The Guest-List for The Invasion 2018

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Joining us for The Invasion is Michael Shanks who played Daniel Jackson (like you need to be told that!)



Michael Shanks is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG-1,  but also starred as John Brady in the Emmy Award-winning dramatic telefilm "Door to Door" with William H. Macy and Helen Mirren. and appeared in the film "Call of the Wild" with Rutger Hauer.
 

For his portrayal of Jackson, Michael has been nominated for several awards over the years. In 2004, he won the LEO Award for "Best Performance By A Male Lead" and was nominated for a Saturn Award as well. Michael has also hopped behind the camera on Stargate, making his directorial debut with the episode "Double Jeopardy" in Season 4.  In Season 7, he co-wrote the episode "Evolution (Pt 1)" with Damian Kindler.

In addition to "Stargate SG-1," Michael has guest starred on a number of television series, including a Daniel Jackson turn in "Stargate: Atlantis," as well as "Andromeda" and "The Outer Limits" and more recently "Saving Hope." His television movie credits include a lead role in UPN's telefilm "Escape to Mars" and NBC's "A Family Divided."

Michael was born in British Columbia, Canada. Post college, he traveled to Ontario, Canada, where he spent two seasons with the world-renowned Stratford Shakespeare Festival, appearing in stage productions of "Amadeus," "Macbeth," and "The Merry Wives of Windsor" among others.

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Joining her husband at The Invasion will be Lexa Doig who portrayed Dr Carolyn Lam on Stargate SG1



Toronto native Alexandra Doig was born on June 8th, 1973, to Filipina mother Gloria and Irish-Scottish father David. Her parents held season tickets to their local theater, and Lexa was inspired to begin acting after seeing a production of "Porgy and Bess" at the age of nine. She dropped out of high school in grade 13, did modeling and commercial work, and hosted YTV's Video & Arcade Top 10 (1991) with friend Gordon Michael Woolvett.

Her first professional job came at the age of 19, when she was cast opposite William Shatner and Greg Evigan in "TekWar". She went on to appear in several projects for both the big and small screens, including CI5: The New Professionals (1998), Jungleground (1995) and No Alibi (2000), before landing a lead role in Jason X (2001), the 10th installment in the Friday the 13th series. Shortly after, she captured the title role in Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (2000) starring as the Andromeda Ascendant's sophisticated artificial intelligence system. She has also completed guest stints on several popular television shows, including Traders (1996), Earth: Final Conflict (1997), The Chris Isaak Show (2001). Theatre credits include "Jaffa Creenic and Old Lace" and "Romeo and Juliet".

Stargate fans will remember her as Dr Carolyn Lam in SG-1, and since then Lexa has also appeared in Supernatural, V, Arrow, Continuum and many more primetime shows.

In her spare time, Lexa enjoys reading, roller-blading and playing RPG video games, "Dungeons and Dragons" being her favourite. She currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia with husband Michael Shanks, children Mia and Samuel and two cats.

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Joining The Invasion is JR Bourne who played Martouf in SG1



JR has also appeared in Smallville, Revenge, Arrow and most recently as Chris Argent in Teen Wolf

[Richard]

Gatecon is thrilled to announce the latest guest to join the line-up for The Invasion 2018 in Vancouver.

Joining the world's largest and longest-running gathering of cast and crew from the Stargate franchise is Amanda Tapping



Amanda Tapping enjoys a fulfilling career in television and film, having spent 12 seasons on Stargate: SG-1 and it’s spinoffs Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate: Universe as Air Force Colonel Samantha Carter.  She then took on the lead role of Dr. Helen Magnus on the television series Sanctuary; a project she had been nurturing from its inception on the internet. 

Tapping has come to secure a strong and direct influence on her projects from behind the lens.  She was an Executive Producer of Sanctuary and also sat in the director’s chair for several episodes.  She previously directed an episode of Stargate: SG-1 ("Resurrection") in 2004, which garnered her a Leo Award nomination for Best Director. 

