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| character= [[William Adama]] (stunt double)
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'''Raymond Sammel''' is a Canadian stunt performer and actor based in [[w:Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]], British Columbia. In the [[Re-imagined Series]], he served as stunt double for [[William Adama]] ([[Edward James Olmos]]) in the fourth-season episodes "[[The Oath]]" and "[[Daybreak, Part I]]". A [[w:Union of British Columbia Performers|UBCP]]/[[w:Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists|ACTRA]] member registered in British Columbia's West region,<ref group="external" name="stuntlist_sammel_profile">{{cite web|url=https://www.stuntlist.com/canada/photo/raymond-sammel#:~:text=Member%3A%20Raymond%20Sammel|title=Raymond Sammel|publisher=StuntList Canada|accessdate=15 June 2026}}</ref> he has accumulated stunt and acting credits across more than three decades of film and television production.

== Career ==

Sammel's screen credits begin in the late 1980s with [[w:Cannon Films|Cannon Films]] action productions. He performed stunts on ''[[w:American Ninja 2: The Confrontation|American Ninja 2: The Confrontation]]'' (1987)<ref group="external" name="tvguide_sammel_credits_full">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/raymond-sammel/credits/3030159496/#:~:text=Profession%20Stunts%2C%20Actor%2C%20Art%20department|title=Raymond Sammel – Credits|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=15 June 2026}}</ref> and served as stunt coordinator on ''[[w:American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt|American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt]]'' (1989), one of his earliest coordinator credits.<ref group="external" name="tvguide_sammel_credits_full" /> He also appeared in front of the camera during this period, receiving an actor credit on ''[[w:Laser Mission|Laser Mission]]'' (1989).<ref group="external" name="tvguide_sammel_credits_full" />

Through the 1990s, Sammel continued work as a stunt performer, with credits including ''[[w:Romeo Must Die|Romeo Must Die]]'' (2000) and ''[[w:Double Jeopardy (1999 film)|Double Jeopardy]]'' (1999).<ref group="external" name="tvguide_sammel_credits_full" /> In the early 2000s he was part of several large-scale Vancouver-based productions, performing stunts on ''[[w:The Core (film)|The Core]]'' (2003), ''[[w:Paycheck (film)|Paycheck]]'' (2003), ''[[w:X2 (film)|X2: X-Men United]]'' (2003), and ''[[w:I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]'' (2004).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sammel_profile">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0759897/|title=Raymond Sammel|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=15 June 2026}}</ref> On ''[[w:Blade: Trinity|Blade: Trinity]]'' (2004) he held a dual role, both performing stunts and playing a Security Guard on screen.<ref group="external" name="tvguide_sammel_credits_full" />

Sammel continued as a stunt performer on several genre productions filmed in British Columbia during the mid-2000s, including ''[[w:Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' (2005), ''[[w:X-Men: The Last Stand|X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (2006), ''[[w:AVPR: Aliens vs Predator – Requiem|AVPR: Aliens vs Predator – Requiem]]'' (2007), ''[[w:The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' (2008), and ''[[w:Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' (2009).<ref group="external" name="tvguide_sammel_credits_full" /> His 2005 stunt reel, hosted on StuntList Canada, lists his performance skills as falls, fire, water, fighting, and car work.<ref group="external" name="stuntlist_sammel_2005_reel">{{cite web|url=https://www.stuntlist.com/canada/video/raymond-sammel-2005-stunt-reel#:~:text=Ray%27s%20action%20reel%202005|title=Raymond Sammel – 2005 Stunt Reel|publisher=StuntList Canada|accessdate=15 June 2026}}</ref>

=== ''Battlestar Galactica'' ===

In 2009, Sammel became the stunt double for [[Edward James Olmos]]' Admiral [[William Adama]] for "[[The Oath]]" and later in "[[Daybreak, Part I]]."

=== Post-''Battlestar Galactica'' credits ===

Following ''Battlestar Galactica'', Sammel worked as a stunt performer on ''[[w:Rise of the Planet of the Apes|Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'' (2011) and ''[[w:Elysium (film)|Elysium]]'' (2013).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sammel_profile" /> He performed stunts on the British Columbia-filmed television series ''[[w:Continuum (TV series)|Continuum]]'' in 2013 and 2015 and on ''[[w:Nikita (TV series)|Nikita]]'', and appeared as an actor in episodes of ''[[w:Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'', ''[[w:iZombie|iZombie]]'', and ''[[w:Somewhere Between (TV series)|Somewhere Between]]''.<ref group="external" name="tvguide_sammel_credits_full" /> His most recent listed credit is a stunt driver role in a 2018 short film.<ref group="external" name="imdb_sammel_profile" /> He performed stunts on ''[[w:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'' (2016).<ref group="external" name="imdb_sammel_profile" />

== References ==

=== Production history ===
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=== External sources ===
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