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Jonathan Potts

Jonathan Potts

July 17, 1964Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Jonathan Potts (born July 17, 1964, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor and voice actor whose career began in the late 1980s. He graduated from York University's theatre program in 1989 and immediately began working in film and television. He is best known for providing the voice of Link in The Legend of Zelda animated series (1989) and Captain N: The Game Master (1989), as well as voicing Troy Jeffries in the animated series Beverly Hills Teens (1987). Over his 40-year career he has voiced more than 1,500 radio and television commercials and appeared in over 100 animated episodes. He is married to Victoria and has three children. His most notable live-action film credits include Professor Brandon Lowe in Jason X (2001), Dr. Dunn in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007, starring Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman), a D.I.A. agent in Breach (2007, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger), Rick Daigle in Still Mine (2012, alongside James Cromwell and Geneviève Bujold), Blake in Rupture (2016, with Noomi Rapace), August in Len and Company (2015, with Rhys Ifans), Anon (2018), and Totally Killer (2023, Amazon). His first lead role was Jim Houghton in the CBC miniseries Conspiracy of Silence, a major Canadian hit that was sold to the BBC and NBC. On television he is best known as Captain Doyle Redfern in The Strain (2014, 3 episodes), Mr. Gitten in Ginny & Georgia (2021, 9 episodes, Netflix), and Dr. Tibideaux in How to Die Alone (2024, Hulu), with additional credits in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018), The Comey Rule (2020), Murdoch Mysteries, Supernatural (2016), Dream House (2011), Road to Avonlea, and Due South. He also co-produced Seance: The Summoning (2011).

Filmography

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · 8.8

When Hope Calls

When Hope Calls

2019 · 8.5

Twitch City

Twitch City

1998 · 8.5

Supernatural

Supernatural

2005 · 8.3

Suits

Suits

2011 · 8.2

Ginny & Georgia

Ginny & Georgia

2021 · 8.0

Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries

2008 · 7.7

Eureka

Eureka

2006 · 7.7

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985 · 7.7

Due South

Due South

1994 · 7.6

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

1990 · 7.6

The Strain

The Strain

2014 · 7.5

Private Eyes

Private Eyes

2016 · 7.3

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

2002 · 7.2

Captain N: The Game Master

Captain N: The Game Master

1989 · 7.2

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

1989 · 7.1

Reaper

Reaper

2007 · 7.1

Arthur

Arthur

1996 · 7.0

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

1996 · 6.9

Forever Knight

Forever Knight

1992 · 6.9

Still Mine

Still Mine

2012 · 6.9

Earth: Final Conflict

Earth: Final Conflict

1997 · 6.9

Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter

1999 · 6.8

When Innocence Is Lost

When Innocence Is Lost

1997 · 6.8

Totally Killer

Totally Killer

2023 · 6.8

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

1999 · 6.7

Breach

Breach

2007 · 6.6

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

1993 · 6.6

Fairly Legal

Fairly Legal

2011 · 6.6

FX: The Series

FX: The Series

1996 · 6.5

The Legend of Zelda: The Power of the Triforce

The Legend of Zelda: The Power of the Triforce

2008 · 6.5

How to Die Alone

How to Die Alone

2024 · 6.4

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

1990 · 6.3

When Night Is Falling

When Night Is Falling

1995 · 6.3

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

2007 · 6.3

Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

1999 · 6.2

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

2008 · 6.2

Dream House

Dream House

2011 · 6.2

Resurrection

Resurrection

1999 · 6.1

Devil

Devil

2010 · 6.1

Candles on Bay Street

Candles on Bay Street

2006 · 6.1

Anon

Anon

2018 · 6.0

Sex & Mrs. X

Sex & Mrs. X

2000 · 6.0

The Firm

The Firm

2012 · 6.0

Beverly Hills Teens

Beverly Hills Teens

1987 · 5.9

Between

Between

2015 · 5.9

Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

2002 · 5.8

Population Zero

Population Zero

2016 · 5.8

The Counterfeit Contessa

The Counterfeit Contessa

1994 · 5.8

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Butterbox Babies

1995 · 5.7

Believer

Believer

2024 · 5.5

Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story

Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story

2005 · 5.4

True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet

True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet

2008 · 5.2

Color of Justice

Color of Justice

1997 · 5.2

Kevin Hill

Kevin Hill

2004 · 5.1

Cruel Intentions 2

Cruel Intentions 2

2000 · 5.1

Rupture

Rupture

2016 · 4.9

Jason X

Jason X

2001 · 4.9

No Stranger Than Love

No Stranger Than Love

2015 · 4.6

The Jesse Ventura Story

The Jesse Ventura Story

1999 · 4.5

Lethal Tender

Lethal Tender

1997 · 4.2

Balls Up

Balls Up

1997 · 3.3

Street Time

Street Time

2002 · 2.5

Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat

Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat

2022 · 1.0

Body Count

Body Count

1986 · 0.0