2026 Guest panel schedule
SATURDAY
April 25th (X-Mansion Room)
1:00PM – Casper van Dien
2:00PM – Michael Ironside
3:00PM – Kolton Steward
4:00PM – The Masters of NL Cosplay The art of cosplay: Unlocking your potential with cosplay guest ScrappyMasquerade
6:00PM – Storytime with Fat Apollo
SUNDAY
April 26th (X-Mansion Room)
11:00AM – Kolton Steward
12:00PM – Michael Ironside
1:00PM – Casper van Dien
2:00PM – Anthony Montgomery
*Guests are also available during regular vendor hall hours for autographs and to chat with attendees (when not doing a scheduled panel or taking a short break for lunch).
Casper van Dien
ACTOR
Casper grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey on Van Dien Avenue (named after his great, great-grandfather). When he and his family moved to Florida, he enrolled at the elite military college prep school Admiral Farragut Academy, where he graduated third in command. After attending Florida State University, he moved to LA to pursue an acting career where he found success in both film and TV.
His breakthrough role was as the lead in Paul Verhoeven’s cult-classic Starship Troopers for Sony/Touchstone. He was also cast in Tim Burton’s critically acclaimed film Sleepy Hollow for Paramount Pictures with Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci and Christopher Walken.
Van Dien starred as ‘Lord of the Jungle’ in the Warner Bros. film Tarzan and the Lost City. Casper has starred in over 60 films and television projects. Some of his credits include Chasing Destiny with Lauren Graham & Christopher Lloyd, Modern Vampires with Kim Cattrall & Rod Steiger, Thrill Seekers with Catherine Bell & Martin Sheen, Personal Effects with Penelope Ann Miller, Officer Down with Sherilyn Fenn, Big Spender with Graham Green, James Dean: Live Fast Die Young with Robert Mitchum, The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb for Hallmark Entertainment and the surprise independent hit The Omega Code.
Anthony Montgomery is an Emmy-nominated actor, author, producer, and creator whose career spans television, film, comics, and music. He currently appears in Seasons 2–6 of Carl Weber’s The Family Business on BET+, Paramount+ and Amazon Prime, portraying Brother Elijah, a key leader within the series’ fictional Muslim Brotherhood.
MICHAEL IRONSIDE
ACTOR
Ironside first began acting in movies in the late 1970s. He received plenty of recognition with his frightening turn as deadly and powerful psychic Darryl Revok in David Cronenberg’s Scanners. He was likewise very chilling as vicious misogynistic psychopath Colt Hawker in Visiting Hours. Other memorable film roles include weary Detective Roersch in the thriller Cross Country, the crazed Overdog in the immensely enjoyable Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, the hard-nosed Jester in the blockbuster smash Top Gun, ramrod Major Paul Hackett in Extreme Prejudice, loner Vietnam veteran “Ben” in Nowhere to Hide, the ferocious Lem Johnson in Watchers, and lethal immortal General Katana in Highlander II: The Quickening.
Moreover, Ironside has appeared in two highly entertaining science fiction features for Paul Verhoeven: At his savage best as the evil Richter in Total Recall and typically excellent as the rugged Lieutenant Jean Rasczak in Starship Troopers. Ironside showed a more tender and thoughtful side with his lovely and touching performance as a hardened convict who befriends a disabled man in the poignant indie drama gem Chaindance; he also co-wrote the script and served as an executive producer. Michael was terrific as tough mercenary Ham Tyler on the epic miniseries ‘V,’ and its follow up ‘V: The Final Battle,’. He appeared in The Perfect Storm and The Machinist. Ironside starred as Resistance General Hugh Ashdown in Terminator Salvation. Ironside guest starred in season 3 episode 20 (“Twilight of the Idols”) of Andromeda.
Ironside also had a recurring role on the television series SeaQuest 2032. Among the television series he has done guest spots on are The A-Team, Hill Street Blues, The New Mike Hammer, The Hitchhiker, Tales from the Crypt, Walker, Texas Ranger, The Outer Limits, ER, Smallville, Desperate Housewives, and Masters of Horror. Ironside garnered a slew of plaudits and a Gemini Award nomination for his outstanding portrayal of shrewd biker gang leader Bob Durelle in the acclaimed Canadian miniseries The Last Chapter II: The War Continues. Ironside appeared in the film: X-Men: First Class, playing the Captain of the 7th Fleet. He appeared in Justified playing a supporting role as a Detroit hitman the following year.
In addition to his substantial film and television work, Ironside has also lent his distinctive deep voice to video games and movies such as Transformers (voice of Ultra Magnus. Ironside voiced comic book villain Darkseid in the DC Animated Universe, including Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. He later reprised the role in the 2018 video game Lego DC Supervillains and the 2020 DC Universe/HBO Max web series Harley Quinn. In one episode of The New Batman Adventures, he voiced Batman in a Batman: The Dark Knight Returns sequence.
In video games Ironside is well known as the voice of character Sam Fisher in the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell games and Jack Granger in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars.
KOLTON STEWART
ACTOR
Kolton Stewart is a Canadian actor and musician whose career spans television, film and stage, marked by performances that blend emotional nuance with charismatic screen presence. Known to audiences worldwide for his roles in My Life with the Walter Boys, Locke & Key and Disney’s Disenchanted, Stewart has steadily built a reputation as a dynamic young talent capable of navigating comedy, drama and fantasy with equal ease.
Raised in Ontario, Stewart began performing at a young age, emerging first as a gifted musician before transitioning into acting. His early work on television, namely his role as Jarvis in Some Assembly Required, quickly demonstrated his range, soon earning attention for roles that highlighted his sharp comedic timing and grounded emotional approach.
Having previously appeared in Locke & Key, bringing depth to the atmospheric fantasy series, he also joined the star-studded cast of Disenchanted, contributing to Disney’s musical sequel with his background as a trained vocalist and performer.
Stewart reached a new level of visibility with his performance as Dylan Newsome in the hit Netflix series My Life with the Walter Boys, where his warmth, sincerity and on-screen chemistry helped anchor the ensemble drama. Most recently he can be seen in Mistletoe Murders, Sidelined 2: Intercepted, and playing hockey player Carter Vaughn on Crave smash-hit Heated Rivalry.
ScrappyMasquerade
Cosplayer Jesse Randell
Fat Apollo
comedian, local celebrity & MC Extraordinaire
Fat Apollo, Michael McCluskey, is a mixture of all things geeky and nerdy rolled up in a crunchy comedic shell. Donning Everlast boxing gloves, as well as a cape and shirt made of vintage Battlestar Galactica bed sheets (circa 1977) – Fat Apollo is a true multi-media juggernaut. The showbiz bug bit early with a stint as a Buster Brown shoe model, and appearances on the Reach for the Top teen show. Fat Apollo really made his mark in Victoria BC, as the special guest morning-man replacement on Q100.3 launching the briefly popular, guess that tune game, The Kazoo Monster.
Now residing in his hometown of Halifax, Fat Apollo is a charter member of the long running Geeks Versus Nerds comedy show. Voted funniest comedy night and best podcast in Halifax by The Coast’s readers, it is recorded live and has been featured five times at Hal-Con. In 2010, Fat Apollo debated Nathan Fillion as to superiority of the Millenium Falcon over the Serenity, and in 2011 defeated Teddy & Ajay of Innerspace, successfully proving Yoda was the better headmaster than Dumbledore. His one man show “Storytime with Fat Apollo” is a hit at conventions everywhere! Follow him on Twitter @realfatapollo and on Facebook Fat Apollo, celebrity.
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