Casey Biggs

Casey Patrick Biggs born April 4 1955 is an American actor best known for his role as the Cardassian Damar in Star Trek Deep Space Nine Originally from Toledo Ohio Biggs was a foster child in his early life and pursued acting while attending Central Catholic High School graduating in 1973 He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Juilliard in 1977 and studied acting at the Toledo Repertory Theatre Biggs career includes over eighty film television and stage roles Besides Deep Space Nine where his character evolved from a minor player to a major figure leading the Cardassian Union he appeared in other TV shows like Ryans Hope General Hospital The XFiles and Person of Interest as well as films like The Pelican Brief Broken Arrow and Dragonfly In addition to acting he has taught directing and acting at The New School for Drama He was previously married to Roxann Dawson who later also starred in Star Trek as BElanna Torres Casey Biggs remains active in both acting and teaching