'The Pretender': Here's What Happened to the Cast of the NBC Show

The Pretender was an action drama television series created by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle. It aired on NBC from 1996 2000 as part of the network’s action programming block, Thrillogy.

The series was about Jarod, a man who is on the run as a “Pretender,” which is an impostor who is able to master any skill necessary to impersonate a member of any profession including a doctor or a lawyer. “Pretenders” live at The Centre, a think tank that kidnapped Jarod when he was younger to exploit his abilities. The character was played by actor Michael T. Weiss.

After the show was canceled, TNT aired two TV movies that continued the storyline: The Pretender 2001 and The Pretender: Island of the Haunted, which were both released in 2001. In 2013, Mitchell and Sickle continued the storyline with a series of books and graphic novels.

Scroll through the gallery below to find out what the cast of The Pretender is up to now!

Michael T. Weiss

While Jarod became a hero by impersonating a member of any profession he chose, Michael, 58, made an impression as an actor by choosing to split time between theater and voicing heroes in a slew of animated shows including Justice League and The Legend of Tarzan, where he got to portray the King
of the Jungle.

Andrea Parker

Though Miss Parker was determined to track down an escaped Jarod for the Centre, Andrea, 50, captured a number of roles for herself. Along with two TNT Pretender movies, she’s starred on TV’s Less Than Perfect and Pretty Little Liars and had recurring roles on Desperate Housewives and Red Band Society.

Patrick Bauchau

Following his days as the Centre’s lead psychiatrist Sydney, Patrick, 81, didn’t mind taking supporting roles in movies such as The Cell, Secretary, Panic Room and Ray, as well as TV’s Carnivàle and The Affair. In 2022, he’ll be celebrating his 60th wedding anniversary with wife Mijanou Bardot, Brigitte Bardot’s younger sister.

Jon Gries

After playing the Centre’s resident computer genius Broots, Jon, 62, showed he could hack just about any role that came his way. He’s appeared on TV shows from 24 and Lost to The Bridge and Dream Corp LLC, as well as in over 50 films — most notably, as Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite and Casey in the Taken films.