Most of this info is from the Internet Movie Data Base ( www.us.imdb.com ), The Jim Henson Company ( http://www.henson.com/ ), The SciFi Channel ( http://www.scifi.com/farscape/moyacrew/ ), official chats, official cast webpages, some interviews, and other sources I refuse to name (Hi Kiki! Hi Perri! Thanks for the stuff you let me "borrow"........).
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Claudia Black***UPDATED
Virginia Hey***UPDATED
Anthony Simcoe***UPDATED
Lani Tupu***UPDATED
Gigi Edgley***UPDATED
Paul
Goddard***ADDED
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Born:
Memphis, Tennessee (raised in Charlotte, North Carolina)
Status:
Married, with two children
Graduated
from Myers Park High School (Charlotte, North Carolina), class of 1981.
Attended Furman University (Greenville, South Carolina) - has a Psychology
degree, and played college football. Began doing regional theater
after graduating college, and after a year went to England to the Central
School of Speech & Drama. He spent three years there, and became
a classically trained Shakespearean actor. Ended up in Los Angeles,
doing various gigs (see list below) until Farscape. Spends his spare
time with his family, surfing (the ocean, and the web), and is a fan of
all things SciFi. All time fave movies are: 2001: A Space Odyssey,
Alien, Blade Runner, Silent Running, and The Wizard of Oz.
His family is also involved in NASCAR racing - his father's company (Mark III Financial) sponsors a Busch car (#78 - driver is Kevin Schwantz, and Ben's brother Neil is the crew chief).
Official Website: No
Movies:
Boogie Boy (1997) .... Freddie
Nevada (1997)
Kiss Before Dying, A (1991) .... Tommy Roussell
Memphis Belle (1990) .... Rookie Captain
TV Movies:
The Sky's On Fire (1998) .... Racer
Bad to the Bone (1997)
Steel Chariots (1997)
Innocent Victims (1996)
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995) (TV) .... Al Winters
Danielle Steel's 'Secrets' (1992).... Bill Warwick
Daughters of Privilege (aka Keys to the Kingdom) (1991) .... Randy
TV Series:
Farscape (1999).......John Crichton
Party of Five (1994) .... Sam Brody (semi-regular in third (96-97) season)
The Boys of Twilight (1992).... Tyler Clare (regular)
Amazing Grace (aka "A Wing and A Prayer") (1995)...guest starred in one of the 5 episodes made
Murder, She Wrote (1984).......Ollie Rudman in episode, "Murder By Twos" (1994)
Melrose Place (1992)....Adam in episode, "Two Mrs. Mancini's, The" (1994)
Thunder Alley (1994) .....Marcus in a first season episode
Grace Under Fire (1993)......Policeman in episode, "Grace Undergraduate" (1993)
Theatre:
Merchant of Venice (Broadway)
Also other regional theatre productions
Born:
Sydney, Australia
Spent
most of her adult life elsewhere, including New Zealand and Europe.
Fave
cereal - Lucky Charms
Birthday
- October 11th, 1973 (according to the IMDB)
Official
Website: No
A professionally trained singer (jazz and classical), she has many theatre credits to her name, including being selected a finalist in the 1990 Globe Shakespeare competition.
Not a huge SciFi fan, but the Star Wars movies were a big family event, and Blade Runner had a big effect on her as a kid. She reads the BB at the SciFi channel, and she loves to travel & meet people.
Movies:
Pitch Black (2000) - Shazza
The Goodfruit (1994) (Australian)
TV Series:
Farscape (1999)..........Aeryn Sun
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)..... Unnamed Amazon in "Life Blood" (3/13/2000)
City Life (1996) (New Zealand) .... Angela Kostapas (regular)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)...... Cassandra in episodes "Atlantis" (1997), and
"Hercules on Trial" (1998)
Good Guys, Bad Guys (1997) (Australian)....Jill Mayhew in episode "Naughty Bits" (Series 2, ep 5)
Water Rats (1996) (Australian).......Beth WIlliams in episode "All at Sea" (episode #47, 1997)
Police Rescue (1990) (Australian) in episode "Double Illusion" (episode #38, 1993)
G.P. (1988) (Australian)
A
Country Practice (1981) (Australian)......Claire Bonacci (1993 Original
Series "Cyclone Claire" (#1055-1056)
& "Burning Bright" (#1057-1058); 1994 Second Series appeared in approximately
30 eps )
Seven Deadly Sins (1993) (Australian) 7-part mini-series
Theatre:
Seeing Ear Theatre (2000), audio drama (http://www.scifi.com/set/playhouse/)......Carol in "Black Canoes"
Merchant of Venice (European Tour)......Portia
Little Women.......Jo
Portrait of Dorian Gray
Loose Ends
Spotlights on Women
Pick Ups (Belvoir Street Theatre)
The World Knot (Bicentennial Opera)
Born: Coogee, Sydney, NSW Australia.
