Andrew Airlie
Canadian actor
Andrew Airlie (born September 18, 1961) is a Scottish-born Canadian actor.
Early life
Andrew Airlie was born in Glasgow, Scotland on September 18, 1961.
Career
Airlie has starred in television series including Breaker High and his TV credits include guest starring in popular television shows such as Monk, Smallville, Stargate SG-1, The X-Files and Fringe. He had television regular roles as John Oliver, the protagonist Sam (Bret Harrison)'s father, on the series, Reaper, which aired from 2007 until 2009, and as Mission Control Commander Mike Goss on the series Defying Gravity in 2009.
Airlie's best-known film role was as Michael Corman in Final Destination 2. He portrays Carrick Grey, father of Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), in the Fifty Shades of Grey films.
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