Michael Benyaer | |
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 Benyaer at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2013 | |
| Born | May 25, 1970 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor/Voice Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | http://www.michaelbenyaer.com |
Michael Benyaer is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Bob in the Canadian CGI series ReBoot and Hadji Singh in season one of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest .
On playing Hadji, Benyaer stated, "[he] is one of the few roles for an ethnic actor that is not a bad guy. I mean, how many East Indian heroes have been on television? Hadji is for the sensitive kids out there. He is the outsider in all of us." [1] A Star Wars fan, Benyaer relished the opportunity to work with Mark Hamill for the episode In the Realm of the Condor. [1]
Benyaer has appeared in feature films, including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , The Hitman , Postal and Deadpool . On television, he has appeared in shows such as 24 , NCIS , Castle , The Shield , Sanctuary , The Last Ship , The Flash , Modern Family , Emily's Reasons Why Not and Days of Our Lives .
His notable animation roles include Ken in Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World , G.I. Joe as Airwave [2] and Scoop, [2] Exosquad as Kaz Takagi and Praetorious, Hurricanes as Stats Hiro and Plato Quinones, Hot Wheels: World Race as William "Banjee" Castillo and Kanan Jarrus in Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales . He guest-starred as various characters on Robot Chicken .
His voice is heard in the video games Assassin's Creed: Revelations as Darim Ibn La-Ahad, Lt. Draza in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves , Lt. Nanib Sahir in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties , Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption as Wilhelm, Marvel Heroes as Dum Dum Dugan, King's Quest as Mr. Waddles and Dying Light as Tahir. He also provides various voices in The Matrix: Path of Neo , Star Wars: The Old Republic , 007: Quantum of Solace , SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs , Need for Speed: Underground , The Elder Scrolls , Skylanders: Trap Team and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare .
Benyaer has also worked as a scriptwriter for several episodes of Billy the Cat , the cult TV series Pilot One , and the Canadian version of Sesame Street .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Joe 'Jo-Jo' | |
| 1991 | The Hitman | Hassan | |
| 1996 | Underworld | Vince | |
| 1997 | Masterminds | Taxi Driver | |
| 1998 | Surface to Air | Iraqi Soldier | |
| 2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Father Neighbor | |
| 2002 | Dead Heat | Warehouse Worker | |
| 2003 | Hot Wheels: World Race | William 'Banjee' Castillo | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Postal | Mohammed | |
| 2008 | Far Cry | Smith, Mercenary | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Egyptian Interpol Officer #2 | |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Flight Technician | |
| 2013 | Assault on Wall Street | Dr. John Nordella | |
| 2016 | Deadpool | Warlord | |
| 2017 | The Layover | Shahar | |
| 2018 | Beyond the Sky | Dr. Maurice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Don | Episode: "Next Generation" |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | Dino | Episode: "Prodigal Son" |
| 1987 | Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World | Ken | Voice, television short |
| 1988 | Higher Ground | Ike Tench | Television film |
| 1988–89 | MacGyver | J.D. / Sniper | 2 episodes |
| 1993–94 | Exosquad | Kaz Takagi / Praetorius | Voice, 10 episodes |
| 1994–96 | Hurricanes | Stats Hiro | Voice, 7 episodes |
| 1994–2001 | ReBoot | Bob | Voice, 29 episodes |
| 1996–97 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Hadji Singh | Voice, 24 episodes |
| 1998 | Viper | Emile | Episode: "Wisegal" |
| 1999, 2004 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Brad Stuart / Constable Neil Cohen | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Bureau Chief | Episode: "Supernaked" |
| 2001 | Mobile Suit Gundam | M'Quve | Voice, English dub |
| 2001 | Dark Angel | Onion Runyon | Episode: "Art Attack" |
| 2001 | ReBoot: Daemon Rising | Bob | Voice, television film |
| 2001 | ReBoot: My Two Bobs | Bob | Voice, television film |
| 2001–03 | Sitting Ducks | Raoul | Voice, 26 episodes |
| 2001–07 | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | 7 episodes |
| 2003 | Smallville | Jameson | Episode: "Shattered" |
| 2004 | The L Word | Marc | Episode: "Let's Do It" |
| 2004 | The Shield | Goma Magar | Episode: "On Tilt" |
| 2004 | Romeo! | Jarrad | Episode: "Friends & Lovers" |
| 2005 | 24 | Naseem | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Murder Unveiled | Ashu | Television film |
