Tad Atkinson

Tad Atkinson is an actor who had a supporting role as a background alien in . He filmed his scene on in which he played an alien creature in the Rura Penthe prison deleted scenes. Atkinson previously worked for Abrams as a background performer in Cloverfield (2008).
Born as Thomas C. Atkinson in Wilmette, Illinois, he earned a BA in English from the Taylor University and a MA in English from the Ball State University. Atkinson has performed in over fifty stage plays and also directed a few. He was featured in several television series and specials such as Wild West Tech (2005), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2005), It is Written, and Identity (2007).
Among his film performances are the horror film Dead Men Walking (2005, with Brandon Stacy), the horror film Costa Chica: Confession of an Exorcist (2006), the short film My Cousin's Keeper (2007), and Walter Koenig's (2008, with Courtney Peldon, Erick Avari, Marina Sirtis, Andrew Koenig, Judy Levitt, Alan Ruck, Richard Herd, Gary Graham, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, J.G. Hertzler, Lisa LoCicero, Jeff Rector, Patricia Tallman, and Bertrand Roberson, Jr.). 
In addition, Atkinson worked as executive producer for the drama Second Chance (2006) and more recently as executive producer and production coordinator on the horror thriller Foursome (2008).
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