://film.one/film/scream-vi.md)
- *Sharp Objects* (2018), Fi1m 84, as Alan Crellin — [page](https://film.one/tv/sharp-objects.md)
- *The Tudors* (2007), Fi1m 65, as Duke of Norfolk — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md)
- *The Ice Storm* (1997), Fi1m 85, as George Clair — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ice-storm.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1996), Fi1m 81, as Kittridge — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible.md)
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), Fi1m 75, as CIA Deputy Director Robert Ritter — [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)

## Complete filmography (101)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Paris is Always a Good Idea* (2026), series, as Glenn
- *Love, Again* (2026), as Henry
- *Bon Cop, Bad Cop* (2026), series, as Martin Ward · Executive Producer
- *Bunny* (2025), as Rabbi
- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), as Kittridge — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *Our Little Secret* (2024), as Mitchell
- *Zombie Town* (2023), as Landro
- *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One* (2023), as Kittridge — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one.md)
- *Scream VI* (2023), as Dr. Christopher Stone — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/scream-vi.md)
- *Charlotte* (2022), as Dr. Moridis / Policeman #2 / Security Guard (voice)
- *Blade Runner: Black Lotus* (2021), series, as Doctor M. (voice)
- *The Righteous* (2021), as Frederic Mason
- *Ready or Not* (2019), as Tony
- *Sharp Objects* (2018), series, as Alan Crellin — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/sharp-objects.md)
- *The Curse of Buckout Road* (2017), as Detective Harris
- *The Other Half* (2016), as Jacob
- *Supergirl* (2015), series, as Winslow Schott / Toyman
- *Remember* (2015), as Charles Guttman
- *Quantico* (2015), series, as CIA Director Matthew Keyes
- *Rosewood* (2015), series, as Arthur Izikoff
- *Schitt's Creek* (2015), series, as Artie Camden — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/schitts-creek.md)
- *Revenge* (2011), series, as Conrad Grayson
- *Torchwood: Web of Lies* (2011), series, as The Other Gentleman (voice)
- *Falling Skies* (2011), series, as Lt. Terry Clayton
- *The A-Team* (2010), as Director McCready
- *The Cult* (2010), as Nathan
- *The Cult* (2010), series, as Nathan
- *Ice Castles* (2010), as Marcus
- *Christmas Dreams* (2009), as Norman
- *Prayers for Bobby* (2009), as Robert Griffith
- *Flashpoint* (2008), series, Actor
- *Mayerthorpe* (2008), as Corporal Alex Stanton
- *The Russell Girl* (2008), as Howard Morrisey
- *The Tudors* (2007), series, as Duke of Norfolk — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md)
- *Fido* (2006), as Jonathan Bottoms
- *Three Moons Over Milford* (2006), series, Actor
- *The Pink Panther* (2006), as Yuri
- *Conversations with God* (2006), as Neale Donald Walsch
- *The 7* (2006), as Mr. Whitney
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Matt Mallinson
- *The Exorcism of Emily Rose* (2005), as Dr. Briggs
- *The Circle* (2005), as Rick
- *Kojak* (2005), series, as Robert Mercher
- *Chaos* (2005), as Capt. Martin Jenkins
- *The Limit* (2004), as Denny
- *The Failures* (2004), as Frank
- *Klepto* (2003), as Ivan
- *Salem Witch Trials* (2003), series, as Samuel Parris
- *The Pact* (2002), as Michael Gold
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Aaron Larkin
- *Further Tales of the City* (2001), series, as Luke
- *Almost America* (2001), as Steven
- *Haven* (2001), as Ernst
- *Haven* (2001), series, as Ernst
- *Range of Motion* (2000), as Ted Merrick
- *Possessed* (2000), as Fr. Raymond McBride
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Alan Brooks
- *Cement* (2000), as Truman
- *After Alice* (2000), Actor
- *P.T. Barnum* (1999), as Greenwood
- *P.T. Barnum* (1999), series, as Greenwood
- *The Girl Next Door* (1999), as Arthur Bradley
- *Mentors* (1999), series, as Ludwig van Beethoven
- *My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story* (1998), as Sam "Chip" Sheppard
- *Glory & Honor* (1998), as Robert Peary
- *Kayla* (1997), as Asa Robinson
- *The Ice Storm* (1997), as George Clair — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ice-storm.md)
- *Promise the Moon* (1997), as Royal Leckner
- *For Hope* (1996), as Ken Altman
- *Mission: Impossible* (1996), as Kittridge — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible.md)
