Dr. Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica played by James Callis, a reimagining of Lord Baltar from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series. [1] He is one of the show's primary characters.

Dr. Gaius Baltar was an accomplished computer scientist of Aerelonean descent. Shunning his farming background, Baltar became a celebrity figure with political connections, which enabled a successful push for the re-introduction of software networking in military vessels in …

In 2003, Callis played the role of Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and continued the role in the regular series that followed. In 2006, Callis won the Best Supporting Actor Saturn Award and an AFI award for his performance as Baltar.

James Callis. Actor: Slow Horses. James Callis was born on 4 June 1971 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Slow Horses (2022), Battlestar Galactica (2003) and Castlevania (2017). He has been married to Neha Callis since …

Dec 24, 2022 · The 2000s reboot of Battlestar Galactica contains many mysteries, but the question of why Gaius Baltar is the only one who can see Number Six has a secret answer.

Feb 8, 2025 · Doctor Gaius Baltar is a brilliant scientist, legally-elected President of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, and, later, a revered religious figure for the remnants of humanity.

[a hallucinatory Number Six has shown Baltar an odd device on the DRADIS display console in the Galactica's CIC] Baltar : You're not helping.

Oct 29, 2023 · The Cult of Baltar emerges in Battlestar Galactica, challenging traditional polytheistic beliefs and making Gaius Baltar a messianic figure.

Feb 3, 2025 · My Triumphs, My Mistakes is a manifesto written by Gaius Baltar while imprisoned on Galactica. In it he tells his life story and writes about the oppression of the working class of the Twelve Colonies by the "aristocracy," particularly the " Caprican elite."

Jan 8, 2009 · Gaius Baltar has been one of the most complicated and unusual characters on Galactica since it began.