---
name: "Tahmoh Penikett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tahmoh-penikett"
fi1m_id: "tahmoh-penikett"
imdb_id: "nm0671886"
tmdb_id: 77223
wikidata_id: "Q440979"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 May 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-23T21:14:36.310984+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tahmoh Penikett

## Identity

Tahmoh Penikett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tahmoh-penikett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tahmoh-penikett
- **IMDb ID:** nm0671886
- **TMDB ID:** 77223
- **Wikidata ID:** Q440979
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahmoh_Penikett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q440979, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671886/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77223

Actor. Born 20 May 1975 in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 May 1975, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Tahmon Penhikett, Ταχμοχ Πένικετ
- **Frequently works with:** [Allan Kroeker](https://film.one/person/allan-kroeker.md), [Félix Enríquez Alcalá](https://film.one/person/felix-alcala.md), [Jane Espenson](https://film.one/person/jane-espenson.md), [Marita Grabiak](https://film.one/person/marita-grabiak.md), [Rod Hardy](https://film.one/person/rod-hardy.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (2), 2010s 60 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 68 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action & Adventure 2, Drama 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $668m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahmoh_Penikett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q440979, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671886/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77223

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Battlestar Galactica*](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md) (83)

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## Biography

Tahmoh Penikett is a Canadian actor. He was born on 20 May 1975 in Whitehorse, Yukon, and is the son of former Yukon premier Tony Penikett. He trained at the Victoria Motion Picture School and the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver.

Penikett is known for playing Karl 'Helo' Agathon in the reimagined *Battlestar Galactica* (2004 miniseries and 2005–2009 series). He later starred as Paul Ballard in Joss Whedon's *Dollhouse* (2009–2010). His other television credits include recurring roles in *Supernatural* and *Continuum*, as well as guest appearances in *Stargate SG-1*, *Smallville* and *Cold Squad*. Film roles include *Man of Steel* (2013).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.battlestarwiki.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Man of Steel* (2013), Fi1m 60, as Jed Eubanks — [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md)
- *Dollhouse* (2009), Fi1m 66, as Paul Ballard — [page](https://film.one/tv/dollhouse.md)
- *Battlestar Galactica* (2004), Fi1m 83, as Karl 'Helo' Agathon — [page](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md)