Fave foods: Italian, Japanese, Health foods
First official acting job: Mad
Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior)
Acting
experience prior to Mad Max: Over 56 comercials
Favorite
SciFi: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek, The Prisoner
Official
Website:
http://www.virginia-hey.com
Movies:
The Wish (1995) (Australian)
Signal One (aka Bullet Down Under) (1994) .... Toni
Pathos - segreta inquietudine (aka Obsession: A Taste for Fear) (1988) .... Diane
Castaway (1987) .... Janice
The Living Daylights (1987) .... Rubavitch
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
Norman Loves Rose (1982) .... The Girlfriend
Mad Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior) (1981) .... Warrior Woman
TV Movies:
Crazy Like a Fox (USA Network)
TV Series:
Farscape (1999).........Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan
Roar (1997)
Flipper (1995)
Pacific Drive (1995) (Australian)
Dolphin Cove (1989).... Alison Mitchell
E Street (1989) (Westside Productions)
Home and Away (1988) (Australian).....Gillian
Mission Impossible (1988)
Vietnam (1987) (mini series) (Australian)
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985) (mini series) .... Young Woman
Neighbours (1985) (Australian soap) ..... Beth Travers
Timeslip (1985).....Jenny
Big Deal (1984) (BBC)
Flesh & Blood (1980) (UK TV)
Prisoner: Cell Block H (aka Caged Women) (1979) .... Leigh Templar
Theatre:
Nolan
(Sydney & Adelaide Arts Festival) (1983) .... The Wife (lead role)
Graduated from The National Institute of Dramatic Arts in London, with an MFA in Drama (specializing in actor training). He also has degrees from universities and acting schools in Australia, the US, and Europe, and has lectured for the NIDA.
Birthday
- June 7th, 1969
Official
Website: http://www.anthonysimcoe.com/
Movies:
The Castle (1997) .... Steve Kerrigan
Mr. Reliable (aka My Entire Life) (1996) .... Skinny Cop
TV Movies:
Chameleon (Australian)
TV Series:
Farscape (1999)..........Ka D'argo
Home and Away (1988) (Australian)
A Country Practice (1981) (Australian).....Peter Page (ep # 987 "Stolen Moments")
Water Rats (1996) (Australian) in episode "Watery Grave" (ep #73, 1998)
English At Work (19??) (Australian)
Theatre:
Seeing Ear Theatre (2000), audio drama (http://www.scifi.com/set/playhouse/)......Edward in "Black Canoes"
Space Craving (Sydney Street Theatre) - wrote and performed
World Games (Footloose Theatre Company)
Three Winters Green (Stable Theatre)
Peter Pan (Q.T.C.)
Complaints (Grifen Theatre)
Double Deception (Murray River Performing Group at the Hothouse Theatre)
Movies:
2 Muppet Movies (not sure which ones yet)
TV Series:
Farscape (1999) TV series (main puppeteer).... Dominar Rygel XVI
Live and Kicking - BBC Children's program .......creator & writer
Jim Henson's Storyteller
Brilli (Yorkshire TV) - Presenter
The Animal Show
Wolf It
What's Up Doc (STV).....performer & co-writer
Get Fresh (1988)
Gilbert the Alien (1987)........Gilbert (puppeteer)
Movies:
Mr. Reliable (aka My Entire Life) (1996) .... Rev. McIntyre
Down Rusty Down (1996) .... Otis
Tunnel Vision (1995) .... Henry Adams
Bloodmoon (1989) .... Mayor
Delinquents, The (1989) .... Magistrate
Mesmerized (aka Shocked) (1986) .... Burley
Wills & Burke (1985) .... John Macadam
Death Warmed Up (1985) .... Ranji Gandhi
Constance (1984)
Lonely Hearts (1982) .... Bruce
The Scarecrow (1982) .... Charlie Dabney
Mad Max (1979) .... Labatouche
The Mango Tree (1977) .... Joe Speight
The Devil's Playground (1976) .... Brother Arnold
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) .... Grove Courtensay
TV Series:
Farscape (1999)......voice of Rygel XVI
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996) .... Father Emilio
Family and Friends (1990)
More Winners: His Master's Ghost (1990) .... Mr. Bretherton
Writer filmography:
Backstage (1988).....also directed
Constance (1984)
Breaker Morant (1980)
Other:
Return to Snowy River (aka The Man from Snowy River II) (1988)...associate to the director
Movies:
Babe: A Pig in the City (1998) ..... Ferdinand the Duck (part of the puppeteering team)
TV Series:
Farscape (1999) TV series (main puppeteer).... Pilot
Lift Off (1992) (Australian)
Feral TV (?) (Australian)
Award winning actor and director, he attended Rongotal College in Wellington, New Zealand; Wellington Teachers Training College, and received his actor's training at the New Zealand Drama School. His awards include Best Dramatic Performance (New Zealand Film Television Awards, 1993), Best Actor Award for Talk of the Town (Dreamaker Festival - Ontario, Canada), and Finalist - Male Performance Supporting Role (film) for Send A Gorilla (Listener Film Television Awards - 1986). His nominations include Best New Talent (Feltex Television awards - 1984), and Best Actor (1985).
