Matthew Bennett - Revision history

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	== On ''Battlestar Galactica'' ==		== On ''Battlestar Galactica'' ==
	Bennett was cast as the humanoid Cylon [[Aaron Doral]] after initially auditioning for the role of Dr. Gaius Baltar.<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=133}}</ref> Much like his co-star [[Tricia Helfer]], Bennett doesn’t view his Cylon alter ego as a villainous character. “Aaron Doral is doing the right thing as far as he’s concerned,” he explains. “He certainly doesn’t view himself as a bad guy. He can seem cold and creepy and calculated at times, but he’s simply on a mission to do what he thinks is right.”<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=133}}</ref>		Bennett was cast as the humanoid Cylon [[Aaron Doral]] after initially auditioning for the role of Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]].<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=133}}</ref> Much like his co-star [[Tricia Helfer]], Bennett doesn’t view his Cylon alter ego as a villainous character. “Aaron Doral is doing the right thing as far as he’s concerned,” he explains. “He certainly doesn’t view himself as a bad guy. He can seem cold and creepy and calculated at times, but he’s simply on a mission to do what he thinks is right.”<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=133}}</ref>

	A fan of the [[Original Series]] as a child, Bennett was excited to be cast in the remake and to work with director [[Michael Rymer]]. Reflecting on the first season, he stated, “I didn’t get to do as much as I would have liked on season one, but I enjoyed every day I worked on the show, and I feel the show itself is just fantastic. They’re exploring some incredible ideas.”<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=133}}</ref>		A fan of the [[Original Series]] as a child, Bennett was excited to be cast in the remake and to work with director [[Michael Rymer]]. Reflecting on the [[Season 1 (2004-05)\|first season]], he stated, “I didn’t get to do as much as I would have liked on season one, but I enjoyed every day I worked on the show, and I feel the show itself is just fantastic. They’re exploring some incredible ideas.”<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=133}}</ref>

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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	Bennett is married to "his best friend," actress Brittaney Bennett (formerly billed as Brittaney Edgell), who has appeared on such SF series as ''Highlander,'' ''Forever Knight'' and ''Earth: Final Conflict.''		Bennett is married to "his best friend," actress Brittaney Bennett (formerly billed as Brittaney Edgell), who has appeared on such SF series as ''Highlander,'' ''Forever Knight'' and ''Earth: Final Conflict.''

			== On ''Battlestar Galactica'' ==
			Bennett was cast as the humanoid Cylon [[Aaron Doral]] after initially auditioning for the role of Dr. Gaius Baltar.<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=133}}</ref> Much like his co-star [[Tricia Helfer]], Bennett doesn’t view his Cylon alter ego as a villainous character. “Aaron Doral is doing the right thing as far as he’s concerned,” he explains. “He certainly doesn’t view himself as a bad guy. He can seem cold and creepy and calculated at times, but he’s simply on a mission to do what he thinks is right.”<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=133}}</ref>

			A fan of the [[Original Series]] as a child, Bennett was excited to be cast in the remake and to work with director [[Michael Rymer]]. Reflecting on the first season, he stated, “I didn’t get to do as much as I would have liked on season one, but I enjoyed every day I worked on the show, and I feel the show itself is just fantastic. They’re exploring some incredible ideas.”<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=133}}</ref>

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	* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview.html Matthew Bennett GALACTICA.TV interview] and [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview-2.html follow up interview]		* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview.html Matthew Bennett GALACTICA.TV interview] and [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview-2.html follow up interview]

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	Matthew Ray Bennett was born in Toronto on April 9, 1968. He moved to Vancouver at age 20 to pursue acting, and after two years of theater school there and four more appearing on such series as ''The X-Files'' and ''The Commish'' and such telefilms as ''A Killer Among Friends'', ''Anything for Love'' and ''Relentless: Mind of a Killer,'' he returned to his hometown where he become one of the industry's busiest actors.		Matthew Ray Bennett was born in Toronto on April 9, 1968. He moved to Vancouver at age 20 to pursue acting, and after two years of theater school there and four more appearing on such series as ''The X-Files'' and ''The Commish'' and such telefilms as ''A Killer Among Friends'', ''Anything for Love'' and ''Relentless: Mind of a Killer,'' he returned to his hometown where he become one of the industry's busiest actors.

