Casey Biggs
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Born | Casey Patrick Biggs April 4, 1955 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1978–present |
Known for | Damar (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) |
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Casey Patrick Biggs (born April 4, 1955) is an American actor, best known throughout the Star Trek community for starring as the Cardassian Damar, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He has appeared in over eighty film and television and stage productions.[1]
Early life
[edit]Biggs was born on April 4, 1955, in Toledo, Ohio. When he was very young, he was a foster child.[2] He decided to pursue acting when he was a student at Central Catholic High School and graduated in 1973.[3] He received a BFA from Juilliard in 1977; studied acting at the Toledo Repertory Theatre.[2]
Career
[edit]In January 1996, Biggs was in the made-for-TV movie A Promise to Carolyn.[4] In 1996, he was nominated for the role of Damar in the science fiction show Star 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 entire Cardassian Union and having a major influence on the show's events.[2] Biggs later returned to the Star Trek universe, making a guest appearance on Star Trek: Enterprise in the season 3 episode "Damage" as an Illyrian captain.
Biggs's other TV roles include the soap operas Ryan's Hope as Fenno Moore from 1988 to 1989, and General Hospital as Chad Wainwright in 1990.[5][6] Another television role was on the 1990s TV series Stat. He has appeared in movies such as The Pelican Brief, Broken Arrow, Dragonfly and the Star Trek documentary Trekkies 2.
Biggs has made many guest appearances on TV shows, some of those appearances range from Father Dowling Mysteries, Matlock, The Young Riders, ER, Snoops, CSI: Miami, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Person of Interest and Crossing Jordan. In 2017 Biggs taught a class in directing and acting at The New School for Drama.[7] Biggs appeared in the HBO docudrama Too Big To Fail on the financial crisis of 2007–2008 as Wells Fargo chairman Richard Kovacevich. In 2018, he returned to General Hospital as Dr. Lasaris.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Biggs was married to Roxann Dawson from 1985 to 1987. Dawson later played B'Elanna Torres in Star Trek: Voyager. Their marriage ended before either of them were cast in Star Trek.[8][9]
Select filmography
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Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1978 | Death Drug | Melvin | Exploitation film directed by Oscar 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 by James Lemmo | [15] |
1996 | Broken Arrow | Novacek | Action film directed by John Woo | [16] |
1997 | Shadow Conspiracy | Stokes | Political thriller film directed by George P. Cosmatos | [17] |
2002 | Dragonfly | Neil Darrow | Supernatural thriller film directed by Tom Shadyac | |
2022 | Amsterdam | Augustus Vandenheuvel | Mystery comedy film directed by David O. Russell |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1978 | Flying High | Dale | Made-for-TV movie directed by Peter 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 by Peter 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 by John 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 by Charles 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 by Jerry 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 with Return to Grace (Season 4) and ending with the series finale What You Leave Behind (Season 7). Includes two episodes as a hologram of Damar (Statistical Probabilities and In 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 by Peter 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." |
References
[edit]- ^ "Casey Biggs to offer six-week master acting class". Paso Robles Daily News. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ a b c "Case Biggs: Biography". CaseyBiggs.com. United States. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
- ^ Blake, Erica (September 13, 2006). "Actor Casey Biggs to share experiences with UT students". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ a b McCarthy, John P. (January 14, 1996). "A Promise to Carolyn". Variety. United States. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Cushman, Dustin (July 12, 2018). "General Hospital Casting Calls, Auditions & Dayplayer Roles". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c Eades, Chris (July 27, 2018). "Everything You Need to Know About Dr. Lasiris on GENERAL HOSPITAL". ABC Soaps In Depth. United States: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Faculty A-Z". newschool.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Star Trek Catching Up With Casey Biggs, Part 2". Startrek.com. April 7, 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ STARTREK.COM STAFF (April 6, 2012). "Catching Up With Casey Biggs, Part 2". StarTrek.com.
With all due respect, I never really cared for Enterprise very much, in terms of what the writing was.
- ^ "Death Drug". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Alamo: The Price of Freedom". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ McAlister, George A. (1988). Alamo-- The Price of Freedom : A History of Texas (2nd ed.). Martinsburg, West Virginia: Docutex, Inc. ISBN 978-0924307003. OCLC 22733567.
- ^ "The Pelican Brief". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Grisham, John (1992). The Pelican Brief (1st ed.). New York City: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385421980.
- ^ "Bodily Harm". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Broken Arrow". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Shadow Conspiracy". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Flying High". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Great Wallendas". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Beasts Are on the Streets". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Brave New World". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ Huxley, Aldous (2006) [1932]. Brave New World (Reprint ed.). New York City: Harper Perennial (Orig-pub: Chatto & Windus). ISBN 978-0060850524. OCLC 20156268.
- ^ "Appearances". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ King, Susan (January 20, 1991). "Corbin Bernsen's Wake-Up Role : New NBC Movie Opened 'L.A. Law' Actor's Eyes to Minority Injustices". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (June 16, 2000). "Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story". Entertainment Weekly. New York City. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Goldberg, Lee (2015). Television Fast Forward: Sequels & Remakes of Cancelled Series 1955-1992. Scotts Valley, California: CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1511590761.
- ^ "One Woman's Courage". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "A Promise to Carolyn". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Two Voices". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Casey Biggs at IMDb
- Casey Biggs at AllMovie
- Interview with Casey Biggs & The Enterprise Blues Band on Slice of SciFi