Robert Joy (born August 17, 1951) is a Canadian actor. He is best
known for his roles as Dr. Sid Hammerback in CSI: NY, Charlie Houx in
Land of the Dead, Lizard in The Hills Have Eyes, Dave in Atlantic
City, and Jim in Desperately Seeking Susan.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.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 film Land of the Dead.
known for his roles as Dr. Sid Hammerback in CSI: NY, Charlie Houx in
Land of the Dead, Lizard in The Hills Have Eyes, Dave in Atlantic
City, and Jim in Desperately Seeking Susan.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.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 film Land of the Dead.
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