This year she directed three episodes of Primeval: New World and an episode of Arctic Air.  Tapping has also earned four Leo Awards for Best Actress, has been nominated for two Gemini Awards and four Saturn Awards and won the 2005 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.  Amanda’s love of comedy lead her to co-found the all female Canadian comedy troupe, Random Acts. Her work in the short film Breakdown earned her the Canadian Comedy Award in 2007.  She recently completed work on four films, Space Milkshake, Random Acts of Romance, Taken Back and Kid Cannabis.  She is currently playing the character of Naomi on the hit TV series Supernatural.
She continues to advocate mentorship and improvement in the arts world through a number of professional organizations including WIFT-V and their “Flash Forward” program.

She was honoured with Women in Film’s “Woman of Vision” award.  She also received the YWCA Women of Distinction “Connecting the Community” Award

Tapping has had the pleasure of supporting various charities and organizations such as The Coast Foundation, a support agency for people with mental disabilities, The Canadian Cancer Society, UNICEF and V-Day by performing in “The Vagina Monologues” to help end violence against women and girls worldwide.  She also sits on the leadership council for The Waterkeeper Alliance.  Amanda, who is a strong advocate for the often unheard “little voices,” launched the charitable foundation “Sanctuary for Kids” in 2009 to support both local and global children’s charities helping children in crisis. 

She was recently awarded The Jules Verne Award for her humanitarian work.

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Joining the line-up for 2018 is Alex Zahara



Alex Zahara has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Acting from The University of British Columbia and has been a working actor, director, and producer, acting coach and also worked in casting for the past 18 years. Based in Vancouver, Alex has over 100 screen credits in television and film and has appeared in numerous plays. Alex has recently directed and co-produced his first short film, Not Indian Enough and Co-Produced the feature, Patterson’s Wager, as well as casting the movie and playing a lead role in the film. Alex also Co-Directed and Executive Produced the television pilot, Bandwagon. Alex’s recent acting credits include a guest-starring roles as: Jolly Jack in the new CBC Drama Strange Empire, Carl Grady in Hallmark Channel’s, When Calls the Heart, the lead antagonist in the feature film, Lonesome Dove Church, with Tom Berenger and Greyston Holt.  Alex has also starred and co-starred in such shows as ABC’s, Once Upon A Time, as King Midas (recurring), AMC's, Hell On Wheels, as U.S. Calvary officer Lieutenant Weston (recurring), and can be seen as Doctor Renard in the upcoming feature film Horns, starring Daniel Radcliff, opening Oct 31, 2014.
Alex’s other varied screen credits also include a Viking in The Thirteenth Warrior starring Antonio Banderas and Omar Sharif, a gunslinger in Open Range starring Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall, as naval officer in 2012 directed by Roland Emmerich, a Swedish immigrant in the western film Gunless starring Paul Gross, a detective in FOX’s Fringe and a crime boss in the CW’s, Arrow.  The role Alex is most proud is of that of Karl Rademacher in, The Outer Limits 100th episode Tribunal, (based on holocaust survivor Leo Egan’s life) where Alex portrayed a Nazi officer who ran the barracks of Auschwitz.
A familiar face to sci-fi fans, Alex has also appeared as 8 different characters on Stargate SG-1, more than any other actor, most of them in full prosthetic makeup. Alex has also appeared in a number of science fiction films and TV shows including the Sci-fi Network’s mini series Riverworld where he portrayed real life Hindenberg engineer Ludwig Durr.
Alex also has many animation and video game credits as well as a number of commercials and industrial voice-overs: Marvel Knights: The Inhumans, Marvel Knights: The Imortals, Gundam 00, Nana, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Iron Man The Armored Adventures and The Roswell Conspiracies, Telus, Canfor, The Source and many others.
Alex has received a Leo nomination for Best Actor in the short film Evirati and Jessie Richardson nominations for his work in the plays Mojo (winning Best Ensemble) and The Promised Land lead Actor.

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Returning to Gatecon in 2018 is Andee Frizzell who has played multiple Wraith Queens in Stargate Atlantis



A self proclaimed "enthusiast of life" Andee Frizzell has many diverse talents. Andee's mediums are teaching yoga, modeling, acting and writing. Andee has been teaching a unique style of yoga in Vancouver for the last 9 years, creating quite a following. She combines many different styles and philosophies of yoga together with her martial arts training as well as strength training routines to challenge, strengthen and reshape the practices of her many students. Thus allowing her to experience the art of creating, teaching and healing.

