James Tupper
Encyclopedia
James Tupper is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees
and recently appeared as Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series Mercy
(2009–10), which was cancelled by NBC in May 2010.
Tupper was born in Dartmouth
, Nova Scotia
, Canada
. He studied acting at Concordia University, Montreal
, and later at Rutgers University
in New Jersey
, where he earned a Master's Degree.
) and moved in with actress Anne Heche
in August, 2007. Their son, Atlas Heche Tupper, was born over the weekend of March 7–8, 2009.
In his spare time Tupper enjoys carpentry and birdwatching. After high school, he lived on a coffee farm in East Africa and studied Swahili
. He has acted in several off-Broadway plays, including An Actor Prepares and After the Rain. Tupper co-wrote and appeared in 2005's Loudmouth Soup, a fully improvised indie that was filmed in one night that is soon to be released on video. He has had a recurring role on Samantha Who?
as Samantha's love interest, Owen.
Tupper appeared as Dr. Andrew Perkins, a trauma counselor, on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy
". He appeared in 7 episodes in the show's seventh season.
Men in Trees
Men in Trees is an American romantic television dramedy series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships...
and recently appeared as Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series Mercy
Mercy (TV series)
Mercy is a medical drama which aired on NBC from September 23, 2009 to May 12, 2010. The series initially aired on Wednesday nights at 8/7c, as part of the 2009 fall season, but was pushed back to 9/8c in April....
(2009–10), which was cancelled by NBC in May 2010.
Tupper was born in Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He studied acting at Concordia University, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, and later at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, where he earned a Master's Degree.
Personal Life
Tupper split from his wife in November 2006 (according to Entertainment TonightEntertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
) and moved in with actress Anne Heche
Anne Heche
Anne Celeste Heche is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She started her career on the daytime soap opera Another World, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991. Heche gradually landed supporting roles in feature films, and in 1997 appeared in I Know What You Did Last Summer,...
in August, 2007. Their son, Atlas Heche Tupper, was born over the weekend of March 7–8, 2009.
In his spare time Tupper enjoys carpentry and birdwatching. After high school, he lived on a coffee farm in East Africa and studied Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
. He has acted in several off-Broadway plays, including An Actor Prepares and After the Rain. Tupper co-wrote and appeared in 2005's Loudmouth Soup, a fully improvised indie that was filmed in one night that is soon to be released on video. He has had a recurring role on Samantha Who?
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007 to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd, who also served as producers...
as Samantha's love interest, Owen.
Tupper appeared as Dr. Andrew Perkins, a trauma counselor, on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
". He appeared in 7 episodes in the show's seventh season.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Corky Romano | FBI Agent | |
| 2001 | Joe Dirt | Cop @ Bridge | |
| 2001 | Peroxide Passion | Jed | |
| 2005 | Loudmouth Soup | Keith Miller | |
| 2005 | Love's Long Journey | Henry | TV Movie |
| 2005 | CSI:NY | Paul Zernecky | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Gilmore Girls | Biker #1 | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Derek | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Invisible | Joe | |
| 2006 | Love's Abiding Joy | Henry Klein | |
| 2006 | Dr. Vegas | Paramedic | 1 episode |
| 2006- 2008 | Men In Trees | Jack Slattery | 36 episodes |
| 2007 | Pictures of Hollis Woods | John Regan | TV Movie |
| 2008 | For Heaven's Sake | Peter Whitman | |
| 2008 | Toxic Skies | Jack | |
| 2008 | Samantha Who? | Owen | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | The Ex List | 1 episode | |
| 2009 | Mercy | Dr. Chris Sands | 22 episodes |
| 2009 | Me and Orson Welles | Joseph Cotten | |
| 2009 | The Gambler,the Girl & the Gunslinger | B.J. Stoker | TV Movie |
| 2010-2011 | Grey's Anatomy | 7 episodes | |
| 2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Rick | |
| 2011 | Girl Fight | Ray | |
| 2011- Present | Revenge | David Clarke | Recurring role |