Sasha Roiz (Hebrew: סשה רויז; born October 21, 1973) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayals of Sam Adama in the science-fiction TV series Caprica and Captain Sean Renard in the American fantasy TV series Grimm.
Sasha Roiz | |
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 Roiz at San Diego Comic-Con in 2011 | |
| Born | October 21, 1973 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Early life
editRoiz was born in Tel Aviv[1] to Russian Jewish parents.[2][3] The family moved to Montreal in 1980. Roiz studied history before joining a theatre school in Montreal. He later graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in Guildford, Surrey.[4][5]
Career
editRoiz has appeared in a number of popular television dramas, including CSI: Miami, House, NCIS, The Mentalist, Lie To Me and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. He had a recurring role on Warehouse 13 as Marcus Diamond.[6]
In 2008, Roiz landed the role of Sam Adama on Caprica, a spin-off of Battlestar Galactica. His character is a Tauron enforcer for the Ha'la'tha crime syndicate on Caprica who frequently goes head-to-head with his lawyer brother Joseph Adama (played by Esai Morales),[7] and is also the uncle of William Adama.[8] On April 28, 2009, his role was expanded to series regular.[9] Roiz stated in an interview that it was later revealed to him that his character would be gay, something he felt was an opportunity to explore the complexity of a gay character in a science fiction setting, as well as to explore the issue of homosexuality on a social level.[10] In 2012, he guest-starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson–scripted romantic comedy web series Husbands.[11]
From 2011 to 2017, Roiz was a series regular on Grimm, a supernatural/fantasy police procedural drama produced by Universal Television for NBC, staying on the regular cast for all 6 seasons of the show.[12][13][14]
Roiz then went on to appear in Taken, Lucifer, Nice Iranian Girl, The Detectives, The Ballad of John St. George, The Order, Perfidy and FBI: International as well as having recurring roles on Salvation, Suits, Departure, 9-1-1, The Endgame and Chicago Med.[15]
Additionally, he voice-acted for Superman: Red Son in 2020 and Turning Red in 2022.[16]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Parker | |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Jason Elias | |
| Land of the Dead | Manolete | ||
| 2006 | 16 Blocks | Detective Kaller | |
| Man of the Year | Donald Tilson | ||
| 2010 | Unthinkable | Master Sergeant Lubitchich | |
| 2012 | Extracted | Tom | |
| 2014 | Pompeii | Marcus Proculus | |
| 2020 | Superman: Red Son | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice) | |
| 2022 | Turning Red | Mr. Kielowski (voice) |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Largo Winch | Sergei | Episode: "Endgame" |
| 2003 | Playmakers | Stephen Lyles | 6 episodes |
| Mutant X | Nathaniel | Episode: "Wasteland" | |
| 2004 | Missing | Randall Markham | Episode: "In the Midnight Hour" |
| Kevin Hill | Nick Bratt | Episode: "Gods and Monsters" | |
| 2005 | Tilt | Blake | Episodes: "Gentleman Jim" "Nobody Ever Listens" |
| Show Me Yours | Chazz Banks | 8 episodes | |
| Beautiful People | Mr. Tabor | Episodes: "Pilot" "Point and Shoot" "Reload" "Photo Finish" | |
| 2006 | G-spot | Jackson | Episodes: "Aquaman" "Lucky" |
| The Jane Show | Ted | Episodes: "Thursday Night Rules" "Close Friends" | |
| The Path to 9/11 | Nick DeMoia | TV mini-series | |
| 2007 | Jeff Ltd. | Taylor Bloom | Episodes: "In the End You Get What You Deserve" "Body by Jeff" "Nightmare on Stevens Street" "The Manipulator" |
| NCIS | NCIS Agent Rick Hall | Episode: "Grace Period" | |
| CSI: Miami | Darren Butler | Episode: "Guerillas in the Mist" | |
| Across the River to Motor City | Ben Ford | Series regular | |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Police Officer | Episode: "Gnothi Seauton" |
| Victor | Alex Baumann | TV movie about late Canadian swimmer Victor Davis | |
| 2009 | Lie To Me | Captain David Markov | Episode: "A Perfect Score" |
| The Mentalist | Keith Wolcutt | Episode: "Crimson Casanova" | |
| 2010 | In Plain Sight | Anton Ivanov | Episode: "Love's Faber Lost" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Danny Macklin | Episode: "Pool Shark" | |
| Caprica | Sam Adama | Series regular | |
| 2011 | House | Driscoll | Episode: "Carrot or Stick" |
| Castle | Bobby Stark | Episode: "Pretty Dead" | |
| Warehouse 13 | Marcus Diamond | 7 episodes | |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia[17] | Adriano Calvanese | Episodes: "The High School Reunion", "The High School Reunion Part 2: The Gang's Revenge" | |
| 2011-2017 | Grimm | Captain Sean Renard | Series regular |
| 2012 | Husbands | Photog | Episode: "Appropriate Is Not the Word" |
| 2017–2018 | Salvation | President Monroe Bennett | |
| 2018 | Taken | Maximilian Silver | Episode: "All About Eve" |
| 2019 | Lucifer | U.S. Marshal Luke Reynolds | Episode: "Everything's Okay" |
| Suits | Thomas Kessler | 6 episodes | |
| Departure | Pavel Bartok | 5 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Order | Rogwan | Episode: "Fear Itself, Part 2" |
| 2020–2021 | 9-1-1 | Detective Lou Ransone | Recurring (seasons 3, 4 and 5) |
| 2022 | The Endgame | President Andrew Wright | 3 episodes |
| 2022-Present | Chicago Med | Jack Dayton | 7 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Godfather II | Don Esteban Almeida | Voice |
| 2009 | Wolfenstein | Pavel Cherny / Black Market Agent |
References
edit- ^ Dittman, Earl (January 30, 2015). "For Sasha Roiz, life in Portland is anything but 'Grimm' (Includes interview and first-hand account)". Digital Journal. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Biography", TV.com
- ^ Sasha Roiz at the CapricaShow.com
- ^ Kates, Kathryn. "Jaffa-born actor stars in CityTV mini-series". The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ Bio at BuddyTV
- ^ Hinman, Michael (July 26, 2011). "Sasha Roiz Keeping Busy With Warehouse 13, Grimm". airlockalpha.com.
- ^ Spelling, Ian (March 19, 2009). "Caprica star Esai Morales sees parallels with these great stories". Sci Fi Wire.
- ^ Phillips, Jevon (January 16, 2010). "Caprica countdown: Sasha Roiz says, 'Something ominous is coming'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Sasha Roiz expands role on Sci Fi's Caprica, archived from the original on May 2, 2009
- ^ Jensen, Michael (February 3, 2010). "Move Over, Captain Jack. There's a New Gay in the Galaxy Named Sam Adama". AfterElton.com.
- ^ Vary, Adam B (June 28, 2012). "Husbands: EP and star on season 2 of their gay-marriage web series — Exclusive photos". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (November 21, 2011). "NBC Gives Grimm a Full-Season Order". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 29, 2016). "Grimm to End With Sixth and Final Season on NBC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ Porter, Rick (October 16, 2018). "Grimm Spinoff in the Works at NBC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Sasha Roiz". IMDb. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sasha Roiz". IMDb. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sasha Roiz on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, new interview..." Capricatv.net.
