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Cliff (Tinseltown, 1997)

Handyman and failed impressionist, Cliff spends his time working out his violent temper on the roof of the storage building he maintains, and hoping he gets a break into the acting career he desperately wants. A little off-the-wall at the best of times, he eats lives and breaths his craft to such a degree that he is suspected of being the terrifying Costume Killer...

Doctor Ramsay Krago (The Protector, aka Body Armor, 1997)

Slick and smooth Doctor Krago is a renowned virologist and ruthless to a degree. Highly intelligent, suave and very sophisticated, Krago's monomaniacal ambitions are boundless. Creator of a deadly virus that will make him millions, he will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

Alan Manieski (The Second Civil War, TV, 1997)

As the controller of a TV station keyed in on world events, Alan watches with amusement then slowly developing horror as America slides into a lethal situation that is both avoidable and frightening. Intelligent and capable, his idealism and understanding of the human condition brings him into conflict with his colleagues.

Crewman Johner (Alien: Resurrection, 1997)

Big, brawny, thuggish and violent, Johner don't take no crap from no-one and will do anything for money. One of the eclectic crew of the unregistered space freighter the 'Betty', the scarred, brutal Johner has a foul mouth and an indescribably Bad Attitude towards absolutely everyone. But when the manure hits the fan and things suddenly become very ugly, Johner is just the kind of guy you need to cover your butt.

Josiah Sanchez (The Magnificent Seven, TV series, 1998-1999)

Ex-preacher, gunman, hard drinker and teller of enigmatic tales, Josiah Sanchez is a man with a past. Reputed to have killed a lot of men, Josiah is hell-bent on finding redemption for his sins. A soft touch for a pretty face, Josiah loves whiskey, the occasional game of poker and a hell of a good fight. But more often than not he's seen fixing up his old, bust-up church or reading Homer, trying to find some peace after the hard life he led before meeting up with the rest of the Seven.

Gascone (Frogs for Snakes, 1998)

Brash, rude and foul-mouthed, Gascone is a would-be actor living in the seamy underbelly of New York. He earns a few bucks doing odd jobs for Al, a rather nasty crook with a taste for theatre, but Gascone's real ambition is to be on stage. He sees the world through Broadway-coloured glasses, his speech is peppered with stage references and he has a penchant for trashy white suits and gold belts.

Jerry Paul (A Town has Turned to Dust, TV, 1998)

On an Earth ruined by man's greed and where the ozone layer has been destroyed, Jerry Paul runs Carbon Town with an iron fist. A man who 'wears his pride like perfume', he has one weakness - his wife Maya. A bully with a lethal habit of using mob rule, Jerry heads towards tragedy when he discovers his wife's affair with a young native American...

Frank Brodie (Primal Force, TV, 1999)

A morose ex-soldier with a taste for tequila, Brodie is a haunted man. For ten years he has been plagued by the memory of his time on San Miguel Island, where he was the only survivor after an experiment to create genetically modified big game animals went horrifically wrong. He returns to the island to rescue the survivors of a plane crash, and is forced to confront the monsters of his past. Cynical, rude and armed to the teeth, Brodie has to fight to keep both survivors and rescue team alive.

Roland Nalhober (Happy Texas, 1999)

A big, brusque, cigar-chompin' tough-as-hell-and-twice-as-nasty Texas Marshal, Nalhober is a straight-shootin', hard-nosed cop hot on the trail of two escaped convicts, who just happen to be posing as a pair of gay pageant organisers in the little town of Happy, Texas.

Nalhober is very, very impressed with Chappie, the local sheriff, who, as it happens, is also gay ...