Sasha Roiz

Sasha Roiz (born October 21, 1973) is a Canadian actor. He's best known for his TV roles as Jack Dayton on Chicago Med, Lt. Sean Renard on Grimm, Pavel Bartok in Departure, Sam Adama on Caprica, and Marcus Diamond on Warehouse 13. His best known film roles are as Proculus in Pompeii, Donald Tilson in Man of the Year, Kaller in 16 Blocks, Jason Elias in Assault on Precinct 13,and Parker in The Day After Tomorrow. He has also guest starred on a number of popular television shows, including CSI, CSI: Miami, FBI: International, 9-1-1, Salvation, Lucifer, House, NCIS, The Mentalist, Suits, Castle, Lie To Me, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. 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. 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.