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Bushy-browed, New Zealand-born actor and writer Jonathan Hardy became most familiar to television audiences as the commanding voice of the Jim Henson Creature Shop muppet, Dominar Rygel XVI, the pint-sized , egocentric ruler-in-exile of a galactic empire, in TV's cult series Farscape (1999).
- January 1, 1
- Wellington, New Zealand
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Jonathan Hardy (20 September 1940 – 30 July 2012) was a New Zealand-Australian film and television actor, writer and director.
Bushy-browed, New Zealand-born actor and writer Jonathan Hardy became most familiar to television audiences as the commanding voice of the Jim Henson Creature Shop muppet, Dominar Rygel XVI, the pint-sized , egocentric ruler-in-exile of a galactic empire, in TV's cult series Farscape (1999).
- September 20, 1940
- July 30, 2012
- Benjamin Bullard
- Ben Browder. Ben Browder in Farscape; Ben Browder in 2016. The lone American actor in the core Farscape cast among a group of Australian and New Zealanders, Ben Browder played brash but level-headed NASA astronaut John Crichton through all four seasons of the series (as well as in the 2004 event series Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars).
- Claudia Black. Claudia Black in Farscape; Claudia Black in 2017. Black told SYFY WIRE in 2022 that her Aeryn Sun character was “the heart” of Farscape, and through all four seasons (plus the Peacekeeper Wars), Black evolved the human-like alien role from that of a cold soldier to a mother and empath who provides the anchor for other characters’ varying emotions.
- Anthony Simcoe. Anthony Simcoe in Farscape; Anthony Simcoe in 2002. Underneath all those burly prosthetics, actor Anthony Simcoe gave Luxan warrior Ka D’Argo a characteristically take-charge and often stormy personality.
- Virgina Hey. Virginia Hey in Farscape; Virginia Hey in 2011. Striking as the blue-skinned Delvian priestess Zhaan, Virginia Hey played a proto-Avatar role of sorts on Farscape, with her spiritually-attuned humanoid character capable of communing closely with nature’s ethereal side.
New Zealand film and television star Jonathan Hardy has died at the age of 71, it has been reported. Best known for his role on cult sci-fi show Farscape , Hardy was honoured by his co-star...
Sep 2, 2012 · Jonathan Hardy was an archetypal character actor, a common presence in Australian movies, television and theatre for 40 years. He appeared in many movies and scripted others. His screenplay for Breaker Morant, co-written with director Bruce Beresford, earned an Oscar nomination.
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Jonathan Hardy is a New Zealander character actor and sometimes writer/director, known for his roles in Mad Max, Breaker Morant, and Farscape. Explore his filmography, ratings, reviews, and more on Rotten Tomatoes.
