Tahmoh Penikett
Tahmoh Penikett | |
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Whitehorse, Yukon , Canada | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Tahmoh Penikett (
Early life
Penikett was born in Whitehorse, Yukon. He is the son of former Yukon premier Tony Penikett, who moved to Victoria, British Columbia from England at age 12, and Lulla Sierra Johns, of the White River First Nation in the Yukon. He has two siblings, twin sisters Sarah and Stephanie.[4][5] He graduated from the Victoria Motion Picture School and studied at the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver.[6]
Career
In 2002, he had a brief appearance as one of the first
Among his early acting work were stints on assorted Canadian TV series such as Cold Squad. He also appeared on the TV show Smallville, in the episode "Resurrection" in Season 3 as Vince Davis, and in the Season 6 episodes "Nemesis" and "Prototype" as Sgt. Wes Keenan.[15] He portrayed a police officer for a predominantly gay neighbourhood in the 2004 The L Word episode "Losing It",[6] which starred Battlestar Galactica co-star Nicki Clyne in a related storyline.
In 2003, the 1978
In 2009, Penikett was cast as Paul Ballard in Joss Whedon's science fiction drama television series Dollhouse, which aired on Fox network Friday nights at 9:00.[18][19]
Dollhouse was canceled at the end of its second season, and the series finale aired on Friday, January 29, 2010.
In 2014, Penikett guest-starred in the 200th episode of
Personal life
Penikett lives in Vancouver with his family.[25]
In his youth, Penikett studied Judo before switching to Muay Thai[26]
In April 2008, in support of the Babz Chula Lifeline for Artists Society, which raised money for their (late) friend and fellow Canadian actor Chula's cancer treatment, Penikett and his Battlestar Galactica colleague Kandyse McClure auctioned off dinner with the two of them in Vancouver.[27]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Go-Go Boy (Prelude) | Aaron Fitz (Go-Go Boy) | Short film |
2005 | Sandra Goes to Whistler | Conrad | Short film |
2006 | Stanley's Girlfriend | Stanley | Short film |
2006 | Trapped Ashes | Young Leo | Segment: "Stanley's Girlfriend" |
2007 | The Green Chain | Brett Hall | |
2007 | Taming Tammy | Wilson | |
2007 | Trick 'r Treat | Henry | |
2010 | The Hostage | The Figure | Short film Also executive producer |
2012 | Big Time Movie | Agent A | |
2013 | Man of Steel | Jed Eubanks[28] | |
2013 | Down River | Chris | |
2014 | The Portal | Alar | Short film |
2015 | Painkillers | Major John Cafferty[29] | |
2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Steve Trevor | Voice, direct-to-video[30] |
2016 | Pure Pwnage | Charles McBean | |
2017 | Deadly Secrets by The Lake | Santos Alvarez | |
2021 | The Last Victim | Richard |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Murder on the Iditarod Trail | n/a | Television film |
2001 | 24 | Secret Service agent | Season 1, various episodes |
2002 | Glory Days | Eric Forester | Episode: "No Guts, No Glory" |
2002 | Dark Angel
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ND Cop | Episode: "Freak Nation" |
2002 | Wildfire 7: The Inferno | Sheriff | Television film |
2002 | Stargate SG-1 | Third | Episode: "Unnatural Selection" |
2003 | Under the Cover | Jonas | Television film |
2003 | Just Cause | Principal Joe Decker | Episode: "Blackboard Jungle" |
2003 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt. Karl Agathon | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
2004–07 | Smallville | Vince Davis/Wes Keenan | 3 episodes |
2004–09 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt./Capt. Karl Agathon | Series regular (65 episodes) |
2004 | The L Word | Sheriff | Episode: "Losing It" |
2004–05 | Cold Squad | Det. Ray Chase | Series regular; season 7 (13 episodes) |
2006 | Hush | Noah Hamilton | Television film |
2006 | Lesser Evil | Greg | Television film |
2007 | Robot Chicken | Armpit/Karl C. Agathon/Scott Trakker | Voice, episode: "Rabbits on a Roller Coaster" |
2007 | Whistler | Elias Noth | 4 episodes |
2009 | Titan Maximum | Troy Hammerschmiddtt | Voice, 4 episodes |
2009–10 | Dollhouse | Paul Ballard
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Series regular (27 episodes) |
2010 | Riverworld
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Matt Ellman | Television film |
2010 | Human Target | Pete | Episode: "Ilsa Pucci" |
2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Lt. Kurtis Stryker
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Episode: "Jax, Sonya and Kano" |
2011–12 | The Killing
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Gregory "Greg" Casher (formerly Linden) | 2 episodes |
