Jeffrey Combs

Combs's best known horror role was as Herbert West, the main character in the movie Re-Animator , which he has reprised in the film's two sequels. He also portrayed the part of author H. P. Lovecraft (creator of the Herbert West character) in 1993's film Necronomicon: Book of the Dead . Combs has starred in eight H.P. Lovecraft adaptations. Other film credits include FeardotCom (2002), House on Haunted Hill (1999), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) and The Frighteners (1996).

Combs has had roles in many science fiction television series. He starred as the telepath Harriman Gray, in Eyes (1994), a first season episode of Babylon 5 . In August 2005, he appeared for the first time on the science fiction series The 4400 as Dr. Kevin Burkhoff; by 2006, this became a recurring role. In early 2007, he played a highly fictionalized Edgar Allan Poe in The Black Ca t , an episode of Masters of Horror .

Combs has done extensive voice work, including The Scarecrow in 1997's The New Batman Adventures . Combs continued his work in the DCAU several years later, with a recurring role as The Question in Justice League Unlimited . Combs provides the voice of Ratchet on the new animated series, Transformers: Prime .