Reckless but highly skilled ace pilot, Apollo's rival and closest friend on the fleet.
Jake Barnes is a widowed pilot and the father of Jessie and Sean. While making an emergency flight for his air company, he loses control after the engines stall and crashes near Devils Thumb. His children undertake a dangerous search for him, eventually finding him after he fires a flare and helping bring him back to safety.
An official who rejects the theory that the Moon’s iron core is central to the crisis, believing instead that the Moon’s gravity will stabilize it naturally.
Jeff Stevens is one of the brothers competing with Kenny Stevens and their teammate in a scavenger-hunt team. He helps obtain a restaurant prop, recruit and discard Duane, borrow a bulletproof vest, steal a motorcycle-police uniform, and search a football locker room for a helmet.
A homicide detective from an unidentified Kansas city. He travels to Norman to investigate the murder of his brother-in-law, the last honorable officer in a police force secretly controlled by a local racketeer.
Emotionally bruised Vietnam veteran and drifter who flees a Southern town after a violent altercation. He evades local bullies and law enforcement, hides with Jenny Bellows, and ultimately defeats the townspeople using special forces training and guerrilla tactics before finding temporary refuge on a river island.
Skilled and sarcastic Viper pilot, Adama's trusted protégé and key combat leader.
Co-protagonist in the 2006 film, shares narrative focus with Ingo Schmitz.
Colonel Alex Long is one of the two pilots testing a new flight maneuver when he and Philip encounter a mysterious light. He returns alone after Philip flies into the light and disappears. As the investigation unfolds, Alex suspects a UFO was involved, but is accused of inventing the story to hide alleged sabotage of Philip's plane. He later joins Isabella in a mission to rescue Philip.
Michael is an American Vietnam War resister living in Sweden who photographs Georgia for a Swedish magazine. He and Georgia grow close during the shoot and begin a romantic relationship. His connection with her angers Alberta, who views it as an affront to the black community.
Jack Strange is the charismatic host of the television science-fiction program Stranger Than Fiction. His episode introduces the classified high-school incident, while the program’s framing turns the students’ ordeal into a mysterious story and leaves viewers questioning whether the events were fact or fiction.
Dirk Benedict has 48 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Battlestar Galactica (Original) Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include The A-Team, Battlestar Galactica, Sssssss. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 4 universes
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