Ted Atherton

Acting

Ted Atherton

Born 1962-01-01 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Ted Atherton is a Canadian television and film actor, as well as an accomplished stage actor. His list of stage credits include major roles in Death of a Salesman and The Lion King at the Royal Alexandra, The Cryptogram at the Tarragon Theatre, Hay Fever at the Canadian Stage and The Last Comedy at the Banff Centre. An experienced Shakespearean actor, he has played principal roles in As You Like It at the Du Maurier World Stage, Much Ado About Nothing at the Theatre Calgary, as well as Richard III and All Well That Ends Well at the Stratford Festival.[1] He is best known as Myles Leland III in the TV series Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye.

Acting credits

Hollywoodland poster
6.1

When Hollywood superstar George Reeves dies in his home, private detective Louis Simo is hired to investigate his death and gets caught in a web of lies involving a big studio executive's wife. Based on a true story.

Hollywoodland

2006

Max Payne poster
5.4

A DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy, and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death, join forces to solve a series of murders in New York City.

Max Payne

2008

Standoff poster
6.1

A troubled veteran gets a chance at redemption by protecting a girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.

Standoff

2016

Crisis poster
6.2

Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.

Crisis

2021

Arctic Blast poster
5.6

When a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it then sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens to engulf the world in ice and begin a new Ice Age.

Arctic Blast

2010

Rabid poster
5.8

The quiet Rose works in women's fashion clothing, hoping to be a designer. A traffic accident damages her face. She gets experimental stem cell treatment, leaving her stronger and prettier than ever - but there's a side effect.

Rabid

2019

Christmas Wedding Planner poster
5.4

Wedding Planner, Kelsey Wilson, is about to have her big break: planning her beloved cousin's lavish and exclusive wedding. Everything is going smoothly until Connor McClane, a devilishly handsome private investigator, shows up and turns Kelsey's world upside-down. Hired by a secret source, Connor quickly disrupts the upcoming nuptials but wins Kelsey's heart in the process.

Christmas Wedding Planner

2017

Switching Goals poster
5.9

Twin sisters Emma and Sam come up with a scheme to switch places so each can play in the soccer team they prefer.

Switching Goals

1999

The Stone Angel poster
5.4

The feisty aging Hagar Shipley has lived an unconventional life. Her rebellious heart has always ruled and her choices have put her at odds with family and friends. Faced with her own mortality, and desperate to find solace, she goes on the run. In both the past and the present, she is forced to come to terms with the pain and pleasure, the disappointments and the exhilarations of her life.

The Stone Angel

2007

Santa Who? poster
5.5

Santa Claus develops amnesia after accidentally falling out of his sleigh and only the innocence of a small child can save him. Meanwhile, Santa has to battle the disbelief of a newsman.

Santa Who?

2000

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families poster
8.0

Two compassionate stories about two remarkable families who risk everything to help Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families

1998

Trench 11 poster
5.4

In the final days of WWI a shell-shocked soldier must lead a mission deep beneath the trenches to stop a German plot that could turn the tide of the war.

Trench 11

2017

Grounded for Christmas poster
6.4

When a winter storm hits Cleveland and grounds flights, the nearby hotels quickly fill up with stranded travelers. Nina, a pilot, reluctantly agrees to let her arrogant but charming fellow pilot, Brady, stay at her nearby parents' home. But when they discover her family is hosting a tree trimming party that night and that her ex will be there, Brady pretends to be her boyfriend to help her out.

Grounded for Christmas

2019

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving poster
5.5

Recently widowed Mary Bassett and her three children have hit difficult times on their farm. Suddenly, Mary’s wealthy and estranged mother Isabella comes to visit upon receiving a devious letter from the eldest daughter. Mary resents her mother’s attempts to help them out of their financial difficulties. In the end, more than money will be needed to heal deep wounds and rampant scarlet fever.

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving

2008

The Good Witch's Wonder poster
7.6

While planning her stepson's wedding, Cassie Nightingale also tries to uncover the truth behind missing auction items.

The Good Witch's Wonder

2014

A Bear Named Winnie poster
6.6

Based on the true story of a Canadian soldier, enroute to World War I from Winnipeg, who adopts an orphaned bear cub at White River Ontario. It is namned Winnie (for Winnipeg) and eventually ends up at the London Zoo where it became the inspiration for A.A.Milne's Winnie The Pooh stories.

A Bear Named Winnie

2004

An Officer and a Murderer poster
5.3

The true story of Colonel Russell Williams, one Canada’s most powerful and respected Air Force Officers, who committed numerous brutal crimes and was eventually brought down by a tenacious small town police detective.

An Officer and a Murderer

2012

The National Tree poster
5.4

A teenager has his Sitka Spruce tree chosen to be planted outside the White House as the new national Christmas Tree.

The National Tree

2009

Who Is Clark Rockefeller? poster
5.1

Called "the longest running con in FBI history," Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, the man that people knew as "Clark Rockefeller" had brilliantly impersonated numerous people, ranging from a talk show host to a Pentagon Advisor before ultimately claiming to be an heir to the famous Rockefeller family. Confident from the success of his prior scams, Clark quickly became well known and highly respected among Boston's elite and used his purported high society status to charm his way into the life of Sandra Boss, a millionaire with a Harvard MBA and a partner at the prestigious management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company.

Who Is Clark Rockefeller?

2010

Goalie poster
6.8

The life of a professional hockey player was not always a glamorous one. For legendary goaltender Terry Sawchuk, each save means one more gash to his unmasked face and one more drink to numb the pain. Sawchuk traveled across the country racking up 103 shutouts and 400 stitches to his face, proving that this is a man who lives, breathes, and dies a goalie.

Goalie

2019

The Fight Machine poster
3.8

Two young men from different backgrounds find their destinies linked when they meet up in the world of illegal bare-knuckle fighting.

The Fight Machine

2022

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy poster
5.9

A group of young adults struggle to run the biggest cattle ranch in the world amidst World War II.

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

1998

The Santa Suit poster
5.9

Drake Hunter, the president of Hunter Marketing, has the perfect plan to boost sales for his father's toy company over the holiday season--hire department store Santas to promote his father's merchandise. When the real Santa Claus turns Drake into a Santa lookalike, Drake finds himself working as a dress-up Kris Kringle to make ends meet. Stripped of power and position, Drake discovers the importance of honesty, compassion, and respect as he helps an unprivileged girl enjoy the magic of Christmas. Stars Kevin Sorbo.

The Santa Suit

2010

Candles on Bay Street poster
6.1

DeeDee returns to her hometown with her 11 year old son, Trooper, 13 years after she ran off with her boyfriend. Her childhood best friend, Sam, is now married and he and his wife, Lydia, are the town's veterinarians. Lydia is a little wary about DeeDee after Sam tells her that they were best friends growing up and DeeDee was his first crush. But DeeDee and Trooper find their way into many hearts of the townspeople with their sweet helpfulness and friendships. DeeDee sets up a candle making business in town square and invites many of the ladies of the town to weekly candle making parties, and through these parties she and Lydia become good friends. One evening after dinner with Lydia and Sam, DeeDee tells Sam she's very sick and she doesn't have much longer to live and she needs his help to find a good family in town to adopt Trooper. Sam later tells Lydia everything and they decide to adopt Trooper themselves if/when something happens to DeeDee.

Candles on Bay Street

2006

Behind the camera