Liam Waite (born Liam Owen East; March 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is the stepson of

Ralph Waite Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his lead role as John Walton Sr. on ''The Waltons'' (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He also had recurring roles in '' NCIS'' as Jackson Gibb ...

. He is known for portraying a Mars Police Force Officer in John Carpenter's ‘’ Ghost of Mars’’ & portraying a father figure in television's ‘’ Ghost Whisperer’’.

Early life

Born Liam Owen East took the last name 'Waite' from film producer and actor,

, his stepfather. He studied acting with under Arthur Mendoza at Actors Circle Theatre.

Personal life

Waite was in a relationship with actress Natasha Henstridge from 1996 to 2004. The couple had two children together, Tristan River (b. 1998) and Asher Sky (b. 2001).

Filmography

Film

* ''

Ghosts of Mars ''Ghosts of Mars'' (titled onscreen as ''John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars'') is a 2001 American science fiction action horror film written, directed and scored by John Carpenter. It was produced by Screen Gems and distributed by Sony Pictures Re ...

'' (2001) * '' Second Skin'' (2000) * '' Civility'' (2000) * '' Simpatico'' (1999)

Television

* '' McBride'' (2006) * '' Ghost Whisperer'' (2006) * ''Vampire Bats'' (2005) * '' Blessings'' (2003) * ''

She Spies ''She Spies'' is an action-adventure television show that ran from July 20, 2002 until May 17, 2004 in two seasons. The show was sold into syndication but the first four episodes were premiered on the NBC network, whose syndication arm was one of t ...

'' (2003) * ''

King of Texas ''King of Texas'' is a 2002 American Western (genre), Western television film based on William Shakespeare's ''King Lear'' and directed by Uli Edel. Plot The film takes the plot of William Shakespeare's ''King Lear'' and places it in the Repub ...

'' (2002)

Theatre

* '' Equus'' (1995) - Palm Springs

References

External links

* 1971 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Boston Place of birth missing (living people) {{american-actor-stub