Early life

Joy was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and grew up in St John's, Newfoundland. He is the son of Flora Louise (née Pike) and Dr. Clifton Joseph Joy, a physician and politician. He attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship and Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Career

Joy played Madonna's punk musician boyfriend Jim in 1985's Desperately Seeking Susan, and the Dutch-Israeli Hans in the 1986 Alliance/CTV production Sword of Gideon, an adaptation of George Jonas's book Vengeance.

In 1998, he appeared in Gregory Hoblit's thriller Fallen, where he fit into the all-star cast that included Denzel Washington, Donald Sutherland, James Gandolfini, and John Goodman. In 2005, he had a lead role as the simple-minded sharpshooter Charlie Houx in George A. Romero's zombie movie Land of the Dead.

In the fall of 2005, Joy joined the CBS television show, CSI: NY, during its second season as a recurring character, Dr. Sid Hammerback, the Chief Medical Examiner, and became a main cast member in season five. Joy stated, "I basically read the script and then look up everything on Wikipedia that I don't know, and try to find out how to pronounce all the long words and get my head around actually what it is that I'm conveying, because often my character has a lot of explaining to do."

In 2006 Joy appeared onscreen in Alexandre Aja's remake of The Hills Have Eyes where he portrays a mutant named Lizard. He also starred as Ted Bedworth, father of Samaire Armstrong's character Nell Bedworth, in the 2006 romantic comedy It's a Boy Girl Thing. In 2007 Joy played the character of Colonel Stevens in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. He appeared as Dr. Stephen Hawking in the comedy, Superhero Movie in 2008.

In addition to his acting, Joy was frequently associated with the Newfoundland-based CODCO, working with the comedy troupe on many of their pre-television stage shows and appearing as a guest performer in the series. He also co-starred in the 1986 Andy Jones film, The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, the only film that features the entire cast of CODCO.

He appeared as himself in the 2012 documentary film That Guy... Who Was in That Thing.

Personal life

Joy is divorced from actress Mary Joy. They have one daughter, Ruby Joy, who is an actress. In the summer of 2011 Joy and his daughter performed together in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Joy has been with Broadway composer Henry Krieger since 1995.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Atlantic City	Dave Matthews	Nominated - Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
1981	Ticket to Heaven	Patrick
	Threshold	David Art
	Ragtime	Henry 'Harry' Kendall Thaw
1983	Amityville 3-D	Elliot West
1985	Desperately Seeking Susan	Jim
	Terminal Choice	Dr. Harvey Rimmer
	Joshua Then and Now	Colin Fraser
1986	The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood	Eddie Peddle
1987	Radio Days	Fred
	Big Shots	Dickie
1988	The Suicide Club	Michael Collins
1989	She's Back	Paul
	Millennium	Sherman the Robot
	Longtime Companion	Ron
1991	Shadows and Fog	Spiro's Assistant
1993	The Dark Half	Fred Clawson
1994	Death Wish V: The Face of Death	Freddie Flakes
1995	Waterworld	Ledger Guy
1995	A Modern Affair	Sperm Bank Technician
1996	Harriet the Spy	Ben Welsch
1997	Henry & Verlin	Ferris
1998	Fallen	Charles Olom
1999	Resurrection	Gerald Demus
2000	Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace	Manfred Roeder
2001	Sweet November	Raeford Dunne
2001	The Shipping News	EMS Officer
2005	Land of the Dead	Charlie
	Whole New Thing	Rog
2006	The Hills Have Eyes	Lizard
	Dinner For One	Man
	It's a Boy Girl Thing	Ted Bedworth
2007	Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem	Col. Stevens
2008	Superhero Movie	Dr. Stephen Hawking
	Down to the Dirt	Robert Kavanagh

