Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the CW action series Nikita, Dr. David Sandström in the TMN series ReGenesis, Henrik "Hank" Johanssen in Orphan Black, Bob Corbett in Bomb Girls, William Easton in Saw VI, George Brown in the television film John A.: Birth of a Country, and Black Mask in Batwoman. He also played the lead role of Detective William Murdoch in a three-episode mini-series, The Murdoch Mysteries, in its initial run on Canadian television, with two episodes shown in 2004 and a third in 2005.
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Early life
Outerbridge was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, the son of a lawyer and youngest of five siblings.
Career
After high school Outerbridge enrolled at the University of Victoria to study acting. Afterwards he toured Canada for four years with the theatre group Way Off Broadway. In 1997 and 2002, he was nominated in the Canadian Genie Awards as the best actor in the films Kissed and Marine Life, respectively. He was also nominated in the Gemini Awards for his achievements. Outerbridge won a 2013 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series for his role in John A.: Birth of a Country.
Between May 2004 and September 2005, Outerbridge starred in The Murdoch Mysteries, a trilogy of television films based on the novels by Maureen Jennings. The films were "Except the Dying", "Poor Tom Is Cold" and "Under the Dragon's Tail". Murdoch Mysteries became a successful long-running series, albeit without Outerbridge, who was succeeded in the lead role by Yannick Bisson.
Outerbridge had a recurring role in the second season of Orphan Black, portraying the character Henrik "Hank" Johanssen, a Prolethean religious leader who is against the scientific processes that created the clones.
In 2021, Outerbridge recurred in the second season of Batwoman as Black Mask.
Personal life
In May 2000, he married actress Tammy Isbell. Together they have twins, Samuel and Thomas (born 2004).