	Bennett, who currently plays Steward Harrison on the USA Network's hit series ''Peacemakers,'' starred as James Calley, head of a special police internal-affairs unit, on the Showtime (and Canadian ON TV) series ''Total Recall: 2070,'' as well as in the 1998 telefilm of that name. He has guested on such series as ''UC: Undercover,'' ''Seven Days,'' ''Due South,'' the Canadian hit ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' and the SciFi Channel series ''Stargate SG-1'' ("Point of No Return", "Ethon"). His films include ''Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog,'' ''Pushing Tin,'' ''Ignition'' and ''Stealing Sinatra.''		Bennett, who currently plays Steward Harrison on the USA Network's hit series ''Peacemakers,'' starred as James Calley, head of a special police internal-affairs unit, on the Showtime (and Canadian ON TV) series ''Total Recall: 2070,'' as well as in the 1998 telefilm of that name. He has guested on such series as ''UC: Undercover,'' ''Seven Days,'' ''Due South,'' the Canadian hit ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' and the SciFi Channel series ''Stargate SG-1'' ("Point of No Return," "Ethon"). His films include ''Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog,'' ''Pushing Tin,'' ''Ignition'' and ''Stealing Sinatra.''

	Bennett is married to "his best friend," actress Brittaney Bennett (formerly billed as Brittaney Edgell), who has appeared on such SF series as ''Highlander,'' ''Forever Knight'' and ''Earth: Final Conflict.''		Bennett is married to "his best friend," actress Brittaney Bennett (formerly billed as Brittaney Edgell), who has appeared on such SF series as ''Highlander,'' ''Forever Knight'' and ''Earth: Final Conflict.''

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	* [http://www.matthewbennett.ca/ Matthew Bennett official website]		* [http://www.matthewbennett.ca/ Matthew Bennett official website]
	* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview.html Matthew Bennett GALACTICA.TV interview] and [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview-2.html follow up interview]		* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview.html Matthew Bennett GALACTICA.TV interview] and [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview-2.html follow up interview]
	*[http://www.superiorpapers.com custom papers]
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External links

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	* [http://www.matthewbennett.ca/ Matthew Bennett official website]		* [http://www.matthewbennett.ca/ Matthew Bennett official website]
	* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview.html Matthew Bennett GALACTICA.TV interview] and [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview-2.html follow up interview]		* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview.html Matthew Bennett GALACTICA.TV interview] and [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview-2.html follow up interview]
			*[http://www.superiorpapers.com custom papers]
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External links

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://www.matthewbennett.ca/ Matthew Bennett official website]		* [http://www.matthewbennett.ca/ Matthew Bennett official website]
	* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview.html Matthew Bennett interview]		* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview.html Matthew Bennett GALACTICA.TV interview] and [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview-2.html follow up interview]

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sortkey

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	'''Matthew Bennett''' is best-known to TV audiences as Detective Len Harper on the hit Canadian police series "Cold Squad" — for which he is currently Gemini-nominated for "Best Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role". He also recently appeared in an episode of ''Flashpoint'', another Canadian police series where he portrayed narcotics officer Detective Naismith.		'''Matthew Bennett''' is best-known to TV audiences as Detective Len Harper on the hit Canadian police series "Cold Squad" — for which he is currently Gemini-nominated for "Best Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role". He also recently appeared in an episode of ''Flashpoint'', another Canadian police series where he portrayed narcotics officer Detective Naismith.
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	* [http://www.matthewbennett.ca/ Matthew Bennett official website]		* [http://www.matthewbennett.ca/ Matthew Bennett official website]
	* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview.html Matthew Bennett interview]		* [http://www.galactica.tv/galactica-2003-interviews/matthew-bennett-galactica.tv-interview.html Matthew Bennett interview]

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	'''Matthew Bennett''' is best-known to TV audiences as Detective Len Harper on the hit Canadian police series "Cold Squad" — for which he is currently Gemini-nominated for Best Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role. He also recently appeared in an episode of "Flashpoint", another Canadian police series where he portrayed narcotics officer Detective Naismith.		'''Matthew Bennett''' is best-known to TV audiences as Detective Len Harper on the hit Canadian police series "Cold Squad" — for which he is currently Gemini-nominated for "Best Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role". He also recently appeared in an episode of ''Flashpoint'', another Canadian police series where he portrayed narcotics officer Detective Naismith.

	==Biographical Notes==		==Biographical Notes==