Aaron Douglas (born August 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Galen Tyrol on the Sci-Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica."I'm still not over... Chief and Boomer's tragic romance on 'Battlestar Galactica'" by Maricela Gonzalez at ew.com
Douglas headlined on the CTV drama The Bridge,"Unique and quirky, just like his car" by Petrina Gentile at www.theglobeandmail.com which was also picked up by CBS for broadcast in the United States."Bridge sells overseas" at playbackonline.ca Douglas played Frank Leo, a charismatic police union leader who is simultaneously battling criminals on the street while facing down corruption within the ranks of his own department."Aaron Douglas – Actor" by Mark Dillon at playbackonline.ca CBS ordered thirteen episodes, which began production in May 2009 but the series was dropped after just three episodes had been aired."CBS drops The Bridge" by Marise Strauss at playbackonline.ca Douglas starred alongside fellow Battlestar Galactica actor Paul Campbell in a Syfy original movie, Killer Mountain,Killer Mountain (2011) review by Foywonder at www.dreadcentral.com which premiered August 27, 2011.
Early life Aaron Douglas was born in New Westminster, a city in the Lower Mainland on the South Coast of British Columbia. His father Michael Douglas is a professor and his mother Arlene Elliot is a psychologist. He has a brother Chris who is four years his junior. The family lived in Vancouver until Douglas was 10 at which time they moved to Creston in the interior of British Columbia where he attended Prince Charles Secondary School as a teenager and acted in school productions, played in a rock band and participated in community theater. At age 26, he quit his job and moved back to Vancouver to pursue a career in acting. He studied at Canada's famed William Davis Centre for Actors Study at VanArts.
After completing the program at VanArts, Douglas performed with the Okanagan Shakespeare Company in Canada. Many of his early acting jobs were the result of his work as a "reader" for auditions. His job was to read the other side of the dialogue for the person auditioning for a role. Often, after the audition was finished, the director would turn to him and say something like, "You know that cop role with three lines, do you want to do it?". He began building his resume off those small parts."Aaron Douglas – Chief Galen Tyrol, Battlestar Galactica" by Michael Flett at geekchocolate.co.uk
Personal life On November 1, 2004, Douglas' wife Debbie died from breast cancer. He has a son, Taylor, from a previous relationship, born in 1996.
Douglas has a love of hockey and has been on skates since he was two years old. He still plays hockey as an adult, usually as a goalie. He is a Vancouver Canucks fan and can usually be found at home games screaming at the referees along with friends and fellow Sci-Fi Channel alumni Daniel Bacon, Dan Payne, and Ryan Robbins. He is also a fan of Wil Wheaton from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Douglas has admitted to going "fangirl" on him when meeting him for the first time at a convention in 2008.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Stealing Sinatra Patrolman #1 Final Destination 2 Deputy Steve Adams X2 Stryker Soldier #1 The Lizzie McGuire Movie Paparazzi #2 Paycheck Scientist #3 Uncredited 2004 Saved! Paramedic Walking Tall Casino Stickman The Chronicles of Riddick Young Meccan Soldier I, Robot USR Attorney #1 Catwoman Detective #1 2005 White Noise Frank Black The Exorcism of Emily Rose Assistant District Attorney #1 2006 Chaos Police Officer Uncredited Man About Town Agency Partner #1 2007 Butterfly on a Wheel Front Desk Officer Blood: A Butcher's Tale Sam Segment: "The Little Things"2009Battlestar Galactica: The PlanGalen Tyrol 2014 Death Do Us Part Harry Simpson The Mentor Paul Allenham 2015 The Driftless Area Fireman 2016 The Monster Jesse "Film Review: ‘The Monster’" by Dennis Harvey at variety.com 2017 Little Pink House Governor Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End Gavin (voice) Aaron Douglas Voices at www.behindthevoiceactors.com 2018 In Plainview Penner 2019 Thunderbird Officer Joe Fletcher 2020Operation Christmas DropSampson 2023 Double Life Sheldon Roberts
