Ed Wasser (born March 26, 1964) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Mr. Morden in ''

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''.

Biography

Wasser was born in

Roslyn Heights, New York Roslyn Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Vil ...

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

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series ''

''. He also appeared in the pilot

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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 ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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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

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produced by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Construction

Mainly retired from acting, Wasser founded a construction company called Waterstone Construction and works as a

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Film

TV appearances

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wasser, Ed 1964 births Living people American male television actors People from Roslyn Heights, New York Male actors from New York (state)