James Callis

James Callis is an English actor, writer and director, born June 4, 1971, in Hampstead, London. He earned a degree in English and Related Literature from the University of York before graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1996. Callis gained international recognition as the brilliant but morally compromised Dr. Gaius Baltar in Battlestar Galactica, winning a Saturn Award for the role. He also plays Bridget Jones's friend Tom in the film series, from Bridget Jones's Diary through Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. His television credits include Eureka, 12 Monkeys, Blood & Treasure, Star Trek: Picard, and Slow Horses, in which he portrays MI5 chief Claude Whelan. As a voice actor, Callis is known as Alucard in Castlevania and Castlevania: Nocturne, with further work in Blood of Zeus and DOTA: Dragon's Blood. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the comedy Beginner's Luck.