Steve Bacic
Bacic in 2008
Born
Lisičić, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present

Steve Bacic (/ˈbeɪsɪk/ BAY-sik;[1] Croatian: Bačić pronounced [ˈbatʃitɕ]) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing the characters Gaheris and Telemachus Rhade[1] on the Sci-Fi series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.[2] After guest starring in seasons 1-3 as both characters, he joined the cast early in season 4 as Telemachus.[1] In total, he was in 44 of the 110 Andromeda episodes. Beginning in 2013, he co-starred as "Jason" in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel Garage Sale Mysteries series of TV films.

Biography

Bacic at Gatecon

Bacic was born in Lisičić [hr], a village in Croatia, and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.[3]

In his mid-twenties, a road trip with friends led to settling into Vancouver, British Columbia, where, intrigued by all the television and film production going on there, he decided to stay and took acting classes. He read for a bit part in the 5th season of 21 Jump Street but instead landed the lead guest-starring role.[1]

His television roles have included appearances on Street Justice, The Outer Limits, Highlander, Stargate SG-1, Smallville, ER,[2] Republic of Doyle and The X-Files where he played a SWAT officer who douses himself with gasoline in a memorable episode. His film appearances include The 6th Day, Threshold, X2 and the Hallmark Channel film The Colt,[4] and Deck the Halls, Safe Harbor and She Made Them Do It on Lifetime.

Bacic also played Prince Barin in the 2007 Flash Gordon TV series. His TV series The Guard[5] premiered January 22, 2008 on Global Television Network in Canada.[2] He plays Miro Da Silva, one of the four leads.[6] The series is a drama series about the Canadian Coast Guard.[7] He was cast as "Dark Archer" in the ninth season of Smallville in episode 10 called "Disciple".[8][9] He played Goran on the HBO series Big Love,[10] season 4. He also plays the character Trevor Wilson (formerly Bobby) in season one of Julie and the Phantoms.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Another Stakeout Frank
1995 Deadly Sins Eric
1997 Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball Carlos Direct-to-video
2000 The 6th Day Johnny Phoenix
2001 L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve Richard Wade Direct-to-video
2001 The Shipment Jimmy
2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever FBI Agent Fleming [11]
2003 X2 Hank McCoy Cameo[12][13]
2003 Firefight Jonas
2006 John Tucker Must Die Skip #1
2007 Good Luck Chuck Howard
2007 Afghan Knights Pepper [14]
2008 Odysseus and the Isle of the Mists Eurylochus
2008 Stargate: Continuum Camulus
2010 The Final Storm Tom Grady [15]
2011 Tactical Force Officer Blanco
2013 A Haunting at Silver Falls Kevin Sanders
2013 5 Souls Sam Direct-to-video
2013 Suddenly Dan Carney
2015 Go with Me Fitzgerald
2017 Cold Zone Dr. Tim Hughes
2017 Killing Gunther Max
2017 Wonder Mr. Albans
2018 Lemonade Moji [16]
2020 2 Hearts Jose Bolivar

