Actor
Kenneth Welsh
March 30, 1942 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Kenneth Welsh, CM (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022) was a Canadian film and television actor (sometimes credited as Ken Welsh). He was known to Twin Peaks fans as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle, and had more recently played the father of Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. In 1984 he was nominated for a Genie Award as Best Actor for his portrayal of Reno Colt in the film "Reno and the Doc", written and directed by Charles Dennis. In 1997 Welsh directed Dennis in the latter's play "SoHo Duo" at the West Bank Theatre in New York City. Welsh was born in Edmonton, Alberta to a father who worked for the Canadian National Railway. He grew up in Alberta and studied drama at school. He later moved to Montreal and attended the National Theatre School.
Notable work
6.6The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
as Vice President Becker
5.6Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
as Dr. Jeff Wagner
7.2The Aviator (2004)
as Dr. Hepburn
8.2Smallville (2001)
as Drunk Santa
7.6The Blacklist (2013)
as Werner von Hauser
8.4The X-Files (1993)
as Simon Gates
6.6The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
as Dr. Mueller
7.4Legends of the Fall (1994)
as Sheriff Tynert
8.1The Expanse (2015)
as Franklin Degraaf
8.3Twin Peaks (1990)
as Windom Earle
6.8Four Brothers (2005)
as Robert Bradford
6.9Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
as Senna Tal (voice)
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