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Joel Swetow | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | January 30, 1951
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Joel Swetow (born January 30, 1951) is an American actor.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | She's Back | Razorface | |
1991 | Prison Stories: Women on the Inside | Counselor D'Amico | Television film |
1992 | 3 Ninjas | Mr. Nigel Brown | Television film |
1995 | Lord of Illusions | Valentin | |
1998 | The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy | Shahklan | Television film |
2002 | The President's Man: A Line in the Sand | Abdul Rashid | Television film |
2003 | Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt | Casting Director | Television film |
2005 | Rent | Mr. Cohen | |
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Man with Large Belly in Red Queen Court | |
2012 | The Lorax | 1st Marketing Guy | Voice [1] |
2015 | Eternity Hill | Joel | |
2018 | The Grinch | Additional voices | [1] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Gul Jasad | Episode: "Emissary" |
1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Yog | Episode: "Firstborn" |
2002 | Stargate SG-1 | First Chancellor Valis of Kelowna on Langara | Episode: "Shadow Play" |
2002–2005 | Charmed | Avatar Alpha | 10 Episodes |
2003 | Alias | Jens | Episode: "Second Double" |
2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Andorian Ambassador Thoris | Episode: "Terra Prime" |
2007 | Days of Our Lives | Dr. Granger | 5 Episodes |
2010 | Lego Hero Factory | Rotor / Meltdown [1] | Voice, 3 episodes |
2014 | Selfie | Keynote Speaker | Episode: "Here's This Guy" |
2016 | Mad Dogs | Abram | 2 Episodes |
Swedish Dicks | Oscar | Episode: "Tale of the Tape" | |
2 Broke Girls | Father Kozac | Episode: "And the Godmama Drama" | |
2017 | Rosewood | Zavier Salvas | Episode: "Asphyxiation & Aces" |
The Orville | Krill Captain | Episode: "Old Wounds" | |
The Brave | Ambassador Dimitri Grombyko | Episode: "Stealth" | |
2018–2020 | Kidding | Rabbi Michael Epstein | 5 Episodes |
2019 | Bunk'd | Pa Gordon | Episode: "Lone Wolf" |
Silicon Valley | Rod Morgenstern | Episode: "Exit Event" | |
2019–2021 | Young Justice | Richard Swift / Shade [1] | Voice, 2 episodes |
2020 | Lucifer | Nils Schuhmann (Opera singer) | Episode: "Mojo" |
2022 | American Horror Stories | Mr. Hendricks | Episode: "Aura" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Off-World Interceptor | Colonel Fancy | |
2000 | Star Trek: Armada | Additional voices | Credited as Joel Sweton |
Star Trek: Invasion | Cardassian Commander / Borg | ||
Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force | Unseen Alien / Borg | ||
2001 | Star Trek: Armada II | Additional voices | |
2009 | Infamous | Male Pedestrian | |
2011 | Dead or Alive: Dimensions | Tengu [1] | English dub |
2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | |
2019 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | The Wolf | |
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2015 | Rain of the Ghosts | Bernie Cohen | Opposite his real life wife Deborah Strang as Maude Cohen |
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