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Aaron Douglas (actor)

Canadian actor (born 1971)

Field	Value
name	Aaron Douglas
image	Aaron Douglas (41641675295).jpg
caption	Douglas at the 2018 FedCon
birth_date
birth_place	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
occupation	Actor
years_active	1998–present
spouse
children	1

Aaron Douglas (born August 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Galen Tyrol on the Sci-Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica.

Douglas headlined on the CTV drama The Bridge, which was also picked up by CBS for broadcast in the United States. Douglas played Frank Leo, a charismatic police union leader who is simultaneously battling criminals on the street while facing down corruption within the ranks of his own department. CBS ordered thirteen episodes, which began production in May 2009 but the series was dropped after just three episodes had been aired. Douglas starred alongside fellow Battlestar Galactica actor Paul Campbell in a Syfy original movie, Killer Mountain, which premiered August 27, 2011.

Early life

Aaron Douglas was born in New Westminster, a city in the Lower Mainland on the South Coast of British Columbia. His father Michael Douglas is a professor and his mother Arlene Elliot is a psychologist. He has a brother Chris who is four years his junior. The family lived in Vancouver until Douglas was 10 at which time they moved to Creston in the interior of British Columbia where he attended Prince Charles Secondary School as a teenager and acted in school productions, played in a rock band and participated in community theater. At age 26, he quit his job and moved back to Vancouver to pursue a career in acting. He studied at Canada's famed William Davis Centre for Actors Study at VanArts.

After completing the program at VanArts, Douglas performed with the Okanagan Shakespeare Company in Canada. Many of his early acting jobs were the result of his work as a "reader" for auditions. His job was to read the other side of the dialogue for the person auditioning for a role. Often, after the audition was finished, the director would turn to him and say something like, "You know that cop role with three lines, do you want to do it?". He began building his resume off those small parts.

Personal life

On November 1, 2004, Douglas' wife Debbie died from breast cancer.

Douglas has a love of hockey and has been on skates since he was two years old. He still plays hockey as an adult, usually as a goalie. He is a Vancouver Canucks fan and can usually be found at home games screaming at the referees along with friends and fellow Sci-Fi Channel alums Daniel Bacon, Dan Payne, and Ryan Robbins. He is also a fan of Wil Wheaton from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Douglas has admitted to going "fangirl" on him when meeting him for the first time at a convention in 2008.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Stealing Sinatra	Patrolman #1
Final Destination 2	Deputy Steve Adams
X2	Stryker Soldier #1
The Lizzie McGuire Movie	Paparazzi #2
Paycheck	Scientist #3	Uncredited
2004	Saved!	Paramedic
Walking Tall	Casino Stickman
The Chronicles of Riddick	Young Meccan Soldier
I, Robot	USR Attorney #1
Catwoman	Detective #1
2005	White Noise	Frank Black
The Exorcism of Emily Rose	Assistant District Attorney #1
2006	Chaos	Police Officer	Uncredited
Man About Town	Agency Partner #1
2007	Butterfly on a Wheel	Front Desk Officer
Blood: A Butcher's Tale	Sam	Segment: "The Little Things"
2009	Battlestar Galactica: The Plan	Galen Tyrol
2014	Death Do Us Part	Harry Simpson
The Mentor	Paul Allenham
2015	The Driftless Area	Fireman
2016	The Monster	Jesse
2017	Little Pink House	Governor
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End	Gavin (voice)
2018	In Plainview	Penner
2019	Thunderbird	Officer Joe Fletcher
2020	Operation Christmas Drop	Sampson
2023	Double Life	Sheldon Roberts

