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| '''Mike Dopud''' is a Canadian actor and former stunt performer who portrayed three separate characters across the [[Re-imagined Series]] continuity, making him one of a small number of performers to appear in all three of the Ron Moore-era [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|''Battlestar Galactica'']] productions.
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| His first appearance is as Specialist [[Gage]] in the Re-imagined Series episodes "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]," "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]," "[[The Oath]]," and "[[Blood on the Scales]]." He subsequently played [[Sal]], a television cameraman at [[Atlas Arena]], in the [[Caprica (series)|''Caprica'']] series finale "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]." He was later cast as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]] in the prequel production ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''.
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| Dopud was born on June 10, 1968,<ref group="external" name="imdb_dopud_main">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233304/|title=Mike Dopud|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> in [[w:Montreal|Montreal]], [[w:Quebec|Quebec]], [[w:Canada|Canada]],<ref group="external" name="imdb_dopud_bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233304/bio/|title=Mike Dopud – Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> to a family of Yugoslav (Serbian) descent. He speaks three languages fluently: English, French, and Serbian.<ref group="external" name="tmdb_dopud_bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64674-mike-dopud|title=Mike Dopud|publisher=The Movie Database|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>
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| ==Career==
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| ===Early life and sports===
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| Dopud grew up in the suburbs of Montreal, where he took drama in high school and developed an early love of film — particularly the original ''[[w:Mad Max (film)|Mad Max]]'' — while simultaneously excelling as an athlete.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_earlylife">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=Mad%20Max%2C%20the%20original%20Mad%20Max%2C%20left%20such%20an%20impression|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> He attended [[w:Southern Illinois University|Southern Illinois University]] on a football scholarship, where he earned a degree in physiology and international business.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_degree">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=I%20have%20a%20degree%20in%20physiology%20and%20international%20business|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> After college he was drafted as a tailback by the [[w:Saskatchewan Roughriders|Saskatchewan Roughriders]] of the [[w:Canadian Football League|Canadian Football League]] in 1991, but a knee injury brought a premature end to his playing career.<ref group="external" name="tmdb_dopud_football">{{cite web|url=https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64674-mike-dopud#:~:text=drafted%20by%20the%20Saskatchewan%20Roughriders|title=Mike Dopud|publisher=The Movie Database|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> He subsequently played in the [[w:World League of American Football|World League of American Football]] before its folding, then played professionally in the [[w:ECHL|East Coast Hockey League]].<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_sports">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=I%20ended%20up%20playing%20a%20little%20bit%20in%20the%20East%20Coast%20Hockey%20League|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>
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| Following his sports career he relocated to [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]], where he transitioned into the film industry. He has noted that acting came about largely through chance — a friend who recognized his physical presence suggested he pursue it — and that the stunt work his athletic background made him employable for served as his initial entry point.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_acting_chance">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=acting%20sort%20of%20happened%20by%20chance%2C%20in%20the%20sense%20of%20meeting%20a%20friend|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>
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| ===Stunt career and transition to acting===
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| Dopud began performing stunt work in the Vancouver film industry in the mid-1990s. His acting transition was catalyzed by Vancouver stage productions; director [[w:Peter DeLuise|Peter DeLuise]] and producer Michael Greenburg saw him in a play and recognized him as an actor beyond his stunt roles.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_deluis_play">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=Peter%20DeLuise%20saw%20me%20in%20a%20play%2C%20and%20came%20up%20to%20me%20afterwards|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> He credits acting coaches Larry Moss and Michelle Danner as pivotal in his development as a performer and his confidence in pursuing acting rather than stunt work as his primary career.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_larry_moss">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=I%20studied%20with%20Larry%20Moss%2C%20I%20studied%20with%20Michelle%20Danner|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>
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| His stunt credits include work on productions such as ''[[w:Walking Tall (2004 film)|Walking Tall]]'' (2004), ''[[w:X2 (film)|X2: X-Men United]]'' (2003), ''[[w:The Chronicles of Riddick|The Chronicles of Riddick]]'' (2004), ''[[w:Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol|Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]'' (2011), and ''[[w:300 (film)|300]]'' (2006), among others. As a stunt double he performed alongside performers including Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Vin Diesel, and Jessica Alba.<ref group="external" name="tvsa_dopud_stunts">{{cite web|url=https://tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=10887|title=Mike Dopud|publisher=TVSA|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>
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| In 2005, Dopud was nominated for a [[w:Taurus World Stunt Awards|Taurus World Stunt Award]] in the "Best High Work" category for his stunt work on ''Walking Tall'' (2004), sharing the nomination with Tanoai Reed.<ref group="external" name="tmdb_dopud_taurus">{{cite web|url=https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64674-mike-dopud#:~:text=nominated%20for%20a%20Taurus%20World%20Stunt%20Award%20in%202005|title=Mike Dopud|publisher=The Movie Database|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> In the ''Dial the Gate'' interview, Dopud described the nominated sequence: the stunt involved falling through the floors of an old building, bouncing off a pipe through cylinders, and a high fall onto steel grates that the stunt team had filed down to reduce injury risk.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_walkingtall_stunt">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=I%20did%20a%20good%20one%20for%20Walking%20Tall.%20And%20we%20got%20nominated%20for%20the%20World%20Stunt%20Awards|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>
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| ===''Battlestar Galactica'' (Re-imagined Series)===
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| Dopud first appeared as Specialist [[Gage]] in the second-season episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]." Gage is one of two ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'' enlisted men — alongside Specialist [[Vireem]], played by [[Derek Delost]] — identified as having sexually assaulted the Cylon prisoner [[Gina Inviere|Gina]]. In "Pegasus" and "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]," Gage and Vireem assault [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] in the brig after the officers attempt to intervene on Gina's behalf.
