Michael Benyaer is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for his roles as Bob in the Canadian CGI series ''

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'' and Hadji Singh in season one of ''

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''. On playing Hadji, Benyaer stated, " eis one of the few roles for an ethnic actor that is not a bad guy. I mean, how many East Indian heroes have been on television? Hadji is for the sensitive kids out there. He is the outsider in all of us." A ''

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'' fan, Benyaer relished the opportunity to work with

Mark Hamill Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the '' Star Wars'' film series, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards ...

for the episode ''In the Realm of the Condor''. Benyaer has appeared in feature films, including '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'', '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'', '' The Hitman'', '' Postal'' and ''

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''. On television, he has appeared in shows such as '' 24'', '' NCIS'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Last Ship'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. His notable animation roles include

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in '' Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World'', '' G.I. Joe'' as Airwave and Scoop, ''

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'' as Kaz Takagi and Praetorious, ''

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'' as Stats Hiro and Plato Quinones, '' Hot Wheels: World Race'' as William "Banjee" Castillo and

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in '' Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales''. He guest-starred as various characters on ''

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''. His voice is heard in the video games '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' as Darim Ibn La-Ahad, Lt. Draza in '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'', Lt. Nanib Sahir in '' Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties'', '' Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption'' as Wilhelm, '' Marvel Heroes'' as

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, '' King's Quest'' as Mr. Waddles and ''

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'' as Tahir. He also provides various voices in '' The Matrix: Path of Neo'', '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'', '' 007: Quantum of Solace'', ''

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'', '' Need for Speed: Underground'', ''

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'', '' Skylanders: Trap Team'' and '' Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare''. Benyaer has also worked as a scriptwriter for several episodes of '' Billy the Cat'', the cult TV series ''

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'' and the Canadian version of ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000 ...

''.

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