Sasha Roiz’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Actor
Is Actor 
From Canada 
Israel 
Type Film, TV, Stage & Radio 
Gender male
Birth 21 October 1973, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Age: 46 years
Star sign Libra
Stats
Height: 1.9304 m

Sasha Roiz (born October 21, 1973) is an Israeli-Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Sam Adama in the science fiction television series Caprica and Captain Sean Renard in the American dark fantasy television series Grimm.

Early life

Roiz was born in Tel Aviv to Russian Jewish parents. The family moved to Montreal in 1980. Roiz studied history before joining a theatre school in Montreal. He later graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in Guildford, Surrey.

Career

Roiz has appeared in a number of popular television dramas, including CSI: Miami, House, NCIS, The Mentalist, Lie To Me and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. He had a recurring role on Warehouse 13 as Marcus Diamond.

In 2008, Roiz landed the role of Sam Adama on Caprica, a spin-off of Battlestar Galactica. His character is a Tauron enforcer for the Ha’la’tha crime syndicate on Caprica. Sam frequently goes head-to-head with his lawyer brother Joseph Adama, played by Esai Morales. His character is also the uncle of William Adama. On April 28, 2009, his role was expanded to series regular. Roiz stated in an interview that it was later revealed to him that his character would be gay, something he felt was an opportunity to explore the dynamic relationship of a gay character in a science fiction setting, as well as to explore the issue of homosexuality on a social level. In 2012, he guest-starred in the second season of the Jane Espenson scripted romantic comedy web series, Husbands.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Day After Tomorrow Parker
2005 Assault on Precinct 13 Jason Elias
2005 Land of the Dead Manolete
2006 16 Blocks Det. Kaller
2006 Man of the Year Donald Tilson
2010 Unthinkable Interrogator Lubitchich
2012 Extracted Tom
2014 Pompeii Proculus

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Largo Winch Sergei Episode: “Endgame”
2003 Playmakers Stephen Lyles 6 episodes
2003 Mutant X Nathaniel Episode: “Wasteland”
2004 Missing Randall Markham Episode: “In the Midnight Hour”
2004 Kevin Hill Nick Bratt Episode: “Gods and Monsters”
2005 Tilt Blake Episodes:
“Gentleman Jim”
“Nobody Ever Listens”
2005 Show Me Yours Chazz Banks 8 episodes
2005 Beautiful People Mr. Tabor Episodes:
“Pilot”
“Point and Shoot”
“Reload”
“Photo Finish”
2006 G-spot Jackson Episodes:
“Aquaman”
“Lucky”
2006 The Jane Show Ted Episodes:
“Thursday Night Rules”
“Close Friends”
2006 The Path to 9/11 Nick Demoia TV mini-series
2007 Jeff Ltd. Taylor Bloom Episodes:
“In the End You Get What You Deserve”
“Body by Jeff”
“Nightmare on Stevens Street”
“The Manipulator”
2007 NCIS NCIS Agent Rick Hall Episode: “Grace Period”
2007 CSI: Miami Darren Butler Episode: “Guerillas in the Mist”
2007 Across the River to Motor City Ben Ford Series regular
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Police Officer Episode: “Gnothi Seauton”
2008 Victor (2008 film) Alex Baumann TV movie about late Canadian swimmer Victor Davis
2009 Lie To Me Captain David Markov Episode: “A Perfect Score”
2009 The Mentalist Keith Wolcutt Episode: “Crimson Casanova”
2010 In Plain Sight Anton Ivanov Episode: “Love’s Faber Lost”
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Danny Macklin Episode: “Pool Shark”
2010 Caprica Sam Adama Series regular
2011 House Driscoll Episode: “Carrot or Stick”
2011 Castle Bobby Stark Episode: “Pretty Dead”
2011 Warehouse 13 Marcus Diamond 7 episodes
2011 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Adriano Calvanese Episodes:
“The High School Reunion”
“The High School Reunion Part 2: The Gang’s Revenge”
2011–2017 Grimm Captain Sean Renard Series regular
2012 Husbands Photog Episode: “Appropriate Is Not the Word”

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Godfather II Don Esteban Almeida Voice
2009 Wolfenstein Pavel Cherny/Black Market Agent Voice
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