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Most Recent Role: Voice of Dominar Rygel XVI on Farscape
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Jonathan Hardy has appeared in numerous films, though he is mostly known for his voice for his character on Farscape as Rygel . Hardy has won many awards for his roles in movies and in television. He is not only an actor, but a writer and director as well.

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Farscape
The Peacekeeper Wars (2)
Monday 18 October 2004 on SciFi

With Sikozu's help, everyone manages to escape from the Scarran prison. Joining up with D'Argo, Jothee, Chiana and other Luxans they cripple and leave the Scarran ship and return to Moya . Crichton returns to the wormhole where he gets Einstein to give him the ability to build a wormhole...

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Jonathan is represented professionally in New Zealand by Johnson & Laird Management, and in Australia by Sue Barnett & Associates. (edit)
Hardy has stated that he enjoys old historic literature and Hardy's favorite genre TV shows are science fiction, action, and drama. (edit)
In a 2004 interview, Hardy was seen wearing buttons that stated, Save Farscape. Then later in his interview for Farscape he stated that he had missed playing Rygel so much and would love to reappear as his former character if they ever brought back the show. (edit)
Hardy had stated that he absolutely loved working with fellow Australian actor Geoffrey Rush in the movie Ned Kelly. (edit)
His first time appearance in the U.S. was for a Farscape convention that was held in Baltimore in 2003. In 2003 he also attended the Farscape Convention in Indiana. (edit)

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(Hardy's answer to what his favorite aspects are of Rygel from Farscape.)
Hardy: I like it when he bites people, and when he farts helium. (edit)
(In response to if science fiction was a big change for him.)
Hardy: No, I have done some before. I did a thing called Andra in Australia several years ago which was genuinely terrible. (edit)
(Speaking about working with the actors.)
Hardy: I enjoyed working with all these people through the years. I have made lots of friends with these great actors and they do such a fantastic job! (edit)
(Speaks about Farscape rumors)
Hardy: I don't think anything can happen while it's still going through it's contractual phase with the SciFi Channel and things. A lot of people talk, but what will happen, I don't know. (edit)
( Favorite episode on Farscape.)
Hardy: I liked the ones where [Rygel] came back to Earth, but I also liked the one where he fought off Durka, early on. I thought he was very noble in that. He was prepared to sacrifice himself to save the others, which was great. (edit)
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