show name | Stargate Atlantis |
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genre | Military science fiction |
company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
theme music composer | Joel Goldsmith |
runtime | 43 minutes approximately |
creator | |
executive producer | |
starring | |
country | |
language | English |
network | Sci Fi Channel |
first aired | |
last aired | |
num seasons | 5 |
num episodes | 100 |
list episodes | List of Stargate Atlantis episodes |
preceded by | ''Stargate SG-1'' |
related | ''Stargate Universe'' |
website | http://stargate.mgm.com/view/series/2/ }} |
The story of ''Stargate Atlantis'' follows the events of ''Stargate SG-1's'' seventh season finale episode "Lost City", in which the cast of that series discovered an Antarctic outpost created by the alien race known as the Ancients. In the pilot episode, Stargate Command sends an international team to investigate the outpost, where Dr. Daniel Jackson discovers the location of Atlantis, the legendary city created by the Ancients.
The series was a ratings success for the Sci Fi Channel, and was particularly popular in Europe and Australia. Although it received little critical response, ''Stargate Atlantis'' was honored with numerous awards and award nominations in its five-season run. After ''Stargate Atlantis'' was cancelled, the show's co-creators began working on the already-conceptualized ''Stargate Universe'' which the network had approved to have a bigger budget, be less mythology-dependent, and have more focus on character development; ''Stargate Universe'' premiered on October 2nd 2009, and was cancelled after two seasons. Merchandise for ''Stargate Atlantis'' includes games and toys, print media, and an original audio series. With the cancellation of ''Stargate Universe'', the intended direct-to-DVD ''Stargate Atlantis'' movie, entitled ''Stargate: Extinction'', was also cancelled.
''Stargate: Atlantis'' episodes feature a self-contained story that also contributes to the larger storyline of the war against the Wraith and the Atlantis residents' search for the means to destroy their enemy. Each season has also featured a two-part episode, and a few episodes that, while not technically two-parters, feature direct continuity with the story of the previous episode (for example, season 3 "Progeny" and "The Real World"). Each episode begins with a cold open, sometimes preceded by a recap of events relevant to the upcoming narrative. The opening credits feature an original theme by Joel Goldsmith. Though they were drastically cut at the start of season 2, the full credits were recovered after the mid-season two-parter. They were again cut short in the 5th season.
Season two began airing in the United States on July 15, 2005, and it picked up where Season 1 ended. The Atlantis expedition successfully avoids being culled by the Wraith by making them believe Atlantis had been destroyed, and they recover semi-regular contact with Earth, thanks to the Daedalus and the new Zero Point Module (ZPM) recovered by SG-1. Sheppard is promoted to Lt. Colonel and former Runner Ronon Dex replaces Lt. Ford, who went missing in action (MIA) at the end of the battle with the Wraith. The central plot of the second season is the development of Dr. Beckett's retrovirus, which can, theoretically, turn a Wraith into a human. While an incomplete version makes a young Wraith girl lose all her humanity and almost turns Sheppard into an Iratus bug, a more developed version is tested on a living Wraith, "Michael", with mixed results. Michael's Wraith faction proposes an alliance with Atlantis, but they betray the team. The season closes again with a cliffhanger—the Wraith are heading for the rich feeding grounds of Earth.
Season three premiered in the United States on July 14, 2006, picking up where season 2 ended. Having stopped the Wraith from reaching Earth and having failed to develop a working Wraith retrovirus, the expedition faces its third year in the Pegasus galaxy with the Wraith still a threat and a new, powerful enemy bent on destroying the expedition and Atlantis: the Asurans, self-replicating nanobots, also known as Replicators. The situation becomes complicated when an experiment gone awry drains their only ZPM, leaving them without a power source for the city's shields. Soon thereafter, they find a lost Ancient vessel and subsequently lose the city of Atlantis when the crew of the Ancient ship reclaims it. The SGC sends General O'Neill and Richard Woolsey to try to negotiate an agreement between Earth and the Ancients to allow the expedition to return to Atlantis. O'Neill and Woolsey dial Earth and inform them that the Asurans are taking over the city. They kill the Ancient crew who reclaimed the city after 10,000 years. The main members of the Atlantis expedition on Earth disobey their orders and go back to the city, rescue O'Neill and Woolsey, and repel the Asuran invasion. The season finale starts off with Earth launching a first strike against the Asurans, who are building an armada to attack Earth. The Asurans counterattack by attacking Atlantis with a powerful beam weapon fired through a satellite housing a Stargate. As a last resort, the Atlantis team fires up the city's stardrive and escapes into space. The finale ends when the hyperdrive malfunctions, leaving the city flying through uncharted space with a day's worth of energy left in their sole ZPM and Dr. Weir critically injured.
