Sasha Roiz (; 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''.

Early life

Roiz was born in

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to Russian Jewish parents. The family moved to

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in 1980. Roiz studied history before joining a theatre school in Montreal. He later graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in

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Career

Roiz has appeared in a number of popular television dramas, including '' CSI: Miami,

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, NCIS, The Mentalist, Lie To Me'' and '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. He had a recurring role on '' Warehouse 13'' as Marcus Diamond. 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 ''Caprica'' is an American science fiction drama television series, which is a prequel spin-off (media), spin-off of the 2004–2009 series ''Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series), Battlestar Galactica''. ''Caprica'' is set 58 years before the ma ...

(played by Esai Morales), and is also the uncle of William Adama. On April 28, 2009, his role was expanded to series regular. 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. In 2012, he guest-starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson–scripted romantic comedy web series '' Husbands''. From 2011 to 2017, Roiz was a series regular on '' Grimm'', a supernatural/fantasy

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drama produced by

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for NBC, staying on the regular cast for all 6 seasons of the show. 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 ''

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'', '' Suits'', '' Departure'', '' 9-1-1'', '' The Endgame'' and '' Chicago Med''. Additionally, he voice-acted for '' Superman: Red Son'' in 2020 and '' Turning Red'' in 2022.

Filmography

Film

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Television

Video games

References

External links

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Sasha Roiz profile at NBC.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roiz, Sasha 1973 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Russian-Jewish descent Israeli emigrants to Canada Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent Jewish Canadian male actors Living people Male actors from Montreal Male actors from Tel Aviv