Michael Weston
| Michael Weston | |
|---|---|
 Weston at Comic-Con 2007 | |
| Born |
Michael Rubinstein October 25, 1973 New York, New York |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Spouse(s) | Priscilla Ahn (m. 2010) |
Michael Weston (born October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas Douglas on House, the homicidal meth addict Jake in the critically acclaimed HBO drama Six Feet Under and Pvt. Dancer on Scrubs.
Personal life
Weston was born Michael Rubinstein in New York City, the son of actors Judi West and John Rubinstein, the grandson of piano virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein and the great-grandson of conductor Emil Młynarski, the founding conductor of Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and principal conductor of the Scottish Orchestra.[1] He holds a degree in Theater and Arts from Northwestern University. In 2000 he changed his surname to "Weston" as there was already a "Michael Rubinstein" in the Screen Actors Guild.
Weston has been married to musician Priscilla Ahn since 2010.
Acting career
Weston is a good friend of actor Zach Braff and has appeared in two features with him, Garden State and The Last Kiss, and as a guest star on Braff's television show, Scrubs. Weston has also appeared as Simon Marsden, Olivia Benson's half-brother on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Weston appeared in the fifth season of House as a private investigator named Lucas Douglas hired by Dr. Gregory House; he reappeared in season six. Series creator David Shore planned a spin-off show[2] with Weston's character as the lead in 2008, but no such show ever aired.
In 2009, Weston played a producer in the Gerard Butler action film, Gamer.
Weston also guest starred in an episode of the USA Network series Burn Notice whose main character's name, Michael Westen (played by Jeffrey Donovan), is, coincidentally, nearly identical.
In 2012, Weston starred in the A&E television movie, Coma and shares screen time with Lauren Ambrose, a fellow cast member from the HBO series, Six Feet Under.
Credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Danny | |
| Sally | Bugs | Credited as Michael Rubenstein | |
| Cherry Falls | Ben | ||
| 2002 | Wishcraft | Brett Bumpers | |
| Hart's War | Pfc. W. Roy Potts | ||
| Evil Alien Conquerors | Kenny | ||
| 2004 | Helter Skelter | Bobby Beausoleil | Television movie |
| Garden State | Kenny | ||
| 2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Deputy Enos Strate | |
| 2006 | The Last Kiss | Izzy | |
| 2007 | Wedding Daze | Ted | |
| 2008 | Pathology | Dr. Gallo | |
| 2009 | State of Play | Hank | |
| Crank: High Voltage | Paramedic | ||
| Gamer | The producer | ||
| 2010 | Love, Wedding, Marriage | Gerber | |
| 2011 | The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | Jim | |
| 2012 | Liberal Arts | Miles |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Night Man | Episode: 1.17 "Chrome II" | |
| 2003 | Frasier | Episode: 10.14 "Daphne Does Dinner" | |
| 2004 | Monk | Morris | Episode: 3.7 "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month" |
| 2004 - 2005 | Six Feet Under | Jake | Episodes: 4.5 "That's My Dog", 4.8 "Coming And Going", 4.12 "Untitled", 5.10 "All Alone" |
| 2006 | ER | Rafe Hendricks | Episodes: 12.22 "Twenty-One Guns", 13.1 "Bloodline" |
| 2006 | Saved | Tim Reston | Episode: 1.2 "The Lady & the Tiger" |
| 2007,2014 | Psych | Counselor Adam Hornstock | Episode: 1.12 "Cloudy...Chance of Murder" Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement |
| 2007 | Scrubs | Private Brian Dancer | Episodes: 6.7 "His Story IV", 6.9 "My Perspective", 6.10 "My Therapeutic Month", 6.12 "My Fishbowl" |
| 2007 - 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Simon Marsden | Episodes: 8.16 "Philadelphia," 8.19 "Florida", 8.22 "Screwed", 13.16 "Child’s Welfare" |
| 2008 - 2010 | House | Lucas Douglas | Episodes: 5.2 "Not Cancer", 5.3 "Adverse Events", 5.5 "Lucky Thirteen", 6.7 "Known Unknowns", 6.8 "Teamwork", 6.12 "Remorse" (cameo), and 6.14 "5 to 9" |
| 2009 | Crime Scene Investigation | Ryan Morton; Tripp Linson; Carsten | Episode: 9.15 "Kill Me If You Can" |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | LAPD Detective John Quinn | Episode: 3.10 "The Debt" |
| 2009 | Supernatural | (young) Charlie | Episode: 4.12 "Criss Angel is a Douche Bag" |
| 2009 | Burn Notice | Spencer | Episode: 3.5 "Signals and Codes" |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Carson | Episode: 1.17 "The Getaway" |
| 2011 | CSI: New York | Frank Waters | Episode: 8.9 "Means to an End" |
| 2012 | White Collar | David Cook | Episode: 4.03 "Diminishing Returns" |
| 2012 | Coma | Peter Arno | 4 hour TV movie based on 1978 novel by Robin Cook |
| 2012 | Gus | Casey | |
| 2013 | The Office | Staffer at Philadelphia real estate office Pam has interview at | Episode: 9.16 "Moving On" |
References
- ↑ Michael Weston Biography (1973-)
- ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (2008-08-07). "House creator reveals spinoff plans". Digital Spy (Digital Spy). Retrieved 2008-09-04.
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