Television Year Title Role Notes2000 The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence Worker Television film Cold Squad Dean Logan Episode: "Root Cause" Hollywood Off-Ramp Episode: "Judgement Day"2000–2002 Stargate SG-1 Moac / Jaffa 2 episodes 2001 Love and Treason Paramedic Television film The Outer Limits Kevin Lockwood Episode: "Free Spirit" 2002 Dark Angel Hotel Clerk Episode: "Exposure" Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Detective Dean Santoni Episode: "The Flower Jury" Breaking News Greg Johnson Episode: "Dunne's Choice" American Dreams Line Guy Episode: "Pilot" Taken Corporal Episode: "Jacob and Jesse"2002–2004 The Chris Isaak Show Fender Bender Driver / Reader 2 episodes2002–2008 Smallville Deputy Michael Birdego / Pierce 2 episodes2003 Before We Ruled the Earth Tsir Episode: "Hunt or Be Hunted" Before I Say Goodbye Detective Jack Sclafani Television film The Stranger Beside Me District Attorney Baines Television film Just Cause Agent Schroder Episode: "Hide and Seek" Black Sash Officer Danny Bryant Episode: "Snap Shots" Out of Order Boston 6 episodes Lucky 7 Steven Television film Jeremiah Davis Episode: "Strange Attractors" 2003–2009 Battlestar Galactica Galen Tyrol Main role (69 episodes)2004 The L Word Citizen 2 episodes Andromeda Wezlow Episode: "Time Out of Mind' 10.5 Tent City Soldier 2 episodes The Dead Zone Rob Coulter Episode: "Total Awareness" 2006 Whistler Lance Episode: "Gathering Clouds" Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance Galen Tyrol Main role (7 episodes) 2007 Bionic Woman Prison Guard 2 episodesTV TICKER: Bionic casting by Andrew Ryan at www.theglobeandmail.com Reaper Delivery Demon Episode: "What About Blob?"2009 No Heroics Dad Television film 2010 The Bridge Frank Leo Main role (12 episodes) One Angry Juror Frank Riley Television film2010– 2011 Hellcats Bill Curran 9 episodes2011 Ghost Storm Greg Goropolis Television film Killer Mountain Ward Donovan Television film Eureka Ray Darlton Episode: "This One Time at Space Camp..." Flashpoint Gil Collins Episode: "Day Game" 2012 The Firm Gerald Sykes Episode: "Chapter Twelve" Written by a Kid Tychseria Episode: "Fire City" True Justice Agent Adrian Sloan 2 episodes Shelf Life Canada Doug Episode: "Oh, Canada!" 2013 Hemlock Grove Sheriff Tom Sworn 11 episodes The Killing Evan Henderson 12 episodes 2014 Falling Skies Cooper Marshall Episode: "Mind Wars" Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse Agent Woodward Television film The Strain Roger Luss Episode: "For Services Rendered" 2015 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Doug Franklin Episode: "F-you, Rob Frumpkis!" The Returned Tony Darrow 6 episodes 2015–2017 iZombie Chuck Burd 2 episodes 2016 The Flash Russell Glosson / The Turtle 2 episodes The X-Files Lindquist Episode: "Founder's Mutation" Once Upon a Time Fendrake the Healer Episode: "Devil's Due" Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Gordon Rimmer 8 episodes"‘Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency’: TV Review" by Tim Goodman at www.hollywoodreporter.com 2017 Imposters Gary Heller 5 episodes Supernatural Pierce Moncrieff Episode: "The Raid" 2018 Salvation Joe Riggs Episode: "Fall Out"2019 Unspeakable Jim Krepke 3 episodes"‘Unspeakable’: Levi Meaden, Brian Markinson, Aaron Douglas & David Lewis Round Out Cast Of CBC/Sundance Miniseries" by Denise Petski at deadline.com The Twilight Zone Mitch Episode: "The Wunderkind" When Calls the Heart Amos Dixon Episode: "A Call from the Past" Mystery 101: Playing Dead Karl Muhlenbeck Television film Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play Boyd Television film Van Helsing Colonel Nicholson 3 episodes2020 Garage Sale Mysteries: Searched and Seized Owen O'Neill Television film Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent Gregory Sackett Television film2021 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Charlie Murphy 2 episodes A Clüsterfünke Christmas Windmere Television film 2022 Motherland: Fort Salem Colonel Jarrett 5 episodes The Watchful Eye Otis Winthrop III 3 episodes The Wedding Cottage Daryl Froelich Television film2023 Buying Back My Daughter Ron Television film The Christmas Hero Joseph Murray Television film2024 Wild Cards Chris Day Episode: "Con with the Wind" Resident Alien General Devanney Episode: "Avian Flu" Lego Dreamzzz Abraham (voice) Episode: "Romancing the Spear" Murder in a Small Town Sgt. Sid Sokolowski Main cast The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker Jack Preston Television film2025 The Irrational Sheriff Dayton Episode: "Straight from the Heart"StickDaleEpisode: “Pilot”2027Vought RisingUpcoming
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 Dead Rising 3 Adam Kane 2014 Watch Dogs Jordi Chin Voice Ancient Space Sgt. Major Powell 2017Watch Dogs 2Jordi ChinDLC2021Watch Dogs: LegionBoth storyand DLC 2022 Hardspace: Shipbreaker Weaver
Written Works
Graphic Novels
10 Years To Death (2021) Borealis (2023)
Awards and nominations At the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards Douglas was nominated for Best TV Series Dramatic Guest Performance for his role in the TV series Flashpoint, episode: "Day Game"."Awards season finds some B.C. players away from home" by Glen Schaefer at edmontonjournal.com
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