

The Role
Commander Adama (later Admiral) is played by Edward James Olmos.[Olmos. Pictured[Pictured on the left.]
On the original series and Galactica 1980, the role was played by Lorne Green. [Pictured on the right.] Overview
Adama, a former fighter pilot, commands the entire fleet of survivors and leads the war against the Cylons. His goal is to find and settle on Earth.
Character Connections
- Apollo - Adama's oldest so.
- Starbuck - was engaged to Adama's son Zak, who died years earlier. Adama treats Kara like a daughter.
- Tigh - Adama and Tigh have been friends for 20 year.
- Roslin - Adama and Roslin have a deep connection and, is season 4, has romantic feelings for each other.
Trivia
- His call sign as a pilot was Husker.
- His hobby is model ship building.