Michael Weston | |
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Born | Michael Rubinstein [1] October 25, 1973 New York, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | John Rubinstein Judi West |
Michael Weston (born Michael Rubinstein; October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas on House , the deranged and sadistic kidnapper Jake in the HBO serial drama Six Feet Under , and Private Dancer on Scrubs , as well as Harry Houdini in Houdini & Doyle .
Michael Rubinstein was born in New York City, the son of actors John Rubinstein and Judi West. His paternal grandfather was Polish-Jewish piano virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein. He is also the great-grandson of Polish conductor Emil Młynarski, the founding conductor of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and principal conductor of the Scottish Orchestra. [2]
He holds a degree in Theater and Arts from Northwestern University. In 2000 he changed his surname to "Weston" as there was already a "Michael Rubinstein" in the Screen Actors Guild.
Weston is a good friend and former roommate of actor Zach Braff and has appeared in several features with him including Getting to Know You (1999), Garden State, Wish I Was Here and The Last Kiss , and in a multi-episode arc as a injured soldier on Braff's television show, Scrubs . Weston has also appeared as Simon Marsden, Olivia Benson's half-brother on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . [3]
Weston appeared in the fifth season of House as a private investigator named Lucas Douglas hired by Dr. Gregory House; he reappeared in season six. [4] Series creator David Shore planned a spin-off show [5] with Weston's character as the lead in 2008, but the show never went into production.
In 2009, Weston appeared in the Gerard Butler action film Gamer . He made a guest appearance on White Collar [6] and Burn Notice (in which the main character, Michael Westen, has a name very similar to his). In 2012, he starred in the A&E television movie, Coma . [3]
In 2016, he appeared as Harry Houdini in Houdini & Doyle . [7]
Weston has been married to musician Priscilla Ahn since 2010. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Coyote Ugly | Danny | |
Sally | Bugs | Credited as Michael Rubinstein | |
Lucky Numbers | Larry | ||
Cherry Falls | Ben | ||
2002 | Wishcraft | Brett Bumpers | |
Hart's War | Pfc. W. Roy Potts | ||
Evil Alien Conquerors | Kenny | ||
2004 | Helter Skelter | Bobby Beausoleil | Television movie |
Garden State | Kenny | ||
2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Deputy Enos Strate | |
2006 | The Last Kiss | Izzy | |
2007 | Wedding Daze | Ted | |
2008 | Pathology | Dr. Gallo | |
2009 | State of Play | Hank | |
Crank: High Voltage | Paramedic | ||
Gamer | The producer | ||
2010 | Love, Wedding, Marriage | Gerber | |
2011 | The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | Jim | |
2012 | Liberal Arts | Miles | |
2013 | Expecting | Casey | |
2014 | Wish I Was Here | Jerry | |
2015 | See You in Valhalla | Don Burwood | |
Gravy | Anson | ||
2017 | The Mad Whale | Tobias | |
2018 | Speed Kills | Shelly Katz | |
2020 | Adam | Ross |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Night Man | Episode: 1.17 "Chrome II" | |
2003 | Frasier | Ice Sculptor | Episode: 10.14 "Daphne Does Dinner" |
2004 | Monk | Morris | Episode: 3.7 "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month" |
2004–2005 | Six Feet Under | Jake | Episodes: 4.5 "That's My Dog" 4.8 "Coming And Going" 4.12 "Untitled" 5.10 "All Alone" |
2006 | ER | Rafe Hendricks | Episodes: 12.22 "Twenty-One Guns" 13.1 "Bloodline" |
2006 | Saved | Tim Reston | Episode: 1.2 "The Lady & the Tiger" |
2007, 2014 | Psych | Counselor Adam Hornstock | Episode: 1.12 "Cloudy...Chance of Murder" 8.3 "Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement" |
2007 | Scrubs | Private Brian Dancer | Episodes: 6.7 "His Story IV" 6.9 "My Perspective" 6.10 "My Therapeutic Month" 6.12 "My Fishbowl" |
2007, 2012, 2019 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Simon Marsden | Episodes: 8.13 "Loophole" 8.16 "Philadelphia" 8.19 "Florida" 8.22 "Screwed" 13.16 "Child’s Welfare" 21.6 "Murdered at a Bad Address" |
2008–2010 | House | Lucas Douglas | Episodes: 5.2 "Not Cancer" 5.3 "Adverse Events" 5.5 "Lucky Thirteen" 6.7 "Known Unknowns" 6.8 "Teamwork" 6.9 "Ignorance Is Bliss" 6.12 "Remorse" (cameo) 6.13 "Moving the Chains" 6.14 "5 to 9" 6.18 "Knight Fall" |
2009 | Crime Scene Investigation | Ryan Morton; Tripp Linson; Carsten | Episode: 9.15 "Kill Me If You Can" |
2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | LAPD Detective John Quinn | Episode: 3.10 "The Debt" |
2009 | Supernatural | (young) Charlie | Episode: 4.12 "Criss Angel is a Douche Bag" |
2009 | Burn Notice | Spencer | Episode: 3.5 "Signals and Codes" |
2010 | The Good Guys | Carson | Episode: 1.17 "The Getaway" |
2011 | CSI: New York | Frank Waters | Episode: 8.9 "Means to an End" |
2012 | White Collar | David Cook | Episode: 4.3 "Diminishing Returns" |
2012 | Coma | Peter Arno | 4 hour TV movie Based on the 1977 novel by Robin Cook |
2013 | The Office | Roger | Episode: 9.16 "Moving On" |
2014 | Those Who Kill | Space Cowboy | Episodes: 1.8 "Insomnia" 1.9 "Untethered" 1.10 "Surrender" |
2015 | Elementary | Oscar | Episodes: 3.16 "For All You Know" 3.24 "A Controlled Descent" |
2016 | Houdini & Doyle | Harry Houdini | Season 1 |
2017 | Rosewood | Owen Panitch | Episode: 2.10 "Bacterium & the Brothers Panitch" |
2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | Oliver Mathus | Episode: "Mohala I Ka Wai Ka Maka O Ka Pua" |
2018–2019 | The Resident | Gordon Page | Season 2 |
2019 | Into the Dark | Lonnie | Episode: "Treehouse" |
2020–Present | Home Before Dark | Frank Briggs Jr. | Main Role |
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