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 21 Jump Street Tommy Boylan Jr. Episode: "Wasted"
1991–1992 Street Justice "Loco" Louis Parades 3 episodes
1993 Born to Run Groom Television film
1994 The Commish Tito Muniz Episode: "Father Eddie"
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Aquino Episode: "Tango Blue"
1995 The Marshal Peter Episode: "Little Odessa"
1995 She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal Boomer Television film
1995–1996 The X-Files Officer #2
Agent Collins		 2 episodes
1996 In the Lake of the Woods Lieutenant Television film
1996 Viper Dirk Minyard
Parker		 2 episodes
1996 Highlander: The Series Luke Sarsfield Episode: "Little Tin God"
1996–1997 The Outer Limits Roy
Griffin "Griff"		 2 episodes
1996–1997 Profit Seth 2 episodes
1997 Millennium Deputy Kevin Reilly Episode: "Covenant"
1998 The Sentinel Joe Brock Episode: "Finkelman's Folly"
1998 The X-Files SWAT Commander Episode: "Folie a Deux"
1998 Voyage of Terror Alex Reid Television film
1998 Da Vinci's Inquest Police Constable #3 Episode: "Little Sister: Part 2"
1998 The Net Cam Waverly Episode: "Harvest"
1998 First Wave Paul Episode: "Undesirables"
1999 Night Man Raul Marquez Episode: "NightWoman Returns"
1999 Heaven's Fire Rudy Television film
1999 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Freddie Episode: "Honey, Name That Tune"
1999 Cold Feet Chipper Smith Episode: "A Thong, a Potty and a Napoleon"
2000 Earth: Final Conflict Scott Pierce Episode: "Through Your Eyes"
2000 Stargate SG-1 Major Michael Patrick Coburn 2 episodes
2000 Quarantine Joe Blake Television film
2000 Call of the Wild Oscar Deville Episode: "Molly Brown"
2000–2001 Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda Gaheris Rhade
Telemachus Rhade		 5 episodes
2001 Beastmaster Kim Episode: "Tao's Brother"
2001 Dark Angel Soldier 2 Episode: "Meow"
2001 Smallville Garage Worker Episode: "Pilot"
2001 Los Luchadores Rodney the Ranger 2 episodes
2001 Night Visions Handyman Episode: "My So-Called Life and Death"[17]
2001–2002 Just Deal Coach 4 episodes
2002 The Associates Mark 2 episodes
2002 Mysterious Ways Ralph Episode: "Something Fishy"
2002 Jeremiah Gregory Episode: "Ring of Truth"
2002 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Dirk Sidwell Episode: "The Wealthy Widow, The Witness, The Accident, Bad Dreams & Mental"
2002 Body & Soul Dr. Leslie Thomas Episode: "Letting Go"
2002 Adventure Inc. Stefan George Episode: "Bride of the Sun"
2002 Just Cause Al Sutherland Episode: "Lama Hunt"
2003 Mutant X Nick Maddox Episode: "Within These Walls"
2003 The Twilight Zone Ted Saicheck Episode: "How Much Do You Love Your Kid?"
2003 Threshold Frank Hansen Television film
2003 Black Sash Hector Episode: "Jump Start"
2003 Out of Order Phillip 6 episodes
2003 Encrypt Lapierre Television film
2003–2005 Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda Gaheris Rhade
Telemachus Rhade		 40 episodes
2004 Deception Max Television film
2004 Stargate SG-1 Camulus 2 episodes
2005 The Colt Sgt. Longacre Television film
2005 Deck the Halls Nickolas St. Clair Television film
2006 Masters of Horror John Ralston Episode: "Haeckel's Tale"[18]
2006 Safe Harbor Sam Wyatt Television film
2006 Romeo! Mitch Sullivan Episode: "Tee'd Off"
2006 Blade: The Series Frederick 2 episodes
2006 Whistler Adam Lawson 3 episodes
2006 Psych David Morrison Wilcroft Episode: "Woman Seeking Dead Husband: Smokers Okay, No Pets"
2006 Three Moons Over Milford Chet Episode: "Goodnight Moon"
2006 All She Wants for Christmas James Emerson Television film
2007 ER Derek Marshak Episode: "Photographs and Memories"
2007 CSI: Miami Rod Vickers Episode: "Rush"
2007 Supernatural File Pastor Joe Robles Television film
2007 Flash Gordon Prince Barin 4 episodes
2007 Blood Ties Paul "Dirty" Deeds Episode: "D.O.A."
2007 Battlestar Galactica: Razor Colonel Jurgen Belzen Television film
2008–2009 The Guard Miro Da Silva Lead role (22 episodes)
2009 Supernatural Dr. Sexy Episode: "Changing Channels"
2009 Cra$h & Burn Pavel Korkov[19][20] 9 episodes
2010 Smallville Vordigan / Dark Archer Episode: "Disciple"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Ruman Marinov Episode: "Burned"
2010–2011 Big Love Goran 6 episodes
2011 Ghost Storm Carl Television film
2011 Endgame Steven MacDonald/Abramyk Episode: "The Other Side of Summer"
2011 The Listener Luke Cassel Episode: "Reckoning"
2011 To the Mat Scottie Durkan Television film
2012 Arctic Air Rafael Silva Episode: "All In"[21]
2012 True Justice Eli Cohen Episode: "Vengeance is Mine"
2012 XIII: The Series Andrej Kalishkanov Episode: "Gauntlet"
2012 Flashpoint Sergeant Robert Gray Episode: "We Take Care of Our Own"
2012 The Selection Mylan Television film
2013 Cracked Miller Branson Episode: "How the Light Gets In"
2013 Nearlyweds Mark Television film
2013 She Made Them Do It Sean Television film
2013 Fatal Performance Mark Thomas Television film
2013 Profile for Murder Sam Television film
2013 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland The Grendel Episode: "Forget Me Not"
2013 Rita Tom Television film
2013–2014 Spooksville George Freeman 7 episodes
2013–2014 Republic of Doyle Inspector Craig Smallwood 6 episodes
2014 When Calls the Heart Charles Spurlock 4 episodes
2014 My Gal Sunday Claudus Jovanet Television film
2014 The 100 Caliban Episode: "The Calm"
2014 The Haunting Hour: The Series Dad Episode: "Return of the Pumpkinheads"
2014–2019 Garage Sale Mystery Jason Shannon 15 episodes
2015 The Whispers Reid Episode: "Meltdown"
2015 Sugar Babies Leo Granger Television film
2015 Stolen Daughter Jack Tripping Television film
2015 The Bridge Wade Callens Television film
2016 Get Out Alive James Raymond Television film
2016 Second Chance Bennet 3 episodes
2016 The Bridge Part 2 Wade Callens Television film
2016 Aftermath Jeff Cottrell 2 episodes
2016 A Christmas to Remember Brad Television film
2017 Deadly Sorority Professor Justin Miller Television film
2017 Ring of Deception Martin Hale Television film
2017 All for Love Colin Kelly Television film[22]
2017 Hit the Road Werner Skelter Episode: "Gone, Daddy, Gone"
2017 A Joyous Christmas Stuart Ryan Television film
2017–2018 Arrow Sean Sonus 2 episodes
2018 Taken Augustin Vikhrov Episode: "Render"
2018 Once Upon a Christmas Miracle Jack Television film
2019 Ransom Alexei Smirnov Episode: "Prima"
2020 Mystery 101 Mac McKinnon Episode: "An Education in Murder"
2020 Motherland: Fort Salem General Voronin Episode: "A Biddy's Life"
2020 The Order Malachai 2 episodes
2020 Julie and the Phantoms Trevor Wilson 2 episodes
2020 Supernatural Pastor Joe Episode: "Gimme Shelter"
2020 Christmas with the Darlings Charles Darlington Television film
2020–present Virgin River Wesley Logan, Vince Logan (identical twins)[23] 5 episodes
2021 Two Sentence Horror Stories Sheriff Stone Episode: "Manifest Destiny"

