Michael Shapiro

• Name — Michael Shapiro • Birth Name — Michael David Shapiro • Born — 29 December 1965 • Birthplace — Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. • Other Names — Mike Shapiro • Years Active — 1991–present • Spouse — Peggy Stafford • Children — 2 • Illustration — From left to right: Ashley Reyes, Peter Brensinger, Rob Riggle, Lori Hammel and Shapiro at the 2007 New York Television Festival

Shapiro was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1965, and later moved to Seattle, where he worked for many years in the 1980s and '90s. In 1987, Shapiro helped launch the Annex Theatre in Seattle and performed in many of their productions. In the 1990s, he also did some acting work for Microsoft, including as the voice of McZee in 3D Movie Maker in 1995, and as the host of the MSN Preview in 1996. Shapiro moved to Brooklyn, New York in 2000.

Shapiro is most famous for voicing the G-Man and Barney Calhoun in all of the characters' appearances in the Half-Life series. Other video games in which he is credited as "Mike Shapiro" are Blood II: The Chosen, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Torin's Passage. Shapiro has also voiced many radio and TV commercials. Shapiro is a director of television shows and theater productions, with some of his shows being shown on Strike.TV. In 2007, Shapiro co-directed a TV pilot, Family Values, starring Rob Riggle; the pilot was screened at the New York Television Festival. Shapiro has also acted in recurring roles in television shows, including as Dr. Isaac Haimes in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the 2024–2025 season.

• Year — Title — Role • 1994 — Super Punch-Out!! — Additional Voices • 1995 — Torin's Passage — Torin, Boogle • 1997 — Betrayal in Antara — Paolo, Gar Warren, Naku • Big Thinkers! Kindergarten — Ben • Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" — Johnny Gecko • 1998 — Police Quest: SWAT 2 — Sergeant Markossian, Suspect, Gangster, Vehicle Driver • Get Medieval — Elf • Half-Life — G-Man, HECU Soldiers, Security Guards, Scientists • Blood II: The Chosen — Ishmael, Additional Voices • 1999 — Sin Mission Pack: Wages of Sin — Gianni Manero • Starsiege — Squadmate #8 • Half-Life: Opposing Force — Otis, G-Man, Security Guards, Male Black Ops • Gorky 17 • 2000 — Sanity: Aiken's Artifact — Tiger Cage Guy • 2001 — Half-Life: Blue Shift — Otis, Miller, Security Guards • Half-Life: Decay — Scientists, Security Guards, • 2004 — Half-Life 2 — G-Man, Barney Calhoun • 2005 — Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories — Richard Goblin, Flashback FM Imaging Voice, Commercial Voice • 2006 — Half-Life 2: Episode One — G-Man, Barney Calhoun • 2007 — Crackdown — Special Agent Camerino, Master Wong, SUV Car • Half-Life 2: Episode Two — G-Man • 2008 — Order Up! — Tommy Cheesehead, Salty Sam, Male Chef • 2013 — Dota 2 — Oracle • Grand Theft Auto V — The Local Population • 2020 — Half-Life: Alyx — G-Man • 2022 — Horizon Forbidden West — Javad the Willing, Parallo

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1995 — 3D Movie Maker — McZee — Interactive 3D graphics software for children • 1996 — MSN Preview — Michael — Promotional video and interactive software

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — Interpol Investigates — Narrator — 12 episodes • Shorties Watchin' Shorties — Additional Voices — 13 episodes • 2023 — Law & Order: Organized Crime — Coroner — Episode: "Tag: GEN" • 2024–2025 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Dr. Isaac Haimes — 2 episodes