David Huband

Biography

David Huband (born September 12, 1957, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer who began his career in comedy as a member of The Second City Mainstage Company (1983–1985), appearing in two revues, before joining the comedy troupe Illustrated Men in 1985, with whom he performed for 21 years, including as Estragon in their acclaimed production of Waiting for Godot. He was a series regular on The Red Green Show and on CBC's The Newsroom (32 episodes), and has performed at regional theatres across Canada including the Manitoba Theatre Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Theatre New Brunswick, the Arbor Theatre, and the Stratford Festival, where he played Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream. His most notable film credits include Cadet Hedges in Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986), a gas attendant in Tommy Boy (1995, starring Chris Farley), a cop in That Old Feeling (1997, starring Bette Midler), a trooper in Wrong Turn (2003), Dodd in Cube Zero (2004), Ford Bond in Cinderella Man (2005, starring Russell Crowe), a photographer in Breach (2007, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger), Mr. Tuttle in The Lookout (2007), Officer Nelson in Dream House (2011, starring Daniel Craig), and Bertram Fontaine in Albatross (2022). On television he has appeared in Saving Hope, Republic of Doyle, Monk (2002, as a judge), The Strain (2016, as Bob Borgen), Suits (2017), Good Sam (2022), and Orphan Black (2012–2017). He has also done extensive voice-over work, including Rex Bordeaux in Atomic Puppet (52 episodes, 2016), Morty Storkowitz in Birdz (1998), and various roles in Sailor Moon (1995–1998) and Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (2015).