As a model Andee has traveled around the world and has been in many high fashion magazines such as American Vogue, Italian Harpers Bizzar and French Marie Claire to name a few. She has graced the runways of Yues St Larent, Valentino and Escada. She continues to express herself as a model through fashion shows and print campaigns produced right here in Vancouver.

Andee's love for acting began at the tender age of four shortly after her first performance as " The Red Sock Puppet" in the Library Daycare puppet show. Although only her left hand was featured in this small independent production, Andee knew that acting was for her and in 2000, with creative juices flowing she was catapulted into the acting world. Having acquired a unique combination of skills this 6' 1", Super Hero is a trained Stunt Fighter, Kung Fu Martial Artist, Works with Firearms, Swords, Long Staff, and Quarter Staff, she started landing small roles right from the beginning. In 2003 Andee booked the role of a lifetime, The QUEEN WRAITH in the hit Sci fi Series Stargate Atlantis. Appearing in several episodes she has continued to wreak havoc in the Pegasus Galaxy for the last 4 seasons. The Production loves her professionalism, charisma and talent. She continues to shine in Hollywood North.

Dividing her time between her passion for teaching, modeling, writing and acting this young woman will continue to inspire, enlighten and entertain us for many years to come.

[Richard]

Returning to Gatecon once more is Patrick Currie who played Fifth, Chaka and Eamon Finn on SG1

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Joining The Invasion is Peter Flemming who played Agent Malcolm Barrett ion multiple episodes of SG1 and SGA.



Peter has more recently appeared in Sanctuary, The Flash and The 100

[Richard]

Returning to Gatecon is Anubis himself Dean Aylesworth



Dean has also appeared in shows such as The X-Files, Prison Break, Supernatural and Arrow

[Richard]

We are also pleased to confirm that Paul McGillion, (Dr Carson Beckett on SGA), will be joining us for The Invasion in 2018.

Paul also appeared in SG1 in The Torment of Tantalus as the young Ernest Littlefield, and more recently in Once Upon A Time, Sanctuary, V, Supernatural and 24.

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Returning to Gatecon in 2018 is Simone Bailly who played Ka'lel in six episodes of Stargate SG1.



Simone Bailly is an actress most recently featured on NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS), Limitless (CBS), as well as DC's Legends of Tomorrow (CW). She is best known for her television roles on The L Word, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Stargate SG-1, Da Vinci's City Hall, and the EA video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

Simone has also appeared in numerous feature films such as Life Partners, Good Luck Chuck, and I Spy. Ms. Bailly has worked in all genres from sci-fi to action to comedy. Simone resides in Los Angeles, California and travels back to her hometown Vancouver, British Columbia.

Simone has been immersed in theatre, dance, athletics, singing and modeling from a young age. Graduating with honors from the elite BFA acting program at the University of British Columbia, she performed & toured with a Shakespeare company, and sang in a hip hop/funk/jazz band. Transitioning from theatre to film and TV work, Simone has worked extensively in Canada & the U.S.

In her spare time she enjoys yoga, longboard skateboarding, pole dancing classes, snowboarding, and playing pool. Simone is a certified yoga instructor, and PADI open water scuba diver. Simone loves traveling, gardening and painting.

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Coming back for 2018 is Sharon Taylor who played Amelia Banks in several episodes of Stargate Atlantis.



Sharon has also appeared in Smallville, Hell on Wheels, Psych, Supernatural, Once Upon A Time, Continuum and The 100.

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A new face to Gatecon, joining us in 2018 is Herbert Duncanson who has played a couple of guards in SG1 but is most remembered for his role of Grell/Douglas Anders in Wormhole X-Treme and 200



Herbert has also appeared in The Flash, Catwoman, Jake 2.0 and Thir13en Ghosts.

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Douglas Arthurs who played Heru'ur joins the guest line-up for The Invasion

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Teryl Rothery (Dr Janet Frasier) has recorded a fantastic Gatecon promo video message for us.

Platinum and Gold tickets are now sold out so head over to the website to grab a silver or copper while stocks last.