<P> At the age of 52 , he began to revive his career and started taking acting classes , something he had not thought about after being cast in Neighbours . He described his age , unknown status and willingness to work for a relatively low fee as being his main assets for getting work in America . His drama teacher , who he has remained with ever since , told him `` that you might want to play great roles , but truth is you will get cast as a specific type . Just work out your type . The others in the class said I was a bit Anthony Hopkins and a bit Sean Connery and that went into my head . I thought if I go for roles those guys would go for I 'm more likely to get them . '' The first role he was offered was a part in a series called Sign of Life , a show about a rock band , which eventually fell through . Dale only received a couple of auditions during his first year in America , but his break came when he was cast as the South African Al Patterson in four episodes of ER . Since then , Dale has been `` busier than ever '' . He has appeared in many television series including guest appearances on The West Wing , Torchwood , The Lone Gunmen , Californication , and The Practice . Many of these have been recurring roles , such as the part of Tom Morrow in JAG and its spin - off NCIS , as well as appearing in three episodes , including the series finale , of The X-Files , playing the `` Toothpick Man '' . He played the recurring role of Vice President of the United States Jim Prescott for seven episodes of the second season of 24 , a part which was originally supposed to be a single scene . Dale had recurring roles in the serial Midnight Man and the Australian series Sea Patrol in 2008 . He also had recurring parts on Undercovers , Entourage as John Ellis , the fictional owner of Warner Bros. , and the British series Moving Wallpaper as a fictional version of himself . He had a recurring role as King George in the series Once Upon a Time , and Emmett in Hot in Cleveland , before joining the main cast of Dominion in 2014 , playing General Edward Riesen . </P>
<P> At the age of 52 , he began to revive his career and started taking acting classes , something he had not thought about after being cast in Neighbours . He described his age , unknown status and willingness to work for a relatively low fee as being his main assets for getting work in America . His drama teacher , who he has remained with ever since , told him `` that you might want to play great roles , but truth is you will get cast as a specific type . Just work out your type . The others in the class said I was a bit Anthony Hopkins and a bit Sean Connery and that went into my head . I thought if I go for roles those guys would go for I 'm more likely to get them . '' The first role he was offered was a part in a series called Sign of Life , a show about a rock band , which eventually fell through . Dale only received a couple of auditions during his first year in America , but his break came when he was cast as the South African Al Patterson in four episodes of ER . Since then , Dale has been `` busier than ever '' . He has appeared in many television series including guest appearances on The West Wing , Torchwood , The Lone Gunmen , Californication , and The Practice . Many of these have been recurring roles , such as the part of Tom Morrow in JAG and its spin - off NCIS , as well as appearing in three episodes , including the series finale , of The X-Files , playing the `` Toothpick Man '' . He played the recurring role of Vice President of the United States Jim Prescott for seven episodes of the second season of 24 , a part which was originally supposed to be a single scene . Dale had recurring roles in the serial Midnight Man and the Australian series Sea Patrol in 2008 . He also had recurring parts on Undercovers , Entourage as John Ellis , the fictional owner of Warner Bros. , and the British series Moving Wallpaper as a fictional version of himself . He had a recurring role as King George in the series Once Upon a Time , and Emmett in Hot in Cleveland , before joining the main cast of Dominion in 2014 , playing General Edward Riesen . </P>
who plays king george in once upon a time
who plays king george in once upon a time
Dale
Dale