Rick Worthy

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Rick Worthy
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Worthy in 2013
Born
Richard Worthy

(1967-03-12) March 12, 1967 (age 57)
Alma mater University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance (1990)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present

Richard Worthy (born March 12, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for appearing in a variety of science fiction and fantasy television shows. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Simon O'Neill, Cylon model number four, in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica .

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He had a recurring role on The Man in the High Castle and was a series regular on The Magicians . He also appeared as six different characters across three Star Trek spin-off series and one feature film.

Early life and education

Worthy was born in Detroit, Michigan; [1] his father worked in the automotive industry. [2] Worthy studied Tae Kwon Do at a young age. He graduated from Southfield Senior High School in 1985 [1] and from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in 1990. [1]

Career

Worthy became a stage actor in Detroit, then moving to Chicago to develop his theatrical skills. Later, he moved to Los Angeles, California with the goal of acting in film and television. [3]

His first big break came as an orderly in While You Were Sleeping in 1995.

In the same year he played Rickey Latrell, a basketball player accused of murder, on the television show Murder One in 1996. [3]

He played Nathan Jackson on the 1998–99 TV show The Magnificent Seven .

He has had several roles within the Star Trek franchise. He has played several aliens, and one human, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise . He also had a supporting role in the 1998 film Star Trek: Insurrection . [4]

He guest-starred in "The Warrior", a 2001 episode of Stargate SG-1 , where he made use of his Tae Kwon Do and stunt fighting skills as the Goa'uld Imhotep.

He appeared on the 2003–09 re-imagined version of Battlestar Galactica as Cylon model number Four, often referred to as "Simon".

He worked on a short-lived 2005 private-eye drama on ABC, Eyes .

He had a large role on the 2006 ABC Family miniseries Fallen .

Worthy appeared in four episodes of Heroes in 2009, playing "Mike", Matt Parkman's partner, an experienced and capable Los Angeles cop. He also had a part in the TV series Supernatural , playing the unnamed Alpha Vampire in two episodes of Season 6, one episode of season 7 and one episode of season 12.

Worthy appeared on NCIS in 2012 as Navy Captain Logan Doyle.

Worthy was featured in the 2012 documentary That Guy... Who Was in That Thing , about character actors. During the documentary Worthy is brought to tears while describing his devotion to acting nearly leading to him ending up homeless. He credits a small recurring role on an American soap opera show, during which he rode his bicycle to the studio due to having sold off his car to pay his rent, as saving his acting career.

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1994 Richie Rich News Reporter
1995 Losing Isaiah Alley Man
While You Were Sleeping Orderly
Eye of the Stalker Eric, Adobe PhotoshopTV movie
1996 Star Trek: Klingon (voice)Video game
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows BestProperty OfficerTV movie
The Trigger Effect Johnny
1997 Steel SWAT Man
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection Elloran Officer #1
2001Earth AngelsGregoryTV movie
Antitrust Shrot's Assistant
2002 Collateral Damage Ronnie
2003 Holes Male Officer
2004 X-Men Legends Acolyte #2/Man #2 (voice)Video game
2006FallenCamaelTV movie
2009See Kate RunMatt JenkinsTV movie
Duplicity Dale Raimes
The PlanSimonVideo
2012 That Guy... Who Was in That Thing Himself
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Missing Persons Russell FindlayEpisode: "Right Neighborhood... Wrong Door"
1995 Tough Target Robber #2Episode: "Dana Feitler"
1996 NYPD Blue Det. ElkinsEpisode: "Burnin' Love"
Murder One Rickey Latrell8 episodes (1996–1997)
Star Trek: Voyager Crewman Noah Lessing, 3947, Cravic 1223 episodes (1996–1999)
1997 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine KornanEpisode: "Soldiers of the Empire"
The Gregory Hines Show Will JonesEpisode: "Basketball Jones"
1998 Maximum Bob LionelEpisode: "Once Bitten..."
The Magnificent Seven Nathan Jackson22 episodes (1998–2000)
1999 Touched by an Angel JamesEpisode: "Black Like Monica"
2000 City of Angels Mr. WalkerEpisode: "Unhand Me"
The Hughleys ByrnoEpisode: "The Thin Black Line"
Seven Days Sergeant GrubbsEpisode: "Peacekeepers"
2001 Felicity Jeremy Cavallo4 episodes (2001)
2002 Stargate SG-1 K'tanoEpisode: "The Warrior"
Any Day Now Hospital AdministratorEpisode: "Call Him Macaroni"
Sheena Mako ZabodiEpisode: "Return of the Native"
Dark Angel Lieutenant ClementeEpisode: "Freak Nation"
Odyssey 5 Dr. Travelor / John MilesEpisode: "The Choices We Make"
2003 Boomtown Malcolm BarkerEpisode: "Fearless"
The Lyon's Den Mr. CarlisleEpisode: "Trick or Treat"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Stewart4 episodes (2003–2010)
Star Trek: Enterprise Jannar10 episodes (2003–2004)
2004 CSI: Miami Thomas KincaidEpisode: "Witness to Murder"
2005 Eyes Chris Dillon12 episodes (2005–2007)
Battlestar Galactica Simon8 episodes (2005–2009)
2005 Grey's Anatomy Ray PelletierEpisode: "Fear (of the Unknown)" Season 10
2007 Fallen Camael3 episodes (2007)
Journeyman GusEpisode: "The Hanged Man"
2008 Eli Stone Leonard DuplerEpisode: "Soul Free"
Brothers & Sisters Officer CollinsEpisode: "Tug of War"
2009 Saving Grace Special Agent Dave DanielsEpisode: "Do You Believe in Second Chances?"
The Mentalist Terry AndrewsEpisode: "Bloodshot"
Heroes Mike4 episodes (2009)
2010 Medium The Regal ManEpisode: "Dear Dad..."
Castle Jason PennEpisode: "A Deadly Game"
2010–2017 Supernatural Alpha Vampire4 episodes
2011 Against the Wall -Episode: "Second Chances"
2012 NCIS Captain Logan DoyleEpisode: "Lost at Sea"
2013 The Vampire Diaries Rudy Hopkins7 episodes
2015–2019 The Man in the High Castle Lemuel "Lem" Washington
2015–2020 The Magicians Dean Henry Fogg

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References

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  2. "Rick Worthy Biography". Film Reference. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
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