Veteran performer Jody Racicot has worked as an actor for over twenty years. He underwent classical training at the George Brown Theatre School in Toronto, then started out onstage in various theater productions. He later went on to do a number of films, such as Hostile Intent, The Tuxedo, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Final Destination 3, and Night at the Museum. He has also acted in numerous television series, among them Forever Knight,
The X-Files , The Outer Limits, Relic Hunter, Earth: Final Conflict, Stargate: SG-1, and Touching Evil. Apart from his acting career, he also enjoys hiking, golfing, skiing, and woodworking.
Hans Zarkov is played by Jody Racicot in the Sci-Fi Channel's modern-day remake of the classic comic series Flash Gordon. He is a brilliant scientist with several odd personality quirks. Zarkov worked together with Dr. Lawrence Gordon, the father of Flash, on the mysterious project known as the Portage Initiative. After Dr. Gordon vanished through the interdimensional rift to Mongo, Zarkov secluded himself away in his laboratory, desperately trying to learn more about the incident that claimed his colleague and mentor. He eventually meets up with Flash, and reluctantly provides assistance in an effort to find and rescue Dr. Gordon.
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