Alessandro Juliani (born 6 July 1975) is a Canadian actor and singer. He is notable for playing the roles of Tactical Officer Lieutenant Felix Gaeta on the Sci-Fi Channel television program ''

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'', Emil Hamilton in ''

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'', Jacapo Sinclair on

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series '' The 100'', and Dr. Cerberus on the

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series '' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina''. He is also known for voicing the character L in the English version of the

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series ''

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'' and its live action films, as well as several other animation projects. Juliani provided the voice of Toa Vakama of the ''

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'' and later of Aaron Fox on '' Nexo Knights''.

Early life

Juliani was born to John Juliani, a producer, actor and writer, and Donna Wong, who co-founded Savage God and Opera Breve in

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. He graduated from

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in Montreal, where he earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal/Opera Performance.

Career

He was the voice of Pit/ Kid Icarus in the '' Captain N: The Game Master'' cartoon series, and offered his voice in many other cartoons and anime including the English version of Death Note's L, ''

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'' (as Toma), '' X-Men: Evolution'' (as Gambit), the three '' My Scene'' films (in the role of River) and two of the ''

'' films (as Toa Vakama). He played the voice of Nightscream in ''

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'', he was also the voice of Julian in '' Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper'', a Barbie movie based on the Mark Twain story ''The Prince and the Pauper'', in which he also performed his own singing; he also voiced the merman prince Nalu in '' Barbie: Fairytopia'' and '' Barbie: Mermaidia'', and most recently did both the speaking and singing role of Prince Antonio in ''

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''. He was also in the movie '' Barbie Mariposa'' as "Prince Carlos" and '' My Scene Goes Hollywood: The Movie'' as River. He also voices the character Koji in the English version of '' Ōban Star-Racers''. Made his TV debut at age 11 in the MacGyver episode "The Madonna. He also played two minor roles in ''

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'' as Eliam in the Season 4 episode ''Scorched Earth'' and Katep in Season 8's finale episodes ''Moebius: Part 1 and 2''. He voices the character L in the anime series ''

'' and its dubbed live action counterpart. He was also in the two-night Syfy event ''Alice'' as the 9 of Clubs. He appeared in the web series '' Riese'' as Garin. He played a small role as "Druid" in the TV series '' Dark Angel''. In addition to his television and film work, Juliani frequently appears on stage, both in Vancouver (where he has earned multiple nominations and wins for Vancouver theatre's Jessie Awards) and elsewhere. In Vancouver, he has been in productions staged by Bard on the Beach, Vancouver Playhouse, and the Vancouver Opera. Further afield, he has appeared in the

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in England and the Orlando Shakespeare Festival. In 2002, he played a grieving

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performer in Ann Marie Fleming's short film '' Blue Skies''.

''Battlestar Galactica''

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'' was brought back to the small screen in what was termed a "reimagined" form, as a three-hour miniseries. The project was written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by

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. Alessandro Juliani starred as Felix Gaeta, a lieutenant in the Colonial Fleet. The miniseries effectively served as pilot for a potential TV series which was later commissioned in a collaborative effort between the Sci-Fi Channel and Sky TV (the British broadcaster). ''

'' (2004–2009) was filmed mostly in

, British Columbia, Canada. In the episode " Guess What's Coming to Dinner?", Alessandro's vocal skills were featured prominently. His character's singing is explained as a method of dealing with the pain of a severe physical injury. His voice is heard often when flashing through other scenes and characters. In March 2009, Juliani won the Streamy Award for Best Male Actor in a Dramatic Web Series for his work in the

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, '' Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy''. Juliani sings in ''Gaeta's Lament'', the first track of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' Season 4 soundtrack.