In the fifth season, Richard Woolsey replaces Carter as the leader of the expedition. Teyla, who was held captive by Michael, gives birth to Torren John and escapes with her team, before they are able to cripple Michael. Eventually, he invades Atlantis with a commandeered Puddle Jumper to take Torren and destroy Atlantis but, thanks to the efforts of Sheppard, Teyla, and McKay, Michael is finally killed. The season also introduces a group of rogue Asgard, who unlike their Ida counterparts, actually experiment on humans to prolong their lives, and steal a device known as "The Attero device" to destroy the Wraith, though the side effect is that any Stargate activated after the device has been turned on will explode. The device is eventually destroyed. With the Attero device, Michael and the Hoffan drug, the Wraith have become weakened, and are no longer the power of the galaxy they once were; the falling gives the humans freedom enough to establish a coalition. McKay falls in love with Keller, who eventually reciprocates his feelings, and they become romantically involved. In the finale, Todd the Wraith alerts Atlantis to the fact that an underling wraith possesses a Hive Ship powered by a ZPM. In the process of trying to retrieve the ZPM and disable the Hive, the Atlantis team is present when the Hive receives a communication sent from an alternate reality giving away Earth's location. The Hive disables the Daedalus and heads straight to Earth. Thanks to the efforts of the expedition, the ship is finally destroyed over Earth, and Atlantis lands in the Pacific Ocean near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Late in season seven of ''SG-1'', talks began of a spin-off series and the producers were left with a serious dilemma, since the seventh season of ''Stargate SG-1'' had been planned to lead up to the great discovery of the lost city of the Ancients, Atlantis. The ''Stargate SG-1'' seventh season ended in a two parter episode, "Lost City", was supposed to be a bridge between ''Stargate SG-1'' and the new spin-off, either a show or a movie, which was not planned to run at the same time as ''Stargate SG-1''. Wright and Cooper rewrote the script as the two-part season seven finale, and moved the setting of the story. The city of Atlantis, originally planned to be on Earth under Antarctica in place of the SGC, was moved to the Pegasus Galaxy. This change not only addressed the problem of fans wondering why the SGC would not be coming to the aid for the Atlantis Expedition with each episode, but it also gave the producers a chance to start afresh with new ideas instead of having an identical copy of the original show.
The series received the green light on November 17, 2003 and started shooting in February 2004. It premiered on July 16 of the same year. From the start, Wright and Cooper ruled out casting "star names", on the basis of the financial pressures they were already experiencing with "star names" on ''Stargate SG-1''. The casting was made more complicated because ''Atlantis'' got the go-ahead in November, and had to compete with other networks during pilot season.
The creators found themselves with a problem with the character of Lt. Aiden Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks) in season two, a first season regular that the producers, and the actor himself, felt had not worked as intended and was highly underused as a result. Unwilling to write him out, the writers came up with an idea to make the character more important, but that downgraded him to recurring. To replace him, they created Ronon Dex as a sidekick for Lt. Col. John Sheppard, but finding an actor with the physical presence and the acting ability necessary was not easy until they saw Jason Momoa's tape. ''X-files'' veteran Mitch Pileggi and Kavan Smith were added to the cast in the recurring roles of Col. Steven Caldwell and Maj. Evan Lorne. Paul McGillion's character, Dr. Carson Beckett, became a regular in season two.
