Michael T. Weiss

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Michael T. Weiss
Born
Michael Terry Weiss

(1962-02-02) February 2, 1962 (age 62) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active1980–2017

Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2, 1962) [1] is a retired American actor known for his role as Jarod in the television series The Pretender and for his role in Days of Our Lives .

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Early life

Weiss was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 2, 1962. [1] His father was a steel industry executive, and his mother was a homemaker. [1] His sister, Jamie Sue Weiss, became a make-up artist for television and films.

He attended Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Southern California. [2]

Career

Weiss began acting when he was a child, where he appeared in local TV commercials in Chicago.

In 1980, at age 18, he appeared as an extra in the film Ordinary People . Shortly after his college graduation, he was cast as Mike Horton on Days of Our Lives . He performed in the 1991 remake of remake of Dark Shadows, as well as in the film Jeffrey , the animated series The Legend of Tarzan , and a recurring role in Crossing Jordan . He voiced "The Nameless One", the protagonist of the computer game Planescape: Torment .

Weiss starred in the NBC-TV prime time drama The Pretender for four seasons as the lead character Jarod.

In February 2006, Weiss attended a benefit with his former Pretender co-stars Andrea Parker and James Denton for Cure Autism Now. [3]

Weiss joined the cast of Impressionism , a play by Michael Jacobs and directed by Jack O'Brien. [4] It opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 12, 2009.

Weiss appeared in A Perfect Future , Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre. The production was directed by Wilson Milam. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Ordinary People ExtraUncredited
1988 Howling IV: The Original Nightmare Richard Adams
1994Angel 4: UndercoverRyan Gersh
1994 Jeffrey Steve Howard
1996 Freeway Larry
1999 Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby Drifter
2000 Dinosaur CretoVoice
2001 Net Worth Michael Winslow
2001 Bones Lupovich
2002 Tarzan & Jane Tarzan Voice [6]
2003Written in BloodMatthew Ransom
2004 Until the Night Daniel
2004MarmaladePeter
2005 Confessions of an Action Star Drug Lord
2005IowaLarry Clarkson
2006Razor SharpDexShort film
2007FadeDoctor McCabe
2010 Sex and the City 2 Handsome Man at Wedding
2017Sunset ParkDuane

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985–1990 Days of Our Lives Mike Horton 468 episodes
1988Take My Daughters, PleaseJoe BlakeTelevision film
1990 The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake LarryTelevision film
1991 Dark Shadows Joe Haskell/Peter Bradford (1791 Storyline)11 episodes
1992 2000 Malibu Road Roger Tabor6 episodes
1994 Red Shoe Diaries The New ManEpisode: "The Game"
1995Remember MeScott CoveyTelevision film
1996–2000 The Pretender Jarod86 episodes
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1998–99)
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television
1999-2000 Profiler Jarod3 episodes
2000 Men in Black: The Series Unknown roleVoice, episode: "The Baby Kay Syndrome"
2001 The Pretender 2001 JarodTelevision film
2001 The Zeta Project Dr. WilhelmVoice, episode: "Absolute Zero" [6]
2001 The Pretender: Island of the Haunted JarodTelevision film
2001–2003 The Legend of Tarzan Tarzan Voice, main role
2002 Jackie Chan Adventures GilesEpisode: "Pleasure Calls"
2002 Justice League Etrigan the Demon/Jason Blood Voice, episode: "A Knight of Shadows" [6]
2003 The Mummy Nizam TothVoice, 3 episodes
2003–2004 Crossing Jordan James Horton4 episodes
2005 Justice League Unlimited Etrigan the Demon/Jason BloodVoice, episode: "The Balance" [6]
2005 Clubhouse Jackie TamblerEpisode: "Save Situation"
2005–2007 Higglytown Heroes Mountain Rescue HeroVoice, 3 episodes
2009–2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Adam Strange Voice, 2 episodes [6]
2011 Blue Bloods Sonny Malevsky4 episodes
2011 Burn Notice HolcombEpisode: "Army of One"
2012–2013 Young Justice Captain Atom Voice, 7 episodes [6]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007ScarcityHerbNominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
2009 Impressionism Douglas Finch
2010 The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity Everett K. Olson
2011 A Perfect Future John Hudson

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Planescape: Torment The Nameless One
2003 Freelancer Orillion
2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Dormammu

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References

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  2. "Michael T. Weiss pulls weight in 'Bones'". jaehakim.com. Jae-Ha Kim. October 21, 2001. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. "News & Updates". cureautismnow.org. Cure Autism Now. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2007.
  4. "Impressionism: NY Times reports Marsha Mason, Andre DeShields, Michael T. Weiss, Aaron Lazar and Margarita Levieva join cast". newyorktheatreguide.com. December 3, 2008. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010.
  5. Gans, Andrew (February 17, 2011). "Donna Bullock, Scott Drummond, Daniel Oreskes, Michael T. Weiss Explore A Perfect Future, Opening Feb. 17". playbill.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Michael T. Weiss (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 21, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.