Ed Wasser (born March 26, 1964) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of
Mr. Morden in ''
Babylon 5
''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tel ...
''.
Biography
Wasser was born in
Roslyn Heights, New York
Roslyn Heights is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the North Hempstead, New York, Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the North Shore (Long Island), North Shore of Long Island, in N ...
on March 26, 1964. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the State University of New York, SUNY Purchase Conservatory. After college he started his own business called Ad Skates, Inc., while continuing acting classes at the Michael Howard Studios.
Career
Acting
He is best known for his portrayal of
Mr. Morden in 14 episodes of the US
science fiction
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television
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series ''
Babylon 5
''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tel ...
''. He also appeared in the pilot
telefilm of the series, but as a different character ("Guerra", part of the operations staff in the Babylon 5 Observation Dome).
Wasser has appeared in numerous television series including ''
Quantum Leap
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In general
* Quantum leap (physics), also known as quantum jump, a transition between quantum states
** Atomic electron transition, a key example of the physics phenomenon
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'', ''
Law & Order
''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise.
''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...
'', ''
Murder, She Wrote
''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...
'', ''
NYPD Blue
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'', and ''
24''.
He appears in the 1995 film ''
The Set-Up''.
Voicework
In 2009, he voiced a robot (IR-2) in the NASA animated short "Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Gravity and the Great Attractor," part of the web-series
IRrelevant Astronomy produced by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Construction
Mainly retired from acting, Wasser founded a construction company called Waterstone Construction and works as a
general contractor
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.
Film
TV appearances
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
American male television actors
People from Roslyn Heights, New York
Male actors from New York (state)