Seasons three and four changed the cast lineup again. Paul McGillion's Dr. Carson Beckett was killed in the season three episode "Sunday", then brought back at the end of season four as a recurring character. The new medical chief was Jennifer Keller, played by Jewel Staite, who was introduced in the Season 3 finale, was a recurring character in Season 4, and became a regular in Season 5. Jewel Staite had already played a guest role in Season 2 as Ellia, a female Wraith, and the producers agreed they wanted her for a more important role. Amanda Tapping's Samantha Carter crossed from ''Stargate SG-1'' for 14 episodes in Season four, as the new leader of the expedition, while Torri Higginson's Elizabeth Weir became a recurring character in season four instead of a regular. Robert Picardo became a regular in season five as Richard Woolsey replaced Samantha Carter as the commander of the Atlantis Expedition. Higginson declined to appear as a guest star; instead, her character Weir was portrayed by Michelle Morgan.
Rachel Luttrell (portraying Teyla Emmagan in the series) used her time during the ''Stargate Atlantis'' season one hiatus to be trained in the martial arts by science fiction veteran Ray Park.
''Stargate Atlantis'' inherited ''Blade: Trinity'''s effects stage. The ''Blade: Trinity'' production gave the set to ''Stargate Atlantis'' to save the high cost of dismantling the massive construct. The set has appeared several times. For example, the walkway Sheppard walks in "The Storm" is the topmost part of the ''Blade: Trinity'' set. The majority of episodes used James Bamford as a stunt coordinator. He specializes in martial arts and has the nickname of ''Bam Bam''.
Each season of ''Stargate Atlantis'' featured 20 episodes, and in the United States they are broadcast in two series of 10 episodes. The first 10 episodes air from mid-July to September in the United States, ending in the cliffhanger of a two-parter episode. The second half airs first in Canada, from November to January, ending also with a cliffhanger. In the United States, the second half aired from January to March during seasons 1 and 2, but season 3 aired from April to June 2007. Because of the offset, the show has often been bootlegged by American viewers.
Season four chalked up a viewer average of 1.8 million in the United States, beating the average Sci Fi Channel show. The final episode, "Enemy at the Gate" got a Nielsen Rating of 1.5, which was also the highest rating in season 5. "Enemy at the Gate" was viewed by 2.02 million people in the US, including 973,000 in the 18 to 49 demographic, and 1.12 million age 25 to 54. In the UK, the finale was viewed by 633,000, placing ''Stargate Atlantis'' third in the top ten for Sky 1 in that week, behind ''The Simpsons'' and season seven premiere of ''24''.
Mallozzi called the ''Atlantis'' film ''Project Twilight'' until the title of the first ''Atlantis'' film was revealed as ''Stargate: Extinction'' in late May 2009. Andy Mikita is going to direct the first ''Atlantis'' film. The tentative shoot-date of the movie was bound for late 2009 (a date now passed), though there are as yet no details on the release date. As of May 2009, confirmed actors are Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter, David Hewlett as Rodney McKay, Joe Flanigan as John Sheppard, Paul McGillion as Carson Beckett, Rachel Luttrell as Teyla Emmagan, Jason Momoa as Ronon Dex, Robert Picardo as Richard Woolsey and Christopher Heyerdahl as Todd the Wraith.
The script for ''Stargate: Extinction'' has been written and was ready to go into production, according to Joseph Mallozzi, "it involved a return mission to Pegasus, the tragic end of one relationship, the beginning of another, and a surprising progression in the alliance between one man and one wraith." The project however was on hold due to financial troubles at MGM and in the wider economy. In the meantime, an episode of ''Stargate Universe'' featuring ''Atlantis'' character Rodney McKay was filmed.
On April 17, 2011, ''Stargate'' writer and executive producer Brad Wright confirmed that the proposed ''Stargate Atlantis'' movie has been indefinitely shelved.
Most DVDs contain behind-the-scenes features, audio commentaries for nearly all episodes beginning with season 1, and production galleries. The box sets of the five seasons were released with slim packaging in all regions, beginning in the United States. A complete series box set for ''Stargate Atlantis'' was released on October 6, 2009 in North America, and August 10, 2009 in the UK. Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Series Blu-ray was released in North America in mid 2011.
