Michael McManus (actor, 1962)
Michael McManus (born April 15, 1962 in London , Province of Ontario , Canada ) is a Canadian film and theater actor.
Life
Michael McManus is the nephew of Canadian actress and director Helen Shaver . His cousin is the Canadian actress Lally Cadeau. He studied acting at the University of Alberta with a degree in 1986. This was followed by training at the "Banff Center for Arts and Creativity" in Alberta . Over the next several years he played a few supporting roles in Canadian television series and films before he first took on a leading role in Atom Egoyan's film Speaking Parts in 1990, for which he was nominated for a 1990 Genie Award in Canada.
He then played in American productions such as Family Pictures (1993) and Paint Cans (1994). He became known worldwide in 1996 for his role as ex-assassin Kai in the television series Lexx - The Dark Zone .
He was last seen on screen in a leading role in the 2011 film Blissestrasse .
Michael McManus also works as a theater actor, primarily in productions in his home town of Toronto .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1989: Speaking Parts
- 1992: Sound and Silence
- 1994: Paint Cans
- 1996: Lexx - Rebels of the Galaxy
- 1996: Lexx - Supernova
- 1997: Lexx - Carousel of Death
- 1997: Lexx - Gigaschatten
- 1998: Dog Park
- 1998: Hard to Forget
- 2004: Promo film: Everyone loves their children
- 2009: Blissestrasse
Leading roles in series
- 1997–2002: Lexx - The Dark Zone (TV series), 3 seasons, 57 episodes
Guest appearances in series
- 1992: Nick Knight - The Vampire Pop
- 1993: Family Pictures
- 1998: Nothing Sacred
- 2000: The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
theatre
- 2005/2006: MacBeth , Caravan Farm Theater, Armstrong, British-Columbia
- 2007: Carnaval , Nakai Theater in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
- 2008: Bluebeard's Wife , Caravan Farm Theater, Armstrong, British Columbia
- 2013: All our happy days are stupid , The Harbourfront Center Theater, Toronto
- 2015: Julius Caesar , High Park Amphitheater, Toronto
Web links
- Michael McManus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Michael McManus (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McManus, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London, Ontario, Canada |