Richard
Dean Anderson
(as Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill)
Colonel Jonathan "Jack"
O'Neill is commanding officer of team SG-1. When he joined
the Air Force at 18 years of age, O'Neill proved himself
to be an exceptional and gifted airman and was later assigned
to a special forces unit. He resigned from service when
his son Charlie died by accidentally shooting himself with
O'Neill's gun. O'Neill never recovered from the loss, which
drove his wife to eventually leave him. O'Neill was recalled
by his former commanding officer to go through the Stargate
precisely because of his willingness to die. Instead, the
mission gave him a new desire to live.
Richard Dean Anderson
is internationally known for his title role in the television
series MacGyver, which ran for seven successful seasons
on ABC and now airs in syndication worldwide. Anderson and
his producing partner, Michael Greenburg, operating under
their production company banner, Gekko Film Corp., Executive
Produced
the two MacGyver television movies that followed, Trail
to Doomsday and Lost Treasure of Atlantis.
Born and raised in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, Anderson’s first career goal was to become
a professional hockey player. However, after breaking both
arms in separate collisions on the ice, he decided to seek
other career options. As the son of a Jazz musician father
and contemporary artist mother, his interests naturally
turned to the humanities.
After completing a grueling
cross-country bicycle trip to Alaska, Anderson began studying
drama at St. Cloud State College and Ohio University. Relocating
to Los Angeles, at Marineland and a jester-singer-mime-juggler
at a 16th Century Renaissance-style cabaret.
In 1976, Anderson was
cast as Dr. Jeff Webber on ABC’s daytime drama General
Hospital. His role, which he played for five years, helped
launch his career. He subsequently starred in the series
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Emerald Point, N.A.S.,
both for CBS. Just prior to STARGATE SG-1, Anderson Executive
Produced and starred in his favorite project to date, the
critically acclaimed Legend.
Anderson made his television
movie debut in 1986 in Ordinary Heroes. Other television
movies include Past the Bleachers for Hallmark, Eyes of
a Stranger, Beyond Betrayal and Through the Eyes of a Killer.
His most recent television movie was the extremely successful
NBC mini-series Pandora’s Clock.
In his free time Anderson
plays hockey, races cars and skis any one of his favorite
mountain ranges. He is the co-founder of the Celebrity All-Star
Hockey Team which raises funds for charities in conjunction
with the NHL and is an active fund-raiser and board member
for the Challengers Club, a children’s recreational
center in South Central L.A.
Anderson recently became
a father for the first time to the exceptional Wylie Quinn
Annarose. Wylie, her mother Apryl and Richard share time
between their homes in California and British Columbia.
Amanda Tapping
(as Major/Dr. Samantha Carter)
Major/Dr. Samantha Carter
is an astro-physics genius. She is the 'expert' on gate
technology; she has read every bit of information known
to exist and has studied the permutations of the gate symbols
at length. When the plug is pulled on her gate research
project and she is transferred to another base, she continues
her research in private. She is able to resume her obsession
with the gate when the SG-1 team is assembled. Like the
other team members, Samantha is unattached socially. Major
Carter is fiercely loyal to the SGC and not only brings
her extensive scientific knowledge to the program but also
her military training.
Amanda Tapping was born
in Rochford, England and raised in Toronto with her three
brothers. She has guest starred on such series as The X-Files,
Due South, Forever Knight, Kung-Fu: The Legend Continues,
The Newsroom, Millennium, and The Outer Limits and was a
series regular on the Disney series Flash Forward. Television
film credits include Lessons in Love, Remembrance and Degree
of Guilt. She has also appeared in the feature films Booty
Call and Rent a Kid.
A graduate of the University
of Windsor School of Dramatic Art, Tapping has performed
in such theatrical productions as Steel Magnolias, Look
Back in Anger, Children of A Lesser God, Noises Off, The
Lion in Winter and The Shadow Walkers. In addition, she
co-founded the Canadian comedy troupe Random Acts.
Tapping is an avid reader
and writer, currently working on two screenplays and a new
comedy piece. She spends what little spare time she has
renovating her new home and frolicking with the newest member
of her family, her puppy Abbie.
Christopher
Judge
(as Teal'c)
Teal'c is an alien of
the species known as Jaffa. The Jaffa carry infant symbiotes
in pouches in their bellies. This symbiote is the larval
stage of the Goa'uld. There is a strong symbiotic relationship
between the larva and the Jaffa as the symbiote guarantees
its host immunity to diseases. For this reason, Jaffa live
to be very old. Once a member of the Apophis's notorious
Serpent Guards, Teal'c left his family and culture behind
when he joined the SG-1 team. His main reason for joining
is to defeat the Goa'uld and to try to set at least some
of his misdeeds straight.
Although Christopher
Judge seemed pre-destined to have a career in football after
receiving a football scholarship from the University of
Oregon, becoming a three time All-American and playing in
the Hula Bowl, he always knew he wanted to be an actor.