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway	Carter	TV mini-series
1981	Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper	Mark Lijek	TV movie
1985-1989	The Equalizer	Jacob Stock	5 episodes
1985	Moonlighting	Clark Greydon	1 episode: "My Fair David"
1986	Miracle at Moreaux	Major Braun	TV movie
	The Lawrenceville Stories	Mr. Tapping	TV mini-series
	Sword of Gideon	Hans	TV movie
1987	American Playhouse	Tapping	1 episode: "The Prodigious Hickey"
1989	Miami Vice	Sebastian Ross	1 episode: "Miami Squeeze"
1990	Judgment	Mr. Hummel	TV movie
1991	Grand Larceny	Henry Piggott	TV movie
	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Christopher DeWitt	1 episode: "Here's How to Break the Other Leg"
	Hyde in Hollywood	Julian Hyde	TV movie
1992	The Ray Bradbury Theater	Booth	1 episode: "Downwind from Gettysburg"
1993	Dieppe	Hughes-Hallett	TV movie
	Gregory K	Ralph Kingsley	TV movie
	Maniac Mansion	Pony	1 episode: "Love Letters"
	Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story	Sheldon Zenner	TV movie
	Tracey Takes on New York	Disgruntled Ex-Employee	TV movie
1995	Law & Order	Leo Barnett	1 episode: "Pride"
	New York Undercover	Glenn Holloway	1 episode: "Tag, You're Dead"
	The Marshal	Thomas Borden	1 episode: "Pass the Gemelli"
	Side Effects	Connor Dennison	1 episode: "Paying the Price"
1996	Wings	Dr. Grayson	1 episode: "One Flew Over the Cooper's Nest"
	The Nerd	Rick Steadman	TV Pilot
	Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story	Dr. Steve Gibson	TV movie
	Moonlight Becomes You	Earl Bateman	TV movie
1998	Law & Order	Louis Dutton	1 episode: "Stalker"
	The Outer Limits	Dr. Greg Olander	1 episode: "Identity Crisis"
1999	Becker	Tetzoff	1 episode: "P.C. World"
	Seasons of Love	Jim Brewster	TV movie
	Snoops	Walter Byrd	1 episode: "Singer in the Band"
	Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place	Ed	1 episode: "Halloween 2: Mind Over Body"
2000	Nash Bridges	Norman Craft	1 episode: "Heist"
	Relic Hunter	Dr. Flaubert	1 episode: "Dagger of Death"
2001	Haven	Lawrence Dickson	TV movie
	Star Trek: Voyager	Inspector Yerid	1 episode: "Workforce: Part 2"
	61*	Bob Fitschel	TV movie
	Titus	Father Crawford	1 episode: "The Wedding"
	Gideon's Crossing	Andy Alter	1 episode: "Is There a Wise Man in the House?"
	Just Ask My Children	Sam Bennis	TV movie
	The Guardian	Larry Hines	1 episode: "Loyalties"
2002	Crossing Jordan	Ethan Grady	1 episode: "Blood Relatives"
	MDs	Frank Coones	All 10 episodes
2003	The Agency	Mr. Thornby	1 episode: "Absolute Bastard"
	Without a Trace	Josh's Father	1 episode: "Victory for Humanity"
	Alias	Dr. Hans Jürgens	1 episode: "Second Double"
2004	Malcolm in the Middle	Danny	1 episode: "Hot Tub"
	Helter Skelter	Detective Morrisy	TV movie
	Sex Traffic	Major James Brooke	TV movie
	Everybody Loves Raymond	Mr. Putnam	1 episode: "Ally's F"
2004-2005	Boston Legal	A.D.A. Preston	2 episodes: "Change of Course" and "Tortured Souls"
2005	Medium	Dr. Kenneth Holloway	1 episode: "Penny for Your Thoughts"
	E-Ring	Mark Boskovich	1 episode: "Pilot"
2005-2013	CSI: NY	Dr. Sid Hammerback	168 episodes as credited, but didn't actually appear in all of them
2006	Commander in Chief	Frank Devane	1 episode: "State of the Unions"
2010, 2013	Republic of Doyle	Al Kavanagh	3 episodes
2014	Grey's Anatomy	Marty	1 episode: "I'm Winning"

[ Source: Wikipedia ]