## Complete filmography (78)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *#VanLife* (2025), as Hauser
- *Before Your Father Finds Us* (2025), as Mason
- *The Madness* (2024), series, as Mark Simon
- *The Killer Inside: The Ruth Finley Story* (2024), as Ed Finley
- *Tracker* (2024), series, as FBI Agent Moss
- *Jonah* (2023), as Henrik
- *MEDINAH* (2023), series, Actor
- *Bones of Crows* (2023), series, as Major Stevens
- *Bones of Crows* (2023), as Major Stevens
- *Sheltering Season* (2022), as Viper
- *Fire Country* (2022), series, as Superintendent Paul Knox
- *Rehab* (2022), as Jacob
- *The Last Victim* (2022), as Richard Orden
- *Kiri and the Girl* (2021), as Dan
- *Circle of Deception* (2021), as Jim Huden
- *2 Hearts* (2020), as Eric
- *The Sinners* (2020), as Pastor Dean Carver
- *Deep Six* (2019), series, as Duke
- *The Devil Has a Name* (2019), as Anders
- *Killbird* (2019), as Postman
- *All Cock and No Bull!* (2019), as Steve
- *Hudson & Rex* (2019), series, as Leon Barrett
- *Deep Space* (2018), as Duke
- *Altered Carbon* (2018), series, as Dimi 1, Dimitri Kadmin
- *Deadly Secrets by the Lake* (2017), as Santos Alvarez
- *Taken* (2017), series, as David Ramsey
- *Incorporated* (2016), series, as Goran
- *Pure Pwnage: Teh Movie* (2016), as Charles McBean
- *Angel of Christmas* (2015), as Derek
- *Painkillers* (2015), as Cafferty
- *Con Man* (2015), series, as Randy Lane
- *Riftworld Chronicles* (2015), series, as Alar of Caer Caladh
- *Justice League: Gods and Monsters* (2015), as Steve Trevor (voice)
- *Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles* (2015), series, as Steve Trevor (voice)
- *Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy* (2014), as Clifford Perry
- *The Portal* (2014), as Alar
- *Star-Crossed* (2014), series, as Officer Jack Beaumont
- *Down River* (2013), as Chris
- *Man of Steel* (2013), as Jed Eubanks — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md)
- *Stalkers* (2013), as DA Jacob Waring
- *Arrow* (2012), series, as Tom Salvati
- *Continuum* (2012), series, as Jim Martin
- *Run Rabbit Run* (2012), as Dwayne
- *Innocent* (2011), as Jimmy Brand
- *Jabberwock Dragon Siege* (2011), as Francis
- *Mortal Kombat: Legacy* (2011), series, as Lt. Kurtis Stryker
- *Fairly Legal* (2011), series, as Mark Ellison
- *Haven* (2010), series, as Simon Crocker
- *Riverworld* (2010), as Matt Ellman
- *Riverworld* (2010), series, Actor
- *Human Target* (2010), series, as Pete
- *Battlestar Galactica: The Plan* (2009), as Karl Agathon (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Titan Maximum* (2009), series, as Troy Hammerschmiddtt (voice)
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Cole Maddox — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Dollhouse* (2009), series, as Paul Ballard — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/dollhouse.md)
- *Trick 'r Treat* (2007), as Henry
- *Battlestar Galactica: Razor* (2007), as Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon
- *Taming Tammy* (2007), as Wilson
- *The Green Chain* (2007), as The Firefighter - Brett Hall
- *Trapped Ashes* (2006), as Young Leo (segment "Stanley's Girlfriend")
- *Stanley's Girlfriend* (2006), as Stanley
- *Lesser Evil* (2006), as Greg
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Michael Hastings — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Gadreel, Ezekiel — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Robson Arms* (2005), series, Actor
- *Hush* (2005), as Noah Hamilton
- *Battlestar Galactica* (2004), series, as Karl 'Helo' Agathon — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/battlestar-galactica.md)
- *The L Word* (2004), series, as Sheriff
- *Battlestar Galactica* (2003), series, as Karl 'Helo' Agathon
- *Wildfire 7: The Inferno* (2002), as Park Ranger
- *Just Cause* (2002), series, Actor
- *Glory Days* (2002), series, as Eric Forester
- *Smallville* (2001), series, as Vince Davis, Wes Keenan — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)
- *Dark Angel* (2000), series, as ND Cop
- *Cold Squad* (1998), series, as Constable Ray Chase
- *Stargate SG-1* (1997), series, as Third
- *The Cold Heart of a Killer* (1996), Actor
- *From Me to You*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Tahmoh Penikett (Helo) of Battlestar Galactica](https://film.one/media/person/100732/gallery-c77a03dcf2af.jpg) Tahmoh Penikett (Helo) of Battlestar Galactica — kris krüg from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Tahmoh_Penikett_%28Helo%29_of_Battlestar_Galactica_-_Flickr_-_Kris_Krug.jpg/1280px-Tahmoh_Penikett_%28Helo%29_of_Battlestar_Galactica_-_Flickr_-_Kris_Krug.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tahmoh Penikett, Canadian actor who portrays Helo in the 2004 reimagining of Battlestar Galactica. Taken at a Sci-fi convention (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/100732/gallery-b0db6fa32018.jpg) Tahmoh Penikett, Canadian actor who portrays Helo in the 2004 reimagining of Battlestar Galactica. Taken at a Sci-fi convention (2006) — Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Tahmoh_Penikett_2006.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Tahmoh Penikett Saturday Panel (ChiCon Salute to Supernatural 2014)](https://film.one/media/person/100732/gallery-4daf43297566.jpg) Tahmoh Penikett Saturday Panel (ChiCon Salute to Supernatural 2014) — Tina Lawson from Kettering, OH, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Tahmoh_Penikett_Saturday_Panel_%2815569080410%29.jpg/1280px-Tahmoh_Penikett_Saturday_Panel_%2815569080410%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tahmoh Penikett speaking at Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://film.one/media/person/100732/gallery-f1628ff00d7b.jpg) Tahmoh Penikett speaking at Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Tahmoh_Penikett_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Tahmoh_Penikett_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tahmoh Penikett](https://film.one/media/person/100732/gallery-5606a5527bc0.jpg) Tahmoh Penikett — Image via TMDB
- ![Tahmoh Penikett](https://film.one/media/person/100732/gallery-8f1ded7f7a59.jpg) Tahmoh Penikett — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Tahmoh_Penikett_gatecon.jpg/1280px-Tahmoh_Penikett_gatecon.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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