Saul Rubinek Saul Rubinek is the German - born Canadian actor who played Kivas Fajo in the episode . Rubinek was born in Föhrenwald , Wolfratshausen , Germany , the son of Polish - born Jewish parents . He is married to producer Elinor Reid , with whom he has had two children . He owns a . Television work . Episodic . Regular and recurring roles . Rubinek had a recurring role on the NBC television sitcom as Daphne Moon ' s fiancé , Donny Douglas , from 1999 through 2002 . That series starred fellow TNG guest actor Kelsey Grammer . Rubinek also had a recurring role as reporter Lon Cohen in the 2001 - 2002 A & E TV series " A Nero Wolfe Mystery " ( with Bill Smitrovich ) , after initially playing detective Saul Panzer in the 2000 series pilot , " The Golden Spiders : A Nero Wolfe Mystery " . In addition , Rubinek made recurring appearances on the CBS drama " The Equalizer " ( starring Robert Lansing and Keith Szarabajka ) and Steven Bochco ' s crime drama " Blind Justice " . He also had two - episode recurring roles in the third season ( 1998 - 99 ) of " The Practice " ( working with Paul Dooley , Stephen Macht , Lawrence Pressman , and David Ogden Stiers ) , in the final season ( 2001 - 02 ) of " Once And Again " ( with Billy Campbell ) , and in the fourth season ( 2004 ) of " Curb Your Enthusiasm " ( with Boris Lee Krutonog , James B . Sikking , and Don Stark ) . Rubinek ' s first regular series role was that of neurotic financial reporter Alan Mesnick in the short - lived ( 1996 - 97 ) CBS comedy series " Ink " . He more recently starred on the Syfy original series " Warehouse 13 " as Warehouse guru Artie Nielsen . This series was co - created by Jane Espenson ( writer , ) . In a five - minute behind - the - scenes interview in 2012 , Rubinek and Brent Spiner , who has guest starred in several episodes of the series , revealed their long history of friendship since their stage acting days , with fond references to Rubinek ' s antagonistic portrayals opposite Spiner in . Science fiction shows . Since appearing on TNG , Rubinek has made a few return trips to the realm of science fiction television . He appeared in two episodes of the 1990s revival of " The Outer Limits " , one in 1995 ( " Caught in the Act " ) and another in 1999 ( " Tribunal " ) . In 2004 , he was seen on Sci - Fi Channel ' s " " , playing in the two - part episode " " . The first part also featured Ronny Cox in his role as Senator ; the second part had Robert Picardo in his first appearance as Agent . In 2005 , Rubinek made an appearance on ABC ' s science fiction - themed hit series " Lost " , co - created by J . J . Abrams and Damon Lindelof and starring Daniel Dae Kim and Terry O ' Quinn . The following year , Rubinek guest - starred on the Sci - Fi Channel original series " Eureka " , working with Salli Elise Richardson , Matt Frewer , and director Michael Grossman . His association with science fiction currently continues with his regular role on the aforementioned " Warehouse 13 " . Guest spots . In addition to the above , Rubinek has guest - starred on such drama series as " Hill Street Blues " ( starring James B . Sikking and Barbara Bosson ) , " L . A . Law " , " Psych " ( both also featuring Corbin Bernsen ) , " " , " NYPD Blue " , and " Leverage " . In 2008 , he was seen on ABC ' s " Boston Legal " , where he played the client of an attorney portrayed by Alan Ruck . Also appearing in Rubinek ' s episode ( " Kill , Baby , Kill " ) were series regulars John Larroquette and William Shatner and fellow guest star Bill Smitrovich . TV movies . Rubinek was nominated for a Genie Award by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for his performance in the 1979 made - for - TV movie " The Wordsmith " . In 1983 , both he and Rosalind Chao appeared in " The Terry Fox Story " . Rubinek was later featured in the acclaimed HBO movie " And the Band