Michael Shanks
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| Born | Michael Garrett Shanks December 15, 1970 Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Lexa Doig (2003 - present) |
Michael Garrett Shanks (b. December 15, 1970, Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor who achieved fame for his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson on the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. He also provided the voice of the recurring character Thor on the same series.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
After graduating from the University of British Columbia with a B.A. in Fine Arts in 1994, Shanks played in several stage productions, serving a two year apprenticeship with the prestigious Stratford Festival in Ontario. He made guest appearances on TV series like Highlander, University Hospital, and The Outer Limits. He also played in the TV movie A Family Divided and The Call of the Wild before accepting his role in Stargate SG-1.
[edit] Career
Shanks played Daniel Jackson throughout the first five seasons of the series before leaving the show, apparently citing creative differences concerning the underuse of his character. He made several guest appearances throughout the sixth season (also working with wife Lexa Doig on Andromeda), playing his own character and voicing the Asgard character Thor. A fan campaign (Save Daniel Jackson) followed. Shanks won a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series in 2004 for the Stargate SG-1 episode "Lifeboat".[1]
He returned for the seventh and subsequent seasons. He only signed up for 16 of the 20 episodes in the tenth season, taking some time off in late March 2006 for the birth of his third child (second with wife and occasional co-star Lexa Doig).
In 2002, he starred in the German/UK/South African co-production Sumuru, a science fiction movie, as the astronaut Adam Wade. He also auditioned for the role of Shinzon in Star Trek Nemesis and was a fan favorite to play the role of Tobin Dax on Star Trek: Enterprise (although it is unknown if he was ever actually approached for the role). He made a crossover appearance in the Stargate Atlantis pilot.
On March 12, 2007, it was announced that he had joined the Fox Network show 24 as Mark Bishop in a 3 episode arc for season 6.
[edit] Private life
On August 2, 2003, Shanks married actress Lexa Doig, who plays Dr. Carolyn Lam, a recurring character of Stargate SG-1, of which Shanks is in the main cast. They have two children: daughter Mia Tabitha Shanks (b. September 13, 2004) and son Samuel David Shanks (b. March 19, 2006). Shanks' eldest child is his daughter, Tatiana, (born in 1998) from his relationship with model and actress Vaitiare Bandera who portrayed Sha're, his character's wife, in Stargate SG-1.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Starring roles
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1995 | A Family Divided | Todd | |
| 1997 | The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon | Fellow Gambler #1 | |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Dr. Daniel Jackson / Voice of Thor | 1997-2002, 2003-2007 |
| 1999 | Escape from Mars | Bill Malone, Mission Architect | |
| 2000 | Suspicious River | Ball cap man | |
| 2000 | Mr. Fortune's Smile | James | |
| 2000 | The Artist's Circle | Artist | |
| 2001 | Suddenly Naked | Danny Blair/Donny Blitzer | |
| 2002 | All Around the Town | Justin Donnelly | |
| 2002 | Door to Door | John Brady | |
| 2003 | Sumuru | Adam Wade | |
| 2005 | Swarmed | Kent | TV |
| 2005 | Stargate SG-1: The Alliance (Cancelled) | Dr. Daniel Jackson (voice) | Video Game - cancelled |
| 2006 | Under the Mistletoe | Kevin Harrison | |
| 2007 | Judicial Indescretion | Jack Sullivan | |
| 2007 | MegaSnake | Les | |
| 2008 | Stargate: The Ark of Truth | Dr. Daniel Jackson | |
| 2008 | Stargate: Continuum | Dr. Daniel Jackson |
[edit] Guest-starring roles
| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
| 1993 | "Highlander" | Jesse Collins | 2.6 "The Zone" |
| 1993 | "The Commish" | Sean | 3.6 "Rising Sun" |
| 1994 | "Madison" | Gordon | 2.5 "Junior Partner" |
| 1995 | "University Hospital" | Jake | 1.9 "Shadow of a Doubt" |
| 1998 | "The Outer Limits" | Melburn Ross | 4.15 "Mary 25" |
| 2000 | "The Outer Limits" | Dr. Will Olsten | 6.4 "Manifest Destiny" |
| 2001 | "Andromeda" | Gabriel | 1.20 "Star-Crossed" |
| 2002 | "The Chris Isaak Show" | Trevor | 2.14 "The Hidden Mommy" |
| 2002 | "The Twilight Zone" | Donnie | 1.3 "Shades of Guilt" |
| 2003 | "Andromeda" | Remiel/Balance of Judgment | 3.21 "Day of Judgement, Day of Wrath" |
| 2004 | "Andromeda" | Gabriel (archive footage) | 4.19 "A Symmetry of Imperfection" |
| 2004 | "Stargate: Atlantis" | Dr. Daniel Jackson | 1.1 "Rising: Part 1" |
| 2005 | "CSI: Miami" | Doug Stets | 4.11 "Payback" |
| 2007 | 24 | Mark Bishop | 6.20 "1:00AM - 2:00AM " 6.21 "2:00AM - 3:00AM " 6.22 "3:00AM - 4:00AM " |
| 2007 | Eureka | Christopher Dactalos | 2.12 "All That Glitters..." |
| 2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Daniel Jackson | 5.10 "First Contact" 5.11 "The Lost Tribe" |
[edit] Director
| Year | Title | Other Notes |
| 2001 | "Stargate SG-1" | TV Series (episode 4.21 "Double Jeopardy") |
[edit] Writer
| Year | Title | Other Notes |
| 2003 | "Stargate SG-1" | (TV Series) (story) (episode 7.11 "Evolution: Part 1") |
| 2004 | "Stargate SG-1" | (TV Series) (episode 7.19 "Resurrection") |
[edit] References
- ^ Leo Awards official website, last accessed October 24, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Michael Shanks Online - The Official Michael Shanks Website
- Michael Shanks at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael Shanks TV Guide Blog
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| NAME | Shanks, Michael |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Canadian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kamloops, British Comlumbia |
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