Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome

January 31 2011: William Adama Cast in Blood and Chrome

The actor chosen to play young William Adama in the Blood and Chrome pilot is English Actor Luke Pasqualino. he is best known for playing Freddie Mclair in the hit UK show Skins.

Adama's commanding officer who is named Coker has also been cast. Coker will be played by Canadian Actor Ben Cotton. Cotton has appeared in various TV shows including Stargate Atlantis, Harper's Island and Supernatural, he also had a small part in Battlestar Galactica: Razor.

Here are the official character descriptions:

Pasqualino will star as the young, talented fighter pilot William Adama, a recent Academy graduate who finds himself assigned to the newest Battlestar in the Colonial fleet: the Galactica. Full of ambition and in pursuit of the intense action that the Cylon war promises, Adama quickly finds himself at odds with Coker (Cotton), the battle-weary officer to whom he reports. With 45 days left in his tour of duty, Coker desires an end to battle just as much as Adama craves the start of it. Though they clash at first, the two men forge an unlikely bond when a routine mission turns dangerous and becomes a pivotal one for the desperate fleet.

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As this show is still in development, information and images may change. Official character images will be added when they are made available.