Roiz has appeared in a number of popular television dramas, including
CSI: Miami, House, NCIS, The Mentalist, Lie To Me and
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. He had a recurring role on
Warehouse 13 as
Marcus Diamond. In 2008, Roiz landed the role of Sam Adama on
Caprica, a spin-off of
Battlestar Galactica. His character is a Tauron enforcer for the Ha'la'tha crime syndicate on Caprica who frequently goes head-to-head with his lawyer brother
Joseph Adama (played by
Esai Morales), and is also the uncle of
William Adama. On April 28, 2009, his role was expanded to series regular. Roiz stated in an interview that it was later revealed to him that his character would be gay, something he felt was an opportunity to explore the complexity of a
gay character in a science fiction setting, as well as to explore the issue of homosexuality on a social level. In 2012, he guest-starred in the second season of the
Jane Espenson–scripted romantic comedy web series
Husbands. From 2011 to 2017, Roiz was a series regular on
Grimm, a supernatural/fantasy
police procedural drama produced by
Universal Television for
NBC, staying on the regular cast for all 6 seasons of the show. Roiz then went on to appear in
Taken,
Lucifer,
Nice Iranian Girl,
The Detectives,
The Ballad of John St. George,
The Order,
Perfidy and
FBI: International as well as having recurring roles on
Salvation,
Suits,
Departure,
9-1-1,
The Endgame and
Chicago Med. Additionally, he voice-acted for
Superman: Red Son in 2020 and
Turning Red in 2022. ==Filmography==