Bios Of The Actors/Actresses in Stargate SG-1
Bios of the actors/actresses in Stargate SG-1!
*PLEASE NOTE: Biographies taken from Stargatesg1.com
RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON
RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON stars in STARGATE SG-1 as Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill, commanding officer of the SG-1 team of explorers that travel to distant worlds through an ancient portal called the Stargate. An exceptional and gifted airman, O'Neill uses his extensive military training and keen intuition to lead his team on their many otherworldly adventures.
Anderson is internationally known for his title role in the television series MacGyver, which ran for seven successful seasons on ABC and now airs in syndication worldwide. Anderson and his producing partner, Michael Greenburg, operating under their production company banner, Gekko Film Corp., executive produced the two MacGyver television movies that followed, Trail to Doomsday and Lost Treasure of Atlantis.
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Anderson's first career goal was to become a professional hockey player. However, after breaking both arms in separate collisions on the ice, he decided to seek other career options. As the son of a jazz musician father and contemporary artist mother, his interests naturally turned to the humanities.
After completing a grueling cross-country bicycle trip to Alaska, Anderson began studying drama at St. Cloud State College and Ohio University. Relocating to Los Angeles, he "paid his dues" working as a street mime, a writer/director/performer at Marineland and a jester-singer-mime-juggler at a 16th Century Renaissance-style cabaret.
In 1976, Anderson was cast as Dr. Jeff Webber on ABC's daytime drama General Hospital. This role, which he played for five years, helped launch his career. He subsequently starred in the series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Emerald Point, N.A.S. Just prior to STARGATE SG-1, Anderson executive produced and starred in his favorite project to date, the highly acclaimed television series Legend.
Anderson made his television movie debut in 1986 in Ordinary Heroes. His other television credits include Past the Bleachers, Eyes of a Stranger, Beyond Betrayal and Through the Eyes of a Killer. He also starred in the successful NBC miniseries Pandora's Clock.
Anderson is the co-founder of the Celebrity All-Star Hockey Team, which raises funds for charities in conjunction with the NHL. He is also an active fund-raiser and board member for the Challengers Club, a children's recreational center in South Central L.A. His most recent association is with the Water Keeper Alliance, an environmental agency dedicated to the protection and preservation of the world's waterways.
AMANDA TAPPING
AMANDA TAPPING stars as the intelligent and beautiful Air Force Major Samantha Carter in STARGATE SG-1. As an astro-physics genius, she has become an expert on gate technology. She is fiercely loyal to the SG-1 team and not only brings her extensive scientific knowledge to the program but also her military training.
Tapping was born in Rochford, England and raised in Toronto, Canada with her three brothers. She has guest starred on such television series as The X-Files, Due South, Forever Knight, Kung-Fu: The Legend Continues, The Newsroom, Millennium and The Outer Limits. In addition, she was a series regular on the Disney series Flash Forward. Her other television credits include Lessons in Love, Remembrance, The Haunting of Lisa, and Degree of Guilt.
Her feature film credits include Booty Call, Rent A Kid, Getting a Life and Black Top. She recently starred in The Void with Malcolm McDowell and Adrian Paul. She has also had a cameo in Life or Something Like It, and just starred in the independent feature Stuck.
A graduate of the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Art, Tapping has performed in such theatrical productions as "Steel Magnolias," "Look Back In Anger," "Children of a Lesser God," "Noises Off," "The Lion in Winter," "Picnic," "The Shadow Walkers" and "The Taming of the Shrew." She is also the co-founder of the Canadian comedy troupe Random Acts and is currently completing her first documentary film. Tapping directed the episode "Resurrection" in Stargate SG-1's seventh season. She also participated in her first U.S.O. tour in the Middle East.
MICHAEL SHANKS
MICHAEL SHANKS plays Daniel Jackson, a scientist instrumental to the SG-1 team because of his vast knowledge of past ancient civilizations and mythology. After having ascended to a higher plane of existence in a previous episode, Daniel returns in the dramatic season 7 premiere. Found by a group of nomadic tribe near the ruins of an ancient city, Daniel has no memory of who he is.
Back by popular demand, this season, Michael Shanks returns to the role of Daniel Jackson, which he portrayed for the show's first five seasons.
The younger of two brothers, Shanks was born in Vancouver and raised in Kamloops, British Columbia. He discovered acting while studying business at the University of British Columbia. Needing a few arts credits to earn his degree, Shanks decided to take several acting classes. It was at this point Shanks realized he had indeed found his true passion in acting. After he finished college with a B.A. in Fine Arts, Shanks traveled to Ontario, Canada, where he spent two seasons with the world-renowned Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Shanks appeared in stage productions of Amadeus, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, King Lear and The Merchant of Venice. His other theater credits include Love of the Nightingale, Translations, Wait Until Dark and Loves Labors Lost.
CHRISTOPHER JUDGE
CHRISTOPHER JUDGE plays Teal'c, a wise alien whose species is known as "Jaffa." Once a member of the Goa'uld Apophis' notorious Serpent Guard, Teal'c left his family and culture behind when he joined the SG-1 team. The Jaffa carry infant symbiotes or larval forms of the Goa'uld. These symbiotes guarantee its host immunity to disease. His primary reason for joining the team is to defeat the Goa'uld and free his people from slavery to them.
