Michael T. Weiss

Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2, 1962) is an American actor known for his role as Jarod in the television series '' The Pretender'' and for his role in '' Days of Our Lives''.

Early life

Weiss was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 2, 1962. His father was a steel industry executive, and his mother was a homemaker. His sister, Jamie Sue Weiss, became a make-up artist for television and films.

He attended Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Southern California.

Career

Screen

Weiss began acting when he was a child, when he appeared in local TV commercials in Chicago.

In 1980, at age 18, he appeared as an extra in the film '' Ordinary People''. Shortly after his college graduation, he was cast as Mike Horton on '' Days of Our Lives''. He performed in the 1991 series ''Dark Shadows'', as well as in the feature film '' Jeffrey'' (1995).

His most prominent role has been Jarod, the lead character in the NBC-TV primetime drama '' The Pretender'' which ran for four seasons (1996–2000) and subsequent TV movies, ''The Pretender 2001'' and ''The Pretender: Island of the Haunted''. He performed as Jarod in three crossover episodes with the series '' Profiler'' as well. He had a recurring role in four episodes of '' Crossing Jordan'' (2003–04).

Weiss has performed several voice-acting roles. He voiced The Nameless One, the protagonist of the computer game '' Planescape: Torment'' (1999). He voiced Tarzan in '' The Legend of Tarzan'' (2001–02) and its related direct-to-video feature film, '' Tarzan & Jane'' (2002), Etrigan and Jason Blood in ''Justice League'' (2002) and ''Justice League Unlimited'' (2005), Adam Strange in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (2009–11), and Captain Atom in '' Young Justice'' (2012–13) as well as Dormammu in '' Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' (2011) and '' Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' (2011/2012).

Stage

Weiss performed in ''Impressionism'', a play by Michael Jacobs and directed by Jack O'Brien. It opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 12, 2009.

Weiss appeared in '' A Perfect Future'', off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre. The production was directed by Wilson Milam.

Personal life

In February 2006, Weiss attended a benefit with his former ''Pretender'' co-stars Andrea Parker and James Denton for Cure Autism Now.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Video games

References

External links

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Michael T. Weiss
at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

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1962 births
Living people
Male actors from Chicago
American male soap opera actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
American male voice actors
Cartoon Network people
Glenbrook North High School alumni
University of Southern California alumni