Wayne Pygram

Biography

Wayne Pigram (born 13 October 1959), better known by his stage name Wayne Pygram, is an Australian actor, known for his role as Scorpius in the science fiction series Farscape (2000–2003) and the miniseries that followed, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004). Pygram was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales and raised in Wagga Wagga, where, as a teen, he was a drummer in a dance group. He initially studied art at Riverina College of Advanced Education, but later changed majors to primary school education.[1] While in college, he became a member of a theatre troupe known as the Riverina Trucking Company.[1]Before acting in films and television, he was a regular on the Australian theatre circuit. In 2005, he made a brief cameo in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as a young Grand Moff Tarkin, because of his resemblance to the late Peter Cushing, who portrayed the same character 28 years previously in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Due to the brevity of his Star Wars cameo, and the makeup he wore onFarscape, Pygram's real face may now be known best for his appearance on the TV show Lost, as a faith healer named Isaac of Uluru. Pygram has also played the drums in numerous bands over the past 20 years, the most recent being a band named Signal Room (formerly called Number 96)[2] along with his co-star in Farscape, Anthony Simcoe. He also teaches the drums at Kildare Catholic College, an Australian Catholic school based in Wagga Wagga.

Known For

Farewell to the King
Farewell to the King
Farscape Undressed
Farscape Undressed
Heatstroke
Heatstroke
Cody: Bad Love
Cody: Bad Love

Filmography

2008 Heatstroke
as Mental Blanakoff
2008 Underbelly
as Asst Commissioner
2008 Underbelly
as Police Commissioner
2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Governor Tarkin
2004 Through My Eyes
as Rice
2004 Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
as Harvey / Scorpius
2004 Lost
as Isaac of Uluru
2002 White Collar Blue
as Federal Boss
2001 Farscape Undressed
as
1999 The Lost World
as Captain Tark
1999 The Lost World
as Noru
1999 Farscape
as Scorpius
1998 The Day of the Roses
as Sgt. Joe Beecroft
1998 All Saints
as Joel Wallace
1997 Roar
as
1997 Big Sky
as Major Owens
1996 Water Rats
as Joe Boyd
1996 Water Rats
as Paul Smith Snr
1995 Fire
as Quentin "Spit" Jacobsen
1994 Hammers Over the Anvil
as Snarley Burns