Casey Biggs


Casey Patrick Biggs is an American actor, best known throughout the Star Trek community for starring as the Cardassian Damar, on .

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 '. First intended as a minor character, 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 ' in the season 3 episode "Damage |Damage" as an Illyrian captain.
Biggs's other TV roles include the soap operas Ryan's Hope as Fenno Moore from 1988–1989, 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, ', ', Person of Interest and Crossing Jordan. Biggs currently teaches 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 will return 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 . Their marriage ended before either of them was cast in Star Trek.

Select filmography

Film

Television