Ian Paul Cassidy (born 4 November 1964) is an

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who has appeared mainly in

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and Australian productions. In 2000 he played Cracker Bob in '' Highlander: Endgame'' and in 2001 he had a starring role in the drama series '' The Beast'', which was cancelled after five episodes. Cassidy first came to fame as the host of Australian television show ''Kids Company'', on Channel 10. He also appeared in many Shakespeare productions across Australia. During the 1980s he participated in a number of Australian

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. During the first years of the 1990s he appeared in many U.S. films like ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and Dimension Film's Sci-Fi :'' Highlander: Endgame''. He has mainly appeared in American television series like '' The Pretender'', ''

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'', '' Pensacola: Wings of Gold'', ''

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'', '' Drake & Josh'', '' Desperate Housewives'', ''

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'', '' 24'', '' The Pacific'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and numerous others. He has also appeared in many video games for

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, including the highly acclaimed '' Wolfenstein: The New Order'' as Bobby Bram.

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