- *The Michelle Apartments* (1996), as Alex
- *Notes from Underground* (1995), as The Underground Man
- *The Interview* (1995), as Michael Coleman
- *Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story* (1995), as Bill Sanger
- *When Night Is Falling* (1995), as Martin
- *Anchor Zone* (1994), as Lawson Hughes
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), as CIA Deputy Director Robert Ritter — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *The Boys of St. Vincent* (1994), as Brother Peter Lavin
- *Ultimate Betrayal* (1994), as Ed Rodgers
- *Trial at Fortitude Bay* (1994), as Daniel Metz
- *Tales of the City* (1993), series, Actor
- *I Love a Man in Uniform* (1993), as Joseph Riggs
- *The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story* (1993), as Casey Baldwin
- *Cold Sweat* (1993), as Sean Mathieson
- *Lifeline to Victory* (1993), as Petty Officer Lang (Coxswain)
- *Kung Fu: The Legend Continues* (1993), series, as David Dawson
- *The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later* (1992), as Peter Lavin
- *A Town Torn Apart* (1992), as Fred Burham
- *Deadly Matrimony* (1992), as Rick Peterson
- *Buried on Sunday* (1992), as Nelson
- *The First Circle* (1992), as man in phonebooth (uncredited)
- *The Hidden Room* (1991), series, as Michael
- *Top Cops* (1990), series, as Engelking, Sessler
- *Counterstrike* (1990), series, as Oliver Montcalm
- *Katts and Dog* (1988), series, as Gregory O'Toole
- *T and T* (1988), series, as Police Officer Dennison
- *The Taming of the Shrew* (1988), as Lucentio
- *Friday the 13th: The Series* (1987), series, as Joe Nelson
- *Street Legal* (1987), series, Actor
- *Night Heat* (1985), series, Actor
- *Merciless*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![At a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. To learn more about the Canadian Film Centre, please visit (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/8498/gallery-d442f33d97e9.jpg) At a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. To learn more about the Canadian Film Centre, please visit (2012) — Jesse Grant via Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/CFC_In_LA_2012_21_%286816266938%29.jpg/1280px-CFC_In_LA_2012_21_%286816266938%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Scott Thompson and Henry Czerny at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. To learn more about the Ca (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/8498/gallery-f2ce81421625.jpg) Scott Thompson and Henry Czerny at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. To learn more about the Ca (2012) — Jesse Grant via Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/CFC_In_LA_2012_26_%286962382951%29.jpg/1280px-CFC_In_LA_2012_26_%286962382951%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![CFC In LA 2012 26 Scott Thompson and Henry Czerny at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. Photo by](https://film.one/media/person/8498/gallery-c93416b7a66a.jpg) CFC In LA 2012 26 Scott Thompson and Henry Czerny at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. Photo by — Canadian Film Centre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Henry_Czerny.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Henry Czerny](https://film.one/media/person/8498/gallery-836c55ef0b2f.jpg) Henry Czerny — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Henry_Czerny_at_Televerse_2026.jpg/1280px-Henry_Czerny_at_Televerse_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Henry Czerny](https://film.one/media/person/8498/gallery-7f847cf7f6d6.jpg) Henry Czerny — Image via TMDB
- ![Henry Czerny](https://film.one/media/person/8498/gallery-144649325da7.jpg) Henry Czerny — Image via TMDB
- ![Henry Czerny](https://film.one/media/person/8498/gallery-9186c93d41c4.jpg) Henry Czerny — Image via TMDB
- ![CFC In LA 2012 26 Scott Thompson and Henry Czerny at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. Photo by](https://film.one/media/person/8498/gallery-d8d329852a42.jpg) CFC In LA 2012 26 Scott Thompson and Henry Czerny at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety-hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab. Photo by — File:Henry Czerny.jpg: Canadian Film Centre
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- ![Henry Czerny](https://film.one/media/person/8498/gallery-d066c3101997.jpg) Henry Czerny — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 2000: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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