Background
Worthy was born in Detroit, Michigan to a father who worked in the automotive industry.
Worthy was born in Detroit, Michigan to a father who worked in the automotive industry.
Worthy studied Tae Kwon Do at a young age. He graduated from Southfield Senior High School in 1985 and from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in 1990.
Worthy became a stage actor in Detroit, later moving to Chicago to develop his theatrical skills. Later, he moved to Los Angeles, California with the goal of acting in film and television His first big break came as Rickey Latrell, a basketball player accused of murder, on the television show Murder One in 1996.
He played Nathan Jackson on the 1998-1999 television show The Magnificent Seven.
He has had several roles within the Star Trek franchise. He has played several aliens, and one human, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise.
He also had a supporting role in the 1998 film Star Trek: Insurrection. He guest-starred in "The Warrior", a 2001 episode of Stargate SG-1, where he made use of his Tae Kwon Do and stunt fighting skills as the Goa"uld Imhotep.
He appeared on the 2003-2009 re-imagined version of Battlestar Galactica as Cylon model number Four, often referred to as "Simon".
He worked on a short-lived 2005 private-eye drama on American Broadcasting Company, Eyes. He had a large role on the 2006 American Broadcasting Company Family miniseries Fallen. He also had a part in the television series Supernatural, playing the unnamed Alpha Vampire in two episodes of Season 6 and one episode of season 7.
Worthy appeared on NCIS Season 10 Episode 4 Original air date October 23, 2012 as Navy Captain Logan Doyle
Worthy was featured in the 2012 documentary That Guy.
Who Was in That Thing, about character actors. During the documentary Worthy is brought to tears while describing his devotion to acting nearly leading to him ending up homeless.
He credits a small recurring role on an American Soap Opera show, during which he rode his bicycle to the studio due to having sold off his car to pay his rent, as saving his acting career.