Sasha Roiz ( he, סשה רויז; born October 21, 1973) is an Israeli-born Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of

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in the science-fiction TV series ''

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'' and Captain Sean Renard in the American fantasy TV series '' Grimm''.

Early life

Roiz was born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

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parents. The family moved to

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in 1980. Roiz studied history before joining a theatre school in Montreal. He later graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in

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, Surrey.

Career

Roiz has appeared in a number of popular television dramas, including '' CSI: Miami,

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'' and '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. He had a recurring role on ''

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'' as Marcus Diamond. In 2008, Roiz landed the role of Sam Adama on ''

'', a spin-off of '' Battlestar Galactica''. His character is a Tauron enforcer for the Ha'la'tha crime syndicate on Caprica who frequently goes head-to-head with his lawyer brother

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(played by

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), and is also the uncle of

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. On April 28, 2009, his role was expanded to series regular. Roiz stated in an interview that it was later revealed to him that his character would be gay, something he felt was an opportunity to explore the dynamic relationship of a gay character in a science fiction setting, as well as to explore the issue of homosexuality on a social level. In 2012, he guest-starred in the second season of the

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–scripted romantic comedy web series '' Husbands''. From 2011 to 2017, Roiz was a series regular on '' Grimm'', a supernatural/fantasy

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drama produced by

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for

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, staying on the regular cast for all 6 seasons of the show.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Sasha Roiz profile at NBC.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roiz, Sasha 1973 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Russian-Jewish descent Israeli emigrants to Canada Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent Jewish Canadian male actors Jewish Israeli male actors Living people Male actors from Montreal People from Tel Aviv