He teaches "Acting For Camera" in Australia and New Zealand, and "Screen Acting", weekly at the Actors Centre in Sydney, Australia (where he currently resides - the city, not the Centre....).
Official Website: No
Movies:
Talk of the Town (short film)(received best actor award).....directed & starred.
The Punisher (1998) ......Laccone (although billed as "Larney Tupu")
Send a Gorilla (1988)
Sons for the Return Home (1979) .... Sione's Father
Ole - (19??) - assistant director
TV Movies:
Tanker Incident (1997)
Heart of Fire (1997)
Tv Series:
Farscape (1999)........Captain Bialar Crais and the voice of Pilot
Time Trax (1999)
Flipper 2 (1995)
High Tide (1994)......Simon in episode "Let Us Prey" (1994)
The Feds (1993)
Mission Impossible (1988)
Video:
The Main Course - directed
Theatre:
Walkers & Talkers Theatre Group - founding member
Going Home - directed
The Tempest (Bell Shakespeare Company) - Australian Tour
Over 40 other productions
Daughter of producer Michael Edgley. She had theatre training in various workshops at the National
Institute of Dramatic Art., and received a B.A. in Drama from Queensland University of Technology
Academy of the Arts in 1998.
Birthdate
- November 15
Official
Website:
http://websites.golden-orb.com/stacey/
TV Series:
Farscape (1999) .... Chiana
Day of the Roses (1998) (mini series) (Australia) .... Erica Watson
Water Rats (1996) (Australian)............Penny Lane
Theatre:
Kill Everything You Love (a Brisbane Festival production directed by David Brown)........Emma
Princess And The Pea (the Brisbane Arts Theatre)
Picnic At Hanging Rock (the Twelfth Night Theatre)
Les Miserables (the Gold Coast Arts Theatre)
Kakos
The Rover
Boy's Life
The Land Of The Real Girls
Romeo And Juliet
The Caged Birds
Blue People
Road
Official
Website: No
Movies:
Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997) .... Geoff Spinks
Custodian, The (1993) .... Detective Massey
Hammers Over the Anvil (1991) .... Burns
Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) .... Kearney
Farewell to the King (1989) .... Bren Armstrong
Warming Up (1985) .... Wombat
Tv Series:
Farscape (1999).....Scorpius
Day of the Roses (1998) (mini series) (Australia) .... Joe Beecroft
Fire (1994) .... Senior Station Officer Quentin 'Spit' Jacobsen
Time Trax (1993).....Morgan, in episode "Cool Hand Darien" (1994)
Favorite
color: red
Favorite
foods: Thai food, chocolate ice cream, Apricot and Nuts porridge.
SciFi
Faves: The Avengers,Lost in Space, Bond movies, and loves the Borg (from
Star Trek)
Favorite
music:Prokofiev (http://www.prokofiev.org/)
(Note: I'm not sure exactly what Paul meant when he said he loved Prokofiev,
because the next person in that chat to ask a question had the handle "Prokofiev"
- I'm wondering if he said it more as an inside joke ... hmmmmm ..... )
Official
Website: Work in progress
Movies:
Holy
Smoke (1999) .... Tim
Matrix,
The (1999) .... Agent Brown
Billy's
Holiday (1995) .... Gary 'Stylist'
Babe
(aka Babe, the Gallant Pig)(1995) .... Son-in-Law
Mighty
Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (aka Power Rangers: The Movie)(1995) ..
Construction Worker #2
Dead
to the World (1991) .... Bobby
The
Everlasting Secret Family (1988) .... Son
Bullseye
(1987) .... Harry Walford
Barnum!
(1986/II) (TV)
Tv
Series:
Farscape
(1999).....Stark
Water
Rats (1996) (Australian) ...Rob in eps:"Chinese Checkers" (ep# 5.124) 4/11/00
and "The Trouble With Gary" (ep #5.125) 4/18/00
Coronation
Street (1960) (Australian) .... Stephen (1995-1996)
Sons
and Daughters (1981) (Australian) .... Simon Armstrong (1984-1985)
Theatre:
Over
20 productions with the Sydney Theatre Company
Upcoming
- School for Scandal (a Sydney Theatre Company production directed
by Judy Davis) - Previews July 7, 2001; Opens July 12 to August 25, 2001.
For more info, check out -
http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/New%20Site/scandal.html