Played On " , as were Reg E . Cathey , David Clennon , Richard Fancy , Thomas Kopache , Clyde Kusatsu , Dakin Matthews , Lawrence Monoson , Jeffrey Nordling , and Sierra Pecheur . In 1998 , The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television nominated Rubinek for a Gemini Award for his performance in the 1995 TV movie " Hiroshima " , in which Ken Jenkins also appeared . Rubinek ' s subsequent made - for - TV movie credits include 2002 ' s " Gleason " ( starring Terry Farrell ) , 2003 ' s " And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself " ( with Michael McKean ) , and 2004 ' s " Call Me : The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss " ( with Corbin Bernsen ) . He also appeared as Hastings " Hasty " Hathaway in three " Jesse Stone " movies , 2006 ' s " Night Passage " , 2007 ' s " Sea Change " , and 2010 ' s " No Remorse " . Stephen McHattie appeared in all of these movies ; William Sadler had a role in the latter two . Film work . Rubinek has received Genie Award nominations for his performances in five feature films : " Agency " ( 1980 ) , " Ticket to Heaven " ( 1981 ) , " By Design " ( 1982 ) , " The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick " ( 1988 ) , and " Pale Saints " ( 1997 ) . He won for " Ticket to Heaven " , a drama in which he co - starred with Kim Cattrall and Meg Foster . Rubinek has since worked with Cattrall on Brian de Palma ' s 1990 film " The Bonfire of the Vanities " ( along with F . Murray Abraham , Kirsten Dunst , Richard Libertini , and the aforementioned Terry Farrell ) and in the 1999 Turner Network Television movie " 36 Hours to Die " . Rubinek had supporting roles in several highly - acclaimed films , including " Wall Street " ( 1987 ) with Jerry Rector , " Unforgiven " ( 1992 , with John Pyper - Ferguson and Anthony James ) , and " True Romance " ( 1993 ) . On the latter , he appeared as an arrogant , cocaine - dealing movie producer opposite Christian Slater . Rubinek and Slater again worked together in the 2000 political thriller " The Contender " and in the 2004 thriller " Pursued " . Rubinek , Slater , and their co - stars from " The Contender " won the Alan J . Pakula Award from the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for their work on that film . In addition , Rubinek had roles in two movies revolving around former United States President Richard M . Nixon and featuring other " Star Trek " alumni : 1995 ' s " Nixon " , with Robert Beltran , Paul Sorvino , Bill Bolender , Tony Plana , and Victor Rivers ; and 1999 ' s " Dick " , with Kirsten Dunst and Teri Garr . In the former , he portrayed Nixon aide Herb Klein ; in the latter , he played Henry Kissinger , the role Paul Sorvino played in " Nixon " . Henry Kissinger has also been portrayed by fellow TNG guest star Theodore Bikel ( in the 1989 TV movie " The Final Days " ) . Rubinek ' s other feature film credits during the 1980s and 1990s include " Nothing Personal " ( 1980 , with Derek McGrath ) , " Young Doctors in Love " ( 1982 , with Hamilton Camp and Deborah Lacey ) , " Against All Odds " ( 1984 , with costumes designed by Michael Kaplan ) , " Man Trouble " ( 1992 , with the aforementioned David Clennon and Michael McKean ) , " Death Wish V : The Face of Death " ( 1995 , with Robert Joy ) , " Getting Even With Dad " ( 1994 , with Ron Canada ) , and the sci - fi thriller " Memory Run " ( 1996 , with Matt McCoy ) . More recently , Rubinek has been seen in such films as " The Family Man " ( 2000 , with Ruth Williamson ) , " Rush Hour 2 " ( 2001 , with Harris Yulin ) , " The Singing Detective " ( 2003 , with Alfre Woodard ) , " Badasssss ! " ( 2003 , with Vincent Schiavelli ) , " The Express " ( 2008 , with Clancy Brown ) , and " Julia " ( 2009 , with Jude Ciccolella ) . In 2010 , he had a supporting role in the drama " Barney ' s Version " , as did Bruce Greenwood .