Thom Christopher
					Award-winning stage, screen and television actor Thom Christopher played long-time fan-favorite Carlo Hesser, the manipulative underworld mob figure who returned to Llanview to reclaim his ex-wife, Alex Buchanan, and destroy her current husband, oil magnate Asa Buchanan. Although best known in Daytime for his Emmy-award winning portrayal of Carlo Hesser, Christopher also gave life to two other daytime characters. He played Hesser's twin brother, Mortimer Bern, from 1992 - 1994 on "One Life To Live" and psychopath Dante/Joe Young on "Loving" in 1994, both of which garnered Christopher Emmy nominations. He also had roles on "Edge of Night" in 1974 and "Love of Life" in 1977. Christopher is perhaps best known to television audiences for his portrayal of Hawk in the television series, "Buck Rogers." He also guest-starred on "Murder, She Wrote," "Simon & Simon," "Hunter" and "T.J. Hooker." Christopher was featured in the television movies "Betrayed By Innocence" and "Hellinger's Law." On the big screen, Christopher has appeared in "The Paper," "Blood and Wine," "Deathstalker III," "S.H.E.," "Space Raiders," "Voices" and "Street Hunter." Christopher won the Clarence Derwent and Theatre World Awards when he made his featured Broadway debut as the fourth cast member with Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn and Anne Baxter in "Noel Coward with Two Keys." He was also featured on Broadway as Appollodorous in Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra" and "Emperor Henry IV," both with Rex Harrison. Off-Broadway, Christopher's many credits include "Tamara," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "The Merchant of Venice," "The Investigation of the Murder in El Salvador," "Parnell," and the CSC Repertory Production of Marivaux's "The Triumph of Love." Regionally, he has performed Astrov in "Uncle Vanya," "The Miser," "Dame Lorraine," "Wait Until Dark," "Kiss Me Kate," "A Little Night Music," "Jacques Brel," "Love Letters" and "The Sound of Music." His theatrical training includes the New York City High School of Performing Arts, Ithaca College and the Neighborhood Playhouse. Christopher shares his Manhattan home with his wife, writer and personal manager Judith Leverone. He devotes the majority of his free time to personal appearances for various organizations and is especially active as a member of the Board of Directors of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the New York Special Olympics. From soapcentral.com