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence	Worker	Television film
Cold Squad	Dean Logan	Episode: "Root Cause"
Hollywood Off-Ramp		Episode: "Judgement Day"
2000–2002	Stargate SG-1	Moac / Jaffa	2 episodes
2001	Love and Treason	Paramedic	Television film
The Outer Limits	Kevin Lockwood	Episode: "Free Spirit"
2002	Dark Angel	Hotel Clerk	Episode: "Exposure"
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Detective Dean Santoni	Episode: "The Flower Jury"
Breaking News	Greg Johnson	Episode: "Dunne's Choice"
American Dreams	Line Guy	Episode: "Pilot"
Taken	Corporal	Episode: "Jacob and Jesse"
2002–2004	The Chris Isaak Show	Fender Bender Driver / Reader	2 episodes
2002–2008	Smallville	Deputy Michael Birdego / Pierce	2 episodes
2003	Before We Ruled the Earth	Tsir	Episode: "Hunt or Be Hunted"
Before I Say Goodbye	Detective Jack Sclafani	Television film
The Stranger Beside Me	District Attorney Baines	Television film
Just Cause	Agent Schroder	Episode: "Hide and Seek"
Black Sash	Officer Danny Bryant	Episode: "Snap Shots"
Out of Order	Boston	6 episodes
Lucky 7	Steven	Television film
Jeremiah	Davis	Episode: "Strange Attractors"
2003–2009	Battlestar Galactica	Galen Tyrol	Main role (69 episodes)
2004	The L Word	Citizen	2 episodes
Andromeda	Wezlow	Episode: "Time Out of Mind'
10.5	Tent City Soldier	2 episodes
The Dead Zone	Rob Coulter	Episode: "Total Awareness"
2006	Whistler	Lance	Episode: "Gathering Clouds"
Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance	Galen Tyrol	Main role (7 episodes)
2007	Bionic Woman	Prison Guard	2 episodes
Reaper	Delivery Demon	Episode: "What About Blob?"
2009	No Heroics	Dad	Television film
2010	The Bridge	Frank Leo	Main role (12 episodes)
One Angry Juror	Frank Riley	Television film
2010–	Hellcats	Bill Curran	9 episodes
2011	Ghost Storm	Greg Goropolis	Television film
Killer Mountain	Ward Donovan	Television film
Eureka	Ray Darlton	Episode: "This One Time at Space Camp..."
Flashpoint	Gil Collins	Episode: "Day Game"
2012	The Firm	Gerald Sykes	Episode: "Chapter Twelve"
Written by a Kid	Tychseria	Episode: "Fire City"
True Justice	Agent Adrian Sloan	2 episodes
Shelf Life	Canada Doug	Episode: "Oh, Canada!"
2013	Hemlock Grove	Sheriff Tom Sworn	11 episodes
The Killing	Evan Henderson	12 episodes
2014	Falling Skies	Cooper Marshall	Episode: "Mind Wars"
Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse	Agent Woodward	Television film
The Strain	Roger Luss	Episode: "For Services Rendered"
2015	Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	Doug Franklin	Episode: "F-you, Rob Frumpkis!"
The Returned	Tony Darrow	6 episodes
2015–2017	iZombie	Chuck Burd	2 episodes
2016	The Flash	Russell Glosson / The Turtle	2 episodes
The X-Files	Lindquist	Episode: "Founder's Mutation"
Once Upon a Time	Fendrake the Healer	Episode: "Devil's Due"
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency	Gordon Rimmer	8 episodes
2017	Imposters	Gary Heller	5 episodes
Supernatural	Pierce Moncrieff	Episode: "The Raid"
2018	Salvation	Joe Riggs	Episode: "Fall Out"
2019	Unspeakable	Jim Krepke	3 episodes
The Twilight Zone	Mitch	Episode: "The Wunderkind"
When Calls the Heart	Amos Dixon	Episode: "A Call from the Past"
Mystery 101: Playing Dead	Karl Muhlenbeck	Television film
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play	Boyd	Television film
Van Helsing	Colonel Nicholson	3 episodes
2020	Garage Sale Mysteries: Searched and Seized	Owen O'Neill	Television film
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent	Gregory Sackett	Television film
2021	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Charlie Murphy	2 episodes
A Clüsterfünke Christmas	Windmere	Television film
2022	Motherland: Fort Salem	Colonel Jarrett	5 episodes
The Watchful Eye	Otis Winthrop III	3 episodes
The Wedding Cottage	Daryl Froelich	Television film
2023	Buying Back My Daughter	Ron	Television film
The Christmas Hero	Joseph Murray	Television film
2024	Wild Cards	Chris Day	Episode: "Con with the Wind"
Resident Alien	General Devanney	Episode: "Avian Flu"
Lego Dreamzzz	Abraham (voice)	Episode: "Romancing the Spear"
Murder in a Small Town	Sgt. Sid Sokolowski	8 episodes
The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker	Jack Preston	Television film
2025	The Irrational	Sheriff Dayton	Episode: "Straight from the Heart"
Stick	Dale	Episode: “Pilot”

