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Jim Byrnes (actor)

American-born actor and musician of blues

James Thomas Kevin Byrnes[1]OBC CM (born September 22, ) is an American actor and bluesmusician.

Life and career

Byrnes was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 22, [1] His mother was a homemaker, and his father was a municipal accountant.[1] In he was drafted and served in the Vietnam War for a year in the th Infantry Brigade.[2][3] He has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, since the mids.

On February 26, , he was struck by a passing car while he attempted to help move a stalled truck on the Island Highway North of Parksville, which injured his legs and forced them both to be amputated.[2]

In , he started appearing on Wiseguy as Daniel Burroughs, better known as Lifeguard.

It was his first major role and lasted until Later, he starred in the fantasy television series Highlander: The Series as Joe Dawson, a member of a secret society known as the "Watchers." He reprised his role as Joe Dawson in Highlander: Endgame and Highlander: The Source, installments of the Highlander film series, as well as providing voices for the animeHighlander: The Search for Vengeance.

Jim byrnes born Higher Ground. The Romeo Section 6. Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. He became famous for his deep and powerful voice, as well as for his energetic and passionate guitar game.

He starred in his own short-lived TV show, called The Jim Byrnes Show. He played a recruiting sergeant for the Union Army in an episode of Copper called "The Children of the Battlefield."

His other television roles include Higher Ground and cartoon voices in Beast Wars: Transformers, Beast Machines: Transformers, Shadow Raiders, Stargate Infinity, Dinosaur Train as Percy Paramacellodus, Colonel Nick Fury in X-Men: Evolution and as Duke Dermail in Gundam Wing.

He appeared in the Takenmini series, which broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel and an episode of Twilight Zone entitled "Harsh Mistress". He has also appeared on the Syfy series Sanctuary, appearing as the father of Helen Magnus, played by Amanda Tapping and as Shineoa San in an episode of Andromeda as well as the voice of Virgil Vox in nine additional episodes.

As a musician, Byrnes has won the Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year three times, for That River in and House of Refuge on Black Hen Music in , and for Everywhere West in [4] Byrnes was also honoured at the Maple Blues Awards, as Male Vocalist of the Year.[5] The Canadian Folk Music Awards recognized him as the Contemporary Singer of the Year in and [6][7]

In Byrnes performed with the Sojourners at a concert organized by the North Island Concert Society.[8]

Filmography

Film

Television

Animation

Discography

Solo

Compilation Inclusions

References

  1. ^ abcdJim Byrnes Biography and Filmography;
  2. ^ ab"The Loss of His Legs Is No Handicap for Wiseguy's Jim Byrnes".

    Jim byrnes keller williams Byrnes was also a regular member of the casting of the television series "Wiseguy", in which he interpreted the character of Joe Waters. Fetching Cody. He became famous for his deep and powerful voice, as well as for his energetic and passionate guitar game. War of the Worlds: Goliath.

    People, May 21,

  3. ^Vancouver Magazine. "Jim Byrnes's Last Stand", 1 July Retrieved 10 August
  4. ^See Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year.
  5. ^" Maple Blues Awards Winners and Nominees". Toronto Blues Society. Archived from the original on 10 May Retrieved 27 January
  6. ^"Results ".

    Canadian Folk Music Awards / Prix de musique folk canadienne.

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    Archived from the original on 14 June Retrieved 27 January

  7. ^"Results ". Canadian Folk Music Awards / Prix de musique folk canadienne. Archived from the original on 20 May Retrieved 27 January
  8. ^"Concert Society goes out on a high note"Archived at the Wayback Machine.

    North Island Gazette, Hanna Petersen. Apr. 17,

  9. ^CD re-release , Stony Plain Records, coupled with I Turned My Nights Into Days.
  10. ^CD re-release, , Stony Plain Records, coupled with Burning.
  11. ^ Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year.
  12. ^Re-released on Band Together label, with the tracks in a different order.
  13. ^Limited pre-release; no general release.
  14. ^Contains six of the nine songs found on Love Is A Gamble; see Jim Byrnes detailed discography;
  15. ^ Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year.
  16. ^ Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year.
  17. ^A compilation album of live performances from the Saturday Night Blues radio program on CBC Radio, hosted by Holger Petersen.

    Byrnes' "Blood In My Eyes" (also known as "I've Got Blood In My Eyes For You" and originally recorded on Fresh Horses) is included.

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