David Nusair from ''Reel Film Reviews'' reviewing "Rising" said "as a pilot episode, there's no denying that "Rising" gets the job done," commenting to the one episode release of the pilot on DVD format. ''Critical Myth'' rated "Adrift" 8 out of 10, praising the direction the writers took with the episode, Sheppard being rather forced to be in command of the city with the incapacitation of Weir, as well as comparing the characters' "chance to prove their mettle through extreme adversity" to "The Siege, Part 2". Marx Pyle of the ''SyFy Portal'' (which was since renamed ''Airlock Alpha'') described the episode "The Daedalus Variations" as Atlantis' version of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "Q Who?". It was praised for being a "fun filler" episode, and Pyle enjoyed the scene where the two Sheppards converse, and the space battle, believing only ''Battlestar Galactica'' could beat them. However, Pyle criticised the episode for the absence of Woolsey, and McKay's apparent quick understanding of new technologies including the alternate reality drive, as well as feeling that Sci Fi gave away too much information from the previews of the episode. When reviewing "Enemy at the Gate", ''IGN'' reviewer Tory Ireland Mell has given the episode a "mediocre" score of 5.8 out of 10, where the reviewer felt that everything on the episode was "forced", and felt the final scene was "uninspiring", though the episode was praised for the conversation between Sheppard and Carter.
Season one of ''Stargate Atlantis'' garnered mixed to positive reviews. John Sinnott from ''DVDTalk'' called season one a "very good spinoff," certifying it "highly recommended." Dan Heaton from ''Digitally Obsessed'' was positive to the first season, and said the pilot started "in fashion." Reviewer Dan Phelps from ''DVDFanatic'' gave the series "thumbs up" and gave the series an A-. Oladotun Ogunsulire from ''Science Fiction Buzz'' said the series should be "treasured." June L. from ''Monsters and Critics'' (M&C;) gave season two of ''Stargate Atlantis'' 4 out of 5, and said that it was a "pleasure to watch the stories", compared to other new science fiction shows which depend on "blood and violence."
This is a list of The ''Stargate Atlantis'' audiobooks by Big Finish Productions, are each narrated by one of the main ''Stargate franchise'' characters and feature a second, guest-star voice along with music and sound effects. Kavan Smith (as Evan Lorne), David Nykl (as Radek Zelenka), Paul McGillion (as Carson Beckett) and Torri Higginson (as Elizabeth Weir) have lent their voices for one ''Stargate Atlantis'' audiobook each.
In late 2005, Fandemonium Press, which also publishes many books for the ''Stargate SG-1'' series, launched a new series of books based on ''Stargate Atlantis''. These books are available in English-speaking countries and through online bookstores. The official ''Stargate Magazine'', produced by Titan Publishing, began publishing short stories written by Fandemonium authors in their 8th issue. The stories alternate between both SG-1 and Atlantis. In 2006, Avatar Press launched a series of comics based on ''Stargate Atlantis''. Set in season 1, ''Wraithfall'' features story by Stewart Moore and art by Mauricio Melo. In this story, the Atlantis team meets the Karrans, a race that has made a bizarre deal with the Wraith.
While ''Stargate Worlds'' (SGW) is mainly about the story arc to ''Stargate SG-1'', the first expansion pack is planned to be about ''Stargate Atlantis''. Atlantis and the Pegasus Galaxy present much additional content, with all five seasons' worth aired by the time of the game's release. It is ideal for an expansion, and this is what the developers intend for this facet of the ''Stargate'' franchise at this stage.
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name | Joe Flanigan |
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birth date | January 05, 1967 |
birth place | Los Angeles, California |
yearsactive | 1994 - present |
spouse | Katherine Kousi (1996- present) }} |
Joe Flanigan (born January 5, 1967) is an American television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in ''Stargate Atlantis''.
From the age of 14, Flanigan attended a boarding school in Ojai, California, where he appeared in the school's production of ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. He later earned a history degree at the University of Colorado where he appeared in the play ''Coriolanus''. On the advice of a friend, he took acting to overcome his shyness but did not plan to pursue a career in acting. As part of the Junior Year Abroad program, Flanigan spent a year studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he learned French.
