Career
He is generally known for his roles as United States. presidents in Thirteen Days and National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Ben Stevenson in Mao"s Last Dancer and for his role as Captain Christopher Pike in the 2009 Star Trek film and its sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness. In television, Greenwood currently stars as Gil Garcetti in American Crime Story, and has appeared in Mad Men, Saint Elsewhere, Knot"s Landing and John from Cincinnati
He has appeared in supporting roles in such films as Hollywood Homicide, Double Jeopardy, Déjà Vu, I, Robot, Dinner for Schmucks, Capote, and as the motion capture alien dubbed "Cooper" in Super 8. He has also dabbled in voice acting, contributing to the Canadian animated series Class of the Titans as Chiron and the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman: Under the Red Hood and Young Justice.
Greenwood is known in the United States for his appearances in Star Trek.
I, Robot; Double Jeopardy. The Core; Thirteen Days, (in which he played president John F Kennedy).
Capote, (in which he played Jack Dunphy, Truman Capote"s lover). Eight Below, (in which he played Professor Davis McClaren).
And Firehouse Dog. He is also known for his role in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as the voice of Overlord.
He had prominent roles in the award winning Atom Egoyan films Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, and Ararat. He appeared in the 1980s teen cult film The Malibu Bikini Shop and starred in Mee-Shee: The Water Giant. He played a role in The World"s Fastest Indian and also featured in the Bob Dylan biographical film I"m Not There.
He appeared in Dinner for Schmucks as the cruel executive who hosts a dinner for "idiots".
On television, Greenwood had roles on Saint Elsewhere, (Doctor Seth Griffin, 1986–1988). Knots Landing, (Pierce Lawton, 1991–1992).
And a starring role in the Universitas Pembangunan Nasional series Nowhere Manitoba, (Thomas Veil, 1995–1996). He also guest starred on the popular Canadian show Road to Avonlea for one episode.
On June 10, 2007, Home Box Office"s John from Cincinnati premiered, starring Greenwood.
Greenwood also appears as the President of the United States in National Treasure: Book of Secrets. He played the Beach Boys drummer, Dennis Wilson, in Summer Dreams: Story of the Beach Boys. In 2009, he worked with Australian director Bruce Beresford, playing the part of Ben Stevenson, (Artistic Director of Houston Ballet), in the critically acclaimed film Mao"s Last Dancer.
Greenwood voiced Batman in the animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood and in Young Justice.
Greenwood played the lead role in the horror thriller Cell 213. He is the lead for the Steven Spielberg produced 2012 American Broadcasting Company series The River and reprised his role as Admiral Christopher Pike for J. J. Abrams" Star Trek Into Darkness.
In 2015, Greenwood had a recurring role on Mad Men, during the last few episodes of that show"s final season.