Michael Dorman | |
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 Dorman in 2017 | |
| Born | 26 April 1981 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Michael Dorman (born 26 April 1981) is a New Zealand actor, best known for his starring roles as NASA astronaut Gordo Stevens in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind and as John Tavner in the comedy-drama series Patriot.
Dorman was born in Auckland, New Zealand. His mother's side of the family is Māori (specifically, Ngāti Porou people from the east coast of the north island), and his father's ancestors are 'Pākehā' (the Māori term for New Zealanders of European descent). He moved to Australia with his family at the age of ten, and settled in Bundaberg, Queensland, where he attended Bundaberg State High School. [1] He subsequently studied a degree in drama at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane. [2]
Dorman's first role was as Christian on The Secret Life of Us . He was a fan of the show when it premiered in 2001 and he was in his final year of university. He landed the role in 2002 after having moved to Sydney. [2]
One of Dorman's breakthrough performances came in the critically acclaimed Australian film Suburban Mayhem (2006). Other lead roles followed in the Australian films Prime Mover (2009) and Needle (2010), as well as supporting work on further Australian films such as West (2007), Acolytes (2008), Triangle (2009), Daybreakers (2009) and Killer Elite (2011). Notably, he also featured in a main role as Tom Wilcox in the Australian television comedy-drama Wonderland for the entirety of its run (2013-2015).
After befriending Russell Crowe while working on The Water Diviner (2014), Crowe paid for Dorman's flight to the United States to further his acting career there. [1] He picked up significant roles in TV series For All Mankind and Patriot , and a small role in blockbuster film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). Dorman went on to star as Tom Griffin in the horror film The Invisible Man and as Jesse in Hard Luck Love Song (both 2020).
In 2021, it was announced that he would star as the title character of the Joe Pickett television series, based on the books by C.J. Box. The show premiered for viewing on the Spectrum Network in December, 2021 and Paramount+ streaming service in February, 2022. He has been cast as Gol D. Roger in Netflix's series One Piece (2023).
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | A Love Story | Ben | Short film |
| 2001 | Spudmonkey | Trent | Feature film |
| 2002 | Stuffed Bunny | Chris | Short film |
| 2005 | Rob God | Jeff | Short film |
| 2005 | Small Claims: White Wedding | Sean | TV movie |
| 2005 | 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous | Jamie | Feature film |
| 2006 | The Silence | Eddison | TV movie |
| 2006 | Suburban Mayhem | Rusty | Feature film |
| 2007 | West | Mick | Feature film |
| 2007 | Walnut | Isaac | Short film |
| 2007 | Katoomba | Aaron | Short film |
| 2008 | Acolytes | Gary Parker | Feature film |
| 2008 | The Weight of Sunken Treasure | Michael Dooley (young) | Short film |
| 2009 | Prime Mover | Thomas | Feature film |
| 2009 | Triangle | Greg | Feature film |
| 2009 | Daybreakers [3] | Frankie Dalton | Feature film |
| 2009 | Change Given | Jon | Short film |
| 2009 | At the Breakfast Table | Short film | |
| 2010 | Needle | Ben Rutherford | Feature film |
| 2010 | The Premonition | Nate | Short film |
| 2010 | Post Apocalyptic Man | Hunter | Short film |
| 2010 | How to Make a Monster | Jesse | Short film |
| 2011 | Blood Brothers | Jeff Gillham | TV movie |
| 2011 | Killer Elite | Jake | Feature film |
| 2011 | Sleeping Beauty [4] | Cook | Feature film |
| 2013 | Breath | Michael | Short film |
| 2014 | The Water Diviner | Greeves | Feature film |
| 2016 | Lifeline | Jonas | Short film |
| 2016 | Goldstone | Patch | Feature film |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | First Officer Wade | Feature film |
| 2020 | The Invisible Man | Tom Griffin | Feature film |
| 2020 | Hard Luck Love Song | Jesse | Feature film |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–05 | The Secret Life of Us | Christian Hayden | TV series |
| 2010 | Sea Patrol | Travis | TV series, season 5, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Rescue: Special Ops | Will Pike | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Wild Boys | Dan Sinclair | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 2012 | Reef Doctors | Scottie | TV series |
| 2012 | Underbelly: Badness | Paul Leaske | TV miniseries, |
| 2012 | The Time of Our Lives | Joel | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Serangoon Road | Conrad Harrison | TV miniseries, 10 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Wonderland | Tom Wilcox | TV series, 44 episodes |
| 2015–2018 | Patriot | John Tavner | TV series, 18 episodes |
| 2016 | Black Comedy | Guest cast | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2019–2021 | For All Mankind | Gordo Stevens [6] | TV series, 20 episodes |
| 2020 | The Secrets She Keeps | Jack O'Shaughnessy | TV series, season 1, 6 episodes |
| 2021-2023 | Joe Pickett | Joe Pickett | TV series, 20 episodes |
| 2023 | One Piece | Gol D. Roger | TV series |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Joe | QUT |
| 2001 | The Taming of the Shrew | Lucentio | QUT |
| 2001 | The Art of Success | Frank | QUT |
| 2001 | 48 Shades of Brown | Dan | La Boite Theatre Company |
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