| 2005 | The Inside | David Sarkesian | Episode: "Point of Origin" |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | Miniseries |
| 2006 | Eureka | Dr. Louis Glazer | Episode: "Purple Haze" |
| 2006–08 | Emily's Reasons Why Not | Aknad | Miniseries |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Raul | Episode: "Faceoff" |
| 2009 | Eli Stone | Dr. Lawson | Episode: "Flight Path" |
| 2009 | Castle | Oscar | Episode: "Always Buy Retail" |
| 2009 | Sanctuary | Assam | Episode: "End of Nights: Part 1" |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Dr. Joseph Gorshani | Episode: "A Price Above Rubies" |
| 2010 | Saving Grace | Hospital Official | Episode: "Let's Talk" |
| 2010 | Svetlana | Ahmedinajad's Interpreter | Episode: "Yellowcake" |
| 2011 | Chaos | Sadegh | Episode: "Mincemeat" |
| 2011 | NCIS | Osman Zoranj | Episode: "Engaged (Part II)" |
| 2012 | Fairly Legal | Grantham Pace HR Lawyer | Episode: "Shine a Light" |
| 2013 | Motive | Stuart Nieuwendyk | Episode: "Detour" |
| 2013 | Perception | Dr. Arthur Singh | Episode: "Defective" |
| 2013–14 | Days of Our Lives | Dr. Chyka | 39 episodes |
| 2014 | Intelligence | Badri Adani | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Jerry | Episode: "The Wedding, Part 1" |
| 2014 | The Last Ship | Amir | Episode: "Welcome to Gitmo" |
| 2014 | The Flash | Araz | Episode: "Things You Can't Outrun" |
| 2015 | Olympus | General Kastor | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
| 2015 | Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales | Kanan Jarrus | Voice, television special |
| 2016 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Salah Sabila | Episode: "Citizens of the World" |
| 2016 | Beauty and the Beast | Karim | Episode: "Au Revoir" |
| 2016 | Legends of the Hidden Temple | King Olmec | Television film |
| 2017 | Man Seeking Woman | Khalid | Episode: "Pad Thai" |
| 2017 | Prison Break | Zakat | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Madam Secretary | President Bassam Sayedd | Episode: "Revelation" |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. | Tarek | Episode: "Radical" |
| 2018 | The Brave | Omid | Episode: "Desperate Measures" |
| 2018 | Taken | Liad Meidar | Episode: "Invitation Only" |
| 2018 | ReBoot: The Guardian Code | Bob | Voice, episode: "Mainframe Mayhem" |
| 2018 | Snowfall | Dareh | Episode: "Jingle Bell Rock" |
| 2018 | Magnum P.I. | Samal Talib | Episode: "From the Head Down" |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Dr. Wehunt | Voice, episode: "Sucker of Souls" |
| 2019 | The Expanse | Arjun | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Sevet | Episode: "Charades" |
| 2024 | Tracker | Vince Talbott | Episode: "The Storm" |
| Curses! (TV series) | Manticore | Episode: "The Persian Block Die" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1996 | Jonny Quest: Cover-Up at Roswell | Hadji Singh | ||
| 1998 | ReBoot | Bob | ||
| 2000 | Kessen | Yukinaga Konishi / Morichika Chosokabe / Keiji Maeda / Retainer East | English dub | [3] |
| 2000 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption | Wilhelm | ||
| 2001 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front | M'Quve | Uncredited; English dub | |
| 2002 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon | M'Quve | Uncredited; English dub | |
| 2005 | The Matrix: Path of Neo | Vamp / Police / Security | ||
| 2006 | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 | Additional Voice Over Talent | ||
| 2008 | 007: Quantum of Solace | Mercenaries | ||
| 2009 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Lieutenant Draza / Serbian Soldiers | ||
| 2010 | Medal of Honor | Fighter | Uncredited | |
| 2010 | Blur | Khan | Unused Cutscene | |
| 2011 | SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs | ClawHammer Soldier #1 / Pilot #3 / NATO #1 | ||
| 2011 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Indian Ocean Pirates | ||
| 2011 | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Darim Ibn La-Ahad / Haras / Abbas's Captain / Masyaf Assassins | ||
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices | ||
| 2012 | Spec Ops: The Line | Soldiers | ||
| 2012 | XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Comm. Clerk | ||
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Multiplayer | ||
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Dum Dum Dugan / Blizzard / Dark Elves | Uncredited | |
| 2013 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Additional Voices | English dub | |
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Hrogi / Nord Guard Male / Justice Istah | ||
| 2014 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Additional Voices | ||
| 2015 | Dying Light | Tahir / Additional Voices | ||
| 2015 | King's Quest | Mr. Waddles | ||
| 2018 | Assassin's Creed Odyssey | Darius | Also Legacy of the First Blade | |
| 2022 | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Khaled Al-Asad |
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