Kenneth Alexander Mitchell was a Canadian actor.
Biography[]
Mitchell attended the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, eventually graduating with top honors. There, he studied landscape architecture and also played for the school's soccer team as a striker. Additionally, Mitchell attended Kilcoo Camp in Minden, Ontario for four years, later working there as a counselor for eight years. He claims that at the camp, he discovered his love for acting and a passion for interpretive dancing. Mitchell later attended an acting class taught by writer, producer, and actor David Rothenberg. Also attending that class were future actors Scott Speedman, Rachel McAdams, and David Sutcliffe.
In his acting career, he is perhaps best known for appearing as Eric Green in the popular television drama series Jericho. He has also guest-starred in episodes of Flashpoint, CSI: Miami, Detroit 1-8-7, Grey's Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer, The Unit, and Law & Order: Los Angeles. On May 7, 2006, he married American actress Susan May Pratt and had a daughter named Lilah with her on the following year. He also has a brother named Sean, who works as a teacher and a part-time chef.
Mitchell was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease") in August 2018, and has been using a wheelchair since October 2019. He publicly revealed the diagnosis in February 2020.
Mitchell passed away on February 24, 2024 at the age of 49.
On Criminal Minds[]
Mitchell portrayed serial killer Drew Jacobs in the Season Six episode "What Happens at Home".
Filmography[]
- The Old Man - 3 episodes (2022) - Joe
- Star Trek: Discovery - 10 episodes (2017-2021) - Kol/Aurellio/Kol-Sha/Tenavik
- Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) - Black Ops Officer 2/Romulan Guard 1/Tweerk Captain (voice)
- Nancy Drew - 6 episodes (2019-2020) - Joshua Dodd
- See (2019) - Edo Voss (uncredited)
- Captain Marvel (2019) - Joseph Danvers
- The Detectives (2018) - Detective Richard
- Blood Honey (2017) - Neil Heath
- Frequency - 6 episodes (2016-2017) - Deacon Joe Hurley
- Notorious - 3 episodes (2016) - Detective Ken Matthews
- Code Black (2016) - Cory Rockman
- Broad Squad (2015) - Jim Pearse
- Major Crimes (2015) - Sam Curtis
- Minority Report (2015) - Brian Stanton
- The Astronaut Wives Club - 10 episodes (2015) - Deke Slayton
- CSI: Cyber (2015) - Steve Reynolds
- NCIS (2014) - Nathan Curtis
- Switched at Birth - 12 episodes (2014) - Wes Gable
- The Night Shift (2014) - George
- Haven (2013) - Cliff
- Body of Proof (2013) - Robert Riley
- Bones (2013) - Ben Carr
- Monday Mornings (2013) - Asher Knox
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2013) - Special Agent Danny Gallagher
- Tasmanian Devils (2013) - Jayne
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2012) Dalton Burke
- Drop Dead Diva (2012) - Rick Keller
- Grimm (2012) - Larry 'Bigfoot' McKenzie
- Partners (2011) - Detective Ray Henry
- The Mentalist (2011) - Tom Wilcox
- Castle (2011) - Paul Whittaker
- Private Practice (2011) Elliott
- The Quinn-tuplets (2010) - Joe Quinn
- Criminal Minds - What Happens at Home (2010) TV episode - Drew Jacobs
- Detroit 1-8-7 (2010) - Jeffery Cage
- Law & Order: LA (2010) - Terry Walker
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Craig Ellers
- Lie to Me (2010) - Duane Corey
- AIDS: We Did It! (2010) - Unknown Character (credited as Ken Mitchell)
- Iron Road (2009) - Edgar
- Without a Trace (2009) - Derek Wilson
- Ghost Whisperer - 15 episodes (2008-2009) - Sam Lucas
- Meteor - 2 episodes (2009) - Russ Hapscomb
- Flashpoint (2008) - Sergeant Pete Fitzhaven
- Jericho - 27 episodes (2006-2008) - Eric Green
- Home of the Giants (2007) - Keith Morrison
- The Unit (2006) - Keith Soto
- CSI: Miami (2006) - Robert Gordon
- Grey's Anatomy (2006) - Wade Solomon
- Tennis, Anyone...? (2005) - Nick Allen
- Miracle (2004) - Ralph Cox
- The Recruit (2003) - Alan (credited as Ken Mitchell)
- Why Don't You Dance (2002) - Chris
- Odyssey 5 - 9 episodes (2002) - Marc Taggart
- Charms for the Easy Life (2002) - Tom Hawkings III (credited as Ken Mitchell)
- Leap Years - 9 episodes (2001) - Spencer Matthew
- The Green (2001) - Ric
- No Man's Land (2000) - Soldier (credited as Ken Mitchell)
External Links[]
For an up-to-date filmography, see here.