Tahmoh Penikett

Exclusive: Battlestar Alum Joins Mortal Kombat

Familiar face to genre fans set to play Stryker.

It’s rare that you find a competitor who brings a gun to a Mortal Kombat tournament, but Kurtis Stryker is just that kind of guy. As it turns out, the MK character – first introduced in Mortal Kombat 3 – will be part of Warner Bros.’ new Mortal Kombat digital series, and IGN has the exclusive on who’s playing him.

Tahmoh Penikett, best known for his role as Helo on Battlestar Galactica, is taking on the role of the police officer character, referred to here as Lieutenant Stryker. Penikett, seen more recently in Dollhouse, joins a cast that includes Michael Jai White as Jax, Jeri Ryan as Sonya and Darren Shahlavi as Kano.

White and Ryan are reprising their roles from last year’s unofficial Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short, with the director of that project, Kevin Tancharoen, co-writing and directing the digital series.

The Mortal Kombat digital series is now filming in Vancouver, for release this spring.