Major John Sheppard
Played by: Joe Flanigan
A gifted military pilot, posted at McMurdoch Air Force Base because it's the only place they will let him fly; Sheppard once defied a direct order and flew his helicopter to rescue two Rangers trapped behind enemy lines. Though people might see a good-ol' boy exterior, he is also a closet mathematical genius. He has a wry sense of humor and likes to pretend he's not as smart as he really is. |
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Dr. Elizabeth Weir
Played by: Tori Higginson
Attractive, brilliant, and the master of five languages, this 35-year-old started out as a critic of government spending on the military. But she ultimately decided the best way to fight the establishment was to join it and change what she could from within by brokering peace and being a voice of reason to whoever would listen. She worked for the U.S. government as a high level international negotiator before being offered command of the SGC. |
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Lieutenant Aiden Ford
Played by: Rainbow Sun Francks
Boyishly good-looking, with an ebullient sense of humor to match, this 25-year-old is an officer who volunteers for the Atlantis mission. A good man in a tight spot, he accompanies Major Sheppard on a perilous rescue mission to the Wraith planet, where unspeakable terrors lurk. He keeps a cool head and his finger on the trigger when the Wraiths are closing in on the rescue party. |
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Dr. Rodney McKay
Played by: David Hewlett
Dr. McKay is a familiar face at the SGC. He was called in after Teal'c became trapped within the Stargate system. He had been studying the Stargate Program out of Area 51 for over a year and was considered by the Pentagon to be the worldÕs foremost Stargate expert. Once Teal'c was saved, McKay was reassigned to Russia to work on naquadah generator technology. It is thought that McKay does not possess the gene enabling him to use Ancient technology. |
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Teyla Emmagan
Played by: Rachel Luttrell
A beautiful and soulful woman, she is a native of the post-apocalyptic alien world viewers will encounter in the initial episode, and has lost most of her family to the Wraith. Despite her youth, she has become somewhat of a leader to her people. She proves herself early on to be a surprisingly scrappy fighter, a survivor under any circumstances and an invaluable source of knowledge about the people and worlds the team will be visiting. |
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Dr. Carson Beckett
Played by: Paul McGillion
The team's medical doctor, Beckett is a Scottish man with a witty sense of humor. Beckett must become an expert in xenobiology when he joins the expedition to the Pegasus galaxy, and he learns early on that he possesses the rare gene that allows him to use the Ancients' technology.
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