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My Take
Cunningham is the kind of actor I always notice without quite meaning to. His John Pope on Falling Skies had a dangerous, unpredictable charm that never tipped into cartoon villainy, and his recurring Stargate work shows a man comfortable anchoring scenes from the margins. What interests me most is that he also directs and writes; Los Angeles bred a craftsman who understands stories from both sides of the camera. I have a soft spot for performers like this who add weight and texture rather than chase the spotlight. Reliable character actors are the quiet backbone of good television, and he is one of them.
Overview
Colin Alexander Cunningham (born 1966) is an American television and film actor. Cunningham is best known for his roles as John Pope in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies and as Major/Lt.Col Paul Davis on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Colin Alexander Cunningham
- Name (Japanese)
- コリン・カニンガム
- Reading
- こりん・かにんがむ
- Born
- August 20, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / film director / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.