Awards

Year Group Award Work Result Refs
2008 Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series The Guard Nominated [24][25]
2009 Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series The Guard Nominated [26]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Waiting for lift-off; U of W alumnus Steve Bacic hopes to revise role on Andromeda" by Ted Shaw, The Windsor Star (17 Jan, 2004) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 254530792
  2. ^ a b c "Steve Bacic is feeling at home; After working in Los Angeles, The Guard star is delighted to be working on a Canadian show" by Ted Shaw, Times Colonist (20 Jan, 2008) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 348218512
  3. ^ "Steve Bacic Biography". filmreference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "A Colt Born on a Battlefield, When Men Were Gallant" by Anita Gates at www.nytimes.com
  5. ^ "Critic's Choice: The Guard" by Henrietta Walmark at www.theglobeandmail.com
  6. ^ "Water-logged role goes swimmingly for Zoie Palmer" by Bill Brioux at www.thestar.com
  7. ^ "Action-packed series borders on the hysterical" by John Doyle at www.theglobeandmail.com
  8. ^ "Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Greys', 'Glee', 'Fringe' 'Heroes', 'Smallville' and More!". Entertainment Weekly. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Smallville: Steve Bacic is the Archer to the Arrow". buddytv.com. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  10. ^ "'Big Love's' season 5 reboots the series" by Verne Gay at newsday.com
  11. ^ "FILM REVIEW; Spies and Assassins Pack Plenty of Pow" by Elvis Mitchell at www.nytimes.com
  12. ^ "The First X-Men Movie Almost Featured Beast in Major Role" by Don Kaye at www.denofgeek.com
  13. ^ "The heroes and villains of X-Men: First Class" by James Hunt at www.denofgeek.com
  14. ^ Afghan Knights (2007) review by Jon Condit at www.dreadcentral.com
  15. ^ "The Uwe Boll Turkey Day Extravaganza!" by Foywonder at www.dreadcentral.com
  16. ^ "Movie review: Montreal-shot Lemonade explores perils of immigration system" by T'Cha Dunlevy at montrealgazette.com
  17. ^ "Romance is Dead: 14 Lovesick Horror Anthology TV Episodes to Watch This Valentine’s Day" by Paul Lê at bloody-disgusting.com
  18. ^ Masters of Horror: Haeckel’s Tale review by Debi Moore at www.dreadcentral.com
  19. ^ "Series premiere: Cra$h and Burn" by Denise Duguay at nationalpost.com
  20. ^ "Series premiere: Cra$h and Burn" by Denise Duguay at montrealgazette.com
  21. ^ "YVRShoots - CBC Dramas Arctic Air & Republic of Doyle Soar" by Susan Gittins at www.vancouverisawesome.com
  22. ^ "Saturday’s TV Highlights and weekend talk shows: ‘All for Love’ on Hallmark Channel" by Matt Cooper at www.latimes.com
  23. ^ "We finally know who shot Jack on Virgin River" by Maureen Lee Lenker at ew.com
  24. ^ Past Nominees & Winners 2008 at www.leoawards.com
  25. ^ "Normal, Brightlight lead pack at 10th Leos" by Alison Cunningham at playbackonline.ca
  26. ^ Past Nominees & Winners 2009 at www.leoawards.com

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