Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde (23 August 1927 – 15 January 2018) was a British actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two television series: "Department S" (1969–70) and "Jason King" (1971–72). His flamboyant dress sense and stylish performances led to popular success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s; Mike Myers credited Wyngarde with inspiring the character Austin Powers. Peter Wyngarde's date and place of birth, his birth name, and his parents' nationalities and occupations are all disputed. According to his own account, he
Jason Cope Jason Cope Jason Cope (known as Benoit Franc) is a South African actor perhaps best known for his work in the 2009 Academy Award-nominated science fiction film "District 9". In 2004, Cope played a variety of roles on the second season of the SABC1 comedy show "The Pure Monate Show". In 2008, he played the character of Howard Weaver in the MNet miniseries "Ella Blue". The title character of the miniseries was portrayed by actress Nathalie Blott, who would go on to costar with Cope in the film "District 9". Since 2010, he has also played a "Field Reporter" on