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Doctor Harlan Jessup (Operation Sandman - Warriors in Hell, TV, 2000)

Brilliant but distinctly unstable, Harlan Jessup is doing military research into the effects of sleep-deprevation, and he is testing a drug on a group of soldiers that can keep them awake for weeks without side-effects ... or so Jessup leads them to believe. A lover of classical music and totally involved with his project and his own perceived greatness, Jessup will go to any lengths to prevent interference ....

Nick Everson (Price of Glory, 2000)

A self-made man, boxing promoter Nick Everson has a good eye for a deal and is a ruthless businessman. He knows what he wants, and will do what has to be done to get it. But underneath that hard-bitten exterior there is a hint of decency that Nick tries his damndest to hide. A lover of smart apparel and good Cuban cigars, Nick has never hidden his poor background, his accent still redolent with Brooklyn overtones.

Lord Morton (The King's Guard, 2000)

An aristocratic thief, Lord Morton goes after his booty with ruthless determination - in this case, a fortune in gold. His motley band of footpads and robbers follow him more through fear than loyalty, as he is not averse to shooting them out of hand for perceived mistakes. Not the world's greatest organiser, he seems to be nevertheless fairly successful, as he is well-dressed and armed and he has a few wenches around to keep him amused.

Charles Burden Senior (The Trial of Old Drum, 2000)

In 1950s Missouri, widower Charles raises his young son Charlie and runs his small farm. Good-hearted and intelligent, Charles helps his son face up to bullies and enjoy the innocence of childhood without hiding him from the realities of life. His son's best friend is their dog, Drum, and when Drum is accused of killing sheep Charles does everything he can to prove the dog's innocence. Meanwhile, he shyly courts the lovely editor of the town newspaper ...

Nikolai Koulikov (Enemy at the Gates, 2001)

Veteran sniper 'Papa' Koulikov comes to the war-torn city of Stalingrad in October 1942 to protect young Vassili Zaitsev, targeted by the brilliant German sniper Major Koenig of the Wehrmacht. A big Russian bear of a man with a mouthful of metal teeth, Koulikov is cynical, earthy and very human, his sense of humour and paternal attitude towards the young man belying his rough looks. A tremendous shot, he does his best to keep Zaitsev alive ...

Morgan (Night Class, aka Seduced by a Thief, 2001)

Small-time crook Morgan has ideas well above his station in life. Brash, loud and pushy, he is all New Jersey accent, gold jewellery and bad attitude. Proprietor of a small pawn shop used for fencing stolen goods, he decides it's time he went up in the world. So hiring a reknowned jewel thief he decides to steal a famous necklace, copy it, keep the original and sell the copy to a collector. But unfortunately Morgan's not the brightest of thieves ...

Deiter Reinhardt (Blade II, 2002)

Big, bad and very kinky, Reinhardt is leader of the Bloodpack, a team of vampires trained by the vampire nation to rid them of their most hated and feared enemy - Blade, the Daywalker. When they are forced to work with Blade to rid the world of the Reapers, a mutated strain of vampires, Reinhardt is not happy. Fearless, bad-tempered but very loyal, Reinhardt favours black leather, big boots and sunglasses. Vicious and cruel, he nevertheless faces up to the Reapers with relish. He sure does love a good fight ...

St. Joy, aka Christopher Bellows (Shakedown, 2002)

Leader of a doomsday cult, St. Joy is on the self-made road to destruction. Ruthless and downright crazy, he holds the world responsible for the loss of his wife and son, and is intent on making it pay. So he manages to purloin a vial of the deadliest plague known to man, the 'Pandora' virus. Much given to speaking in Biblical analogies, he kills indiscriminately. His followers are devoted to him, calling him 'Father', and would follow him into the very jaws of Hell ...

The Reman Viceroy (Star Trek: Nemesis, 2002)

Power-hungry and deadly, the Viceroy has spent most of his life imprisoned in the mines of the planet Remus, where he takes a young human, Shinzon, under his wing. On being freed, he helps Shinzon to gain power on Remus, and is not averse to killing anyone who gets in his way or using his strong telepathic powers to get the information he needs, although he prefers the shadows and stays well away from the light ...

Murchison (Absalon, 2003)

Powerful, rich and merciless, Murchison has every intention of keeping the world to ransom as he controls the only cure to a deadly plague - and he sends a vicious killer after the man who carries the cure in his own bloodstream ...