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The secret faces of Defiance

Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 16 Jul 2013
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Secret Faces of Defiance Intro
My current girlcrush Irisa.
Apparently the character's inspired by Lisbeth from The Girl in the Dragon Tattoo.

The superbo new sci-fi series Defiance premiered on M-Net Series Showcase on Monday night and introduced a cracking mix of characters and peoples.
 
Secret Faces of Defiance 2
 
If you're anything like me you'll have spent a huge amount of time wondering about who plays each of them and what they look like in real life. I've investigated and had the best time exclaiming in delight at the revelation of each character - as you'll see, some of them are astonishing.

I've put them all together in this blow-by-blow, featuring characters we've already seen and those to come:
 
Click on the actor's names for more about them
 Character  Actor
Irisa Stephanie
 Irathient warrior Irisa Nyira  Stephanie Leonidas
Datak Tony  
Castithan businessman Datak Tarr Tony Curran
 Stahma Jaime Defiance 3  
 Datak's wife Stahma Tarr  Jaime Murray
 Doc Yewll Trenna Defiance 2  
Indogene doctor Doc Yewll  Trenna Keating
 Alek Jesse Defiance  
 Datak and Stahma's son Alek Tarr  Jesse Rath
 Sukar Noah Defiance  
 Sukar - an Irathient, leader of the Spirit Riders and the best dressed character on the show Noah Danby
 Rynn Tiio Defiance  
 Rynn - an Irathient warrior who's one of the Spirit Riders  Kaniehtiio Horn
 Liberata Jessica Defiance  
 Jered - of the Liberata race  Jessica Nichols
Jessica plays all of the Liberata on the show: Jered, Bertie, Kikema and Ugarti

Shows in this post: Defiance

Channels in this post: M-Net Series Showcase



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