Summary
Battlestar GalacticastarTahmoh Peniketthas appeared in quite a few projects since the end of the iconic television show. 2005’sBattlestar Galacticawas a reimagining of the iconic 1978 science fiction show of the same name, which spawned a wide-ranging multimedia franchise. Before appearing on the show, Penikett proved his sci-fi credentials by making one of his first-ever appearances onStargate SG-1before appearing in a variety of Canadian television programs in the early 2000s, includingJust CauseandCold Squad.
Penikett joined theBattlestar Galacticacastfor the 2003 miniseries that preceded the 2005 series, appearing consistently on all four seasons of the flagship show until it ended in 2009, though he did not appear in any new footage from the follow-up TV movieThe Planthat same year. On the main branch of the show, heplayed Captain Karl “Helo” Agathon on 64 of the show’s 74 episodes. The character was originally meant to be stranded and left to die in the miniseries, but he eventually grew to become one of the show’s longest-running characters.
What Tricia Helfer Did After Battlestar Galactica
After playing the Cylon Number Six on 2005’s Battlestar Galactica, Tricia Helfer went on to appear in a variety of roles in both film and television.
Tahmoh Penikett’s Movies & TV Shows Since Battlestar Galactica Ended
Penikett Has Appeared In Everything From Supernatural To Hallmark Christmas Movies
After theBattlestar Galacticaending, Penikett used the genre goodwill he had built up by appearing on the show to continue to take roles in various science fiction and fantasy properties over the years. Immediately in the wake of the end ofBattlestar, hestarred in Joss Whedon’s short-lived showDollhouseas FBI special agent Paul Ballard. Other notable roles that he took on in the genre include playing Nick Salvati on an episode ofArrow, Jed Eubanks in Zack Snyder’sMan of Steel, and Ezekiel/Gadreel in six episodes ofSupernatural.
Although he remained a well-known figure in various genre projects,Penikett has also explored other genresin the decade and a half since the end ofBattlestar Galactica. Over the years this has included playing characters in the historical dramaBomb Girls, the Hallmark rom-comAngel of Christmas, the meta teen soap rebootBH90210, and the Netflix thriller miniseriesDevil in Ohio. Below, see a breakdown of some of Tahmoh Penikett’s most prominent movie and television roles that have not already been mentioned:
Justice League: Gods and Monsters(2015)
What Tahmoh Penikett Will Appear In Next
The Battlestar Galactica Star Has Several Upcoming Projects
Tahmoh Penikettis set to continue acting for the foreseeable future and already hastwo feature-length projects lined up. The first is the boxing drama13th Round, which was written and directed byFromwriter’s assistant Michael Trainor, expanding his 2021 short of the same name. The star has also joined the cast of the upcoming sci-fi actionerFinal Invasion, which follows two geologists infected by a crashed spaceship and features a cast that also includes Kevin Sorbo, Peter Facinelli, and Costas Mandylor.
Battlestar Galactica
Cast
Battlestar Galactica is a science fiction television series that premiered in 2004. The plot follows the crew of the aging Battlestar Galactica as they protect a small fleet of human survivors from the renewed threat of the Cylons, in a quest to find the mythical 13th colony, Earth.
