Aaron Douglas (actor)

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Aaron Douglas
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Douglas at the 2018 FedCon
Born (1971-08-23) August 23, 1971 (age 53)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Debbie
(died 2004)
Children1

Aaron Douglas (born August 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Galen Tyrol on the Sci-Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica . [2]

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Douglas headlined on the CTV drama The Bridge , [3] which was also picked up by CBS for broadcast in the United States. [4] Douglas played Frank Leo, a charismatic police union leader who is simultaneously battling criminals on the street while facing down corruption within the ranks of his own department. [5] CBS ordered thirteen episodes, which began production in May 2009 [6] [7] but the series was dropped after just three episodes had been aired. [8] [9] Douglas starred alongside fellow Battlestar Galactica actor Paul Campbell in a Syfy original movie, Killer Mountain, [10] which premiered August 27, 2011. [11]

Early life

Aaron Douglas was born in New Westminster, a city in the Lower Mainland on the South Coast of British Columbia. His father Michael Douglas is a professor and his mother Arlene Elliot is a psychologist. He has a brother Chris who is four years his junior. The family lived in Vancouver until Douglas was 10 at which time they moved to Creston in the interior of British Columbia where he attended Prince Charles Secondary School as a teenager and acted in school productions, played in a rock band and participated in community theater. At age 26, he quit his job and moved back to Vancouver to pursue a career in acting. He studied at Canada's famed William Davis Centre for Actors Study at VanArts. [12] [13]

After completing the program at VanArts, Douglas performed with the Okanagan Shakespeare Company in Canada. [14] Many of his early acting jobs were the result of his work as a "reader" for auditions. His job was to read the other side of the dialogue for the person auditioning for a role. Often, after the audition was finished, the director would turn to him and say something like, "You know that cop role with three lines, do you want to do it?", he began building his resume off those small parts. [15]

Personal life

On November 1, 2004, Douglas' wife Debbie died from breast cancer. [15] He has a son, Taylor, from a previous relationship, born in 1996. [16]

Douglas has a love of hockey and has been on skates since he was two years old. He still plays hockey as an adult, usually as a goalie. He is a Vancouver Canucks fan and can usually be found at home games screaming at the referees along with friends and fellow Sci-Fi Channel alums Daniel Bacon, Dan Payne, and Ryan Robbins. [17] He is also a fan of Wil Wheaton from Star Trek: The Next Generation . Douglas has admitted to going "fangirl" on him when meeting him for the first time at a convention in 2008. [18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Stealing Sinatra Patrolman #1
Final Destination 2 Deputy Steve Adams
X2 Stryker Soldier #1
The Lizzie McGuire Movie Paparazzi #2
Paycheck Scientist #3Uncredited[ citation needed ]
2004 Saved! Paramedic
Walking Tall Casino Stickman
The Chronicles of Riddick Young Meccan Soldier
I, Robot USR Attorney #1
Catwoman Detective #1
2005 White Noise Frank Black
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Assistant District Attorney #1
2006 Chaos Police OfficerUncredited[ citation needed ]
Man About Town Agency Partner #1
2007 Butterfly on a Wheel Front Desk Officer
Blood: A Butcher's TaleSamSegment: "The Little Things"
2009 Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Galen Tyrol
2014 Death Do Us Part Harry Simpson
The MentorPaul Allenham
2015 The Driftless Area Fireman
2016 The Monster Jesse [19]
2017 Little Pink House Governor
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the EndGavin (voice) [20]
2018In PlainviewPenner
2019ThunderbirdOfficer Joe Fletcher
2020 Operation Christmas Drop Sampson
2023Double LifeSheldon Roberts

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000The Inspectors 2: A Shred of EvidenceWorkerTelevision film
Cold Squad Dean LoganEpisode: "Root Cause"
Hollywood Off-RampN/AEpisode: "Judgement Day"[ citation needed ]
2000–2002 Stargate SG-1 Moac / Jaffa2 episodes
2001Love and TreasonParamedicTelevision film
The Outer Limits Kevin LockwoodEpisode: "Free Spirit"
2002 Dark Angel Hotel ClerkEpisode: "Exposure"
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Detective Dean SantoniEpisode: "The Flower Jury"
Breaking NewsGreg JohnsonEpisode: "Dunne's Choice"
American Dreams Line GuyEpisode: "Pilot"
Taken CorporalEpisode: "Jacob and Jesse"
2002–2004 The Chris Isaak Show Fender Bender Driver / Reader2 episodes
2002–2008 Smallville Deputy Michael Birdego / Pierce2 episodes
2003 Before We Ruled the Earth TsirEpisode: "Hunt or Be Hunted"
Before I Say GoodbyeDetective Jack SclafaniTelevision film
The Stranger Beside MeDistrict Attorney BainesTelevision film
Just Cause Agent SchroderEpisode: "Hide and Seek"
Black Sash Officer Danny BryantEpisode: "Snap Shots"
Out of Order Boston6 episodes
Lucky 7 StevenTelevision film
Jeremiah DavisEpisode: "Strange Attractors"
2003–2009 Battlestar Galactica Galen Tyrol Main role (69 episodes)
2004 The L Word Citizen2 episodes
Andromeda WezlowEpisode: "Time Out of Mind'
10.5 Tent City Soldier2 episodes
The Dead Zone Rob CoulterEpisode: "Total Awareness"
2006 Whistler LanceEpisode: "Gathering Clouds"
Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance Galen TyrolMain role (7 episodes)
2007 Bionic Woman Prison Guard2 episodes [21]
Reaper Delivery DemonEpisode: "What About Blob?"
2009No HeroicsDadTelevision film
2010 The Bridge Frank LeoMain role (12 episodes)
One Angry JurorFrank RileyTelevision film
2010–

