Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi and then Sci-Fi Channel), is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast and General Electric. The name Syfy was officially adopted on July 7, 2009.

The Sci-Fi Channel was devised in 1991 by Mitchell Rubenstein and Laurie Silvers, two entrepreneurs from Boca Raton, Florida, who currently own HomeTown Cable in Miami-South Florida. In March 1992 the concept was picked up by USA Networks, then a joint venture between Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios. The channel was seen as a natural fit with classic film and television series that both studios had in their vaults, including Rod Serling's Night Gallery (from Universal TV) and Paramount's Star Trek and classic Universal horror films such as Dracula and Frankenstein. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and author Isaac Asimov were among those on the advisory board.

Steven Brand (born 26 June 1969) is a Scottish actor.

He made his American screen debut in Universal's The Scorpion King as Memnon, evil warlord and arch nemesis of Mathayus, played by The Rock. Following the success of his debut movie in the US, Brand’s work has included the HBO series The Mind of the Married Man, Stephen King’s The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, CSI, Human Target and more recently starring in the movies Treasure Raiders with David Carradine, Say It in Russian with Faye Dunaway, and XII.

Anime fans also know him as the voice of Alexander Anderson from the anime and OVA of Hellsing, as well as the voice of Richard Hellsing in the OVA.

He also appeared in the NCIS Season 2 episode, "Pop Life" as Ian Alfred "Bulldog" Hitch. He would later go on to guest in NCIS's spin-off series, NCIS: Los Angeles, playing Jon Craig in the episode, "Black Widow".

Kirsty Loretta Mitchell (born 28 June 1974) is a Scottish actress.

Mitchell was born in Glasgow and was a student at Park Mains High School in Erskine.^{[citation needed]} She trained as a ballet dancer before turning to acting and won the Miss Scotland title at just age 17.