Michael Weston

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Michael Weston
Michael Weston at the Toronto Film Festival
Birth name	Michael Rubenstein
Born	October 25, 1973 (age 33) New York, New York

Michael Weston (born Michael Rubinstein in New York City on October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. He is best known for his role as Jake in the critically acclaimed HBO drama Six Feet Under.

He holds a degree in Theater and Arts from Northwestern University. He is also the grandson of piano virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein.

In 2000, he had to change his surname to "Weston" as there was already a "Michael Rubinstein" in the Screen Actors Guild.

[edit] Selected filmography

• Coyote Ugly (2000) as Danny
• Sally (2000) (credited as Michael Rubenstein) as Bugs
• Cherry Falls (2000) as Ben
• Wishcraft (2002) as Brett Bumpers
• Hart's War (2002) as Pfc. W. Roy Potts
• Evil Alien Conquerors (2002) as Kenny
• Helter Skelter (2004) (TV) as Bobby Beausoleil
• Garden State (2004) as Kenny
• The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) as Deputy Enos Strate
• The Last Kiss (2006) as Izzy

[edit] Television

• Saved - episode: 1.2 "The Lady & the Tiger" as Tim Reston
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - episodes: 8.16 "Philadelphia"
• Scrubs - episodes "His Story IV, My Perspective, My Therapeutic Month, My Fishbowl" as Private Brian Dancer
• Psych - episode "Cloudy, Chance of Murder" as Counselor Hornstock
• Six Feet Under - episodes: 5.10 "All Alone", 4.12 "Untitled", 4.8 "Coming And Going", 4.5 "That's My Dog" as Jake
• Monk - episodes: 3.7 "Mr. Monk and The Employee Of The Month" as Morris
• Frasier - episodes: 10.14 "Daphne Does Dinner"
• Night Man - episodes: 1.17 "Chrome II".
• Bad Girls- episodes: 2.23 "Boner Stabbone"

[edit] External links

• Michael Weston at the Internet Movie Database
• TVTome entry