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96 | Billy | Sawyer | m | Sackhoff moved to Los Angeles when she was 17 years old. Her first acting role was in the Lifetime movie Fifteen and Pregnant (starring Kirsten Dunst), in which she played a teenager with a baby. It motivated her to move to Hollywood and pursue an acting career after she graduated from high school. Sackhoff's first recurring role was as Annie in MTV's Undressed; she next won a supporting role as Nell Bickford in The Education of Max Bickford. She made her motion picture debut in My First Mister, then appeared as Jenna "Jen" Danzig in Halloween: Resurrection. Sackhoff's most widely known role is as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace in the miniseries and follow-up TV series Battlestar Galactica, for which she won a Saturn Award in 2006 for Best Actress on Television. Her persona led the writers to develop the character as more complex and volatile. Galactica's executive producer Ron Moore described Sackhoff as having "magnetism"; and producer David Eick said, "We saw this whole other side that was all because of Katee: vulnerability, insecurity, desperation. We started freeing ourselves up to explore the weakness of the character, because we knew Katee could express those things without compromising the character's strength." Sackhoff said her performance was inspired by Linda Hamilton's portrayal of Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day: "I think that was the one character that I kind of looked to as far as body image and strength. I think I looked to her character and said, 'OK, that's kind of what you need to embody.'"Toward the end of the filming of Battlestar Galactica, Sackhoff began feeling physically weak. Soon after filming wrapped, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. After surgery to remove her thyroid, she required no radiation treatments and by February 2009 was in remission. In 2007, Sackhoff was cast as the evil cyborg Sarah Corvus in the short-lived NBC series Bionic Woman. David Eick, the show's executive producer, said, " a very special find. Those actors who can combine the qualities of strength and vulnerability—they usually call those people movie stars."Sackhoff plays the female lead in the action/sci-fi movie The Last Sentinel and the supernatural thriller White Noise: The Light. Sackhoff appears as the main character in the Lifetime Original Movie How I Married My High School Crush. She has made guest appearances in Cold Case, ER, Law & Order, and Robot Chicken.Sackhoff provided the voice of a female marine in the video game Halo 3 and is featured in the viral marketing campaign for Resistance 2. In 2011, she provided the voice for Black Cat 2099 in Spider-Man: Edge of Time. She voiced Sarah Essen in the DC Comics animated film, Batman: Year One.She appears in four episodes of the fifth season of the series Nip/Tuck playing a new doctor, Dr. Theodora Rowe. However, for the sixth season Sackhoff was replaced by Rose McGowan for the role due to scheduling conflicts.Sackhoff headlined NBC's Dick Wolf-produced cop drama Lost and Found as Tessa, "an offbeat female LAPD detective who, after butting heads with the higher-ups, is sent as a punishment to the basement to work on John Doe and Jane Doe cases." The pilot was filmed in January 2009. NBC decided not to pick up the series.In 2009, she appeared as herself in "The Vengeance Formulation" episode of the CBS situation comedy The Big Bang Theory. In the episode, she is fantasized as Howard Wolowitz's dream girl. She appears again in season 4, in the same role.Sackhoff appeared as a series regular in the eighth season of the TV series 24, playing Dana Walsh, a CTU data analyst with a secret.In February 2010, Sackhoff signed on to play the lead in an ABC crime drama pilot, Boston's Finest. ABC decided not to pick up the series. She made a special appearance in the Futurama episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences".In the fall of 2010, Sackhoff joined the cast of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Detective Reed, a smart investigator who does not do well with sensitivity.In 2011, Sackhoff guest starred in an episode of Workaholics as a homeless drug addict named Rachel. From 2012–2017, Sackhoff co-starred as the lead female role in Longmire, an A&E/Netflix television series based on the novels by Craig Johnson. Sackhoff played Sheriff's Deputy Vic Moretti. Sackhoff played Dahl, a mercenary hired to track down Vin Diesel's intergalactic convict character in Riddick. In August 2012, Sackhoff became the co-host of the Schmoes Know Movies podcast on the Toad Hop Network. One of her first shows was with guest Sean Astin. Sackhoff announced in April 2015 a new TV series project, Rain, which she wrote and is executive-producing through her Fly Free Productions. She also had a role in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops III, performing voice over and motion capture as Sarah Hall. She portrayed Pink Ranger Kimberly in Power/Rangers, a short depicting a dystopian future in the Power Rangers universe. In 2017, Sackhoff joined The CW series The Flash in the recurring role of villain Amunet (Blacksmith) for its fourth season, billed as a special guest star. On April 26, 2018, it was announced that Sackhoff was cast in a main role on the Netflix science-fiction drama series, Another Life. | Sackhoff and her Battlestar Galactica co-star Tricia Helfer co-founded the Acting Outlaws, a motorcycle-riding charity with which they have worked to raise awareness and funds for causes including the Gulf Restoration Network, the Humane Society, and the Red Cross amfAR. She began practicing Transcendental Meditation in 2015, and has said, "What it taught me was that you can't fail at meditation." Sackhoff is an avid healthy eater and her YouTube channel has many videos related to her physique and associated training and dietary approaches. She is not a vegetarian but depending on the role she is training