Handsome and dedicated, Browder is the human centre of Farscape. Hailing from the US, he trained at the London School of Speech and Drama. He clearly relishes the challenges that the show throws at him, pointing out that "there are actors who go through their entire careers and never have the opportunities that I was given in season two alone."

Before Farscape, Browder was best known for his role as Sam Brody in US drama series Party of Five, and he had also appeared on numerous other TV shows such as Melrose Place and Murder She Wrote. Film roles have included parts in Memphis Belle and Boogie Boy.

Browder's talents don't end at acting. He's written two episodes of Farscape - season three's Green-Eyed Monster and an upcoming season four episode. Other interests include NASCAR racing - his family own a racecar, and surfing, so the move to Australia hasn't been all bad for him.

He's married, (sorry ladies!) to Francesca Buller, also an actor. Mixing work with pleasure, she's appeared in Farscape several times, as M'Lee in Bone to Be Wild, ro-NA in the Look at the Princess trilogy, and Raxil in Scratch 'n' Sniff.

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