Michael Landes
American actor (born 1972)
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Michael Christopher Landes (born September 18, 1972) is an American actor of television and film.
Michael Landes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Christopher Landes September 18, 1972 |
| Alma mater | Stella Adler Studio of Acting |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Personal life
Michael Christopher Landes was born to Patricia and Bernard Landes[1] on September 18, 1972, in The Bronx, New York.[2] Landes studied performing arts at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles.[1]
He met Wendy Benson in Boston during the summer of 1999 while they were filming The Gentleman from Boston; they married on October 21, 2000, at Saint Thomas Church in Manhattan.[1] According to Tribute, as of May 2021[update] they lived in Los Angeles with their two children.[3]
Career
Landes made guest appearances on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The New Lassie, and Blossom.[3] In 2016, Landes told Digital Spy that when he was replaced on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman after the first season—"because I looked too much like Dean Cain, who played Clark... and Teri Hatcher, who played Lois"—it was his first time being fired.[4] For his starring role in the television film Please God, I'm Only Seventeen, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award: Best Young Actor in a Television Movie, and in film, Landes also featured in Hart's War.[3]
Performance credits
| Year | Title | Role | Citation(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | No Greater Love | George Winfield | [2] |
| Dream for an Insomniac | Rob | [14] | |
| 2003 | Final Destination 2 | Thomas Burke | [15] |
| 2016 | The Disappointments Room | Teddy | [16] |
| 2017 | Gold | [3] | |
| 2024 | Arthur the King | [17] |