James Callis

James Callis plays Gaius Baltar on the science fiction television program Battlestar Galactica. Before his stint on the show, Callis appeared in the films Bridget Jones's Diary and Beginner's Luck.

• Clive Lanyard in Heat of the Sun (1998)
• Mark Feinman in Beginner's Luck (2002)
• Dominic Pasco in Blue Dove (2003)
• Gaius Baltar in Battlestar Galactica (2004-2008)

"I got the script, and initially, I was not delighted that anybody could consider me to be the part of Baltar. And I was very "Oh gosh, I want to be in television, I want to be in something, but I don't know if I want to be in this."—James Callis, on his first impression of his character Gaius BaltarOnion AV Club: Battlestar Galactica's James Callis (June 12, 2008)