Post ''Battlestar Galactica''

Juliani had a small part in the 2009 movie ''

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'', as a Rockefeller Military Base Technician. From April 2009 to May 2011, Juliani appeared on ''

'' as Dr. Emil Hamilton. The actor will be narrating a twenty-five part serialization of Robert J. Sawyer's ''

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'' for

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. In December 2009, Juliani appeared in the Syfy miniseries ''

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'', and the web series '' Riese''. In the ''Battlestar Galactica'' spinoff ''

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'' episode "End of Line", Juliani sang in an opera composed for the episode's soundtrack by

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. In 2010, Juliani appeared in ''

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'' on the SyFy Channel. In the summer of 2010, he played Henry V in Bard on the Beach's productions of

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's ''Falstaff'' and ''

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'' in

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. Juliani has performed the narration for audio books, including '' METAtropolis'' and in 2011

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's ''

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: The Definitive Edition''. In 2012, he narrated for a new audio book version of Roger Zelazny's '' Chronicles of Amber''. In 2013 Juliani played a minor role in '' Man of Steel'' as Officer Sekowsky. From 2014 to 2017, Juliani had a recurring role as Sinclair, a member of the Ark crew on

science fiction series '' The 100''. In October 2020, he played

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in the ''

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'' episode "Unity".

Voice filmography

Animation

* '' Alien Racers'' – Undermaster Akhil * '' Barbie: Fairytopia'' – Prince Nalu * '' Barbie Mariposa'' – Prince Carlos * '' Barbie: Mermaidia'' – Nalu * ''

'' – Prince Antonio * '' Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper'' – Julian * ''Barbie in Rock 'n Royals'' – Clive * ''

'' – Nightscream * '' Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui'' – Toa Vakama, Matoran Vakama * '' Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows'' – Toa Vakama * '' Captain N: The Game Master'' – Kid Icarus * '' The Condor'' – Chato * ''

Dinosaur Train ''Dinosaur Train'' is an animated television series aimed at children ages 3 to 6 and created by Craig Bartlett, who also created Nickelodeon's '' Hey Arnold!''. The series features a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' named Buddy who, together with the re ...

'' – Martin * ''Doggie Daycare'' – Beau * '' G.I. Joe: Spy Troops'' – Dusty * ''

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'' - T-Rex * ''

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'' – Buzzer-Bot * '' Help! I'm a Fish'' – Chuck (additional dialogue) * '' Hot Wheels Battle Force 5'' – Zoom Takazumi * '' Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own'' – Gavin Chamelle, Mayor Perrito, Others * '' My Scene: Jammin' in Jamaica'' – River * '' Kong: King of the Apes'' – Chatter * '' LeapFrog Letter Factory Adventures DVD Series'' – Leap * '' Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' – Kapau, Okino * '' The Little Prince (2010 TV series)'' – Atsign (The Planet of Carapodes) * ''

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'' – Solana Trooper * '' Super Monsters'' - Jorge Howler * '' Super Dinosaur'' – Dexter Dynamo * '' X-Men: Evolution'' – Gambit * '' Nexo Knights'' – Aaron Fox * '' My Scene: Masquerade Madness'' – River * '' My Scene Goes Hollywood: The Movie'' – River

Live action English dubbing

*''

'' - L *'' Death Note 2: The Last Name'' - L *'' L: Change the World'' - L Lawliet *'' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' - Dr. Cerberus *'' Big Sky'' - Doctor (1x07 - I Fall to Pieces) *''The 100 (American TV series)'' - Sinclair

Anime

* ''

'' – L – 2008 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Award, Best Voice Actor (English) * '' Oban Star-Racers'' – Koji * ''

: Nihao My Concubine'' – Prince Toma * ''

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'' – Burton

Video games

* '' Hot Wheels Battle Force 5'' – Zoom Takazumi * '' My Scene Goes Hollywood: The Movie'' – River * '' Dead Rising 2'' – Reed Wallbeck * ''

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'' – Frost (English dub version) * '' Kessen'' –

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/ Hideaki Kobayakawa/Hidemoto Mori/Natoaka Yi/Tadatomo Honda (English dub version)

References

External links

*
Alessandro Juliani at Battlestarwiki.org
(longer biography) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juliani, Alessandro 1975 births 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian male web series actors Canadian people of Italian descent Living people Male actors from Montreal McGill University School of Music alumni Streamy Award winners Canadian male film actors