Tahmoh Penikett (born May 20, 1975 in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada) is a Canadian actor. He currently stars as Captain Karl "Helo" Agathon on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.
Among his previous work are stints on assorted Canadian TV series such as Cold Squad. He has also done some work on Smallville, appearing in the episode Resurrection in Season 3, and appearing in the Season 6 episodes Nemesis and Prototype. He portrayed a police officer for a predominately gay neighborhood in The L Word episode Losing It which coincidentally starred Battlestar Galactica co-star Nicki Clyne in a related storyline.
Tahmoh is the son of former Yukon premier Tony Penikett. Tahmoh, his father, and his twin sisters Sarah and Stephanie live in Vancouver, British Columbia. Tahmoh graduated from the Victoria Motion Picture School and studied at the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver. He has appeared in the video game Need for Speed: Carbon, as a street racer named Darius.
Tahmoh also has Aboriginal ancestry. His mother comes from the White River First Nation in the Yukon. His father is British.
He is the son of former Yukon premier Anthony David John Penikett (Tony). A graduate of the Victoria Motion picture school, Tahmoh also studied at the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver. Tahmoh and his family (his father, and his twin sisters Sarah and Stephanie) make their home in Vancouver, British Columbia.
