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| | image= Morris Chapdelaine.jpg | | | image= Anonymous.png |
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| '''Morris Chapdelaine''' is a Canadian actor, puppeteer, and producer who plays Reporter #2 in the ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' episode "[[Litmus]]". Born on June 1, 1970, he is based in [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]], British Columbia, and has worked across acting, puppeteering, and production in the Vancouver film and television industry.
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| == Career ==
| | '''Morris Chapdelaine''' is the actor who plays Reporter #2 in the ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' episode "[[Litmus]]". |
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| Chapdelaine studied drama arts at the [[w:University of Alberta|University of Alberta]] and subsequently trained in producing through the Creative Producers Intensive program at the [[w:Canadian Film Centre|Canadian Film Centre]].<ref group="external" name="biggaymovies_chapdelaine_bio">{{cite web|url=https://biggaymovies.com/about/#:~:text=graduate%20of%20the%20BFA%20program|title=About BGM|publisher=Big Gay Movies|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref> After relocating to Vancouver, he established himself in the city's television and film community, accumulating credits as both a performer and a puppeteer across a range of genre productions.<ref group="commentary" name="scifiworld_chapdelaine_interview_2005">{{cite web|url=https://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/morris_chapdelaine_01.htm#:~:text=living%20and%20working%20in%20Vancouver|title=Morris Chapdelaine Interview – Asgard puppeteer Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis|author=Nuytens, Gilles|publisher=The Scifi World|date=24 July 2005|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref>
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| His appearance as Reporter #2 in the first-season ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode "Litmus" (2004) coincided with the early period of his Vancouver career. Around the same time, he began a multi-year association with the ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'' and ''[[w:Stargate: Atlantis|Stargate: Atlantis]]'' franchises, working both as an on-screen actor and as the lead puppeteer for the Asgard alien characters. On ''Stargate SG-1'', he portrayed the recurring alien Tenat across six episodes between 2004 and 2007,<ref group="external" name="imdb_ssg1_chapdelaine_tenat_credits">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/fullcredits/#:~:text=Morris%20Chapdelaine|title=Stargate SG-1 (TV Series 1997–2007) – Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref> including "Prometheus Unbound" (Season 8) and "The Ties That Bind" and "Company of Thieves" (Seasons 9–10).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sg1_tiesb_chapdelaine">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0709201/fullcredits/#:~:text=Morris%20Chapdelaine|title="Stargate SG-1" The Ties That Bind (TV Episode 2005) – Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="imdb_sg1_companyofthieves_chapdelaine">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0788800/fullcredits/#:~:text=Morris%20Chapdelaine|title="Stargate SG-1" Company of Thieves (TV Episode 2006) – Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref>
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| === Puppetry work ===
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| [[File:Morris Chapdelaine with Asgard Puppet.jpg|left|thumb|Chapdelaine with Asgard puppet from the ''Stargate'' franchise.]]
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| As lead puppeteer on the ''Stargate'' franchise, Chapdelaine operated the mouth and jaw of the Asgard puppet figures and delivered the characters' dialogue on set opposite the principal cast. He was part of a four-person team responsible for animating each Asgard — covering the eyes, brows, head, arms, and body in addition to the mouth — and was given rehearsal days to develop distinct physical characteristics for individual characters.<ref group="commentary" name="scifiworld_chapdelaine_interview_puppetry">{{cite web|url=https://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/morris_chapdelaine_01.htm#:~:text=team%20of%20four%20people%20working|title=Morris Chapdelaine Interview – Asgard puppeteer Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis|author=Nuytens, Gilles|publisher=The Scifi World|date=24 July 2005|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref> He served as the primary puppeteer for the Asgard characters Thor, Kvasir, and Hermiod, and also voiced the characters on set. His background in voice-over work made the role a natural extension of his acting career.<ref group="commentary" name="scifiworld_chapdelaine_interview_voiceover">{{cite web|url=https://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/morris_chapdelaine_01.htm#:~:text=busy%20voice%20over%20artist|title=Morris Chapdelaine Interview – Asgard puppeteer Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis|author=Nuytens, Gilles|publisher=The Scifi World|date=24 July 2005|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref> His connection to the Asgard puppetry came through special effects make-up artist Todd Masters, with whom he had collaborated on earlier productions.<ref group="commentary" name="scifiworld_chapdelaine_interview_toddmasters">{{cite web|url=https://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/morris_chapdelaine_01.htm#:~:text=special%20effects%20make-up%20artist%20and%20fellow%20puppeteer%20Todd%20Masters|title=Morris Chapdelaine Interview – Asgard puppeteer Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis|author=Nuytens, Gilles|publisher=The Scifi World|date=24 July 2005|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref> On ''Stargate: Atlantis'', he performed the Asgard Hermiod, a technician assigned to the Daedalus, describing the character as a younger and more assertive variant of Thor.<ref group="commentary" name="scifiworld_chapdelaine_interview_hermiod">{{cite web|url=https://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/morris_chapdelaine_01.htm#:~:text=younger%2C%20edgier%20clone%20of%20Thor|title=Morris Chapdelaine Interview – Asgard puppeteer Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis|author=Nuytens, Gilles|publisher=The Scifi World|date=24 July 2005|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref>
