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Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer has featured in a number of TV shows in recent years: as Doctor Leekie on BBC America's award-winning Orphan Black; as Dr. J. M. Christiansen in Steven Soderbergh's gritty hospital drama The Knick; as General Bressler on the Emmy nominated DreamWorks/TNT series Falling Skies; as mysterious Dulaque in TNT's new franchise spin-off of The Librarians.

Among his many feature film credits are 50/50 with Seth Rogan and Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Foreverland; Frankie and Alice with Halle Barry, and as Moloch in Zack Snyder's Watchmen. Additional film roles include Dawn of the Dead, Wushu Warrior, Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

He has also performed leading roles in numerous television movies and mini-series, including Nick Willing's Alice (as the White Knight, for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award), Delete for Brightlight Pictures, A & E's Bag of Bones with Pierce Brosnan, Hallmark's Battle of the Bulbs and Stephen Spielberg's Taken. He starred in four Sherlock Holmes films for Muse Entertainment, CTV and the Odyssey Channel.

In addition to his recent television work, Frewer is also a familiar face as a past series regular on Eureka (Syfy), Intelligence (CBC), and Doctor, Doctor (CBS). He has also made guest appearances on many series including Witches of East End, St. Elsewhere, Miami Vice and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Other notable turns include portraying American Ambassador Edwin O Reischauer in the American Playhouse presentation Long Shadow (PBS), evil arsonist in the Stephen King/ABC miniseries The Stand, and playing Alexander Haig in Kissinger and Nixon (TNT).

In addition to his long list of fine comedy and dramatic roles, Frewer will always be remembered for his creation of pop-culture icon Max Headroom.