Keith Szarabajka (; ; born December 2, 1952) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Mickey Kostmayer on '' The Equalizer'', Daniel Holtz on ''

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'', Gerard Stephens in '' The Dark Knight'' and Adam Engell in '' Argo''. In video games, he has voiced Dr. Terrence Kyne in ''

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'', Harbinger in '' Mass Effect 2'', Gilgamesh in '' Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy'', Herschel Biggs in '' L.A. Noire'' and the Didact in '' Halo 4''.

Early life

Szarabajka was born in

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on December 2, 1952, the son of Anne, a school teacher, and Edward Szarabajka, a savings and loan officer. His father was a much decorated veteran of WWII. He fought in North Africa and Italy until the end of the war. He received the

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, two

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s and the

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. He attended Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and the

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, as well as Trinity University in

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. He studied acting further at the Organic Theater in

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from 1972 to 1978. During this time, he co-wrote "Bleacher Bums" along with, among others, Joe Mantegna and

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. In 1982 he had a supporting role in the Costa-Gavras film '' Missing''.

Career

His acting resume is extensive, appearing in numerous television programs including '' The Equalizer'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Becker'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', ''

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'', '' Roswell'', '' 24'', '' Max Steel'', '' The Inside'', and ''

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''. In 1994 he portrayed Matthew Stoner in '' Babylon 5'' episode " Soul Mates". He is known for his role as Mickey Kostmayer in the 1980s show '' The Equalizer'', as well as for his recurring role as vampire hunter

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in the cult series ''

'', the spin-off from '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. He played the lead role in Stephen King's '' Golden Years''. In 2016, he began the recurring guest role of Donatello Redfield in ''

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'', appearing in nine episodes before the show's conclusion in 2020. Szarabajka has contributed his voice to several audio books, notably '' Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates'' by Tom Robbins, for which he won the 2001 Audie Award for Best Fiction, Unabridged; ''Fear Nothing'' and ''Seize the Night'' by

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; several roles in a Grammy nominated audio dramatization of '' The Maltese Falcon'', ''Rising Sun'' by

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;

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's '' Walk on the Wild Side''; and ''The Mark of Zorro'' opposite Val Kilmer. Szarabajka is the voice of Russman in '' Call of Duty: Black Ops 2''. Additionally, he provided the voice for antagonist

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'' series and for The Master of Whispers in the game ''Guild Wars: Nightfall'' and for Emile Dufraisne in '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent''. He played the role of Detective Gerard Stephens in the '' Batman Begins'' sequel '' The Dark Knight'' and voiced Dr. Terrence Kyne for the animated sci-fi horror movie '' Dead Space: Downfall'' based on the ''

'' video game. He also voiced a minor character in ''Condemned 2: Bloodshot'' named Inferi. He is the Archangel Azrael in ''Darksiders: Wrath of War'' and played a very small role in ''Dragon Age: Origins'' as a nameless dwarf collecting nugs, a voiceset for male dwarf characters, and several minor characters. He plays the Reaper Harbinger, the main villain of the video game '' Mass Effect 2'', as well as a few minor characters. In 2008, he voiced

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in '' Spider-Man: Web of Shadows''. In 2010, he voiced the Autobot Ironhide in '' Transformers: War for Cybertron'' as well as its 2012 sequel '' Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'', and Mr. Freeze in '' Young Justice''. He provides the voice for Gilgamesh in the video game, '' Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy''. He also provided the voice for Joshua Graham in ''Honest Hearts'', downloadable content for '' Fallout: New Vegas''. His most recent roles include the narrator Detective Herschel Biggs in the video game ''

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'', the Chaos Advisor and Captain Apollo Diomedes in Relic Entertainment's '' Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising'', '' Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution'', Laserbeak in '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'', Bastion in ''

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'', several voices in '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'', Ronan the Accuser in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', the Living Laser in '' Ultimate Spider-Man'', Azrael The Narrator in Darksiders, the Crowfather in '' Darksiders II'', the Witch-king of Angmar in '' Guardians of Middle-earth'', Russman in '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II'', the Ur-Didact in '' Halo 4'', General Spencer Mahad in ''

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'', and Cornelius Slate in '' BioShock Infinite''. He is also voiced Flameslinger in the '' Skylanders'' reboot of the franchise. On Broadway, he originated the role of B.D. in ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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