Tom Hopper (born 28 January 1985 in Coalville, Leicestershire) is an English actor who has appeared in several television programmes and films including Merlin, Doctor Who, Casualty and Tormented.
Mass Effect is set many hundreds of years in the future, after humanity uncovers a device on Mars that allows for faster-than-light travel. This leads to encountering advanced alien species, who had already formed an interplanetary council to promote stability in a chaotic and messy universe.