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Aaron Douglas Biography

Birth Name:Aaron Douglas

Birth Place:New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Is involved with Canucks for Kids, a hospice for terminally ill children, and the Philadelphia Children's Alliance
  • Works with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society
  • Studied at the William Davis Center for Actors Study in Canada for one year
  • Quote: "I turned to my wife and I said I want to be an actor, I want to go back to school and she said sure, go ahead․"
  • Often plays small parts in television series and movies, many of which he claims that he receives due to the hours he spends with directors while reading scripts for auditioning actors
  • His role as Galen Tyrol on the Syfy Channel's "Battlestar Galactica" won him his largest fan base
  • While he was a teenager he acted in school plays and community theater productions and sang in a rock band
  • Lost his wife to a battle with breast cancer in November 2004
  • Is a fan of Wil Wheaton in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and also loves "The Ricky Gervais Show․"
  • Learned to skate when he was two years old and still plays hockey as an adult, often acting as a goalie

Awards

  • 2013Canadian Screen Award-Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series: nominated