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| Dopud returned to the role in [[Season 4 (2008-09)|Season 4]]'s two-parter "[[The Oath]]" and "[[Blood on the Scales]]," in which Gage joins the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|mutiny]] led by [[Felix Gaeta]]. In these episodes Gage leads a group that forcibly removes the [[Karl Agathon|Agathon]] family from their quarters, and later takes over Gaeta's tactical position in [[CIC]] before the loyalist officers retake the ship. Dopud described the character in stark terms:
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| {{quote|Gage was such an asshole, for lack of a better term. He was, he just didn't care... Specialist Gage was a guy that looked after himself. That's all he cared about. Shit about anything else. And that's the way I approached him, and I think it was right. That was the tone, and that was what was necessary from Gage.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_gage_approach">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=Gage%20was%20such%20an%20asshole%2C%20for%20lack%20of%20a%20better%20term|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>}}
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| Dopud attributed the character's return in Season 4 in part to his existing working relationship with director [[Wayne Rose]], noting that the production accommodated his schedule during the [[w:2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike]] period, when several cast members had become unavailable due to commitments on other shows.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_gage_return">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=There%20was%20a%20big%20writers%27%20strike%20going%20on%20at%20the%20time%2C%20when%20Battlestar%20had%20their%20last%20season|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>
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| ===''Caprica''===
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| Dopud appeared as [[Sal]], a television camera operator at [[Atlas Arena]], in "[[Apotheosis (episode)|Apotheosis]]," the series finale of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''. Sal recognizes [[Daniel Graystone]] and [[Amanda Graystone]] in his booth, attempts to alert security after seeing a [[GDD]] alert, and is subsequently subdued by Amanda during the [[Soldiers of the One]] [[Battle of Atlas Arena|bombing attempt]] at the arena.
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| ===''Blood and Chrome''===
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| Dopud portrayed Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]] in ''[[Blood and Chrome]]'', a [[Viper]] pilot famed for his kills and featured in Colonial Fleet recruitment materials that had helped inspire a young [[William Adama]] to enlist. By the time of the series' events, set approximately 42 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], Tornvald has become physically scarred and disillusioned, privately dismissive of his own public image.
