Denis Forest (September 5, 1960 – March 18, 2002) was a Canadian character actor.

He was known for portraying henchmen in Academy Award-nominated blockbusters The Mask and Cliffhanger. He was the lead villain in the second season of the War of the Worlds television series.

Denis died suddenly following a massive stroke in Los Angeles on March 18, 2002, after having dinner in a Franklin Avenue restaurant in Hollywood with a few friends.

Filmography

• The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) - Policeman
• Head Office (1985) - Rich
• The Climb (1986) - Hermann Kollensperger
• The Tadpole and the Whale (1988) - Marcel
• Lonely Child: The Imaginary World of Claude Vivier (1988) - Claude Vivier - Age 26
• Destiny to Order (1989) - Chicout
• The Long Road Home (1989) - Michael Posen
• Wedlock (1991) - Puce
• Cliffhanger (1993) - Heldon
• The Mask (1994) - Sweet Eddy
• New Crime City (1994) - Wizard
• Where Truth Lies (1996) - Jonas Kellar
• Eraser (1996) - Technician
• Dead Men Can't Dance (1997) - Dennis Larson
• Hidden Agenda (1999) - Christoph
• Detonator (2003) - Steve Kerwin (final film role)