2011 | Jabberwock | Francis | Television film |
2011 | Haven | Simon Crocker | Episode: "Sins of the Fathers" |
2011 | Innocent | Jimmy Brand | Television film |
2012 | Castle | Cole Maddox | 2 episodes |
2012–13 | Continuum | Jim Martin | 5 episodes |
2012 | Fairly Legal | Mark Ellison | Episode: "Bait & Switch" |
2012 | Arrow | Nick Salvati | Episode: "Muse of Fire" |
2013 | Bomb Girls | Clifford | 5 episodes |
2013–14 | Supernatural
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Gadreel | 6 episodes |
2014 | Star-Crossed | SEU Officer Jack Beaumont | 2 episodes |
2014 | Criminal Minds | Michael Hastings | Episode: "200" |
2014 | Reign | John Prevo | Episode: Higher Ground |
2014 | Strange Empire | Marshall Mercredi | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles | Steve Trevor | Voice, episode: "Big"[30] |
2015 | Angel of Christmas | Derek | Television film |
2015 | Riftworld Chronicles | Alar | Web series |
2016 | Real Detective "Malice" | Detective C.W. Jensen | TV series (1 episode) |
2016 | Con Man | Randy Lane | Web series Episode: "A Small Step for Manly" |
2017 | Incorporated | Goran | TV series |
2018 | Altered Carbon | Dimitri Kadmin | 2 episodes |
2019 | BH90210 | Jack Carlisle | 2 episodes |
2021 | Hudson & Rex | Leon Barrett | Episode: "Rex Marks the Spot" |
2022 | Devil in Ohio | Malachi Dodd | Netflix series |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Need for Speed: Carbon | Darius | Voice and likeness |
References
- ^ Often anglicized as /ˈtɑːmoʊ/. "Dollhouse Unique Cast Names". Fox Broadcasting Company. February 9, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Tahmoh Penikett as Karl Agathon". BuddyTV.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Dollhouse Wiki - Tahmoh Penikett (Agent Paul Ballard)". Syfy.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Tahmoh Penikett Fast Facts". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Biography". BuddyTV.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "Penikett, Tahmoh Biography". StarPulse.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Up Close and Personal with Tahmoh Penikett". DragonCon.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Cold Squad CTV (Ended 2005)". TV.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview With Actor Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica, Mortal Kombat: Legacy)". ShoGunGamer.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Notable Roles". Mahalo.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Titan Maximum, Season 1". StaticMass.net. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Riverworld 2010". Reelz.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Tahmoh Penikett Filmography". Fandango.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "CASTING SET FOR RIVERWORLD AND THE PHANTOM". The Futon Critic. April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ^ "Tahmoh Penikett". Yahoo.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Sci-Fi Blast From The Past - Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica)". Typepad.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Hot List: Battlestar Galactica - Tahmoh Penikett". BuddyTV.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Breaking: Battlestar Stud Playing Dollhouse with Dushku". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- ^ "Dollhouse Casting Alert!". E! Online. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- ^ Dollhouse cancelled
- ^ "SHOOT: Tahmoh Penikett & Victor Webster Film CONTINUUM S2 at Vancouver Art Gallery on Easter Monday". yvrshoots. April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (August 6, 2013). "'Supernatural' Season 9 casts Tahmoh Penikett as angel Ezekiel". zap2it.
- ^ Megan Masters (August 21, 2013). "TVLine Items: Battlestar Vet Lands Another CW Gig, Samberg and Ansari Roast Franco and More". TVLine. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- TVGuide.com. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ "Tahmoh Penikett Biography". TV.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Tahmoh Penikett of Dollhouse". Time Out New York. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
- ^ "Paul McGillion & Jewel Staite Celebrity Dinner". BabzChulaSociety.org. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- IMDb
- ^ Lisapas (January 25, 2016). "Movie Review: Painkillers (2015)". The Critical Critics. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Tahmoh Penikett (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 14, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
External links
Media related to Tahmoh Penikett at Wikimedia Commons
- Tahmoh Penikett at IMDb