A Few Words About Our Guests



J. Hunter Ackerman
Carmen Argenziano
Richard Biggs
Nadia Cameron-Blakey
Jason Carter
Elizabeth Gracen
Stan Kirsch
Valentine Pelka
Maureen Russell
Mark Ryan
Bruce A. Young










J. Hunter Ackerman

A member of the Dungeon Master cast, Hunter may be familiar to viewers of Charmed (uncredited in The Good, the Bad and the Cursed and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.

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Carmen Argenziano

Veteran actor Carmen Argenziano will be familiar to Stargate fans as Jacob Carter/Selmack. He has made countles appearances on the big and small screen. His credits include Gone in Sixty Seconds (Det. Mayhew), First Monday (Family Affairs), JAG (Col. Matthew O'Hara in We the People), Sisters (various episodes as Captain Smiley), Strong Medicine (Drugstore Cowgirl), 24 (General Gratz in Day 2: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m.) and Babylon 5 (Urza Jaddo in Knives). You can check out his full filmography at IMDB.

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Richard Biggs

Actor and teacher Richard Biggs has appeared on Days of our Lives (Dr. Marcus Hunter), Babylon 5 (Dr. Stephen Franklin), Any Day Now (Bill Moody), Guiding Light and Strong Medicine. He currently conducts The Biggs and Carter Experience at various venues with his partner Jason Carter.

Sadly, Mr. Biggs passed away on May 22, 2004. We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to his friends and family. He was a wonderful asset to our 2003 event. He will be sorely missed.

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Nadia Cameron-Blakey

Although Nadia Cameron may be most familiar to fans as Highlander's Rebecca Horne, Amanda's mentor and teacher (Methuselah's Gift and Legacy), her credits include both television and movies, including Tomorrow Never Dies, Merlin and as Sara in Prime Suspect 6.

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Jason Carter

As Ranger Marcus Cole on Babylon 5, Jason Carter endeared himself to audiences. Jason has also had roles in 3rd Rock from the Sun, VIP and Beverly Hills, 90210. He also conducts acting classes - The Biggs and Carter Experience - with fellow actor Richard Biggs.

Due to the recent death of his teaching partner Richard Biggs, Jason Carter has decided to bow out of our event. We hope to see him again in 2005.

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Elizabeth Gracen

Beautiful Elizabeth Gracen (how else do you describe a former Miss America?) is known to television audiences as Amanda on Highlander: The Series, but her appearances range from The Death of The Incredible Hulk to Murder, She Wrote and Strong Medicine. She made her directorial debut with The Damn Deal.

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Stan Kirsch

Although versatile actor Stan Kirsch is best known as Richie on Highlander: The Series, he started his career at age 4 as a Campbell soup kid. Stan has played such diverse roles as an abusive husband on Family Law, a wistful would-be suitor on Love Boat: The Next Wave, a Washington newspaper reporter on First Monday and a military lawyer on JAG. Stan returns to Fan Odyssey after completing two independent films in 2003: Shallow Ground and Deep Rescue.

Although it doesn't mention Stan, read of review of his movie
Shallow Ground.

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Valentine Pelka

Valentine Pelka was the unforgetable Kronos on Highlander: The Series, but he has more recently appeared in award winning/nominated movies like Under the Tuscan Sun and The Pianist. In May 2004, Mr. Pelka will be appearing in a London production of Arthur Miller's The Archbishop's Ceiling. On the small screen, he has a role in Prime Suspect 6 - as the leader of the tactical team - along with fellow Fan Odyssey guest Nadia Cameron (Sara).

Read a review of Valentine Pelka's performance in The Archbishop's Ceiling.

Mr. Pelka has regretfully informed us that he won't be able to make our event this year due to a personal commitment. He is very disappointed that he won't be able to see friends and fans in LA. He hopes to reschedule with us for a future event.

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Maureen Russell

Maureen Russell is the author of three critically acclaimed books: Highlander, The Complete Watcher's Guide, The Best of Highlander, The Book and Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera. She has supplied out-takes and rare footage from Highlander to previous Fan Odyssey events.

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Mark Ryan

As an actor, Mark Ryan may be best known as Nasir on Robin of Sherwood, but as a fight director and sword master, he's worked on or appeared in movies like Charlie's Angels, First Knight and the soon to be released King Arthur.

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Bruce A. Young

Actor, swordmaster, fight correographer, director, producer Bruce A. Young is a busy man. His numerous movie credits include Jurassic Park III, Enough and Undisputed. On television, this talented gentleman has co-starred on The Sentinel and has appeared on Highlander: The Series and Becker. He recently appeared on NYPD Blue as a man wrongly convicted.

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