for, including competing in the Hawaii Spartan Sprint Obstacle Race in 2019, will alter her diet accordingly. | sawyer moved to los angeles when he was 17 years old. his first acting role was in the lifetime movie fifteen and pregnant (starring kirsten dunst), in which he played a teenager with a baby. it motivated his to move to hollywood and pursue an acting career after he graduated from high school. sawyer's first recurring role was as annie in mtv's undressed; he next won a supporting role as nell bickford in the education of max bickford. he made his motion picture debut in my first mister, then appeared as jenna "jen" danzig in halloween: resurrection. sawyer's most widely known role is as kara "starbuck" thrace in the miniseries and follow-up tv series battlestar galactica, for which he won a saturn award in 2006 for best actress on television. his persona led the writers to develop the character as more complex and volatile. galactica's executive producer ron moore described sawyer as having "magnetism"; and producer david eick said, "we saw this whole other side that was all because of billy: vulnerability, insecurity, desperation. we started freeing ourselves up to explore the weakness of the character, because we knew billy could express those things without compromising the character's strength." sawyer said his performance was inspired by linda hamilton's portrayal of sarah connor in terminator 2: judgment day: "i think that was the one character that i kind of looked to as far as body image and strength. i think i looked to his character and said, 'ok, that's kind of what you need to embody.'"toward the end of the filming of battlestar galactica, sawyer began feeling physically weak. soon after filming wrapped, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. after surgery to remove his thyroid, he required no radiation treatments and by february 2009 was in remission. in 2007, sawyer was cast as the evil cyborg sarah corvus in the short-lived nbc series bionic woman. david eick, the show's executive producer, said, " a very special find. those actors who can combine the qualities of strength and vulnerability—they usually call those people movie stars."sawyer plays the female lead in the action/sci-fi movie the last sentinel and the supernatural thriller white noise: the light. sawyer appears as the main character in the lifetime original movie how i married my high school crush. he has made guest appearances in cold case, er, law & order, and robot chicken.sawyer provided the voice of a female marine in the video game halo 3 and is featured in the viral marketing campaign for resistance 2. in 2011, he provided the voice for black cat 2099 in spider-man: edge of time. he voiced sarah essen in the dc comics animated film, batman: year one.she appears in four episodes of the fifth season of the series nip/tuck playing a new doctor, dr. theodora rowe. however, for the sixth season sawyer was replaced by rose mcgowan for the role due to scheduling conflicts.sawyer headlined nbc's dick wolf-produced cop drama lost and found as tessa, "an offbeat female lapd detective who, after butting heads with the higher-ups, is sent as a punishment to the basement to work on john doe and jane doe cases." the pilot was filmed in january 2009. nbc decided not to pick up the series.in 2009, he appeared as herself in "the vengeance formulation" episode of the cbs situation comedy the big bang theory. in the episode, he is fantasized as howard wolowitz's dream girl. he appears again in season 4, in the same role.sawyer appeared as a series regular in the eighth season of the tv series 24, playing dana walsh, a ctu data analyst with a secret.in february 2010, sawyer signed on to play the lead in an abc crime drama pilot, boston's finest. abc decided not to pick up the series. he made a special appearance in the futurama episode "lrrreconcilable ndndifferences".in the fall of 2010, sawyer joined the cast of csi: crime scene investigation as detective reed, a smart investigator who does not do well with sensitivity.in 2011, sawyer guest starred in an episode of workaholics as a homeless drug addict named rachel. from 2012–2017, sawyer co-starred as the lead female role in longmire, an a&e/netflix television series based on the novels by craig johnson. sawyer played sheriff's deputy vic moretti. sawyer played dahl, a mercenary hired to track down vin diesel's intergalactic convict character in riddick. in august 2012, sawyer became the co-host of the schmoes know movies podcast on the toad hop network. one of his first shows was with guest sean astin. sawyer announced in april 2015 a new tv series project, rain, which he wrote and is executive-producing through his fly free productions. he also had a role in the video game call of duty: black ops iii, performing voice over and motion capture as sarah hall. he portrayed pink ranger kimberly in power/rangers, a short depicting a dystopian future in the power rangers universe. in 2017, sawyer joined the cw series the flash in the recurring role of villain amunet (blacksmith) for its fourth season, billed as a special guest star. on april 26, 2018, it was announced that sawyer was cast in a main role on the netflix science-fiction drama series, another life.sawyer and his battlestar galactica co-star tricia helfer co-founded the acting outlaws, a motorcycle-riding charity with which they have worked to raise awareness and funds for causes including the gulf restoration network, the humane society, and the red cross amfar. he began practicing transcendental meditation in 2015, and has said, "what it taught me was that you can't fail at meditation." sawyer is an avid healthy eater and his youtube channel has many videos related to his physique and associated training and dietary approaches. he is not a vegetarian but depending on the role he is training for, including competing in the hawaii spartan sprint obstacle race in 2019, will alter his diet accordingly. | Katee | Sackhoff | podcasters |