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Garrick Hagon
Hagon at Noris Force Con in 2011
Born	(1939-09-27)September 27, 1939 (age 85) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953–present
Website	garrickhagon.com

Garrick Hagon (/ˈheɪɡən/; born September 27, 1939) is aBritish-Canadian actor. He is known for his role asBiggs Darklighter inStar Wars: A New Hope. His films includeBatman,Spy Game,Me and Orson Welles andThe Message. He was the rebel leader Ky in theDoctor Who serialThe Mutants, and played Simon Gerrard, Debbie Aldridge's husband in the BBC'sThe Archers.

Hagon was born on September 27, 1939, inLondon and brought up inToronto, Ontario, Canada, where he attended UTS andTrinity College (Hon. English, 1963). He acted withAlec Guinness inRichard III at theStratford Festival, where he played for seven seasons and won the Tyrone Guthrie Award in 1963.^[1] He guest-starred (as Johnnie Nipick) in the episodeThe River in the CBC television seriesThe Forest Rangers in 1964.^[2] After studying for a spell with theRoyal Court Theatre Studio in London, Hagon then acted with Prospect Productions, in many repertory theatres, in theWest End inArthur Miller’sAll My Sons (as Chris Kellar) and at the Royal National Theatre inAfter The Fall.^[3]

As a voice actor he has been heard in many films and television series, including the UK dub ofStar Fleet/X-Bomber (as Capt. Carter), theManga Entertainment U.K. dubbed versions of theLupin III films,The Secret of Mamo andGoodbye Lady Liberty, and inAkira Kurosawa'sRan. His voice is featured in the video game,Divinity II: Ego Draconis and he has recorded over 150 audiobooks for major UK publishers. Hagon has also directed over 100 audiobook recordings, includingMichelle Paver'sWolf Brother read byIan McKellen, and theAudie Award-winning, full-cast, unabridgedHis Dark Materials byPhilip Pullman.

In the original version ofStar Wars: A New Hope, Hagon's role as Biggs Darklighter, Red 3, came to an early but heroic end in the attack on theDeath Star in thefilm's climactic battle scene.^[4] In the 2011Blu-ray release of theStar Wars films, Biggs's establishing scene at Anchorhead onTatooine can be seen in full along with the characters of Fixer and Camie, played by Anthony Forrest andKoo Stark, respectively. Because of his performance as Biggs, Hagon has been invited to severalsci-fi conventions and inducted into "Rebel Legions" and "501st Garrisons" - twoStar Warsfandom groups - around the world.^[5]

Hagon's many films include: Dad inTim Burton'sBatman, Ammar inMoustapha Akkad'sThe Message,CIA Director Wilson inTony Scott'sSpy Game, Dr. Mewling inRichard Linklater'sMe and Orson Welles, Fr. Loughton inXie Jin'sThe Opium War, Lt. Rafferty inRichard Attenborough'sA Bridge Too Far, the British General inPaul Verhoeven'sBlack Book, Eros inCharlton Heston'sAntony and Cleopatra, Jack Ives inMichael Pressman'sSome Kind of Hero, and the American doctor inOlivier Dahan'sLa Vie en rose.^[6] In 2006, he appeared in an episode ofThe Line of Beauty.^[7]

In 2012, Hagon appeared inDoctor Who series 7 episode 3, "A Town Called Mercy".^[8] Filming took place inAlmeria,Spain, March 2012.^[9] He also appeared in the video gameBatman: Arkham Knight as Henry Adams.^[10]

• Rex Hagon, brother

• Official Website
• Garrick Hagon atIMDb
• Hagon's Official "Biggs Darklighter" Website
• The Story Circle, Hagon's production and creative audio recording company
• Garrick's 1964 performance on tv'sThe Forest Rangers onYouTube

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