Michael Landes

Michael Christopher Landes (born September 18, 1972 in Bronx , New York , New York ) is an American actor .

life and career

Michael Landes was born in the Bronx, New York City, to Patricia, an interior designer, and Bernard Landes, a marketing consultant.

He mainly appears as a guest actor in television series and has appeared in, among others, The Prince of Bel-Air , Ghost Whisperer - Voices from the Beyond , Wonderful Years and CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators .

Final Destination 2 is one of his most famous films . Landes embodies the police officer Thomas Burke . In 1994 he took on the role of photo reporter Jimmy Olsen in the first season of the series Superman - The Adventures of Lois & Clark . From season two, he was replaced by actor Justin Whalin , as producers felt that Michael Landes looked too similar to the show's star, Dean Cain . Michael Landes also played a leading role in 2001 in the series Special Unit 2 - The Monster Hunters , in which he played the monster hunter Nicholas O'Malley at the side of Alexondra Lee . The series was discontinued after 19 episodes.

Michael Landes has been married to actress Wendy Benson since October 21, 2000 and has a daughter and a son with her.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1990: An American Summer
• 1993: The Beverly Hills Clique
• 1996: Café Blue Eyes - Sleepless Desire (Dream for an Insomniac)
• 1998: Getting Personal
• 2002: The Tribunal (Hart's War)
• 2003: Final Destination 2
• 2003: Carol and the Christmas Spirits (A Carol Christmas)
• 2005: Lucky 13
• 2008: College Road Trip
• 2008: Lakeview Terrace
• 2008: Love at Second Sight (Last Chance Harvey)
• 2009: Possession - Fear never dies (Possession)
• 2010: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
• 2010: Burlesque
• 2011: 11-11-11 - The Gate to Hell (11-11-11)
• 2013: Best Man Down
• 2014: Soul Mates
• 2016: Gold - Greed has a new color (gold)

TV Shows

• 1988-1991: The Wonder Years ( The Wonder Years , 7 episodes)
• 1989: The best years ( Thirtysomething , episode 3x10)
• 1990–1991: The Prince of Bel-Air ( The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , 4 episodes)
• 1991: Blossom (episode 1x06)
• 1991–1992: All my children ( The Torkelsons , 5 episodes)
• 1992: A strong family ( Step by Step , episode 2x08)
• 1993–1994: Superman - The Adventures of Lois & Clark ( Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman , 21 episodes)
• 1996: Drew Carey Show ( The Drew Carey Show , episode 1x14)
• 1999: Providence (Episodes 2x08–2x09)
• 2000: Six under one roof ( Get Real , episode 1x14)
• 2001–2002: Special Unit 2 - Die Monsterjäger ( Special Unit 2 , 19 episodes)
• 2004, 2014: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , episodes 4x14, 15x05)
• 2004: Agatha Christie's Marple (episode 1x03)
• 2005: CSI: Miami (episode 3x17)
• 2006: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond ( Ghost Whisperer , episodes 2x01–2x02)
• 2007: My Boys (3 episodes)
• 2008: Boston Legal (episode 4x14)
• 2008: Hotel Babylon (episode 3x03)
• 2009: New Tricks - The Crime Specialists ( New Tricks , episode 6x02)
• 2010: Miranda (episode 2x01)
• 2012: Apartment 23 ( Don't Trust the B ---- in Apartment 23 , episodes 1x02, 2x04)
• 2013: The Crazy Ones (episode 1x06)
• 2015: Stalker (episode 1x16)
• 2016: Hooten & the Lady (leading actor)
• 2018: You Are Wanted (Season 2)

Web links

• Michael Landes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Michael Landes in the German dubbing index