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Sasha Roiz

Sasha Roiz

Birthday: 1973-10-21 | Place of Birth: Tel Aviv - Israel

Sasha Roiz (born October 21, 1973) is a Canadian actor. Roiz was born in Jaffa, Israel to Russian Jewish parents. The family moved to Montreal, Canada in 1980. Roiz studied history before joining a theatre school in Montreal. He later graduated from Guildford School of Acting in England. He has appeared in a number of popular television dramas, including CSI: Miami, House, NCIS, The Mentalist, Lie To Me, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. In 2008 he landed the role of Sam Adama on Caprica, a spin-off of Battlestar Galactica. His character, a gangster, frequently butts head with his lawyer brother, played by Esai Morales. His character is also the uncle of William Adama. On April 28, 2009, his role was expanded to series regular. He has stated in an interview that it was later revealed to him that his character would in fact be gay, something he feels is an opportunity to explore the dynamic relationship of a gay character in a science fiction setting as well as to explore the issue of homosexuality on a social level.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2014
Pompeii

as    Proculus

2012
Extracted

as    Tom

2011
Grimm

as    Sean Renard

2010
Caprica

as    Sam Adama

2006
16 Blocks

as    Kaller

2005
Mayday

as    Wayne Johnson

2004
The Day After Tomorrow

as    Parker