Flanigan had guest roles in numerous television series including ''Profiler'', ''First Monday'', and ''Sisters'', until he got his breakthrough with his role on ''Stargate Atlantis'' as Lt. Colonel John Sheppard. He lived in Vancouver, Canada, where the series was filmed during the week, and flew to Los Angeles during the weekends where his wife and children reside. He additionally wrote for the series, and created the stories for the ''Stargate Atlantis'' second season episode "Epiphany" and the fourth season episode "Outcast".
In September 2007, scifi.com's SciFi Wire service reported that, "Talent agency UTA filed suit on Sept. 24 against Stargate Atlantis star Joe Flanigan in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming that the actor owes $99,225 in commissions, according to The Hollywood Reporter; Flanigan's manager, John Carrabino, told the trade paper about the lawsuit: 'I had no idea they did this. This is the first time I'm hearing about this.'" UTA filed a similar lawsuit against actor Wesley Snipes who was equally surprised. This suit was settled in December 2008.
Flanigan appears in Brooks Institute photographer John A. Russo's upcoming book ''About Face''. Part of the proceeds are to be donated to Smile Train.
Flanigan took two prizes in the Waterkeepers' Alliance downhill skiing competition at Lake Louise in January 2006, an event fellow Stargate lead Richard Dean Anderson has attended as well.
He is best friends with ''Stargate Atlantis'' co-star Jason Momoa which Momoa has said in many interviews. They often lived together while shooting the show in Vancouver, and they both lived in Malibu separately during season breaks, where they would surf together. He is also good friends with co-star David Hewlett.
He shares his birthday with ''Stargate Atlantis'' co-star Paul McGillion.
colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Actor | |||
! Film | ! Role | ! Other notes | ||
rowspan="2" | 1994 | Surgical Strike (video game)>Surgical Strike'' | Reed | |
Danielle Steel's ''Family Album (film) | Family Album'' | Lionel Thayer | ||
rowspan="3" | 1995 | ''Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan''| | Scott Cameron | |
''A Reason to Believe'' | Eric Sayles | |||
''Sisters (TV series) | Sisters'' | Brian Cordovas | ||
rowspan="3" | 1997 | ''The First to Go''| | Peter Cole | |
''Tell Me No Secrets'' | Adam Stiles | |||
''Murphy Brown'' | Scott Hamon | |||
rowspan="3" | 1998 | ''Man Made''| | Tom Trey Palmer | |
''Dawson's Creek'' | Vince | |||
''Cupid (1998 TV series) | Cupid'' | Alex DeMouy | ||
rowspan="3" | 1999 | ''The Force''| | ||
''The Other Sister'' | Jeff Reed | |||
''Providence (TV series) | Providence'' | Dr. David Marcus | ||
rowspan="2" | 2000 | ''Sherman's March''| | Pete Sherman | |
''Profiler (TV series) | Profiler'' | Dr. Tom Arquette | ||
rowspan="4" | 2002 | ''First Monday''| | Julian Lodge | |
''Farewell to Harry'' | Nick Sennet | |||
''Birds of Prey (TV series) | Birds of Prey'' | Detective Claude Morton | ||
''Judging Amy'' | Tobin Hayes | |||
rowspan="3" | 2003 | ''111 Gramercy Park''| | Jack Philips | |
''Tru Calling'' | Andrew Webb | |||
''Thoughtcrimes'' | NSA Agent Brendan Dean | |||
2004 in film | 2004 | ''CSI: Miami''| | Mike Sheridan | Episode 2.14 "Slow Burn" |
2004–2009 | ''Stargate Atlantis''| | Major/Lt. Col. John Sheppard | 100 episodes | |
2005 in film | 2005 | ''Silent Men''| | Regis | |
2006 in film | 2006 | ''Stargate SG-1| | Lt. Col. John Sheppard | Episode 10.3 "The Pegasus Project" |
2007 in film | 2007 | ''Women's Murder Club''| | FBI Agent John Ash | |
