Tahmoh Penikett
Tahmoh Penikett ( born May 20, 1975 in Whitehorse, Yukon ) is a Canadian actor.
Family and Education
His British -born father Tony Penikett was Prime Minister of the Canadian Yukon Territory (1985-1992, New Democratic Party ). His mother, Lulla Sierra Johns is one of the White River First Nation on the same territory. Penikett's grandmother named him after a maternal uncle, who was a hunter and trapper on the border between the Yukon Territory and Alaska. He has two sisters, twins Sarah and Stephanie. Penikett lives like his sisters and his father in Vancouver, Canada.
Penikett is a graduate of Yukon College of the Department of Music, Art and Representation (English Music Art Drama Program). Later he studied at the Victoria Film School in British Columbia and Vancouver 's Lyric Theatre.
Already in his youth learned Penikett various martial arts. His training began with Judo and later moved to kickboxing. For years he trained Muay Thai.
Career
His first film appearance in a scene with Kate Jackson in the movie race through the White Hell (Original Title: The Cold Heart of a Killer ) from the year 1995 The film was broadcast on television in 1996. . In addition, he played with for example the role of Det Ray Chase in eleven episodes of Cold Squad, a Canadian police series, as well as in Smallville. He was also a Lieutenant / Captain Karl C. Agathon Agathon in the remake of the series Battlestar Galactica. Joss Whedon's series Dollhouse In, he was seen as Paul Ballard.
He had minor roles in The L Word, Stargate and James Cameron's Dark Angel. In addition, he was seen in 2010 as a guest in the series Human Target. He also plays the role of Kurtis Stryker in the live - action series Mortal Kombat Legacy, that since April 2011 can be seen.
Filmography (selection)
- 2002: Glory Days (TV series, episode 1x08 )
- 2002: Dark Angel (TV series, episode 2x21 )
- 2002: Stargate - Kommando SG -1 ( Stargate SG -1 TV series, episode 6x12)
- 2004: The L Word - If women love women ( The L Word, TV series, episode 1x06 )
- 2004-2009: Battlestar Galactica (TV series, 64 episodes)
- 2007: The Whistler ( Whistler, TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2007: Smallville (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2007: All About Tammy ( Taming Tammy )
- 2009: Trick ' r Treat
- 2009-2010: Dollhouse (TV series, 27 episodes)
- 2010: Human Target (TV series, episode 2x01 )
- 2010: Riverworld - world without end ( Riverworld, Mini-Series )
- 2011: Dragon Chronicles - The Jabberwocky Saga ( Jabberwock )
- 2012: Big Time Movie ( TV movie )
- 2012: Castle (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2012: Arrow (TV series, episode 1x07 )
- 2012-2013: Continuum (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2013: Man of Steel
Awards and nominations
For his role in the series Cold Squad in the episode learing curve, he was nominated in 2004 as Best Male Supporting Actor for the Leo.