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Dead Rising 3	Adam Kane
2014	Watch Dogs	Jordi Chin	Voice
Ancient Space	Sgt. Major Powell
2017	Watch Dogs 2	Jordi Chin	DLC
2021	Watch Dogs: Legion	Both story
and DLC
2022	Hardspace: Shipbreaker	Weaver

Awards and nominations

At the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards Douglas was nominated for Best TV Series Dramatic Guest Performance for his role in the TV series Flashpoint, episode: "Day Game".

References

[https://www.northernstars.ca/actor/aaron-douglas/ Aaron Douglas' bio] at www.northernstars.ca
[https://ew.com/article/2013/07/15/chief-boomer-romance-battlestar-galactica/ "I'm still not over... Chief and Boomer's tragic romance on 'Battlestar Galactica'"] by Maricela Gonzalez at [[Entertainment Weekly. ew.com]]
[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/culture/commuting/unique-and-quirky-just-like-his-car/article4319664/ "Unique and quirky, just like his car"] by Petrina Gentile at [[The Globe and Mail. www.theglobeandmail.com]]
[https://playbackonline.ca/2009/07/03/bridge-20090703/ "Bridge sells overseas"] at [[Playback (magazine). playbackonline.ca]]
[https://playbackonline.ca/2009/08/17/douglas-20090817/ "Aaron Douglas – Actor"] by Mark Dillon at [[Playback (magazine). playbackonline.ca]]
Adam Bryant. (2009-02-19). "Fall TV: CBS Orders 13 Episodes of The Bridge". [[TV Guide]].
(2009-02-19). "CTV's 'The Bridge' picked up by CBS". [[CTV Television Network.
(2010-07-22). "CTV's 'The Bridge' cancelled by CBS".
[https://playbackonline.ca/2010/07/23/thebridge-20100723/ "CBS drops The Bridge"] by Marise Strauss at [[Playback (magazine). playbackonline.ca]]
[https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/26639/killer-mountain-2011/ Killer Mountain (2011) review] by Foywonder at [[Dread Central. www.dreadcentral.com]]
(2011). "Aaron Douglas and Paul Campbell to star in Syfy Original Movie".
Gilles Nuytens. (2005). "The Scifi World Aaron Douglas Interview".
"Aaron Douglas Bio".
"SkyOne Cast Profiles".
[http://geekchocolate.co.uk/aaron-douglas-chief-galen-tyrol-battlestar-galactica/ "Aaron Douglas – Chief Galen Tyrol, Battlestar Galactica"] by Michael Flett at geekchocolate.co.uk
Jamie Ruby. (May 7, 2008). "Exclusive Interview with Aaron Douglas". MediaBlvd Magazine.
"Aaron Douglas Biography".
(September 2024). "My fanboy moment: 'BSG's' Aaron Douglas". CNN }}{{dead link.
[https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-monster-film-review-1201914092/ "Film Review: ‘The Monster’"] by Dennis Harvey at [[Variety (magazine). variety.com]]
[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Aaron-Douglas/ Aaron Douglas Voices] at www.behindthevoiceactors.com
[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/tv-ticker/article1326440/ TV TICKER: Bionic casting] by Andrew Ryan at [[The Globe and Mail. www.theglobeandmail.com]]
[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency-940625/ "‘Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency’: TV Review"] by Tim Goodman at [[The Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com]]
[https://deadline.com/2018/04/unspeakable-levi-meaden-brian-markinson-aaron-douglas-david-lewis-cast-cbc-sundance-miniseries-1202379381/ "‘Unspeakable’: Levi Meaden, Brian Markinson, Aaron Douglas & David Lewis Round Out Cast Of CBC/Sundance Miniseries"] by Denise Petski at [[Deadline Hollywood. deadline.com]]
[https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/awards-season-finds-b-c-players-away-from-home "Awards season finds some B.C. players away from home"] by Glen Schaefer at [[Edmonton Journal. edmontonjournal.com]]

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