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| His other on-screen acting credits from this period include ''[[w:Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem|Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' (2007) and ''[[w:The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' (2008), as well as the television series ''[[w:Falling Skies|Falling Skies]]'' (2011).<ref group="external" name="imdb_chapdelaine_biography_overview">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152113/bio/#:~:text=Aliens%20vs.%20Predator%3A%20Requiem|title=Morris Chapdelaine – Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref> He also worked as prosthetic animatronic operator on multiple ''Stargate SG-1'' episodes, including "200" and "Camelot".<ref group="external" name="imdb_sg1_200_animatronic">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0784558/fullcredits/#:~:text=prosthetic%20animatronic%20operator|title="Stargate SG-1" 200 (TV Episode 2006) – Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref>
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| Earlier in his career, prior to his Vancouver period, he had begun work in theatre and noted a stage background as foundational to his approach to both acting and puppetry.<ref group="commentary" name="scifiworld_chapdelaine_interview_theatre">{{cite web|url=https://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/morris_chapdelaine_01.htm#:~:text=theatrical%20background%20like%20I%20do|title=Morris Chapdelaine Interview – Asgard puppeteer Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis|author=Nuytens, Gilles|publisher=The Scifi World|date=24 July 2005|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref> He also noted that he produced one of the earliest Canadian web series, the 2001 production ''West of Denman'', which subsequently aired nationally on OutTV.<ref group="external" name="aboutme_chapdelaine_westofdenman">{{cite web|url=https://about.me/morris.chapdelaine#:~:text=one%20of%20the%20first%20ever%20web-series%2C%202001%27s%20West%20of%20Denman|title=Morris Chapdelaine|publisher=about.me|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref>
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| === Producing career ===
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| Chapdelaine transitioned into television and film production during the mid-2000s, working across both documentary and scripted genres. In 2009, he co-founded the production company Big Gay Movie with filmmaker Bob Christie while producing their first feature documentary, ''Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride''.<ref group="external" name="biggaymovies_founding_beyondgay">{{cite web|url=https://biggaymovies.com/about/#:~:text=founded%20Big%20Gay%20Movie%20in%202009|title=About BGM|publisher=Big Gay Movies|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref> The film screened at over forty festivals and won ten awards, and was broadcast on Super Channel in Canada and [[w:Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]] in the United States.<ref group="external" name="biggaymovies_beyondgay_broadcast">{{cite web|url=https://biggaymovies.com/about/#:~:text=playing%20at%20over%20forty%20festivals%20worldwide%20and%20winning%2010%20awards|title=About BGM|publisher=Big Gay Movies|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref>
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| He subsequently produced scripted television for [[w:Nomadic Pictures|Nomadic Pictures]], serving as a producer on the ''[[w:Syfy|Syfy]]''/Netflix horror series ''[[w:Van Helsing (TV series)|Van Helsing]]'' across all five seasons (2016–2021),<ref group="external" name="seat42f_vanhelsing_s5_chapdelaine">{{cite web|url=https://seat42f.com/van-helsing-returns-to-production-for-fifth-final-season/#:~:text=Morris%20Chapdelaine%20and%20Chris%20Rudolph|title=VAN HELSING Returns To Production For Fifth & Final Season|publisher=Seat42F|date=21 July 2020|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref> and on the Netflix series ''[[w:The Order (TV series)|The Order]]'' (2019–2020) and ''[[w:Wu Assassins|Wu Assassins]]'' (2019).<ref group="external" name="biggaymovies_chapdelaine_netflix_credits">{{cite web|url=https://biggaymovies.com/about/#:~:text=The%20Order%2C%202%20seasons%2C%20Wu%20Assassins%2C%20and%20The%20I-Land|title=About BGM|publisher=Big Gay Movies|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref> He also produced the Netflix limited series ''[[w:The I-Land|The I-Land]]'' (2019) and the supernatural series ''[[w:The Imperfects|The Imperfects]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_chapdelaine_biography_producer">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152113/bio/#:~:text=Van%20Helsing%20%282016%29%2C%20The%20Order%20%282019%29%2C%20and%20Wu%20Assassins|title=Morris Chapdelaine – Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref>
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| In 2021, Big Gay Movie partnered with Border2Border Entertainment on the documentary feature ''Pat Rocco Dared'', on which Chapdelaine served as both producer and director.<ref group="external" name="biggaymovies_patrocco_producer_director">{{cite web|url=https://biggaymovies.com/about/#:~:text=producer%20and%20director%20on%20the%20documentary%20feature%2C%20Pat%20Rocco%20Dared|title=About BGM|publisher=Big Gay Movies|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref>
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| == References ==
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