J.H. Wyman

J.H. Wyman

Born: January 5, 1967
in Oakland - California - USA
Joel Howard "J. H." Wyman (born January 5, 1967) is an American-born Canadian actor, producer, screenwriter and director.

He is known for his role in various Canadian and U.S. shows and films, including Billy K.(William Kramer) in Catwalk, Cory Robbins in Pacific Palisades and Lyle Springer in Sirens.

Wyman created the short-lived Fox TV show Keen Eddie. He then worked on the FOX science-fiction series Fringe, as an executive producer, writer, director and showrunner. In 2013, Wyman wrote and produced the feature film, Dead Man Down.

Wyman is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the FOX science-fiction series Almost Human.

Life and career

Wyman was born January 5, 1967 in Oakland, California, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec.

He left for Toronto to pursue an acting career and later attended the American Academy of Dramatic Art in Los Angeles, California. He now has established a career both in front of and behind the camera.

His first movie role was in Prom Night IV in which he played Mark opposite fellow co-star Nicole de Boer with whom he later worked with again in the series Catwalk. In addition to appearing in films, he has also had some notable roles in popular shows including, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Lonesome Dove: The Series, and Counterstrike. Joel also appeared in the second season of Highlander: The Series as Immortal Gregor Powers. Wyman is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Lyle Springer in the series Sirens, and he later appeared in the short lived soap Pacific Palisades in 1997 but left the show after six episodes. He wrote and produced the 2001 film The Mexican.

Movies for J.H. Wyman...

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
Title: Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
Character: Self
Released: October 17, 2014
Type: Movie
“Showrunners” is the first ever feature length documentary film to explore the fascinating world of US television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them. These are the people responsible for creating, writing and overseeing every element of production on one of the United State’s biggest exports – television drama and comedy series. Often described as the most complex job in the entertainment business, a showrunner is the chief writer / producer on a TV series and, in most instances, the show’s creator. Battling daily between art and commerce, showrunners manage every aspect of a TV show’s development and production: creative, financial and logistical.
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Random Encounter
Title: Random Encounter
Character: Kyle Jones (as Joel Wyner)
Released: September 18, 1998
Type: Movie
Alicia, a promising young PR executive, goes home with a handsome stranger, only for the pair to be attacked by a woman with a knife. Alicia kills the woman in self-defense, but then finds herself framed for murder. Unraveling the mystery, Alicia finds herself plunged into a web of deceit from which there seems to be no escape.
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Listen
Title: Listen
Character: Randy Wilkes
Released: September 27, 1996
Type: Movie
A young woman thinks one of her neighbors in her apartment building is a serial killer and begins to suspect both her current boyfriend and former girlfriend of being the killer.
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Title: FX: The Series
Character: Marcos Constantinos Kostas
Released: September 9, 1996
Type: TV
Rollie Tyler, a special effects expert, helps his detective friend solve crimes by making criminals see what they want to see. But what is real and what is illusion?
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The Club
Title: The Club
Character: John Rotman
Released: June 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Time stops at midnight at the Senior Prom for five students, one murderous counselor, and John. They must find the courage to face themselves or, when time starts again, they may find that they are joining John's Club. All you have to do is commit murder... or suicide.
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Title: Sirens
Character: Lyle Soinger
Released: March 10, 1993
Type: TV
Sirens focused on the work and lives of three rookie female Pittsburgh Police officers. Officer Sarah Berkezchuk is dealing with her failing marriage, Officer Lynn Stanton is a single mom, and second-generation cop Officer Molly Whelan has a bad attitude which starts to interfere with her job. Each rookie officer worked under a veteran cop, and each grows and becomes more focused as a result.
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Title: Highlander: The Series
Character: Gregor / Greg Powers
Released: October 3, 1992
Type: TV
Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against other immortals and tries to save people from harm.
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Title: Catwalk
Character: Billy-K
Released: October 1, 1992
Type: TV
Six twenty-something form a pop band named Catwalk.
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Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
Title: Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
Character: Mark
Released: February 14, 1992
Type: Movie
Thirty years after slashing a Hamilton High couple on Prom Night 1957, psychotic priest Father Jonas gets loose from the chapel basement where the other church fathers had been secretly keeping him locked up and drugged.
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Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
Title: Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
Character: Lloyd Smith
Released: January 19, 1992
Type: Movie
A documentary that uses dramatizations based on fact to tell the story of Canadian air crew in Canadian bomber squadrons under British command during World War II. Posits Royal Air Force Bomber Command "deliberately hid the truth" about RAF bomber crew survival rates, concealed plans about deliberately annihilating civilians, and betrayed the trust of Canadian military airmen. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini-series.
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Title: The Valour and the Horror
Character: Lloyd Smith
Released: January 12, 1992
Type: TV
Mini-series investigating three significant Canadian battles in World War II.