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Wayne Pygram
Actor
Born October 13, 1959 (65 years)
Wayne Pigram (born 13 October 1959), better known by his stage name Wayne Pygram, is an Australian actor, known for his role as Scorpius in the science fiction series Farscape (2000–2003) and the miniseries that followed, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004). Pygram was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales and raised in Wagga Wagga, where, as a teen, he was a drummer in a dance group. He initially studied art at Riverina College of Advanced Education, but later changed majors to primary school education.[1] While in college, he became a member of a theatre troupe known as the Riverina Trucking Company.[1]Before acting in films and television, he was a regular on the Australian theatre circuit. In 2005, he made a brief cameo in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as a young Grand Moff Tarkin, because of his resemblance to the late Peter Cushing, who portrayed the same character 28 years previously in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Due to the brevity of his Star Wars cameo, and the makeup he wore onFarscape, Pygram's real face may now be known best for his appearance on the TV show Lost, as a faith healer named Isaac of Uluru. Pygram has also played the drums in numerous bands over the past 20 years, the most recent being a band named Signal Room (formerly called Number 96)[2] along with his co-star in Farscape, Anthony Simcoe. He also teaches the drums at Kildare Catholic College, an Australian Catholic school based in Wagga Wagga.
Filmography
| 2023 | One Night (2023) (TV Series) · as Handler |
| 2013 | The Broken Shore · as Derek Singleton |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | My Place (TV Series) · as Bill |
| 2008 | Heatstroke · as Mental Blanakoff |
| 2008 | Underbelly (TV Series) · as Police Commissioner |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith · as Governor Tarkin |
| 2004 | Through My Eyes (TV Series) · as Rice |
| 2004 | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (TV Series) · as Harvey / Scorpius |
| 2004 | Lost (TV Series) · as Isaac Of Uluru |
| 2003 | Snobs (TV Series) · as Ray Grainger |
| 2002 | White Collar Blue (TV Series) · as Federal Boss |
| 2002 | Heroes' Mountain · as Col Langdon |
| 2001 | Always Greener (TV Series) · as Trevor Southall |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | Risk · as Mick |
| 1999 | The Lost World (TV Series) · as Captain Tark |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | The Day of the Roses (TV Series) · as Sgt. Joe Beecroft |
| 1998 | Stingers (TV Series) · as Lucas Browning |
| 1998 | All Saints (TV Series) · as Joel Wallace |
| 1998 | Tales of the South Seas (TV Series) · as Villain |
| 1997 | Wildside (AU) (TV Series) · as Sam Kristovsky |
| 1997 | Doing Time for Patsy Cline · as Geoff Spinks |
| 1997 | Roar (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Big Sky (TV Series) · as Major Owens |
| 1996 | Medivac (TV Series) · as John |
| 1996 | Water Rats (TV Series) · as Joe Boyd |
| 1995 | Fire (TV Series) · as Quentin "spit" Jacobsen |
| 1994 | Cody: Bad Love · as Detective Pokowski |
| 1993 | Hammers Over the Anvil · as Snarley Burns |
| 1993 | The Custodian · as Detective Massey |
| 1993 | Time Trax (TV Series) · as Morgan |
| 1991 | Heroes II: The Return (TV Series) · as Lt. Bruno Reymond |
| 1991 | Return to the Blue Lagoon · as Kearney |
| 1991 | The Girl from Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Guard |
| 1989 | Farewell to the King · as Bren Armstrong |
| 1988 | Home and Away (TV Series) · as Ian Woodford |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules (TV Series) · as Bathgate |
| 1985 | Warming Up · as Wombat |
| 1982 | Sons and Daughters (1982) (TV Series) · as Bullet Bronowski |
| 1981 | A Country Practice (TV Series) · as Swamp |