Michael T. Weiss

• Name — Michael T. Weiss • Birth Name — Michael Terry Weiss • Born — 2 February 1962 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, US • Occupation — Actor • Education — University of Southern California (BFA) • Years Active — 1980–present

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 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California.

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 the Demon 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). Weiss voiced Dormammu in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011) and its updated version Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

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.

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

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1985–1990 — Days of Our Lives — Mike Horton — 468 episodes • 1988 — Take My Daughters, Please — Joe Blake — Television film • 1990 — The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake — Larry — Television film • 1991 — Dark Shadows — Joe Haskell / Peter Bradford (1791 Storyline) — 11 episodes • 1992 — 2000 Malibu Road — Roger Tabor — 6 episodes • 1994 — Red Shoe Diaries — The New Man — Episode: "The Game" • 1995 — Remember Me — Scott Covey — Television film • 1996–2000 — The Pretender — Jarod — 86 episodes Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1998–99) Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television • 1999–2000 — Profiler — Jarod — 3 episodes • 2000 — Men in Black: The Series — Unknown Role — Voice, episode: "The Baby Kay Syndrome" • 2001 — The Pretender 2001 — Jarod — Television film • 2001 — The Zeta Project — Dr. Wilhelm — Voice, episode: "Absolute Zero" • 2001 — The Pretender: Island of the Haunted — Jarod — Television film • 2001–2003 — The Legend of Tarzan — Tarzan — Voice, main role • 2002 — Jackie Chan Adventures — Giles — Episode: "Pleasure Cruise" • 2002 — Justice League — Etrigan the Demon / Jason Blood — Voice, episode: "A Knight of Shadows" • 2003 — The Mummy — Nizam Toth — Voice, 3 episodes • 2003–2004 — Crossing Jordan — James Horton — 4 episodes • 2005 — Justice League Unlimited — Etrigan The Demon / Jason Blood — Voice, episode: "The Balance" • 2005 — Clubhouse — Jackie Tambler — Episode: "Save Situation" • 2005–2007 — Higglytown Heroes — Mountain Rescue Hero — Voice, 3 episodes • 2009–2011 — Batman: The Brave and the Bold — Adam Strange — Voice, 2 episodes • 2011 — Blue Bloods — Sonny Malevsky — 4 episodes • 2011 — Burn Notice — Holcomb — Episode: "Army of One" • 2012–2013 — Young Justice — Captain Atom — Voice, 7 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2007 — Scarcity — Herb — Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play • 2009 — Impressionism — Douglas Finch • 2010 — The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity — Everett K. Olson • 2011 — A Perfect Future — John Hudson

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1999 — Planescape: Torment — The Nameless One • 2003 — Freelancer — Orillion • 2011 — Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds — Dormammu