Wayne Alexander

Wayne Alexander (born 1943) is an American actor who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in California.

Career

Theatre He trained at the Los Angeles City College Theater Academy, then spent four years at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater. He later worked as a fight choreographer and did stage work both in Los Angeles and New York City. In the late 1980s, he made the switch to film and TV.

Babylon 5 Alexander appeared in numerous roles on the Babylon 5 television series. His first appearance in the series was in the season two episode "Comes the Inquisitor" as "Sebastian" – the only time he played a human. Alexander subsequently played "Lorien". Other appearances were in season three as a Narn named "G'Dan" in the episode "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place", as a Drazi in the season four episode "Intersections in Real Time", and as a Drakh in the season five episodes "Movements of Fire and Shadow" and "The Fall of Centauri Prime". In the television films, he played a Drakh in Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, and in Babylon 5: The River of Souls, he appeared as a soul.

Other appearances On television Alexander has also guest starred on Otherworld (1985), The Twilight Zone (1986), Hypernauts (1996), Frasier (1997), Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1998), Becker (1998), The X-Files (1998-2000), Mad Men (2013), and Scandal (2013).

In the 1990 film Spaced Invaders, Alexander portrayed Vern Pillsbury, the geekish gas station attendant who becomes the powerful "Verndroid" after coming into contact with the commander of the invading Martians.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1985 Otherworld Lieutenant/Aid 5 episodes 1986 The Twilight Zone Cornelius Episode: Devil's Alphabet The Disney Sunday Movie Father Episode: Little Spies 1990 Spaced Invaders Vern Pillsbury 1995-1998 Babylon 5 Lorien/Sebastian/Drakh/Drazi 1996 Mr. Wrong Man at Opera Hypernauts Barada Episode: Into the Dark So Deep 1997 Frasier Peter Soutendeck Episode: To Kill a Talking Bird 1998 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Claude Episode: When Teens Collide Becker Wholesome Man Episode: City Lights 1998-2000 The X-Files Various Roles 3 episodes 1999 Babylon 5: The River of Souls Drakh TV movie 2013 Mad Men George Parsons Episode: A Tale of Two Cities Scandal TV Reporter Episode: Say Hello to My Little Friend