Swapping actors

Ever have that Deja Vu moment when you are watching your favorite series? There you are, engrossed in tale about laser beams and alien invasions and on a slow news day, perhaps a love story between the Trekkie Captain and a hologram. And zap! Suddenly, dashing across the screen is the main bad guy, mean, glaring and surprisingly familiar! Now you're no longer wonder if Beckett is gonna live or die, but racking your brain trying to remember where you saw that oaf. If you're fussy like I am, chances are you're probably also noticing the background cameo guy who's 5 second of fame involves opening a door. I've checked IMDB number of times after watching a show, just to place that familiar face. So in my obsessive quest I uncovered a few haunting faces from Stargate Atlantis and traced them to their other moment of glory. Keep checking in for new updates, believe it or not, there's more!

Stargate Atlantis Actors in other famous series

1. Paul McGillion




We all know him as lovable and somewhat dead Dr. Carson Beckett. Turns out, he was Lex Luthor's lackey Smallville season 2, the episode where Lex hires some bums to snoop around / tap his dad's office. And some hostage situation came out of that whole evil mess.


2. Jewel Staite





Once Beckett died the bomb blast death from hell, Dr. Jennifer Keller stepped in as doc for the base. Ever notice how SG1 and Atlantis lost both their doctors and they keep trying to kill of Dr. Daniel Jackson in almost all their episodes. Hmmm...

Here's something interesting - Staite was also the super cool and shy engineer from Firefly - Kayle Frye!


3. Ben Cotton




Remember that annoying scientist who wouldn't stop nagging about Weir's leadership? Everyone thought he was a spy was eager to beat him up? Was almost tortured for a confession? Yea, Dr. Kavanagh! Guess what? Look for Paul Hendrix in Hug, first season of Smallville. That environmentalist who jumps out the window to escape pollution? Look familiar?


4. Christopher Heyerdahl

This was one of those recurring incidents. Not only was he Pallan in Stargate SG1 ( that planet where everyone had their brains linked to a super computer), he was also the lanky Athosian in Stargate Atlantis - you know him ... Halling? Tall and somewhat indignant at times? Offers spiritual advice when least expected? Turns out he had a bit of interplanetary fun in go-green fashion else where - he was none other than Clark's uncle, Zor-El. Check him out in Smallville, season 7.

5.Reece Thompson

Jinto - Halling's son in Stargate Atlantis. You've seen him in Krypton related matters as well. Try Reunion, season 6 of Smallville - that episode where Lex's buds start dying off and something about bullying in the past and lots of flashbacks. Look for young Geoffrey in these tender black and white moments.


6. Ryan Robbins




Think back to the nuking of annoying Genii leader Cowen. Keep in mind Ladon Radim - the whole dance and chase of leaving Genii but not really betraying but in the end truly did blow a bomb .... Had a sister suffering from radiation poisoning? Yea well hold onto that image. Anyone recall that LOST style episode in Smallville season 3 where Lex has a psycho buddy on a desert island, some carefree guy called Louis Leery? Look again. BSG fans will remember him as Charlie Connor - resistance fighter and part of the tribunal that execute judgment over collaborators.

7. Garwin Sanford

He's one of those ones - Narim in SG1 and Dr. Elizabeth Weir's partner in Atlantis. Go figure. Well he's also part of the Smallville team - Season 2 of Smallville where Mr. Brooks (i.e. Sanford) and his daughter are in the witness protection program and Clark Kent has gone trigger happy, power crazy rampage due to a red kryptonite ring. Blame it on the jewelery.

There's more to the list but that's it for now. Good to know that the casting crew of Smallville watches Stargate Atlantis regularly. Who knew they had a fan base in the most unlikely place.