2009 in film | 2009 | ''Warehouse 13''| | Jeff Weaver | Episode 1.6 "Elements" |
2011 in film | 2011 | ''Change of Plans''| | Jason Danville | |
2011 | ''Good Day For It''| | Deputy Doug Brady | ||
2011 | ''Ferocious Planet''| | Colonel Sam Synn | ||
2012 | ''Six Bullets''| | |||
colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;">Writer | ||||
! Year | ! Title | Notes | ||
2005 in film | 2005 | ''Stargate Atlantis'' | TV Series episode 2.12 "Epiphany" (story) | |
2008 in film | 2008 | Stargate Atlantis'' > |
Category:1967 births Category:American television actors Category:American television writers Category:American people of Irish descent Category:Living people Category:People from Washoe County, Nevada Category:People from the Greater Los Angeles Area Category:University of Colorado alumni Category:University of Paris alumni
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name | David Hewlett |
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birth name | David Ian Hewlett |
birth date | April 18, 1968 |
birth place | Redhill, Surrey, England |
years active | 1984–present |
homepage | http://adogsbreakfastmovie.com |
spouse | Soo Garay (2000–2004) Jane Loughman (2008–present) }} |
David Ian Hewlett (born April 18, 1968) is an English-born Canadian actor best known for his role as Dr. Meredith Rodney McKay on the science fiction television shows ''Stargate SG1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis''.
Before his acting career took off, he ran Darkyl Media, a web site design firm, and also founded Fusefilm.com, an internet community for filmmakers.
David Hewlett has appeared in many low-budget horror movies, such as ''The Darkside'' and the minor cult favourites ''Scanners II: The New Order'' and ''Pin''. He also guest starred in several television series. In 1996, he landed one of his better-known roles, as Grant Jansky on ''Traders''. In 1997, Hewlett worked again with Natali, starring in the critically acclaimed thriller ''Cube'' as Worth the architect, a role that saw the rise of his stardom due to the commercial success of the low budget Canadian film.
A self-confessed science fiction fan, Hewlett has been quoted saying that ''Doctor Who'' is what first sparked his love for the genre and that he made science fiction when he was younger in England on his 8 millimetre camera with friends. Hewlett more or less had his early dreams of working in science fiction made into a reality when he first had a four-episode guest role on ''Stargate SG-1'' as the Stargate expert Rodney McKay, which eventually grew into his starring role on ''Stargate Atlantis''.
In 2007, David appeared as a guest star in the first episode of the TV series ''Sanctuary'', a show produced by and starring Stargate actress Amanda Tapping. He played Larry Tolson – a patient suffering from a form of psychosis, who was shot and wounded before being taken into custody by police as a homicide suspect. There are no plans for him to reprise this role.
In 2006 he wrote and directed ''A Dog's Breakfast'' starring himself, his sister Kate Hewlett, his dog Mars, and ''Stargate Atlantis'' costars Paul McGillion, Christopher Judge, and Rachel Luttrell.
On October 6, 2007, at 9:11 p.m., Jane gave birth to their first child, Sebastian Flynn Loughman Hewlett ("Baz"). David and Jane were wed on June 21, 2008 at Warwick Castle in Warwick, England.
David Hewlett has three younger siblings. One, Kate Hewlett, who is also an actor, played the role of Jeannie Miller, McKay's sister in four episodes of ''Stargate Atlantis''. Kate also appeared as the character Marilyn in her brother's directorial debut, ''A Dog's Breakfast''.
colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Movies | ||
! Year | ! Film | ! Role | ! Other notes |
1987 | The Darkside (film)>The Darkside'' | as Chuckie | |
1988 | ''Pin (film)Pin'' || | as Leon | |
rowspan="2" | 1989 | ''The Penthouse (1989 film)The Penthouse'' || | as Joe Dobson |
''Dead Meat (1989 film) | Dead Meat'' | ||
rowspan="3" | 1990 | ''Where the Heart Is (1990 film)Where the Heart Is'' || | as Jimmy |
''Deep Sleep'' | as Terry | ||
''Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel'' | as Deadpan | ||
rowspan="2" | 1991 | ''Scanners II: The New Order''| | as David Kellum |
''The First Circle (film) | The First Circle'' | as 'Ruska' Rostislav | |
rowspan="3" | 1992 | ''A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong''| | as Walter Jenkins |
''Quiet Killer'' | as Myles Chapman | ||
''Split Images (film) | Split Images'' | as Gary Hammond | |
rowspan="2" | 1993 | ''Blood Brothers (1993 film)Blood Brothers'' || | as Detective Trayne |
''The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later'' | as Steven Lunney age 25 | ||
1996 | ''Joe's Wedding''| | as Rob Fitzgerald | |
rowspan="4" | 1997 | ''Cube (film)Cube'' || | as David Worth, the Architect |
''On the 2nd Day of Christmas'' | as Mel. | ||
''Elevated (film) | Elevated'' | as Hank | |
''Bad Day on the Block'' | as Andrew | ||
rowspan="2" | 1998 | ''Clutch (film)Clutch'' || | as Martyn |
''Milkman (film) | Milkman'' | as Martin/Soldier's | |
rowspan="5" | 1999 | ''Survivor (1999 film)Survivor'' || | as Le médecin |
''The Life Before This'' | as Nick | ||
''Blind (1999 film) | Blind'' | as The Victim | |
''Autoerotica (film) | Autoerotica'' | as Gord | |
''Amateur Night (film) | Amateur Night'' | as D.J. | |
rowspan="5" | 2001 | ''Chasing Cain''| | as Bud |
''And Never Let Her Go'' | as Gerry Capano | ||
''The Triangle (film) | The Triangle'' | as Gus Gruber | |
''Century Hotel'' | as Michael | ||
''Treed Murray'' | as Murray | ||
rowspan="3" | 2002 | ''Made In Canada, Volume 1: Best of the CFC''| | as Himself |
''Cypher (film) | Cypher'' | as Virgil Dunn | |
''Father Lefty'' | as Father Gregory | ||
rowspan="3" | 2003 | ''Nothing (movie)Nothing'' || | as Dave |
''Foolproof'' | as Lawrence Yeager | ||
''Friday Night (2003 film) | Friday Night'' | as Roger | |
rowspan="5" | 2004 | ''Preview to Atlantis''| | as Himself/Rodney McKay |
''From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci Fi Lowdown'' | as Himself/Rodney McKay | ||
''Boa vs. Python'' | as Dr. Steven Emmett | ||
''Ice Men'' | as Bryan | ||
''Darklight (film) | Darklight'' | as Anders Raeborne | |
2006 | ''A Dog's Breakfast''| | as Patrick | |
2008 | ''Helen (film)Helen'' || | as Frank | |
2009 | ''Splice (film)Splice'' || | as William Barlow | |
2010 | ''The Whistleblower''| | as Fred Murray | |
2011 | ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes''| | as Hunsiker | |
TV | |||
! Year | ! Title | ! Role | ! Notes |
1988–1994 | as Dave Lister / Tim Woolrich | 2 episodes | |
1991–1992 | ''Katts and Dog'' | 2 episodes | |
1992–1993 | as Tom | 2 episodes | |
1993 | ''Shining Time Station'' | as Ted Typo | 2 episodes |
1993–1996 | ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' | as Dr. Nicholas Elder | 13 episodes |
1996–2000 | as Grant Jansky | 73 episodes | |
2001–2007 | ''Stargate SG-1'' | as Dr. Rodney McKay | 7 episodes |
2004–2009 | ''Stargate: Atlantis'' | as Dr. Rodney McKay | 100 episodes |
2010–Present | ''Hellcats'' | as Dr. Eagan | 2 episodes |
2011 | ''Stargate: Universe'' | as Dr. Rodney McKay | 1 episode |
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! Year | ! Title | ! Role | ! Notes |
2003 | story | ||
2006 | ''A Dog's Breakfast'' | story | |
Director | |||
! Year | ! Title | ! Role | ! Notes |
2006 | ''A Dog's Breakfast'' | also played Patrick | |
2010 | ''Evil Snow Monkey'' |
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