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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.

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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

Irathient warrior Irisa Nyira	Stephanie Leonidas

Castithan businessman Datak Tarr	Tony Curran

Datak's wife Stahma Tarr	Jaime Murray

Indogene doctor Doc Yewll	Trenna Keating

Datak and Stahma's son Alek Tarr	Jesse Rath

Sukar - an Irathient, leader of the Spirit Riders and the best dressed character on the show	Noah Danby

Rynn - an Irathient warrior who's one of the Spirit Riders	Kaniehtiio Horn

Jered - of the Liberata race	Jessica Nichols Jessica plays all of the Liberata on the show: Jered, Bertie, Kikema and Ugarti

Actors in this post: Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran, Jaime Murray, Trenna Keating, Jesse Rath, Noah Danby, Kaniehtiio Horn, Jessica Nichols

Shows in this post: Defiance

Channels in this post: M-Net Series Showcase

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