Ed Wasser

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'''Ed Wasser''' (born March 26, 1964) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Mr. Morden in ''Babylon 5''.

==Biography== Wasser was born in Roslyn Heights, New York on March 26, 1964. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the State University of New York, SUNY Purchase Conservatory. After college he started his own business called Ad Skates, Inc., while continuing acting classes at the Michael Howard Studios.<ref>[http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/ed_wasser_01.htm Ed Wasser Interview]</ref>

==Career== ===Acting=== He is best known for his portrayal of Mr. Morden in 14 episodes of the US science fiction television series ''Babylon 5''. He also appeared in the pilot telefilm of the series, but as a different character ("Guerra", part of the operations staff in the Babylon 5 Observation Dome).

Wasser has appeared in numerous television series including ''Quantum Leap'', ''Law & Order'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''NYPD Blue'', and ''24''.

He appears in the 1995 film ''The Set-Up''.<ref>[http://www.wasser.com/resume.htm Ed Wasser's Resume]</ref>

===Voicework=== In 2009, he voiced a robot (IR-2) in the NASA animated short "Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Gravity and the Great Attractor," part of the web-series IRrelevant Astronomy produced by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

===Construction=== Mainly retired from acting, Wasser founded a construction company called Waterstone Construction and works as a general contractor.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.waterstoneconstruction.net/about-us.html |title = Our services |publisher = Waterstone Construction |accessdate = 2016-08-07}}</ref>

==Film== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1995 | ''The Set Up'' | Cop #1 | |- | 1995 | ''Stormswept'' | Eugene | |- | 1995 | ''The Royal Affair'' | | |- | 1995 | ''Star Witness'' | | |- | 1996 | ''Dark Secrets'' | Dennis Gary | |- | 1997 | ''The Emissary: A Biblical Epic'' | Julius | |- | 2000 | ''Home the Horror Story'' | Kurt Tester | |- | 2007 | ''Eight Thirty Two'' | Mr. Black | (Short) |- | 2008 | ''The Better Angels'' | Charles Nichols | (Short) |- | 2015 | ''Weekend Delivery'' | | (Short) |- | 2015 | ''Modulation'' | Dad | (Short) |- |}

==TV appearances== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1986 | ''Another World'' | Benjamin | Episode #1.5620 |- | 1992 | ''Quantum Leap'' | Young Executive | Episode: "It's a Wonderful Leap - May 10, 1958" |- | 1992 | ''Murder, She Wrote'' | First Man | Episode: "The Mole" |- | 1993 | ''Babylon 5: The Gathering'' | Guerra | TV movie |- | 1993 | ''Eden'' | | |- | 1994 | ''Hot Line'' | Marc | Episode: "Voyeur" |- | 1995 | ''NYPD Blue'' | Det. Ernie Kowalski | Episode: "Cold Heaters" |- | 1996 | ''Sliders'' | Studio Guard | Episode: "Dead Man Sliding" |- | 1997 | ''Mike Hammer, Private Eye'' | Howard Orrey | Episode: "False Truths" |- | 1994-1998 | ''Babylon 5'' | Morden | 14 episodes |- | 2004 | ''24'' | Jason Carasone | Episode: "Day 3: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m." |- | 2008 | ''IRrelevant Astronomy'' | Robot IR-2 | |- | 2010 | ''Spaceship Spitzer: Bots of Both Worlds'' | Robot Ir-2 (voice) | (Short) |- | 2009-2013 | ''Robot Astronomy Talk Show'' | Robot Ir-2 / News Anchor / Robot IR-2 | 4 episodes |- | 2017 | ''The Universe Unplugged'' | Dave | Episode: "NOTGLaDOS: Electromagnetic Spectrum The Musical" |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{IMDb name}}

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