Michael Benyaer (born May 25, 1970) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Bob in the Canadian CGI series ReBoot and Hadji Singh in season one of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.
Career On playing Hadji, Benyaer stated, "[he] is one of the few roles for an ethnic actor that is not a bad guy. I mean, how many East Indian heroes have been on television? Hadji is for the sensitive kids out there. He is the outsider in all of us." A Star Wars fan, Benyaer relished the opportunity to work with Mark Hamill for the episode In the Realm of the Condor.
Benyaer has appeared in feature films, including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, The Hitman, Postal and Deadpool. On television, he has appeared in shows such as 24, NCIS, Castle, The Shield, Sanctuary, The Last Ship, The Flash, Modern Family, Emily's Reasons Why Not and Days of Our Lives.
His notable animation roles include Ken in Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World, G.I. Joe as Airwave and Scoop, Exosquad as Kaz Takagi and Praetorious, Hurricanes as Stats Hiro and Plato Quinones, Hot Wheels: World Race as William "Banjee" Castillo and Kanan Jarrus in Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales. He guest-starred as various characters on Robot Chicken.
His voice is heard in the video games Assassin's Creed: Revelations as Darim Ibn La-Ahad, Lt. Draza in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Lt. Nanib Sahir in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption as Wilhelm, Marvel Heroes as Dum Dum Dugan, King's Quest as Mr. Waddles and Dying Light as Tahir. He also provides various voices in The Matrix: Path of Neo, Star Wars: The Old Republic, 007: Quantum of Solace, SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs, Need for Speed: Underground, The Elder Scrolls, Skylanders: Trap Team and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Benyaer has also worked as a scriptwriter for several episodes of Billy the Cat, the cult TV series Pilot One, and the Canadian version of Sesame Street.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1989 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Joe "Jo-Jo" 1991 The Hitman Hassan 1996 Underworld Vince 1997 Masterminds Taxi Driver 1998 Surface to Air Iraqi Soldier 2000 How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog Father Neighbor 2002 Dead Heat Warehouse Worker 2003 Hot Wheels: World Race William "Banjee" Castillo Voice, direct-to-video 2007 Postal Mohammed 2008 Far Cry Smith, Mercenary 2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Egyptian Interpol Officer #2 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Flight Technician 2013 Assault on Wall Street Dr. John Nordella 2016 Deadpool Warlord 2017 The Layover Shahar 2018 Beyond the Sky Dr. Maurice 2025 Light of the World Nicodemus Voice
Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 21 Jump Street Don Episode: "Next Generation" Wiseguy Dino Episode: "Prodigal Son" Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World Ken Voice, television short 1988 Higher Ground Ike Tench Television film 1988–89 MacGyver J.D. / Sniper 2 episodes 1993–94 Exosquad Kaz Takagi / Praetorius Voice, 10 episodes 1993–97 Hurricanes Stats Hiro Voice, 7 episodes 1994–2001 ReBoot Bob Voice, 29 episodes 1996–97 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Hadji Singh Voice, 24 episodes 1998 Viper Emile Episode: "Wisegal" 1999, 2004 Da Vinci's Inquest Brad Stuart / Constable Neil Cohen 2 episodes 2000 Secret Agent Man Bureau Chief Episode: "Supernaked" 2001 Mobile Suit Gundam M'Quve Voice, English dub Dark Angel Onion Runyon Episode: "Art Attack" ReBoot: Daemon Rising Bob Voice, television film ReBoot: My Two Bobs Bob Voice, television film 2001–03 Sitting Ducks Raoul Voice, 26 episodes 2001–07 Robot Chicken Various Voices 7 episodes 2003 Smallville Jameson Episode: "Shattered" 2004 The L Word Marc Episode: "Let's Do It" The Shield Goma Magar Episode: "On Tilt" Romeo! Jarrad Episode: "Friends & Lovers" 2005 24 Naseem 1 episode