2011

Hellcats Bill Curran9 episodes
2011Ghost StormGreg GoropolisTelevision film
Killer MountainWard DonovanTelevision film
Eureka Ray DarltonEpisode: "This One Time at Space Camp..."
Flashpoint Gil CollinsEpisode: "Day Game"
2012 The Firm Gerald SykesEpisode: "Chapter Twelve"
Written by a KidTychseriaEpisode: "Fire City"
True Justice Agent Adrian Sloan2 episodes
Shelf LifeCanada DougEpisode: "Oh, Canada!"
2013 Hemlock Grove Sheriff Tom Sworn11 episodes
The Killing Evan Henderson12 episodes
2014 Falling Skies Cooper MarshallEpisode: "Mind Wars"
Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse Agent WoodwardTelevision film
The Strain Roger LussEpisode: "For Services Rendered"
2015 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Doug FranklinEpisode: "F-you, Rob Frumpkis!"
The Returned Tony Darrow6 episodes
2015–2017 iZombie Chuck Burd2 episodes
2016 The Flash Russell Glosson / The Turtle 2 episodes
The X-Files LindquistEpisode: "Founder's Mutation"
Once Upon a Time Fendrake the HealerEpisode: "Devil's Due"
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Gordon Rimmer8 episodes [22]
2017 Imposters Gary Heller5 episodes
Supernatural Pierce MoncrieffEpisode: "The Raid"
2018 Salvation Joe RiggsEpisode: "Fall Out"
2019 Unspeakable Jim Krepke3 episodes [23]
The Twilight Zone MitchEpisode: "The Wunderkind"
When Calls the Heart Amos DixonEpisode: "A Call from the Past"
Mystery 101: Playing Dead Karl MuhlenbeckTelevision film
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul PlayBoydTelevision film
Van Helsing Colonel Nicholson3 episodes
2020 Garage Sale Mysteries: Searched and Seized Owen O'NeillTelevision film
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal DescentGregory SackettTelevision film
2021 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Charlie Murphy2 episodes
A Clüsterfünke ChristmasWindmereTelevision film
2022 Motherland: Fort Salem Colonel Jarrett5 episodes
The Watchful Eye Otis Winthrop III3 episodes
The Wedding CottageDaryl FroelichTelevision film
2023 Buying Back My Daughter RonTelevision film
The Christmas HeroJoseph MurrayTelevision film
2024 Wild Cards Chris DayEpisode: "Con with the Wind"
Resident Alien General DevanneyEpisode: "Avian Flu"
Lego Dreamzzz Abraham (voice)Episode: "Romancing the Spear"
Murder in a Small Town Sgt. Sid Sokolowski8 episodes
The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the WinemakerJack PrestonTelevision film
2025 The Irrational Sheriff DaytonEpisode: "Straight from the Heart"
Stick DaleEpisode: “Pilot”

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Dead Rising 3 Adam Kane
2014 Watch Dogs Jordi ChinVoice
Ancient SpaceSgt. Major Powell
2017 Watch Dogs 2 Jordi ChinDLC
2021 Watch Dogs: Legion Both story
and DLC
2022 Hardspace: Shipbreaker Weaver

Awards and nominations

At the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards Douglas was nominated for Best TV Series Dramatic Guest Performance for his role in the TV series Flashpoint , episode: "Day Game". [24]

References

  1. Aaron Douglas' bio at www.northernstars.ca
  2. "I'm still not over... Chief and Boomer's tragic romance on 'Battlestar Galactica'" by Maricela Gonzalez at ew.com
  3. "Unique and quirky, just like his car" by Petrina Gentile at www.theglobeandmail.com
  4. "Bridge sells overseas" at playbackonline.ca
  5. "Aaron Douglas – Actor" by Mark Dillon at playbackonline.ca
  6. Adam Bryant (2009-02-19). "Fall TV: CBS Orders 13 Episodes of The Bridge". TV Guide . Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  7. "CTV's 'The Bridge' picked up by CBS". CTV . 2009-02-19. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  8. "CTV's 'The Bridge' cancelled by CBS". 2010-07-22. Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  9. "CBS drops The Bridge" by Marise Strauss at playbackonline.ca
  10. Killer Mountain (2011) review by Foywonder at www.dreadcentral.com
  11. "Aaron Douglas and Paul Campbell to star in Syfy Original Movie". 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14.
  12. Gilles Nuytens (2005). "The Scifi World Aaron Douglas Interview".
  13. "Aaron Douglas Bio".
  14. "SkyOne Cast Profiles". Archived from the original on 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  15. 1 2 "Aaron Douglas – Chief Galen Tyrol, Battlestar Galactica" by Michael Flett at geekchocolate.co.uk
  16. Jamie Ruby (May 7, 2008). "Exclusive Interview with Aaron Douglas". MediaBlvd Magazine. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011.
  17. "Aaron Douglas Biography".
  18. "My fanboy moment: 'BSG's' Aaron Douglas". CNN. 2011.[ dead link ]
  19. "Film Review: ‘The Monster’" by Dennis Harvey at variety.com
  20. Aaron Douglas Voices at www.behindthevoiceactors.com
  21. TV TICKER: Bionic casting by Andrew Ryan at www.theglobeandmail.com
  22. "‘Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency’: TV Review" by Tim Goodman at www.hollywoodreporter.com
  23. "‘Unspeakable’: Levi Meaden, Brian Markinson, Aaron Douglas & David Lewis Round Out Cast Of CBC/Sundance Miniseries" by Denise Petski at deadline.com
  24. "Awards season finds some B.C. players away from home" by Glen Schaefer at edmontonjournal.com