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 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts 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 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.
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 Year Title Role Notes 1980 Ordinary People Extra Uncredited 1988 Howling IV: The Original Nightmare Richard Adams 1994 Angel 4: Undercover Ryan Gersh 1994 Jeffrey Steve Howard 1996 Freeway Larry 1999 Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby Drifter 2000 Dinosaur Creto Voice 2001 Net Worth Michael Winslow 2001 Bones Detective Al "Loopy Lou" Lupovich 2002 Tarzan & Jane Tarzan Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2003 Written in Blood Matthew Ransom 2004 Until the Night Daniel 2004 Marmalade Peter 2005 Confessions of an Action Star Drug Lord 2005 Iowa Larry Clarkson 2006 Razor Sharp Dexter "Dex" Short film 2007 Fade Doctor McCabe 2010 Sex and the City 2 Handsome Man at Wedding 2017 Sunset Park Duane
Television 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 episodesNominated—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
Theatre 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
Video games Year Title Role Notes1999 Planescape: Torment The Nameless One 2003 Freelancer Orillion 2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Dormammu
References
External links
Michael T. Weiss at the Internet Off-Broadway Database