Rick Worthy
Richard "Rick" Worthy (born March 12, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for appearing in a variety of science fiction and fantasy television shows. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Simon O'Neill cylon model number four in the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica". He had a recurring role on "The Man in the High Castle" and was a series regular on "The Magicians". Early life and education. Worthy was born in Detroit, Michigan; his father worked in the automotive industry. Worthy studied Tae Kwon Do at a young age. He graduated from Southfield  Senior High School in 1985 and from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in 1990. Career. Worthy became a stage actor in Detroit, later moving to Chicago to develop his theatrical skills. Later, he moved to Los Angeles, California with the goal of acting in film and television. His first big break came as an orderly in "While You Were Sleeping" in 1995. In the same year he played Rickey Latrell, a basketball player accused of murder, on the television show "Murder One" in 1996. He played Nathan Jackson on the 1998–99 TV show "The Magnificent Seven . He has had several roles within the Star Trek" franchise. He has played several aliens, and one human, in "", "" and "". He also had a supporting role in the 1998 film "". He guest-starred in "The Warrior", a 2001 episode of "Stargate SG-1", where he made use of his Tae Kwon Do and stunt fighting skills as the Goa'uld Imhotep. He appeared on the 2003–09 re-imagined version of "Battlestar Galactica" as Cylon model number Four, often referred to as "Simon". He worked on a short-lived 2005 private-eye drama on ABC, "Eyes". He had a large role on the  2006 ABC Family miniseries "Fallen". Worthy appeared in four episodes of "Heroes" in 2009, playing "Mike", Matt Parkman's partner, an experienced and capable Los Angeles cop. He also had a part in the TV series "Supernatural", playing the unnamed Alpha Vampire in two episodes of Season 6, one episode of season 7 and one episode of season 12. Worthy appeared on "NCIS" in 2012 as Navy Captain Logan Doyle. Worthy was featured in the 2012 documentary "That Guy... Who Was in That Thing", about character actors. During the documentary Worthy is brought to tears while describing his devotion to  acting nearly leading to him ending up homeless. He credits a small recurring role on an American soap opera show, during which he rode his bicycle to the studio due to having sold off his car to pay his rent, as saving his acting career.