So that dude above is called Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and according to here he's the star of the new series by BSG writer-producers Ron Moore and Michael Taylor:
""New Amsterdam" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is staying at Fox as the star of the network's two-hour sci-fi pilot "Virtuality."
"Virtuality," from UMS and BermanBraun, is set aboard Earth's first starship, which is equipped with advanced virtual reality modules. Coster-Waldau will play mission commander Frank Pike, a born leader.
Ron Moore and Michael Taylor penned the backdoor pilot, which is being directed by Peter Berg.
Coster-Waldau played the title character, immortal New York homicide detective John Amsterdam, on Fox's midseason series "New Amsterdam.""
I never saw New Amsterdam; I think I got it confused with that Angel rip-off Moonlight. I don't know, brooding detective types, blah blah blah. Only Joss Whedon could make me care about that genre.
Anyway, I have seen this fellow act before apparently; he was in the cinematic wonder Wimbledon!
James McAvoy was in Wimbledon? Man I don't remember that movie AT ALL. Anyway times two, Coster-Waldau seems sort of like a less pretty, more Danish Thomas Kretschmann to me. And since I'm currently obsessed with Kretschmann, I can make use of a knock-off. Especially on a show, thanks to the behind-the-scenes BSG connections, that I will most certainly be watching. Bonus: he also looks good undressed:
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No, the Kretsch-twin is Leoben from Battlestar! Leoben!
Jesus, you and Leoben. Why don't you marry him if you love him so much?!? Oh right, you would if you could. Nevermind.
I guess Leoben is Kretsch-like too. I don't believe I said this guy was the only Kretsch-like dude on the planet though. GOD.
He's got the Adama jaw.
He also played a very short-lived bad guy in Kingdom of Heaven---a surprisingly good movie---and played one of the two men who were awarded posthumous Medals of Honor for their bravery during the Battle of Mogadishu: Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart. When a downed chopper pilot was in danger of being captured or killed by hundreds of Somalis, Shughart and Gordon asked, repeatedly, to be allowed to rope down into the site into almost certain death. His performance there was a nice little tribute to the character of soldiers like that, so it added an extra dimension to his performance. Until the recent MOHs awarded by Obama, these two men were the last recipients of the Medal of Honor.
I never forget an interesting face. Unfortunately, I can't remember names to save my life, so I keep watching movies with a squint, going..."Hey, it's that guy!" What guy?
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