| Birth Date: | 29 April 1963 |
| Birth Place: | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Years Active: | 1987-present |
| Spouse: | [1] |
Bruce Harwood (born April 29, 1963) is a Canadian character actor best known for his role of John Fitzgerald Byers, one of The Lone Gunmen on the television series The X-Files. In addition to The X-Files, Harwood portrayed Byers in the spin-off series The Lone Gunmen, which aired thirteen episodes in 2001. He has also played other roles with a strong similarity to Byers, such as Willis, a technician from the Phoenix Foundation in MacGyver, and government-scientist-turned-conspiracy-theorist Dr. Avery Strong in The Outer Limits. He was a founding member of the Vancouver summer Shakespeare festival, Bard on the Beach. He also starred in the 1988 movie Earth Star Voyager.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Fly II | Technician | |
| 1991 | Bingo | Network Executive | |
| 1995 | Beauty's Revenge | Cameraman | Television movie |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Birdie | Reporter #1 | Television movie |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Byers | |
| 2000 | The Guilty | Miles | |
| 2001 | CP Railway Director | Television movie | |
| 2006 | The Psychic Life of Plants | Doctor | Short film |
| 2007 | The Last Mimzy | Scientist | |
| 2008 | Personal Effects | Record Man | |
| 2010 | Daydream Nation | My. Myers | |
| 2011 | Christmas Comes to Canaan | Maitre D' | Television movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | MacGyver | Juice | Episode: "Blow Out" | |
| 1988 | 21 Jump Street | Bruce | Episode: "Hell Week" | |
| 1988 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Dr. Eugene | Episode: "Earth Star Voyager: Part 1" | |
| 1988 | Danger Bay | Joe | Episode: "The Return of Sugar Ray" | |
| 1989 | The Beachcombers | Xavier | Episode: "Club Laundromat" | |
| 1989 | Wiseguy | Messenger | Episode: "Day Seven" | |
| 1990–1991 | MacGyver | Willis | 4 episodes | |
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street | Engineer | Episode: "Research and Destroy" | |
| 1994–2002 | The X-Files | John Fitzgerald Byers | 36 episodes | |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Technician | Episode: "Valerie 23" | |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Norris | Episode: "Trial by Fire" | |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Barry | Episode: "Warriors" | |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Avery Strong | Episode: "A Special Edition" | |
| 1998 | Mr. Lincoln | Episode: "Honey, It's No Fun Being an Illegal Alien" | ||
| 1999 | The Outer Limits | Miles Pendergast | Episode: "What Will the Neighbors Think?" | |
| 2001 | The Lone Gunmen | John Fitzgerald Byers | 13 episodes | |
| 2001 | Andromeda | Philip Kim | Episode: "All Too Human" | |
| 2002 | Stargate SG-1 | Dr. Osbourne | Episode: "Frozen" | |
| 2004 | The L Word | Hotel Manager | Episode: "Lies, Lies, Lies" | |
| 2004 | Smallville | Ben Powell | Episode: "Resurrection" | |
| 2004 | Alienated | Professor #2 | Episode: "Human Gas" | |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Fred Beagle | Episode: "Shoulda' Stood in Bed" | |
| 2007 | Whistler | Graeme | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Endgame | Lester | Episode: "Gorillas in Our Midst" | |
| 2012 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Anesthesiologist | Episode: "Emily and...The Good and the Bad" | |
| 2014–2015 | When Calls the Heart | Mayor Silas Ramsey | 4 episodes | |
| 2014 | Psych | Health Inspector | Episode: "Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up" | |
| 2014 | The Flash | Dexter Myles | Episode: "Going Rogue" | |
| 2016 | The X-Files | John Fitzgerald Byers | Episode: "Babylon" | |
| 2020 | Batwoman | Professor Darby | Episode: "O, Mouse!" |