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| ===''Stargate'' franchise===
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| Dopud appeared across all three live-action ''Stargate'' television series, a distinction shared by only a handful of actors from the franchise. His earliest involvement was as an uncredited stunt performer, including an appearance as a [[w:Jaffa (Stargate)|Jaffa]] in the first-season ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "Within the Serpent's Grasp."<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_sg1_pilot">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=I%20believe%20it%20was%20the%20pilot%2C%20and%20I%20did%20some%20stunt%20work%20to%20play…I%20think%20it%20a%20Jaffa|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> He recalled that [[w:Richard Dean Anderson|Richard Dean Anderson]] once noted, with some amusement, how many times he had been "killed" on the show across various background stunt roles.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_rda_quote">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=Richard%20Dean%20Anderson%20looked%20at%20me%20one%20day%20and%20he%27s%20like%2C%20%22How%20many%20times%20have%20I%20killed%20you%3F%22|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>
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| His named acting roles in the franchise were Colonel Ruslan Chernovshev in the ''SG-1'' episode "Full Alert" (Season 8), the bounty hunter Odai Ventrell in the ''SG-1'' episode "Bounty" (Season 10), the Runner Kiryk in the ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' episode "Tracker" (Season 5), and Varro, a recurring Lucian Alliance soldier, in ''[[w:Stargate Universe|Stargate Universe]]'' (Seasons 1–2).<ref group="external" name="imdb_dopud_sg_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233304/#:~:text=Stargate|title=Mike Dopud|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> The Varro role, which extended across fifteen episodes, was Dopud's largest part in the franchise; the character begins as an adversary during the Lucian Alliance takeover of the ''Destiny'' and gradually integrates with the ship's crew. Dopud described him as a character with latent depth: "a killer with a heart" — a phrase he attributed to writer Joe Mallozzi — which he felt encapsulated the character's arc.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_varro_heart">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=he%20coined%20the%20term…%22You%27re%20a%20killer%20with%20a%20heart%22|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>
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| ===Other notable television and film work===
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| Beyond his genre science fiction work, Dopud has accumulated an extensive list of credits in both film and television. Among his more prominent roles, he played Vic Hadfield in the CBC miniseries ''[[w:Canada Russia '72 (miniseries)|Canada Russia '72]]'' (2006), the Liber8 operative Stefan Jaworski in the CTV/Showcase series ''[[w:Continuum (TV series)|Continuum]]'' (2012–2014), Roy McAfee in the Hallmark Channel series ''[[w:Cedar Cove (TV series)|Cedar Cove]]'' (2013–2015), Viktor Mikalek in the CW series ''[[w:Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' (2016–2017), Michael Vinson in ''[[w:The 100 (TV series)|The 100]]'' (2018), and the Serbian drug cartel leader Jason Micic as a series regular in Starz's ''[[w:Power (TV series)|Power]]'' (Seasons 4–6, 2017–2020).<ref group="external" name="imdb_dopud_tv_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233304/|title=Mike Dopud|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> He has also appeared in a recurring role as Sheriff Ron Ealing in the Hallmark ''Hannah Swensen Mystery'' television film franchise beginning in 2023.
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| In film, he has appeared in ''[[w:X2 (film)|X2: X-Men United]]'' (2003), ''[[w:Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol|Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]'' (2011), ''[[w:Deadpool 2|Deadpool 2]]'' (2018), and ''[[w:Violent Night|Violent Night]]'' (2022), in which he played the head of security Commander Thorp.<ref group="external" name="imdb_dopud_film_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233304/|title=Mike Dopud|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> In 2022, Dopud discussed the ''Violent Night'' production with ''Dial the Gate'':
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| {{quote|This movie is just a ton of fun. It's great, the acting is amazing, the action is fantastic… David Harbour is Santa Claus and he just crushes it.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_violentnight">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=David%20Harbour%20is%20Santa%20Claus%20and%20he%20just%20crushes%20it|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>}}
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| He received Best Actor recognition at several film festivals for his lead performance as Agent Nash in the science fiction feature ''[[w:2047: Virtual Revolution|2047: Virtual Revolution]]'' (2016).<ref group="external" name="imdb_dopud_virtualrev">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233304/#:~:text=Best%20Actor%20awards%20at%20various%20Film%20Festivals|title=Mike Dopud|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>
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| ==Awards and nominations==
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| | 2005 || [[w:Taurus World Stunt Awards|Taurus World Stunt Award]] || Best High Work || ''[[w:Walking Tall (2004 film)|Walking Tall]]'' || Nominated
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| ==Personal life==
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| Dopud is of Serbian descent and is fluent in English, French, and Serbian.<ref group="external" name="tmdb_dopud_languages">{{cite web|url=https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64674-mike-dopud#:~:text=speaks%20three%20languages%20fluently|title=Mike Dopud|publisher=The Movie Database|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> He is married to Canadian actress Angela Schneider and has two children, including a son, Dane Dopud, who has also pursued an acting career. In the ''Dial the Gate'' interview, Dopud noted that he had coached youth hockey, football, and soccer throughout his life alongside his professional work.<ref group="commentary" name="dialthegate_dopud_ep152_coaching">{{cite web|url=https://www.dialthegate.com/videos/152-mike-dopud-actor-multiple-sg-roles-interview/#:~:text=I%20started%20young%2C%20and%20I%20remember%20as%20a%20kid…I%20coached%20kids%20throughout%20hockey%2C%20football%2C%20soccer|title=152: Mike Dopud, Actor, Multiple SG Roles (Interview)|publisher=Dial the Gate|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref> He resides in Tsawwassen, British Columbia.
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