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Sasha Roiz

Sasha Roiz is an Israeli-Canadian actor known for playing Sam Adama in Caprica and Captain Sean Renard in Grimm.

born 1973Sam Adama in CapricaCaptain Sean Renard in GrimmRoles in American television dramas

Sasha Roiz
Born
21 October 1973, Jaffa
Occupation
actor, film actor, television actor
Education
Guildford School of Acting

Sasha Roiz was born in 1973 in Jaffa

Roiz was born in Tel Aviv in 1973 to Russian Jewish parents. In 1980 the family moved to Montreal, Canada.

He studied history and then attended a theater school in Montreal. He later graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in England.

Roiz appeared in many American television dramas, including House, NCIS and Lie to Me, and in films such as The Day After Tomorrow. In 2008 he was cast as Sam Adama in Caprica, a spin-off of Battlestar Galactica, and the role became a series regular in 2009. From 2011 to 2017 he played Captain Sean Renard in all 6 seasons of Grimm on NBC.

He later had roles in Salvation, Suits, Lucifer and Chicago Med. He voiced characters in Superman: Red Son in 2020 and Turning Red in 2022. He lives in Los Angeles and speaks French, Russian and English.

Sasha Roiz's life in 8 milestones

  1. 1973

    Born in Tel Aviv.

  2. 1980

    Moved with his family to Montreal.

  3. 2003

    Played Stephen Lyles in the ESPN drama Playmakers.

  4. 2008

    Cast as Sam Adama in Caprica.

  5. 2011

    Began playing Sean Renard in Grimm.

  6. 2017

    Began playing Vice President Bennett in Salvation on CBS.

  7. 2020

    Voiced Hal Jordan in Superman: Red Son.

  8. 2022

    Joined Chicago Med as Jack Dayton.

These 6 people share a field, a unit or a party with Sasha Roiz

Based on English Wikipedia, Sasha Roiz and Hebrew Wikipedia, סשה רויז, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0

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