Canadian actor Michael Kopsa, who appeared in sci-fi sequence Stargate SG-1 and The X-Files, has died. He was 66.
Kopsa’s passing was introduced on Twitter by his former spouse, actress Lucia Frangione, who revealed he died of problems from a mind tumor. “The great Michael Kopsa, my dear friend and the father of my child, Nora, passed away Oct 23 2022 of a brain tumour,” tweeted Frangione.
She continued: “He was an incredible stage and screen actor, voice actor, carpenter, musician and painter. Most importantly, he was a loving and richly present father.”
The nice Michael Kopsa, my pricey pal and the daddy of my youngster, Nora, handed away Oct 23 2022 of a mind tumour. He was an unimaginable stage and display actor, voice actor, carpenter, musician and painter. Most importantly, he was a loving and richly current father. pic.twitter.com/R5Q6s3QjGh
— Lucia FRANgione (@FrangioneLucia) October 25, 2022
Born in Toronto on January 22, 1956, Kopsa studied appearing on the Circle within the Square Theater School for 4 years in New York till 1984. He would later return to Canada to finish an arts and science diploma on the University of Toronto.
One of his first on-screen roles got here within the 1985 movie Timing, directed by Eric Weinthal. From there, Kopsa landed roles in numerous tv sequence, together with T and T, Tropical Heat, and teenage cleaning soap Falcon Beach. He quickly grew to become a daily of style TV exhibits shot in Vancouver or Toronto, together with the likes of Fringe, The Outer Limits, Dead Zone, and The Sentinel.
However, he’s maybe greatest identified for taking part in General Kerrigan on Stargate SG-1, which ran from 1997 to 2007. He additionally performed Rick Culver in The X-Files. In newer years, he’s appeared in Hallmark Channel vacation films, comparable to Marrying Father Christmas and Love In Winterland.
Kopsa additionally had a profitable profession as a voice-over artist, taking part in Char Aznable within the English dub of Mobile Suit Gundam and Col. Volcott O. Huey within the Galaxy Angel anime sequence.