Casey Biggs | |
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Born | Casey Patrick Biggs (1955-04-04)April 4, 1955 (age 69) Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1978–present |
Known for | Damar (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) |
Spouses |
Casey Patrick Biggs (born April 4, 1955) is an American actor, best known throughout theStar Trek community for starring as theCardassianDamar, onStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. He has appeared in over eighty film and television and stage productions.[1]
Biggs was born on April 4, 1955, inToledo, Ohio. When he was very young, he was afoster child.[2] He decided to pursue acting when he was a student atCentral Catholic High School and graduated in 1973.[3] He received aBFA fromJuilliard in 1977; studied acting at the Toledo Repertory Theatre.[2]
In January 1996, Biggs was in the made-for-TV movieA Promise to Carolyn.[4] In 1996, he was nominated for the role ofDamar in the science fiction showStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. Seemingly a minor character in his first appearance, Damar later became one of the major figures in the show, leading the entireCardassian Union and having a major influence on the show's events.[2] Biggs later returned to theStar Trek universe, making a guest appearance onStar Trek: Enterprise in the season 3 episode "Damage" as an Illyrian captain.
Biggs's other TV roles include thesoap operasRyan's Hope as Fenno Moore from 1988 to 1989, andGeneral Hospital as Chad Wainwright in 1990.[5][6] Another television role was on the 1990s TV seriesStat. He has appeared in movies such asThe Pelican Brief,Broken Arrow,Dragonfly and theStar Trek documentaryTrekkies 2.
Biggs has made many guest appearances on TV shows, some of those appearances range fromFather Dowling Mysteries,Matlock,The Young Riders,ER,Snoops,CSI: Miami,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,Person of Interest andCrossing Jordan. In 2017 Biggs taught a class in directing and acting atThe New School for Drama.[7] Biggs appeared in theHBO docudramaToo Big To Fail on thefinancial crisis of 2007–2008 asWells Fargo chairmanRichard Kovacevich. In 2018, he returned toGeneral Hospital as Dr. Lasaris.[5]
Biggs was married toRoxann Dawson from 1985 to 1987. Dawson later playedB'Elanna Torres inStar Trek: Voyager. Their marriage ended before either of them were cast inStar Trek.[8][9]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1978 | Death Drug | Melvin | Exploitation filmdirected byOscar Williams | [10] |
1988 | Alamo: The Price of Freedom | William Barret Travis |
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1993 | The Pelican Brief | Eric East |
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1995 | Bodily Harm | Michael Cates | Thriller film directed byJames Lemmo | [15] |
1996 | Broken Arrow | Novacek | Action film directed byJohn Woo | [16] |
1997 | Shadow Conspiracy | Stokes | Politicalthriller film directed byGeorge P. Cosmatos | [17] |
2002 | Dragonfly | Neil Darrow | Supernaturalthriller film directed byTom Shadyac | |
2022 | Amsterdam | Augustus Vandenheuvel | Mystery comedy film directed byDavid O. Russell |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1978 | Flying High | Dale | Made-for-TV moviedirected byPeter H. Hunt | [18] |
The Great Wallendas | Gene Hallow | Made-for-TV movie directed by Larry Elikann | [19] | |
The Beasts Are on the Streets | Rick | Made-for-TV movie directed byPeter R. Hunt | [20] | |
1978–79 | Flying High | Dale | ||
1980 | Brave New World | Beta lighthouse guard |
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1985 | America's Musical Theater | Bill Cracker | Episode: "Happy End" | |
The Equalizer | Mason | Episode: "The Equalizer" (Pilot) | ||
1989 | Ryan's Hope | Fenno Moore | Contract role | |
Father Dowling Mysteries | Charles | Episode: "The Pretty Baby Mystery" | ||
Matlock | Ernie D'Amato | Episodes: | ||
The Young Riders | Richard Gentry | Episode: "Blind Love" | ||
1990 | Appearances | Harry Trace | Made-for-TV movie directed by Win Phelps | [23] |
General Hospital | Chad Wainwright | [5][6] | ||
1991 | Shades of L.A. | Boyd Hoagland | Episode: "Dead Dogs Tell No Tales" | |
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story | Lee | Made-for-TV movie directed byJohn Korty | [24][25][26] | |
Jake and the Fatman | Ruben Aragon | Episode: "Pretty Baby" | ||
Stat | Dr. Lewis Doniger |
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1994 | One Woman's Courage | Barry Cameron | Made-for-TV movie directed byCharles Robert Carner | [28] |
Melrose Place | Guest | Episode: "It's a Bad World After All" | ||
Murder, She Wrote | Max Charles | Episode: "Dear Deadly" | ||
The Last Chance Detectives: Mystery Lights of Navajo Mesa | John Fowler | Made-for-TV movie directed by Stephen Stiles | ||
1995 | Live Shot | Lt. Larry Levinstein | Episode: "Day One" | |
1996 | A Promise to Carolyn | Travis Colton | Made-for-TV movie directed byJerry London | [4][29] |
Profiler | Senator Jameson Hunt | Episode: "I'll Be Watching You" | ||
The Last Chance Detectives: Escape from Fire Lake | Dad | Made-for-TV movie directed by Stephen Stiles | ||
1996–99 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Damar and related characters | Twenty-three (23) episodes, starting withReturn to Grace (Season 4) and ending with the series finaleWhat You Leave Behind (Season 7). Includes two episodes as a hologram of Damar (Statistical Probabilities andIn The Pale Moonlight) and one episode as "Dr Wykoff", in addition to already playing Damar (Shadows and Symbols). | |
1997 | Martin | Mr. Rollins |
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Two Voices | Joshua Norton | Made-for-TV movie directed byPeter Levin | [30] | |
2004 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Illyrian Captain | Episode: "Damage" | |
2012 | Major Crimes | Brian Barlow | Episode: "Citizens Arrest" | |
2012 | Shameless | David | Episode: “Summertime” | |
2013 | Elementary | Alan Becker | Episode: "Blood is Thicker" | |
2014 | Person of Interest | Ken Davis | Episode:"Allegiance" | |
2018–present | General Hospital | Dr. Lasaris | [5][6] | |
2019 | Madam Secretary | Mr. Champlin | Episode: "Strategic Ambiguity (S5:E12)" | |
2023 | The Rookie | Ed Teska | Episode:"S.T.R." |
With all due respect, I never really cared for Enterprise very much, in terms of what the writing was.