
David Huband
David Huband (born September 12, 1957, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer who began his career in comedy as a member of The Second City Mainstage Company (1983–1985), appearing in two revues, before joining the comedy troupe Illustrated Men in 1985, with whom he performed for 21 years, including as Estragon in their acclaimed production of Waiting for Godot. He was a series regular on The Red Green Show and on CBC's The Newsroom (32 episodes), and has performed at regional theatres across Canada including the Manitoba Theatre Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Theatre New Brunswick, the Arbor Theatre, and the Stratford Festival, where he played Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream. His most notable film credits include Cadet Hedges in Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), a gas attendant in Tommy Boy (1995, starring Chris Farley), a cop in That Old Feeling (1997, starring Bette Midler), a trooper in Wrong Turn (2003), Dodd in Cube Zero (2004), Ford Bond in Cinderella Man (2005, starring Russell Crowe), a photographer in Breach (2007, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger), Mr. Tuttle in The Lookout (2007), Officer Nelson in Dream House (2011, starring Daniel Craig), and Bertram Fontaine in Albatross (2022). On television he has appeared in Saving Hope, Republic of Doyle, Monk (2002, as a judge), The Strain (2016, as Bob Borgen), Suits (2017), Good Sam (2022), and Orphan Black (2012–2017). He has also done extensive voice-over work, including Rex Bordeaux in Atomic Puppet (52 episodes, 2016), Morty Storkowitz in Birdz (1998), and various roles in Sailor Moon (1995–1998) and Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (2015).
Known for (69 titles)
tvPeep and the Big Wide World
2004 · ★ 8.5
tvSuits
2011 · ★ 8.2
tvMayday
2003 · ★ 8.2
tvHeartland
2007 · ★ 8.2
tvCorner Gas
2004 · ★ 8.0
tvThe Newsroom
1996 · ★ 8.0
tvGoosebumps
1995 · ★ 8.0
tvMonk
2002 · ★ 7.9
tvPelswick
2000 · ★ 7.8
tvMurdoch Mysteries
2008 · ★ 7.7
movieA Merry Murdoch Christmas
2015 · ★ 7.6
movieCinderella Man
2005 · ★ 7.6
tvThe Strain
2014 · ★ 7.5
tvLaw & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
2024 · ★ 7.5
tvThe State Within
2006 · ★ 7.4
tvLittle Shop
1991 · ★ 7.4
tvReGenesis
2004 · ★ 7.4
tvTilt
2005 · ★ 7.3
tvGood Sam
2022 · ★ 7.3
movieFrequency
2000 · ★ 7.3
tvSuper Why!
2007 · ★ 7.1
tvCross
2024 · ★ 7.0
movieThe Diamond Fleece
1992 · ★ 7.0
movieAnimal Control
2011 · ★ 7.0
tvRepublic of Doyle
2010 · ★ 7.0
tvTotal Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
2015 · ★ 6.9
tvMissing
2003 · ★ 6.9
movieTommy Boy
1995 · ★ 6.8
tvConviction
2016 · ★ 6.8
movieEscape from the Newsroom
2002 · ★ 6.7
movieThe Lookout
2007 · ★ 6.6
movieBreach
2007 · ★ 6.6
tvSomething Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026 · ★ 6.6
movieWrong Turn
2003 · ★ 6.4
movieTintin in America
1992 · ★ 6.4
tvAtomic Puppet
2016 · ★ 6.4
movieDream House
2011 · ★ 6.2
movieThat Old Feeling
1997 · ★ 6.2
movieHer Desperate Choice
1996 · ★ 6.1
movieDirty Pictures
2000 · ★ 6.1
movieHoliday Affair
1996 · ★ 5.9
movieUltimate Deception
1999 · ★ 5.8
moviePolice Academy 3: Back in Training
1986 · ★ 5.8
movieThe Exchange
2021 · ★ 5.8
movieReel Love
2011 · ★ 5.7
movieConundrum
1996 · ★ 5.7
movieCube Zero
2004 · ★ 5.7
movieDown to Earth
2001 · ★ 5.6
movieNo One Could Protect Her
1996 · ★ 5.5
movieTerry
2005 · ★ 5.4
movieWW3
2001 · ★ 5.4
tvRemedy
2014 · ★ 5.4
movieNurse 3-D
2013 · ★ 5.3
movieThe Ladies Man
2000 · ★ 5.3
tvBirdz
1998 · ★ 5.3
movieHank and Mike
2008 · ★ 5.2
movieAn American Dream: The Education of William Bowman
2016 · ★ 5.0
movieThe Republic of Love
2004 · ★ 4.9
movieMotel
1998 · ★ 4.3
movieLove, Sex, and Eating the Bones
2003 · ★ 4.3