Steve Bacic ( ; hr, Bačić ) is a

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. He is known for playing the characters

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and

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on the Sci-Fi series ''

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''. After guest starring in seasons 1-3 as both characters, he joined the cast early in season four as Telemachus. In total, he was in 44 of the 110 ''Andromeda'' episodes. Beginning in 2013, he co-starred as "Jason" in

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Biography

Bacic was born in , a village in

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(then

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) and raised in

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, Canada. In his mid-twenties, a road trip with friends led to settling into

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, where, intrigued by all the television and film production going on there, he decided to stay and took acting classes. He read for a bit part in the 5th season of '' 21 Jump Street'' but instead landed the lead guest-starring role. His television roles have included appearances on ''

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'', '' The Outer Limits'', '' Highlander'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' ER'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' where he played a SWAT officer who douses himself with gasoline in a memorable episode. His film appearances include ''

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'', ''Threshold'', '' X2'' and the

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film ''The Colt'', and ''

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'', ''Safe Harbor'' and '' She Made Them Do It'' on Lifetime. Bacic also played

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in the 2007 ''

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'' TV series. His TV series ''

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'' premiered January 22, 2008 on ''

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'' in Canada. He plays Miro Da Silva, one of the four leads. The series is a drama series about the

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. He has been cast as "Dark Archer" in the ninth season of ''

'' in episode 10 called "Disciple". He played Goran on the

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series ''

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'', season 4. He also plays the character Trevor Wilson (formerly Bobby) in season one of ‘’

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’’.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

Steve Bacic's official site
(copy archived February 16, 2020) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bacic, Steve Male actors from Vancouver Male actors from Windsor, Ontario Canadian male film actors Canadian people of Croatian descent Canadian male television actors Croatian emigrants to Canada Living people People from Zadar County