Ed Wasser (born March 26, 1964 in Roslyn Heights, New York) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Mr. Morden in 14 episodes of the US science fiction television series Babylon 5. He also appeared in the pilot telefilm of the series, but as a different character ("Guerra", part of the operations staff in the Babylon 5 Observation Dome).Wasser has appeared in numerous other television series including Quantum Leap, Law & Order, Murder, She Wrote, NYPD Blue, and 24. He appears in the 1995 film The Set-Up.In 2009, he voiced a robot (IR-2) in the NASA animated short "Robot Astronomy Talk Show: Gravity and the Great Attractor," part of the web-series IRrelevant Astronomy produced by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.Mainly retired from acting, Wasser founded a construction company called Waterstone Construction and works as a general contractor.
On Babylon 5 (1994): I was mesmerized by Mira Furlan - I don't know if I thought she was the best person for the part - I'm not a casting director. All I knew is who I thought was talented. I wasn't mesmerized by Jerry Doyle, but he had a lot of attitude and cockiness, which was absolutely right for the part. The ones who really stick out in my head were: one guy who read for G'Kar had done Cuckoo's Nest and he was pretty incredible. I can't honestly say I read with Andreas Katsulas, but he's very powerful, and I think he's brilliant. I liked Michael O'Hare's work; he had the presence of a commander.
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Produced corporate videos, in-house training videos and business-to-business communications.
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Started his own company "Ad Skates, Inc." after leaving college. He employed roller skaters to skate around Manhattan handing out flyers.
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Has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the State University of New York, SUNY Purchase Conservatory.
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Played baseball at high school, but had to stop after separating and dislocating his right shoulder.
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