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Samuel Stewart "Sam" Witwer (born October 20, 1977) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in individual episodes of numerous television shows as well as minor recurring characters in shows such as Battlestar Galactica, Davis Bloome aka Doomsday in Smallville, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Dexter. He also voiced, and gave his likeness to the main protagonist, Galen Marek/Starkiller, in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game and its sequel. He is also star of the US/Canadian remake of BBC's supernatural drama series Being Human on the SyFy Channel in the US and Space in Canada.
Early life[]
Witwer grew up in Glenview, Illinois, a small suburb outside of Chicago. He attended Glenbrook South High School, during which time he was involved in drama and theater classes, as well as being the lead singer of a high school band called "Love Plumber." He attended the Juilliard School for a time before moving to Los Angeles.
Acting[]
Witwer claims that his first on-screen credit was that of a Chicago Bulls commercial. He soon found himself in speaking roles on hit television series, such as ER.
Witwer's first major recurring role came in the form of portraying Lt. Crashdown on Battlestar Galactica, although he has credited much of his current success to his role as Neil Perry on the Showtime series Dexter.
A lifetime Star Wars fan, he appeared as Darth Vader's secret apprentice, Galen Marek (codename Starkiller), and also as Darth Sidious, in the massively successful multimedia project Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, providing both his voice and likeness to the game's lead character across all of the media. He has since received much praise for his contribution to the role. He reprised his role as Galen Marek in the video game Soulcalibur IV, as well as in The Force Unleashed's sequel, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. He has also reprised his role of Darth Sidious in this second part. There is speculation that Witwer will reprise his role of Starkiller for the upcoming Star Wars live-action TV series. He has also made an appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Wars as the Son in the Mortis trilogy of episodes, and recent announcements indicate he will be performing as Darth Maul in at least one, if not several, upcoming episodes of The Clone Wars premiering sometime in Spring 2011.
Witwer also appeared as a soldier, Jessup, in the movie The Mist. In 2008, Witwer was cast as Davis Bloome, a charming paramedic, on Smallville, who struggles with a darkness within and becomes the human camouflage of Doomsday, a character from the Superman comics, best known for being the only villain to have killed the Man of Steel. Davis Bloome was killed off in the season finale by Jimmy Olsen, while Doomsday—the two having been separated by the use of black kryptonite—was buried alive by Clark Kent. In addition to playing Davis Bloome/Doomsday, Witwer also played the role of General Zod in the Smallville series. He voiced Zod in the Season 8 penultimate episode, Injustice, and played the character in full-physical form at the end of the Season 8 finale. The role would later be played in Season 9 of the series by British actor Callum Blue, whose look and voice match that of the original Zod actor from the Superman movies, Terence Stamp. While Witwer played the human form of Davis Bloome, the real form of Doomsday is played by stuntman and actor Dario Delacio.
Witwer is now starring in the North American remake of Being Human. He plays the role of vampire Aidan.
Music[]
Witwer states that his first love is music and he is consequently the lead singer of his own band: "The Crashtones." They released their first CD, entitled "Colorful of the Stereo" in 2006. Witwer has since assembled a live line-up consisting of professional musicians and others, including It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Glenn Howerton, with whom he plays gigs whenever time allows it. Witwer gives regular interviews and is a recurring guest on d20 Radio's Order 66 podcast. He currently resides in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ER | Tommy | Episode: "Fear of Commitment" |
| 2001–03 | JAG | Beasley | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Arliss | Mourner | Episode: "Of Cabbages and Kings" |
| 2001 | Murder in Small Town X | First Mate Moe Zaleski | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Dark Angel | Marrow | Episode: "Love in Vein" |
| 2002 | She Spies | Jason | Episode: "Daddy's Girl" |
| 2003 | Angel | John Stoler | Episode: "Shiny Happy People" |
| 2003 | Template:Sortname | Bryce Cherot/Chucke Porter | Episode: "Duty to Serve" |
| 2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Sloth#3 | Episode: "The Shipment" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | James Creighton | Episode: "The Plan" |
| 2004 | NCIS | Staff Sgt. Rafael | Episode: "Split Decision" |
| 2004 | Star Trek: New Voyages | Guardian's Voice | Episode: "In Harm's Way" |
| 2004–05 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt. Crashdown | 11 episodes |
| 2006 | Crank | Shootout Henchmen | |
| 2006 | Dexter | Neil Perry | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Bones | Mitchell Downs | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Template:Sortname | Private Jessup | |
| 2007 | Shark | Richard Lee Franco | Episode: "Every Breath You Take" |
| 2007–08 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Officer Casella | Episodes: "Go to Hell", "The Theory of Everything" and "Drops Out" |
| 2008 | Soulcalibur IV | Galen Marek | Video Game |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Galen Marek / Emperor Palpatine | Video Game |
| 2008–09 | Smallville | Davis Bloome / Doomsday | As Davis Bloome/Doomsday - 12 episodes As Major Zod - 1 appearance uncredited |
| 2009 | Gamer | Social Worker | |
| 2010 | No God, No Master | Eugenio Ravarini | |
| 2010 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | Galen Marek / Darth Sidious / Dark Apprentice / Aberrant Clones | Video Game |
| 2010 | Template:Sortname | Joe Neiderman | |
| 2011 | Being Human | Ian Daniel "Aidan" McCollin | Regular |
| 2011-12 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Son / Darth Maul |