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James Horan (actor)
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James Horan is an American character actor
who has appeared in many television programs and films. He has starred in several soap operas, including Guiding Light
as Det. Kirk Winters in 1981, Another World
as Denny Hobson (1981–1982), General Hospital
as Brett Madison (1985–1987), and All My Children
as Creed Kelly (1988–1989), and was the voice of Colossus
on X-Men: Evolution
.
Horan also appeared in four of the Star Trek
spin-off series. He appeared twice in Star Trek: The Next Generation
in 1993, first as an alien named "Jo'Bril" in the episode "Suspicions
", and later as "Lieutenant Barnaby" in the episode "Descent
". In 1997, he appeared on Star Trek: Voyager
as "Tosin" in the episode "Fair Trade" and on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as a Jem'Hadar
named "Ikat'ika" in the episodes "In Purgatory's Shadow
" and "By Inferno's Light
". Horan had a recurring role in the first two seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise
as the enigmatic figure whom fans called "Future Guy" and has a perfect voice of the main antagonist of Looney Tunes: Zoo Madness named Rigby Smith.
Horan's television guest appearances include roles on Remington Steele
, Zorro
, Melrose Place, Lost
and Highlander: The Series
. Recently, he appeared on a season 6 episode of 24
.
In addition to his television and film work, Horan has provided voices for several video games, including several Star Trek and Star Wars
games. He voiced Smaug
in the 2003 video game adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien
's The Hobbit
. He voiced Major Cooper in Age of Empires III
. He voiced Darkham in Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
. Also he voiced Doctor Strange
in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
and Slim Cognito in the Ratchet & Clank series
. He also provides the voice of Paul Rawlings in Clive Barker's Jericho
. He provided the voice of Long Feng in the Avatar: The Burning Earth video game. His most recent video game appearance was as Harvey Moiseiwitsch Volodarskii in No More Heroes
. He will also make an appearance in the new Destroy All Humans!
installment Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
as Saxon. He'll appear in Command and Conquer 4 : Tiberian Twilight
as a GDI advisor. He later provided the voice of Wheeljack
in Transformers: Prime
.
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
who has appeared in many television programs and films. He has starred in several soap operas, including Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
as Det. Kirk Winters in 1981, Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
as Denny Hobson (1981–1982), General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
as Brett Madison (1985–1987), and All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
as Creed Kelly (1988–1989), and was the voice of Colossus
Colossus (comics)
Colossus is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Len Wein and illustrator Dave Cockrum, he first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1...
on X-Men: Evolution
X-Men: Evolution
X-Men: Evolution is an American animated television series about the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. In this incarnation many of the characters are teenagers rather than adults...
.
Horan also appeared in four of the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
spin-off series. He appeared twice in Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
in 1993, first as an alien named "Jo'Bril" in the episode "Suspicions
Suspicions (TNG episode)
"Suspicions" is an episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:Relieved of duty and facing a court martial, Dr. Crusher tells of her support of a Ferengi scientist and the trouble that ensued from an applied test of his...
", and later as "Lieutenant Barnaby" in the episode "Descent
Descent (TNG episode)
"Descent" comprises the 152nd and 153rd episodes of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, a two-part story where part one is a cliffhanger ending to season 6 and part two begins season 7.-Overview:...
". In 1997, he appeared on Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
as "Tosin" in the episode "Fair Trade" and on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
as a Jem'Hadar
Jem'Hadar
In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Jem'Hadar are the shock troops of the powerful Dominion located in the Gamma Quadrant. Genetically engineered for strength and resolve, they are also short-lived and believe that "victory is life." They are bred to perceive the Founders, enigmatic...
named "Ikat'ika" in the episodes "In Purgatory's Shadow
In Purgatory's Shadow (DS9 episode)
"In Purgatory's Shadow" is an episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the fourteenth episode of the fifth season. It has an average fan rating of 4.7/5 on the official Star Trek website as of September 2009. The first half of a two-part episode, it is most notable as the...
" and "By Inferno's Light
By Inferno's Light (DS9 episode)
"By Inferno's Light" is an episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the fifteenth episode of the fifth season. It has an average fan rating of 4.6/5 on the official Star Trek website as of September 2009....
". Horan had a recurring role in the first two seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
as the enigmatic figure whom fans called "Future Guy" and has a perfect voice of the main antagonist of Looney Tunes: Zoo Madness named Rigby Smith.
