Ed Wasser
# Ed Wasser

Ed Wasser (born March 26, 1964) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Mr. Morden in Babylon 5.

## Biography

Wasser was born in Roslyn Heights, New York on March 26, 1964. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the State University of New York, SUNY Purchase Conservatory. After college he started his own business called Ad Skates, Inc., while continuing acting classes at the Michael Howard Studios.

## Career

### Acting

He is best known for his portrayal of Mr. Morden in 14 episodes of the US science fiction television series Babylon 5. He also appeared in the pilot telefilm of the series, but as a different character ("Guerra", part of the operations staff in the Babylon 5 Observation Dome).

Wasser has appeared in numerous television series including Quantum Leap, Law & Order, Murder, She Wrote, NYPD Blue, and 24.

He appears in the 1995 film The Set-Up.

### Voicework

In 2009, he voiced a robot (IR-2) in the NASA animated short "Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Gravity and the Great Attractor," part of the web-series IRrelevant Astronomy produced by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

### Construction

Mainly retired from acting, Wasser founded a construction company called Waterstone Construction and works as a general contractor.

## Film

Film :

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | The Set Up | Cop #1 | |
| 1995 | Stormswept | Eugene | |
| 1995 | The Royal Affair | | |
| 1995 | Star Witness | | |
| 1996 | Dark Secrets | Dennis Gary | |
| 1997 | The Emissary: A Biblical Epic | Julius | |
| 2000 | Home the Horror Story | Kurt Tester | |
| 2007 | Eight Thirty Two | Mr. Black | (Short) |
| 2008 | The Better Angels | Charles Nichols | (Short) |
| 2015 | Weekend Delivery | | (Short) |
| 2015 | Modulation | Dad | (Short) |

## TV appearances

Television :

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Another World | Benjamin | Episode #1.5620 |
| 1992 | Quantum Leap | Young Executive | Episode: "It's a Wonderful Leap - May 10, 1958" |
| 1992 | Murder, She Wrote | First Man | Episode: "The Mole" |
| 1993 | Babylon 5: The Gathering | Guerra | TV movie |
| 1993 | Eden | | |
| 1994 | Hot Line | Marc | Episode: "Voyeur" |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | Det. Ernie Kowalski | Episode: "Cold Heaters" |
| 1996 | Sliders | Studio Guard | Episode: "Dead Man Sliding" |
| 1997 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Howard Orrey | Episode: "False Truths" |
| 1994-1998 | Babylon 5 | Morden | 14 episodes |
| 2004 | 24 | Jason Carasone | Episode: "Day 3: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m." |
| 2008 | IRrelevant Astronomy | Robot IR-2 | |
| 2010 | Spaceship Spitzer: Bots of Both Worlds | Robot Ir-2 (voice) | (Short) |
| 2009-2013 | Robot Astronomy Talk Show | Robot Ir-2 / News Anchor / Robot IR-2 | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | The Universe Unplugged | Dave | Episode: "NOTGLaDOS: Electromagnetic Spectrum The Musical" |
