Casey Biggs


Casey Patrick Biggs is an American actor, best known throughout the Star Trek community for starring as the Cardassian Damar, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He has appeared in over eighty film and television and stage productions.

Early life

Biggs was born on April 4, 1955, in Toledo, Ohio. When he was very young, he was a foster child. He decided to pursue acting when he was a student at Central Catholic High School and graduated in 1973. He received a BFA from Juilliard in 1977; studied acting at the Toledo Repertory Theatre.

Career

In January 1996, Biggs was in the made-for-TV movie A Promise to Carolyn. In 1996, he was nominated for the role of Damar in the science fiction show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Seemingly a minor character in his first appearance, Damar later became one of the major figures in the show, leading the entire Cardassian Union and having a major influence on the show's events. Biggs later returned to the Star Trek universe, making a guest appearance on Star Trek: Enterprise in the season 3 episode "Damage" as an Illyrian captain.
Biggs's other TV roles include the soap operas Ryan's Hope as Fenno Moore from 1988 to 1989, and General Hospital as Chad Wainwright in 1990. Another television role was on the 1990s TV series Stat. He has appeared in movies such as The Pelican Brief, Broken Arrow, Dragonfly and the Star Trek documentary Trekkies 2.
Biggs has made many guest appearances on TV shows, some of those appearances range from Father Dowling Mysteries, Matlock, The Young Riders, ER, Snoops, CSI: Miami, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Person of Interest and Crossing Jordan. In 2017 Biggs taught a class in directing and acting at The New School for Drama. Biggs appeared in the HBO docudrama Too Big To Fail on the 2008 financial crisis as Wells Fargo chairman Richard Kovacevich. In 2018, he returned to General Hospital as Dr. Lasaris.

Personal life

Biggs was married to Roxann Dawson from 1985 to 1987. Dawson later played B'Elanna Torres in Star Trek: Voyager. Their marriage ended before either of them was cast in Star Trek.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Death DrugMelvinExploitation film directed by Oscar Williams
1988Alamo: The Price of FreedomWilliam Barret Travis
1993The Pelican BriefEric East
1995Bodily HarmMichael CatesThriller film directed by James Lemmo
1996Broken ArrowNovacekAction film directed by John Woo
1997Shadow ConspiracyStokesPolitical thriller film directed by George P. Cosmatos
2002DragonflyNeil DarrowSupernatural thriller film directed by Tom Shadyac
2022AmsterdamAugustus VandenheuvelMystery comedy film directed by David O. Russell

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Flying HighDaleTV movie. Peter H. Hunt
1978The Great WallendasGene HallowTV movie. Larry Elikann
1978The Beasts Are on the StreetsRickTV movie. Peter R. Hunt
1978–1979Flying HighDale3 episodes
1980Brave New WorldBeta lighthouse guardTV movie. Burt Brinckerhoff, based on Aldous Huxley's novel
1985America's Musical TheaterBill CrackerEpisode: "Happy End"
1985The EqualizerMasonEpisode: "The Equalizer"
1989Ryan's HopeFenno MooreContract role
1989Father Dowling MysteriesCharlesEpisode: "The Pretty Baby Mystery"
1989MatlockErnie D'AmatoEpisodes: "The Hunting Party" Parts 1 & 2
1989The Young RidersRichard GentryEpisode: "Blind Love"
1990AppearancesHarry TraceTV movie. Win Phelps
1990General HospitalChad Wainwright
1991Shades of L.A.Boyd HoaglandEpisode: "Dead Dogs Tell No Tales"
1991Line of Fire: The Morris Dees StoryLeeTV movie. John Korty
1991Jake and the FatmanRuben AragonEpisode: "Pretty Baby"
1991StatDr. Lewis "Cowboy" Doniger2 episodes.
1994One Woman's CourageBarry CameronTV movie. Charles Robert Carner
1994Melrose PlaceEpisode: "It's a Bad World After All"
1994Murder, She WroteMax CharlesEpisode: "Dear Deadly"
1994The Last Chance Detectives: Mystery Lights of Navajo MesaJohn FowlerTV movie. Stephen Stiles
1995Live ShotLt. Larry LevinsteinEpisode: "Day One"
1996A Promise to CarolynTravis ColtonTV movie. Jerry London
1996ProfilerSenator Jameson HuntEpisode: "I'll Be Watching You"
1996The Last Chance Detectives: Escape from Fire LakeDadTV movie. Stephen Stiles
1996–1999Star Trek: Deep Space NineDamar-
1997Star Trek: Deep Space NineDamar
1997MartinMr. Rollins Episode: "California, Here We Come: Part 1"
1997Two VoicesJoshua NortonTV movie. Peter Levin
1998Star Trek: Deep Space NineDamar / Dr. WykoffEpisode: "Shadows and Symbols" -
1999Touched by an AngelDr. Duncan Danzig1 episode
2001The X-FilesSaksa1 episode
2004Star Trek: EnterpriseIllyrian CaptainEpisode: "Damage"
2011The Good WifeRyan Fancis1 episode
2012Major CrimesBrian BarlowEpisode: "Citizens Arrest"-
2012ShamelessDavidEpisode: “Summertime”
2013ElementaryAlan BeckerEpisode: "Blood is Thicker"
2014Person of InterestKen DavisEpisode: "Allegiance"
2018–presentGeneral HospitalDr. Lasaris
2019Madam SecretaryMr. ChamplinEpisode: "Strategic Ambiguity"
2023The RookieEd TeskaEpisode: "S.T.R."