Horan's television guest appearances include roles on Remington Steele
Remington Steele
Remington Steele is an American television series, co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic...
, Zorro
Zorro (1990 TV series)
Zorro, also known as The New Zorro, New World Zorro, and Zorro 1990, is an American action-adventure drama series featuring Duncan Regehr as the character of Zorro. Regehr portrayed the fearless Latino hero and fencer on The Family Channel from 1990 to 1993...
, Melrose Place, Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
and Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series is a fantasy-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist: Connor MacLeod did not win the prize and Immortals still exist post-1985...
. Recently, he appeared on a season 6 episode of 24
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
.
In addition to his television and film work, Horan has provided voices for several video games, including several Star Trek and Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
games. He voiced Smaug
Smaug
Smaug is a fictional character in the novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is a dragon, and the main antagonist within the story.-The Hobbit:...
in the 2003 video game adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
's The Hobbit
The Hobbit
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, better known by its abbreviated title The Hobbit, is a fantasy novel and children's book by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published on 21 September 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald...
. He voiced Major Cooper in Age of Empires III
Age of Empires III
Age of Empires III is a real-time strategy game developed by Microsoft Corporation's Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The Mac version was ported over and developed by Destineer's MacSoft Games and published by Destineer and MacSoft Games...
. He voiced Darkham in Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits is the first of two Arc the Lad games for the PlayStation 2, the second being Arc the Lad: End of Darkness. The game was re-released in Japan as a premium box set...
. Also he voiced Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....
in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is an action role-playing game developed for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox and Xbox 360 by Raven Software and published by Activision. The game was simultaneously ported to the PlayStation Portable and Wii by Vicarious Visions, and to Microsoft Windows by Beenox...
and Slim Cognito in the Ratchet & Clank series
Ratchet & Clank (series)
Ratchet & Clank is a series of platform video games. The franchise was created and developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PS2 and PS3 consoles, with the exclusion of Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank, which were developed by High Impact Games for the PSP...
. He also provides the voice of Paul Rawlings in Clive Barker's Jericho
Clive Barker's Jericho
Clive Barker’s Jericho is a supernatural horror-themed first person shooter video game with author Clive Barker providing the premise of the storyline...
. He provided the voice of Long Feng in the Avatar: The Burning Earth video game. His most recent video game appearance was as Harvey Moiseiwitsch Volodarskii in No More Heroes
No More Heroes (video game)
, is an action video game for the Wii video game system. It was directed by Goichi Suda , developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Marvelous Entertainment Inc., Ubisoft and Rising Star Games...
. He will also make an appearance in the new Destroy All Humans!
Destroy All Humans! (series)
Destroy All Humans! is a video game franchise developed by Pandemic Studios, Locomotive Games, Sandblast Games and published by THQ. The series is designed as a spoof of Cold War-era alien invasion films...
installment Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon is a third-person shooter video game published by THQ. The game is set in 1979 and is the fourth Destroy All Humans! game to be released, and is the third game in the Destroy All Humans! trilogy, released December 1, 2008 in North America for the Xbox 360...
as Saxon. He'll appear in Command and Conquer 4 : Tiberian Twilight
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight is a real-time tactics video game and the latest installment of the popular Command & Conquer franchise, released March 16, 2010. It constitutes the final chapter in the Kane saga...
as a GDI advisor. He later provided the voice of Wheeljack
Wheeljack
Wheeljack is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.-Transformers: Generation 1:Wheeljack is the mechanical engineer and scientist of the Autobots in the Transformers television and comic series based on the popular toy line produced by Takara and Hasbro. His...
in Transformers: Prime
Transformers: Prime
Transformers: Prime, also known as Transformers: Prime –The Animated Series, is an American computer-animated television series based on the Transformers toy franchise by Hasbro. It airs on the The Hub in the United States...
.
External links
- James Horan website
- James Horan on wookieepedia
- James Horan article at Memory AlphaMemory AlphaMemory Alpha is a wiki that is an encyclopedic reference for topics related to the Star Trek fictional universe. Conceived by Harry Doddema and Dan Carlson in September 2003 and officially launched on December 5 of that year, it uses the wiki model and is hosted by Wikia, Inc. on the MediaWiki...
, a Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
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