Rick Worthy facts for kids
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Rick Worthy in 2013
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Richard Worthy
March 12, 1967 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance (1990) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Richard Worthy (born March 12, 1967) is an American actor. He is well-known for his roles in many science fiction and fantasy TV shows. You might know him best as Simon O'Neill. Simon was a Cylon (a type of robot) in the show Battlestar Galactica.
Rick Worthy also had a regular role on The Man in the High Castle. He was also a main actor on The Magicians. Plus, he played six different characters in three Star Trek TV shows and one Star Trek movie!
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Early Life and Learning
Rick Worthy was born in Detroit, Michigan. His dad worked in the car industry. When he was young, Rick learned Taekwondo, a type of martial arts.
He finished high school in 1985. Later, in 1990, he graduated from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. This is where he studied acting.
Rick Worthy's Acting Career
Rick Worthy started his acting journey on stage in Detroit. Then, he moved to Chicago to get even better at theater acting. After that, he moved to Los Angeles, California. His goal was to act in movies and on TV.
First Big Roles
His first big chance came in 1995. He played an orderly in the movie While You Were Sleeping.
In 1996, he played Rickey Latrell on the TV show Murder One. From 1998 to 1999, he was Nathan Jackson on The Magnificent Seven TV series.
Adventures in Space: Star Trek
Rick Worthy has been in many Star Trek shows. He played different aliens and even one human character. You can see him in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise. He also had a role in the 1998 movie Star Trek: Insurrection.
Fighting Aliens in Stargate
In 2001, Rick Worthy guest-starred in an episode of Stargate SG-1 called "The Warrior". He used his Tae Kwon Do skills in this role. He played a character named Imhotep, who was a powerful alien.
Battlestar Galactica and Beyond
From 2003 to 2009, Rick Worthy was in the new version of Battlestar Galactica. He played Cylon model number Four, also known as "Simon."
He also appeared in a short TV show called Eyes in 2005. In 2006, he had a big part in the miniseries Fallen.
Heroes, Vampires, and Cops
In 2009, Rick Worthy was in four episodes of Heroes. He played "Mike," a skilled police officer. He also had a role in the TV series Supernatural. He played the Alpha Vampire in several episodes from Season 6 to Season 12.
In 2012, he appeared on NCIS as Navy Captain Logan Doyle.
Rick Worthy was also in a 2012 movie called That Guy... Who Was in That Thing. This movie was about actors who play many different characters, but are not always the main stars.
Recent TV Shows
From 2015 to 2019, Rick Worthy played Lemuel "Lem" Washington in The Man in the High Castle. He also had a main role as Dean Henry Fogg in The Magicians from 2015 to 2020.
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Rick Worthy in 2013
