Garrick Hagon


Garrick Hagon is a British-Canadian actor in film, stage, television and radio, best known for his role as Biggs Darklighter in Star Wars: A New Hope. His many films include Batman, Spy Game, Me and Orson Welles and The Message. He was the rebel leader Ky in the Doctor Who serial The Mutants, and played Simon Gerrard, Debbie Aldridge's husband in the BBC's The Archers.

Early life and career

Hagon was born in London, England, and brought up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he attended UTS and Trinity College. He acted with Alec Guinness in Richard III at the Stratford Festival, where he played for seven seasons and won the Tyrone Guthrie Award in 1963. He guest-starred in the episode The River in the CBC television series The Forest Rangers in 1964. After studying for a spell with the Royal Court Theatre Studio in London, Hagon then acted with Prospect Productions, in many repertory theatres, in the West End in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and at the Royal National Theatre in After The Fall.
As a voice actor he has been heard in many films and TV series including the UK dub of Star Fleet/X-Bomber, the Manga titles, The Secret of Mamo and Goodbye Lady Liberty and Akira Kurosawa's Ran. His voice is featured in the video game, Divinity II: Ego Draconis and he has recorded over 150 audiobooks for major UK publishers. Garrick has also directed over 100 audiobook recordings, including Michelle Paver's Wolf Brother read by Ian McKellen, and the Audie Award-winning, full-cast, unabridged His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.
In the original version of Star Wars: A New Hope, Hagon's role as Biggs Darklighter, Red 3, came to an early but heroic end in the attack on the Death Star in the Battle of Yavin. In the 2011 Blu-ray release of the Star Wars films, Biggs's establishing scene at Anchorhead on Tatooine can be seen in full along with the characters of Fixer and Camie, played by Anthony Forrest and Koo Stark. Because of Biggs, Garrick has enjoyed being invited to sci-fi conventions and inducted into Rebel Legions and 501st Garrisons around the world.
Hagon's many films include: Dad in Tim Burton's Batman, the role of Ammar in Mustapha Akkad's The Message, CIA Director Wilson in Tony Scott's Spy Game, Dr. Mewling in Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, Fr. Loughton in Xie Jin's The Opium War, James Halgate III in Philip Stolzl's The Expatriate, Lt. Rafferty in Richard Attenborough's A Bridge Too Far, the British General in Paul Verhoeven's Black Book, Eros in Charlton Heston's Antony and Cleopatra, Jack Ives in Some Kind of Hero, and the American doctor in Olivier Dahan's La Vie en rose. In 2006, he appeared in an episode of The Line of Beauty.
In 2012, Hagon had a role in Doctor Who series 7 episode 3, "A Town Called Mercy". Filming took place in Almeria, Spain, March 2012. He also appeared in the video game as Henry Adams.

Personal life

Hagon's wife, actress Liza Ross, has appeared alongside him in several productions playing Mom in Batman and Lamia in Star Fleet. Liza and Garrick live in London and are co-directors of their audiobook production company, The Story Circle. They have two children and one grandson.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972Antony and CleopatraEros
1976The MessageAmmar
1977Twilight's Last GleamingDriver Alfie
1977'Biggs Darklighter
1977A Bridge Too FarLieutenant Rafferty
1977The Spy Who Loved MeUSS Wayne Crewman
1979WinterspeltLieutenant Evans
1979Julius CaesarOctavius CaesarTV Movie
1984A Talent for MurderMark HarrisonTV Movie
1985Lace IIAccountantTV Movie
1986The Last Days of PattonLt. Col. Walter KerwinTV Movie
1987Tomorrow's a KillerChambers
1987Nowhere to HideWilliam Devlin
1987Rolling VengeanceVic's Lawyer
1987Cry FreedomMcElrea
1989BatmanTourist Dad
1990The RiftBarton
1991'English voice
1994FatherlandElliot
1995BaltoTelegraph OperatorVoice
1996CNN Reporter
1997The Opium WarMissionary
2001Spy GameCIA Director Wilson
2002The Magnificent AmbersonsTom KinneyTV Movie
2004In My CountryPilot
2005The JacketDefense Lawyer
2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryDenver Reporter
2008Me and Orson WellesDr. Mewling
2008Is Anybody There?Douglas
2009Into the StormHarry Hopkins
2012ErasedJames Halgate III
2013RED 2Davis
2015Elstree 1976Himself
2017The Current WarAttorney General

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972Doctor WhoKy6 episodes, The Mutants
1972-73The AdventurerGavin Jones10 episodes
1973Moonbase 3Bruno Ponti3 episodes, TV miniseries
1973ThrillerPeter1 episode, The Colour of Blood
1974ColditzLt. Jim Phipps2 episodes
1975-1976CouplesGary9 episodes
1976Z CarsClown1 episode, Kidnap
1978Return of the SaintAbdul Hakim1 episode, One Black September
1978LillieBury DasentTV mini-series
1980Armchair ThrillerWalters3 episodes
1980OppenheimerFrank OppenheimerTV mini-series
1983Philip Marlowe, Private EyeDenny1 episode, Smart Aleck Kill
1987A Perfect SpyGrant LedererTV mini-series
1988War and RemembranceSam JonesTV mini-series
1990-91MoominHemulen77 episodes
1992Love HurtsJeff Saganski2 episodes
1992Tropical HeatStevens1 episode, Twice as Dead
1993The ChiefOIM Bergholtz1 episode, A Long Cold Lonely Winter
1994ScarlettSamuelTV mini-series
1996Dalziel and PascoeMr. Bergmann1 episode, An Autumn Shroud
2003Cambridge SpiesKlaus FuchsTV mini-series
2005The Inspector Lynley MysteriesJoseph Frady1 episode, The Seed of Cunning
2006The Line of BeautyMorden LipscomeTV mini-series
2006The EagleCanino2 episodes
2012Doctor WhoAbraham1 episode, A Town Called Mercy
2015WallanderSteven Wilson1 episode, The Troubled Man
2016The CrownJohn Foster Dulles1 episode, Scientia Potentia Est
2017-2019The Amazing World of GumballMayor of Elmore/Bernie, Super Intendent Evil 5 episodes, The Nuisance,The Vegging,The Neighbor, The Ad, The Inquisition.

Video game

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Pac-Man World 3Ancient Hero
2014Randal's MondayBum
2015Henry Adams