From his website:
Richard Hatch is an internationally known actor, teacher and speaker who has sustained recognition in such series as All My Children, The Streets of San Francisco (for which he won Germany’s Bravo Award, equivalent to an Emmy Award), and Battlestar Galactica (for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award). Richard is currently playing the continuing role of Tom Zarek on the SciFi Channel’s re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series now entering its third season of production! Richard is also an author of five original Battlestar Galactica novels! And his next project, The Great War of Magellan, is underway. Learn more about the man.

http://www.richardhatch.com