While in Oregon, Judge
entered a contest to host the West Coast FOX KLSR Morning
Show. His witty five minute monologue help him beat out
thousands of other hopefuls for the job. This break lead
him to several guest star appearances on such television
comedies as Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Lush Life,
and The Jamie Foxx Show. Television series guest star credit
include The Burning Zone, Wise Guy, 21 Jump Street, MacGyver
and Gabriel’s Fire before becoming a series regular
on Sirens where he played Richie Styles. Judge’s feature
film credits include lead roles in The Glory Years, Little
Feet, Bird on a Wire, Cadence and House Party II where he
played the memorable antagonist Miles. More recently, Judge
co-starred opposite Jennifer Beals in the film Out Of Pocket.
He is currently in development with STARGATE Executive Producer
Michael Greenburg and Michael's brother Ross Greenburg,
Executive Producer of HBO Sports to bring the Joe Louis
story to the screen.
Judge studied Drama
at the renowned Howard Fine Studio in Los Angeles and continues
to be an avid athlete.
Last year Judge produced
and starred in the short film entitled Hacks. This past
hiatus, Judge fulfilled a long time ambition and recorded
his first CD. The first single to be released is entitled
"We're Going to Take Our Clothes Off."
His distinctive voice
can be heard on the animated series Action Man (Simon Gray),
Book Of Virtues (Plato) and X-MEN (Magneto).
Judge likes to relax
by spending time with his children Christopher, Cameron
and Catrina.
Don
S. Davis
(as General George Hammond)
General Hammond is Commander
of the SGC and all SG units. He is a hardened military leader,
and a wise man who is willing to do whatever is necessary
to defend the interests of his country and all humanity.
Don S. Davis is a multi-talented
man who is a respected character actor, a nationally exhibited
painter, a former theater professor and Captain in the United
States Army. He has appeared in numerous feature films including
The Fan, Alaska, A League of Their Own, Hook, Hero, Needful
Things, Mystery Date and Look Who's Talking. His television
credits include recurring roles in The X-Files where he
played father to Gillian Anderson’s Agent Scully, Twin
Peaks where he played Major Briggs, Madison, Slick Air,
and Broken Badges in addition to guest starring on such
programs as Northern Exposure, L.A. Law, Knots Landing,
Wiseguy and MacGyver.
Davis has had featured
roles in the television movies Fire on the Mountain, Stepsister,
Tricks, Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue, In Cold Blood, Showtime’s
The Prisoner of Zenda, A Dream is a Wish The Heart Makes,
The Ranger, The Cook and The Hole in the Sky, One More Mountain,
Columbo: A Bird in Hand, Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster,
Omen IV: The Awakening, Posing, Kurt Vonnegut’s Theatre:
All the King's Horses and the mini-series Atomic Train.
Davis currently resides
with his lovely wife just outside of Vancouver and spends
his spare time honing his artistic talents and or trying
to improve his golf game.
Teryl
Rothery
(as Dr. Janet Fraiser)
Dr. Janet Fraiser is
a military doctor and Major. General Hammond hand picked
her to work in the SGC because of her wide range of expertise.
Dr. Fraiser's skill and compassion enable her to face the
most peculiar cases brought to her by SG-1 and all the other
SG teams.
Vancouver native, Teryl Rothery always knew she wanted to
be an entertainer. Her career began as a dancer at age thirteen
when she performed in her first musical Bye Bye Birdie.
Her role in Annie Get Your Gun earned her a Most Outstanding
Performer award with her theater company. At age 18, Teryl
made her first television appearance in the CBC Halloween
Special Boo. It was at this time she decided that her place
was in front of a camera.
Teryl has had lead roles
in the made for television movies Race Against Fear, Hunt
in Full Cry with Rosanna Arquette, Dead Man’s Gun with
John Ritter, Badge of Betrayal with Michele Greene, Deceived
By Trust with Stephanie Kramer and Tailhook with Gail O’Grady
and Hal Holbrook which was based on the real-life Tailhook
scandal. Television series guest star roles include Traders,
Viper, The X-Files, The Commish, multiple episodes of The
Outer Limits and a recurring role on the critically acclaimed
FOX series Profit. She has also appeared in the feature
films Warriors of Virtue, Magic in the Water with Mark Harmon,
Mastermind with Patrick Stewart and Andre with Keith Carradine.
Her most recent feature film role was with David Bowie in
Exhuming Mr. Rice which is scheduled to premiere at the
Cannes Film Festival in May.
Corin
Nemec
(as Jonas Quinn)
First
introduced in the Season Five finale, Nemec portrays "Jonas
Quinn," a human leader from another planet who visits
Earth and becomes entangled with the SG-1 team. He will
join "Colonel Jack O'Neill" (Anderson), "Major
Samantha Carter" (Amanda Tapping) and "Teal'C"
(Christopher Judge) as they continue to explore the uncharted
regions of the universe - searching for clues to save the
Earth from destruction.
