Casey Patrick Biggs (born April 4, 1955) is an American actor, best known throughout the '' Star Trek'' community for starring as the

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Damar, on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. He has appeared in over eighty film and television and stage productions.

Early life

Biggs was born on April 4, 1955, in

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. When he was very young, he was a

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. He decided to pursue acting when he was a student at Central Catholic High School and graduated in 1973. He received a BFA from

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in 1977; studied acting at the Toledo Repertory Theatre.

Career

In January 1996, Biggs was in the made-for-TV movie ''A Promise to Carolyn''. In 1996, he was nominated for the role of Damar in the science fiction show '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. Seemingly a minor character in his first appearance, Damar later became one of the major figures in the show, leading the entire

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and having a major influence on the show's events. Biggs later returned to the ''Star Trek'' universe, making a guest appearance on ''

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'' in the season 3 episode "

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" as an Illyrian captain. Biggs's other TV roles include the

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s '' Ryan's Hope'' as Fenno Moore from 1988 to 1989, and '' General Hospital'' as Chad Wainwright in 1990. Another television role was on the 1990s TV series ''

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''. He has appeared in movies such as ''

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'', '' Broken Arrow'', '' Dragonfly'' and the '' Star Trek'' documentary '' Trekkies 2''. Biggs has made many guest appearances on TV shows, some of those appearances range from '' Father Dowling Mysteries'', '' Matlock'', ''

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'', '' ER'', '' Snoops'', '' CSI: Miami'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' Person of Interest'' and ''

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''. In 2017 Biggs taught a class in directing and acting at The New School for Drama. Biggs appeared in the HBO docudrama ''

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'' on the

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as Wells Fargo chairman Richard Kovacevich. In 2018, he returned to ''General Hospital'' as Dr. Lasaris.

Personal life

Biggs was married to Roxann Dawson from 1985 to 1987. Dawson later played

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in '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Their marriage ended before either of them were cast in ''Star Trek''.

Select filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Interview with Casey Biggs & The Enterprise Blues Band
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