Ben Browder

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name = Ben Browder


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birthdate = birth date and age|1962|12|11
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birthname = Robert Benedic Browder
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spouse = Francesca Buller (1989 - present)
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Robert Benedic "Ben" Browder (born December 11, 1962) is an American actor and writer, who is best known for his lead roles as John Crichton and Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell in the science fiction television series "Farscape" and "Stargate SG-1" respectively.

Biography

Early life

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Browder grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. His parents were race car owners and operators. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/18/Ben-Browder.html Ben Browder Biography (1962-) ] ] He attended Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina and graduated with a degree in psychology. He was a star player on the Furman football team. Browder met his wife, actress Francesca Buller, while studying at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

Career

Browder appeared as a recurring guest on the U.S. television show, Party of Five as Sam Brody in its 3rd season in 1997. Browder and Buller moved with their two children to Australia during the production of "Farscape" (1999–2002), on which Browder starred as American astronaut John Crichton. Buller played several guest roles on the show. The two returned to the United States in 2003 following the cancellation of "Farscape". He has received two Saturn Awards for Best Actor In A Television Role for his acting in Farscape. He appeared in the 2004 movie, "A Killer Within," co-starring C. Thomas Howell and Sean Young. Also in 2004, he portrayed fellow actor Lee Majors in the made-for-TV film "Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels".

He returned to play John Crichton in the 2004 SciFi Channel mini-series, . The mini-series wrapped up the remaining plotlines of "Farscape", while leaving open the possibility of future adventures.

November 2004 marked the audiobook release of "Interlopers", a novel written by Alan Dean Foster and narrated by Browder.

In January 2005, Browder voiced the character Bartholomew Aloysius "Bat" Lash in an episode of the animated series Justice League Unlimited entitled "The Once and Future Thing, Part 1: Weird Western Tales".

Browder returned to the SciFi Channel as he joined the cast of "Stargate SG-1" for its ninth season in 2005. He played the character of Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell, the new commanding officer of SG-1. Browder's former "Farscape" co-star Claudia Black appeared on "SG-1" in the eighth season episode entitled "Prometheus Unbound" and again during the first episodes of the ninth season before becoming a regular cast member on the series at the beginning of its tenth season in 2006. Several episodes of "Stargate SG-1", most notably "200", comically alluded to "Farscape" during Browder and Black's time on the series.

Filmography

tarring roles

References

External links

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* [http://www.BenBrowder.net/ BenBrowder.net]
* [http://starburstcards.com/KarlswebNewscape/ Karlsweb Farscape e-Zine]
* [http://www.benbrowder-online.com Ben Browder-Online]
* [http://ben-browder.com/ Ben-Browder.com]
* [http://www.benbrowderportal.com/ The Ben Browder Portal]
* [http://www.benbrowder.co.uk/ Britangie's Ben Browder Site]

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DATE OF BIRTH=December 11, 1962
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