Robert Verlaque (born 7 August 1955; age 69) is an actor and director who played the role of Aradar in the Star Trek: Short Treks first season episode "The Brightest Star" (for which he filmed his scenes in July 2018 [1]), the principal in "Children of Mars", and the Kelpien Elder Holo in the Star Trek: Discovery third season episode "Su'Kal". He is probably best remembered for his recurring role as Judge Gus Benjamin in three episodes of Suits (2011-13).
Verlaque's acting credits include Winchell (1998, with Christopher Plummer, Kevin Tighe, Don Fischer, Gary Donovan, Peggy Miley, J. Patrick McCormack, Rick Scarry, Jack Shearer, Dennis Tracy, James Wellington, Terrence Beasor, and Greg Bronson), Dracula 2000 (2000, with Jeri Ryan, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Whittaker), Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001, with Daniel Hugh Kelly, Robert Knepper, Harve Presnell, and Jonathan Whittaker), the television drama For Love of Olivia (2001, with Sterling Macer, Jr.), the television thriller The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002, with Jonathan Whittaker), Reversible Errors (2004, with Allan G. Royal and Ron Canada), Perfect Strangers (2004), the short film Written on My Hand (2004), Martha: Behind Bars 2005, with Lori Hallier and produced by Frank Siracusa), the documentary Challenger: Countdown to Disaster (2006), When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010, with Winona Ryder and Paul Popowich), the television crime drama Silent Witness (2011), The Games Maker (2014), and Indignation (2016).
He also appeared in a number of television series such as Soul Food (2003), Missing (2003), Doc (2003, with Derek McGrath and Andrea Robinson), The Newsroom (2004), Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2004), 72 Hours: True Crime (2004-05), The Path to 9/11 (2006, with Wendy Crewson, Stephen Root, William Sadler, Terry Serpico, Nicky Guadagni and Penny Johnson), ReGenesis (2008, with Wendy Crewson, Conrad Pla, and Victor Garber), Cra$h & Burn (2011, with Alan van Sprang), Cracked (2013, with Dayo Ade and Paul Popowich), Warehouse 13 (2013, with Saul Rubinek and Joel Grey and co-created by Jane Espenson), All My Children (2013), Boardwalk Empire (2013, with Shea Whigham, James Cromwell, and Stephen Root), Saving Hope (2014), The Sonnet Project (2014), Reign (2015), and Jessica Jones (2015, executive produced by Stan Lee).
He has also been a professional playwright and stage director with productions in Toronto, New York, and San Diego. In 2017, his short drama JOB in Purgatory was filmed. He worked on this project as writer, director, and executive producer. It was also awarded at the Canada Short Film Festival. In addition, Verlaque has been teaching acting for over three decades working for the Terry Schreiber Studio and previously been part of the faculty of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Ensemble Studio Theatre Institute in New York as well as Equity Showcase Theatre in Toronto.
Verlaque later appeared in L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (2017) and had guest roles in episodes of Murdoch Mysteries (2017, with Jerry Rector), The Blacklist: Redemption (2017, with Famke Janssen and Terry O'Quinn), Wynonna Earp (2017), and Workin' Moms (2018).
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External links[]
- RobertVerlaque.com – official site
- Robert Verlaque at the Internet Movie Database