Although Judge seemed pre-destined to have a career in football after receiving a football scholarship from the University of Oregon, becoming a three time All-American and playing in the Hula Bowl, he always knew he wanted to be an actor.
While in Oregon, Judge entered a contest to host the West Coast FOX KLSR Morning Show. His witty five-minute monologue helped him beat out thousands of other hopefuls for the job. This break led him to several guest starring appearances on such television comedies as Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Lush Life and The Jamie Foxx Show. His other television credits include Francis Ford Coppola's First Wave, Freedom, The Burning Zone, Wise Guy, 21 Jump Street, MacGyver and Gabriel's Fire. He also appeared as a series regular on Sirens.
Judge's feature film credits include The Glory Years, Little Feet, Bird on a Wire, Cadence and House Party II. Judge co-starred opposite Jennifer Beals in Out of Pocket and more recently played Cuba Gooding Jr.'s father in the Disney film Snow Dogs. In addition, he appeared in the E! Entertainment movie Romantic Comedy 101, directed by Peter DeLuise.
Judge produced and starred in the short film entitled Hacks. He also fulfilled a long time ambition by recording his first CD. The first single to be released was entitled "We're Going to Take Our Clothes Off" which went to number one in Asia. His distinctive voice can be heard on the animated series Action Man, Book of Virtues and X-Men: Evolution.
Also a talented writer, Judge penned the episode "The Changeling" in Season Six of Stargate SG-1, and "Birthright" in Season Seven. Judge studied drama at the renowned Howard Fine Studio in Los Angeles.
DON S. DAVIS
DON S. DAVIS portrays Air Force General George Hammond, the Commander of the SGC and all SG units. He is a hardened military leader -- and a wise man -- willing to do whatever is necessary to defend the interests of his country and all humanity.
Davis is a character actor, a painter, a woodcarver, a designer, a former theatre professor, and was a Captain in the United States Army during the sixties.
He began working in the film industry while teaching at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada in the early 1980's. He left teaching to pursue acting full time in 1987. He has appeared in numerous feature films including The Fan, Alaska, A League of their Own, Nook, Hero, Needful Things, Mystery Date, Look Who's Talking, Con Air and The Sixth Day.
His television credits include the role of Agent Scully's father on The X-Files and the role of Major Briggs on Twin Peaks. Other television credits include Slick Air, Broken Badges, Northern Exposure, L.A. Law, Knots Landing, Wiseguy and MacGyver.
TERYL ROTHERY
TERYL ROTHERY stars as Dr. Frasier, the ranking base doctor who is an expert in exotic diseases. She is often forced to improvise caring for species never before seen on Earth.
Rothery, a Vancouver native, made her first television appearance at age 18 in the CBC Halloween Special Boo. It was at this time she decided that her place was in front of a camera.
Since that time she has had lead roles in the television movies Quarantine with Nastassja Kinski, Race Against Fear, Hunt In Full Cry with Rosanna Arquette, Dead Man's Gun with John Ritter, Badge Of Betrayal with Harry Hamlin and Michele Greene, Deceived By Trust with Stephanie Kramer, Tailhook with Gail O'Grady and Hal Holbrook, and the miniseries Soul Survivor with Billy Zane. Recent series guest star roles include Beggars And Choosers, The Chris Isaak Show, Traders, Viper, The X-Files, The Commish, Davinci's Inquest, First Wave, multiple episodes of The Outer Limits, and a recurring role on the FOX series Profit. She has also appeared in the feature films Warriors of Virtue, Magic In The Water with Mark Harmon, Mastermind with Patrick Stewart, Andre with Keith Carradine, Exhuming Mr. Rice with David Bowie and The Company Man with Brian Bosworth.
In addition to her current character "Mrs. Skittles" in the popular children's series Noddy, Rothery works on the animated series D'myna League, Hurricanes, Dragon Ball, Billy The Cat, Littlest Pet Shop, Samurai Troopers, Ranma ½, King Arthur And The Knights, Hey! Tetsuya, A-Ko, Film Roman, Conan The Adventurer, The Ex-O Squad, Samurai Movie and The Shin Totsugawa Story.
(comments: SHE WORKED ON AN ANIME SERIES!? DRAGON BALL!? RANMA 1/2!? HOW COME I DIDN'T KNOW!?)
CORIN NEMEC
CORIN NEMEC plays Jonas Quinn, a human from the planet Langara. First introduced in Season Five's "Meridian," Quinn becomes entangled with the SG-1 team. He joins Colonel Jack O'Neill, Major Samantha Carter and Teal'c as they continue to explore the uncharted regions of the universe - searching for clues to save the Earth from destruction.
Best known for his television series Parker Lewis Can't Lose, which ran for three seasons on FOX, Nemec received critical acclaim for his gripping performance in the title role of the Emmy-nominated miniseries I Know My First Name is Steven. A television veteran, Nemec also starred in Stephen King's The Stand and Webster. He has made guest appearances on NYPD Blue, Beverly Hills 90210 and Tales from the Crypt. Nemec has also done extensive feature film work, including Operation Dumbo Drop with Danny Glover and Ray Liotta, and Drop Zone opposite Wesley Snipes.
