Stargate SG-1: Actors: Tapping

Captain Samantha Carter

Amanda Tapping originates her role on the series as Captain Samantha Carter, a theoretical astrophysicist and Pentagon expert on the Stargate assigned to Colonel O'Neill's mission team. Tapping was born in Rochford, England and raised in Toronto with her three brothers. She has guest starred on such series as "The X-Files," "Due South," "Forever Knight," "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues," "The Newsroom," and "The Outer Limits" and was a series regular on the Disney series "Flash Forward." Television film credits include "Lessons in Love," "Remembrance" and "Degree of Guilt." She has also appeared in the feature films "Booty Call" and "Rent a Kid."

A graduate of the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Art, Tapping has performed in such theatrical productions as "Steel Magnolias," "Look Back in Anger," "Children of A Lesser God," "Noises Off," "The Lion in Winter" and "The Shadow Walkers." In addition, she co-founded the Canadian comedy troupe Random Acts.

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