Matthew Ray Bennett (born April 9, 1968) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He is best known for portraying Detective Len Harper on ''

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'' and his recurring roles as

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cylon model number five in the reimagined ''

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'' and Daniel Rosen in ''

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''.

Career

At the age of 20 he moved from his hometown of

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to pursue an acting career. He studied theatre school for two years and after that acted in TV series including ''

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'' and ''

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'' and telefilms such as ''A Killer Among Friends'', ''Anything for Love'' and ''Relentless: Mind of a Killer''. He currently lives in Vancouver but works in Toronto as well. Matthew is best known for his part as Detective Len Harper on the Canadian police drama ''

'' for which he has been nominated for both a Gemini and Leo award. Next to that he played the lead role of Lieutenant James Calley on the Showtime series '' Total Recall 2070'' and the 1998 telefilm by the same name. Next to that, he guest starred in many TV series like ''

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'', ''The Peacemakers'', ''Da Vinci's Inquest'', ''Criminal Minds'' and ''At the Hotel''. In recent years, Bennett has had a recurring guest role on the Sci Fi Channel television program ''

''. Playing the character

, a Cylon, he first appeared in the 2003 mini-series and his final appearance was in the series finale in March 2009. However, Bennett also appeared in the TV movie '' Battlestar Galactica: The Plan''.

Personal life

Bennett was married to actress Brittaney Bennett (formerly Brittaney Edgell), best known for her parts on series as ''Highlander'', ''Forever Knight'' and ''Earth: Final Conflict''. She also stars in her husband's writing and directing debut, the 2008 movie ''Kick Me Down''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Matthew 1968 births Living people Canadian male television actors Male actors from Toronto Male actors from Vancouver 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Film directors from Toronto Film directors from Vancouver Screenwriters from Toronto Writers from Vancouver Canadian male screenwriters 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers Screenwriters from British Columbia