Eric Michels
American businessman
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Eric Michels (July 2, 1964 – August 17, 2018) was an American businessman and film actor. He was a human resources executive at the energy company SSE.[2]
Eric Michels | |
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| Born | July 2, 1964 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 2018 (aged 54) Chessington, England[1] |
| Cause of death | Murder by lethal drug overdose |
| Occupations | Actor and businessman |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
Michels was born in 1964, in the U.S. and moved to Britain in the 1980s.[3]
Career
His acting credits include playing Staff Sergeant James in World War Z (2013),[4] FBI Operative in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014),[5] and was a James Bond extra playing a cocktail party guest in Skyfall in 2012.[6]
Personal life
Michels was married and had three children, but the marriage broke up in 2004 and he divorced in 2010.[7]
Murder
Michels was found dead at his home in Chessington on August 18, 2018, by his daughter.[8] He had been murdered in the early hours of August 17 by Gerald Matovu,[9] having been targeted on Grindr.[10][11] Matovu had written a message to Michels' 14-year-old daughter saying "Hello hun im a little busy talk soon".[12] Matovu, who had previously been convicted of supplying GHB to the serial killer Stephen Port,[13] was found guilty of the murder in July 2019. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 31 years.[14]
Filmography
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) as FBI Operative
- World War Z (2013) as Staff Sergeant James
- Skyfall (2012) as Cocktail Party Guest
- First the Bird Fell (2011) as Kenneth Taylor