Murder Unveiled Ashu Television film The Inside David Sarkesian Episode: "Point of Origin" 2006 The Path to 9/11 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Miniseries Eureka Dr. Louis Glazer Episode: "Purple Haze" 2006–08 Emily's Reasons Why Not Aknad Miniseries 2007 Bionic Woman Raul Episode: "Faceoff" 2009 Eli Stone Dr. Lawson Episode: "Flight Path" Castle Oscar Episode: "Always Buy Retail" Sanctuary Assam Episode: "End of Nights: Part 1" The Mentalist Dr. Joseph Gorshani Episode: "A Price Above Rubies" 2010 Saving Grace Hospital Official Episode: "Let's Talk" Svetlana Ahmedinajad's Interpreter Episode: "Yellowcake" 2011 Chaos Sadegh Episode: "Mincemeat" NCIS Osman Zoranj Episode: "Engaged (Part II)" 2012 Fairly Legal Grantham Pace HR Lawyer Episode: "Shine a Light" 2013 Motive Stuart Nieuwendyk Episode: "Detour" Perception Dr. Arthur Singh Episode: "Defective" 2013–14 Days of Our Lives Dr. Chyka 39 episodes 2014 Intelligence Badri Adani Episode: "Pilot" Modern Family Jerry Episode: "The Wedding, Part 1" The Last Ship Amir Episode: "Welcome to Gitmo" The Flash Araz Episode: "Things You Can't Outrun" 2015 Olympus General Kastor Episode: "Blood Brothers" Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales Kanan Jarrus Voice, television special 2016 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Salah Sabila Episode: "Citizens of the World" Beauty and the Beast Karim Episode: "Au Revoir" Legends of the Hidden Temple King Olmec Television film 2017 Man Seeking Woman Khalid Episode: "Pad Thai" Prison Break Zakat 3 episodes Madam Secretary President Bassam Sayedd Episode: "Revelation" S.W.A.T. Tarek Episode: "Radical" 2018 The Brave Omid Episode: "Desperate Measures" Taken Liad Meidar Episode: "Invitation Only" ReBoot: The Guardian Code Bob Voice, episode: "Mainframe Mayhem" Snowfall Dareh Episode: "Jingle Bell Rock" Magnum P.I. Samal Talib Episode: "From the Head Down" 2019 Love, Death & Robots Dr. Wehunt Voice, episode: "Sucker of Souls" The Expanse Arjun 6 episodes, replaced Brian George 2023 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Sevet Episode: "Charades" 2024 Tracker Vince Talbott Episode: "The Storm" Curses! Manticore Voice, episode: "The Persian Block Die" 2025 Leviathan Zaven Voice Bat-Fam Ra's Al Ghul Voice
Video games Year Title Role Notes Source 1996 Jonny Quest: Cover-Up at Roswell Hadji Singh 1998 ReBoot Bob 2000 Kessen Yukinaga Konishi / Morichika Chosokabe / Keiji Maeda / Retainer East English dub Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption Wilhelm 2001 Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front M'Quve Uncredited; English dub 2002 Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon M'Quve Uncredited; English dub 2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo Vamp / Police / Security 2006 SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 Additional Voice Over Talent 2008 007: Quantum of Solace Mercenaries 2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Lieutenant Draza / Serbian Soldiers 2010 Medal of Honor Fighter Uncredited Blur Khan Unused cutscene 2011 SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs ClawHammer Soldier #1 / Pilot #3 / NATO #1 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Indian Ocean Pirates Assassin's Creed: Revelations Darim Ibn La-Ahad / Haras / Abbas's Captain / Masyaf Assassins Star Wars: The Old Republic Additional Voices 2012 Spec Ops: The Line Soldiers XCOM: Enemy Unknown Comm. Clerk Call of Duty: Black Ops II Multiplayer 2013 Marvel Heroes Dum Dum Dugan / Blizzard / Dark Elves Uncredited Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Additional Voices English dub 2014 The Elder Scrolls Online Hrogi / Nord Guard Male / Justice Istah Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Additional Voices 2015 Dying Light Tahir / Additional Voices King's Quest Mr. Waddles 2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Darius Also Legacy of the First Blade 2022 Call of Duty: Vanguard Khaled Al-Asad
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