Eric Keenleyside was born in St. Stephen and raised in London, Ontario, with time also spent in Brisbane, Australia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Windsor, Ontario, in 1980 and honed his craft at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. His professional life has seen him living and working across Toronto, Los Angeles, and Vancouver.
During the early to mid-1990s, Keenleyside featured in TV series such as “Street Justice”, “Hawkeye”, “Madison”, “Highlander: The Series”, and “Titanic”.
In 1999, he was cast in Guy Ferland’s comedy film “Delivered”, and in 2000, he made a guest appearance in “The King of Queens”. In 2006, he starred in the TV movie “Murder on Pleasant Drive”.
In 2007, Eric Keenleyside took on the role of Robert Doherty in the ABC series “Traveler” and in 2010, portrayed Bob Overton in “Hellcats”. He appeared in the 2013 direct-to-video action film “The Package”, co-starring “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Dolph Lundgren.
He is also known for his recurring role as Maurice, Belle’s father, in the hit ABC series “Once Upon a Time”.
Eric Keenleyside currently resides in British Columbia with his wife and two children.
Eric’s Films:
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Head Office | Whale Protestor #1 |
| 1985 | Big Deal | Born Again Christian |
| 1986 | Overnight | Ernst |
| 1988 | Blue City Slammers | Butter |
| 1988 | Short Circuit 2 | Simpsons Truck Driver |
| 1988 | Buying Time | The Bartender |
| 1990 | Stella | Wendell |
| 1990 | Perfectly Normal | Restaurant Man |
| 1996 | Bordello of Blood | Sheriff Noonan |
| 1997 | Prefontaine | James Buck |
| 1998 | Delivered | Hugo |
| 1999 | Mr. Rice’s Secret | Ray |
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe | Larry |
| 2001 | Antitrust | Coffee Guard |
| 2001 | Freddy Got Fingered | Foreman |
| 2002 | Bang Bang You’re Dead | Bob Adams |
| 2003 | Final Destination 2 | Detective Suby |
| 2003 | Dreamcatcher | Rick McCarthy |
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks | Kitchen Cleaning Agent |
| 2004 | Walking Tall | Dan Stadler |
| 2005 | The Interpreter | Rory Robb |
| 2006 | Firewall | Alan Hughes |
| 2007 | War | Leevie |
| 2009 | Damage | Val Sullivan |
| 2010 | Dear Mr. Gacy | Stan |
| 2013 | The Package | Doug ‘Big Doug’ |
| 2013 | Suddenlly | Mayor |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Boyd |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Gannett Lawyer #2 |
| 2015 | The Driftless Area | Mr. Bromley |
| 2015 | Vendetta | Captain Baldus |
| 2016 | The Edge of Seventeen | Tom |
| 2017 | Entanglement | Norm Layten |
| 2017 | Never Steady, Never Still | Don Camdon |
| 2017 | 1922 | Lars |
| 2017 | Woody Woodpecker | Roscoe |
| 2017 | Prodigals | Doug |
| 2018 | Overboard | One-Armed Sheriff |
| 2018 | Welcome to Marwen | Larry / Friar |
| 2019 | Ash | Terry |
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