Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks | |
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Biographical information | |
Birth name | Michael Garrett Shanks |
Birth date |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | December 15, 1970
Nationality | Canadian |
Information about family | |
Children |
Tatiana (daughter with Vaitiare Bandera), Mia Tabitha, Samuel David (with Lexa Doig) |
Professional information | |
Occupations |
Actor, Writer, Director |
Stargate-related information | |
Related series |
Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis Stargate: The Ark of Truth Stargate: Continuum Stargate Universe |
Occupations |
Actor, Writer, Director |
Characters |
Daniel Jackson, Thor (voice), Ma'chello |
Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970) is a Canadian actor who achieved international fame for his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson in the long-running Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Shanks grew up in Kamloops, British Columbia. After graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre in 1994, he appeared 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, appeared in the TV movie A Family Divided and had a small role in The Call of the Wild, before winning the role of Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG-1.
Career[edit | edit source]
Stargate[edit | edit source]
Shanks played archaeologist Dr. Daniel Jackson throughout the first five seasons of Stargate SG-1 before leaving the show, citing creative differences concerning the under-use of his character and the direction of the show as a whole.[1] He made several guest appearances throughout the sixth season playing his own character, as well as voicing the Asgard character Thor. Shanks returned for the seventh and subsequent seasons, winning the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance By A Male in a Dramatic Series in 2004 for the seventh season episode "Lifeboat".[2] During the series' tenth and final season, he signed up for 16 of the 20 episodes, taking some time off in March 2006 for the birth of his third child (second with wife and occasional co-star Lexa Doig).
He appeared in both direct-to-DVD Stargate films released in 2008, Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum, and won the 2009 Leo Award for Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for Continuum.[3]
In 2004, Shanks made a crossover appearance (as Daniel Jackson) in the Stargate Atlantis pilot, "Rising". He also appeared in the tenth and eleventh episodes of Atlantis' fifth and final season,[4] and made a cameo appearance in the pilot of the third Stargate series Stargate Universe. He also appeared in the episodes "Human" and "Subversion".[5]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Shanks' eldest child is daughter Tatiana (b. August 1998). She was conceived from his relationship with model and actress Vaitiare Bandera, who portrayed Sha're, his character's wife, on Stargate SG-1.
On August 2, 2003, Shanks married actress Lexa Doig, whom he met in 2001 while guest-starring on the series Andromeda, in which she starred. (They would also work together on Stargate SG-1, when Doig was cast as Dr. Carolyn Lam, a recurring character in seasons nine and ten.) They have two children together: daughter Mia Tabitha Shanks (b. September 13, 2004) and son Samuel David Shanks (b. March 19, 2006).
Shanks enjoys playing ice hockey, and once considered playing professionally. He was on the Stargate SG-1 hockey team, competing against the teams of other Vancouver-based productions such as Smallville, and also displayed his aptitude for the sport in the 2006 TV movie Under the Mistletoe, in which he played the part of a school hockey coach.
Involvement in the Stargate universe[edit | edit source]
Actor[edit | edit source]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Elysium | Film, post-production | |
2013 | 13 Eerie | Tomkins | Film, completed |
2012 | Saving Hope | Dr. Charlie Harris | TV series, 13 episodes |
2012 | Belyy tigr | Film (as Maykl Shenks) | |
2011 | Captain Starship | Brock Hunter | TV series |
2011 | Flashpoint | David Fleming | TV series, 1 episode |
2011 | The Pastor's Wife | Matthew Winkler | TV movie |
2011 | Christmas Lodge | Jack | TV movie |
2011 | Faces in the Crowd | Bryce | Film |
2011 | Tactical Force | Demetrius | Film |
2011 | Endgame | Casey Roman | TV series, 1 episode |
2011 | Red Riding Hood | Adrien Lazar | Film |
2010 | Smallville | Carter Hall / Hawkman | TV series, 4 episodes |
2010 | Tower Prep | Dr. Literature | TV series, 1 episode |
2010 | The Good Guys | Capt. Shaw | TV series, 1 episode |
2009-2010 | SGU Stargate Universe | Dr. Daniel Jackson | TV series, 4 episodes |
2010 | Arctic Blast | Jack Tate | Film |
2010 | Supernatural | Rob | TV series, 1 episode |
2010 | Mr. Young | Mr. Lewis | TV series, 1 episode |
2009 | Sanctuary | Jimmy | TV series, 1 episode |
2009 | Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut | Dr. Daniel Jackson | Video, recut of "Children of the Gods" |
2009 | Living Out Loud | Brad Marshall | TV movie |
2008-2009 | Burn Notice | Victor | TV series, 4 episodes |
2009 | Desperate Escape | Michael Coleman | TV movie |
2008 | The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon | Jacob Thain | TV movie |
2004-2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Dr. Daniel Jackson | Tv series, 3 episodes |
2008 | Stargate: Continuum | Daniel Jackson | Video |
2008 | Stargate: The Ark of Truth | Dr. Daniel Jackson | Video |
2007 | Eureka | Christopher Dactylos | TV series, 1 episode |
2007 | Mega Snake | Les Daniels | TV movie |
2007 | 24 | Mark Bishop | TV series, 3 episodes |
2007 | Judicial Indiscretion | Jack Sullivan | TV movie |
1997-2007 | Stargate SG-1 | Dr. Daniel Jackson / Thor / Ma'chello / ... | TV series, 197 episodes |
2006 | Under the Mistletoe | Kevin Harrison | TV movie |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Doug Stets | TV series, 1 episode |
2005 | Swarmed | Kent Horvath | TV movie |
2001-2003 | :Andromeda | Balance of Judgment / Gabriel / Remiel | TV series, 2 episodes |
2003 | Sumuru | Adam Wade | Film |
2002 | The Twilight Zone | Donnie | TV series, 1 episode |
2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Trevor | TV series, 1 episode |
2002 | Door to Door | John | TV movie |
2002 | All Around the Town | Justin Donnelly | TV movie |
2001 | Suddenly Naked | Danny Blair/Donny Blitzer | Film |
2000 | Suspicious River | Ball Cap Man | Film |
1998-2000 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Will Olsten / Melburn Ross | TV series, 2 episodes |
2000 | Mr. Fortune's Smile | James | Film |
2000 | The Artist's Circle | Artist | Short |
1999 | Escape from Mars | Bill Malone, Mission Architect | TV movie |
1997 | The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon | Fellow Gambler #1 | TV movie |
1995 | University Hospital | Jake | TV series, 1 episode |
1995 | A Family Divided | Todd | TV movie |
1994 | Madison | Gordon | TV series, 1 episode |
1993 | The Commish | Sean | TV series, 1 episode |
1993 | Highlander | Jesse Collins | TV series, 1 episode |
Notes[edit | edit source]
Shanks has won 2 awards, out of 9 nominations.
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2000 | Leo Award | Best Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Stargate SG-1 - "Forever in a Day" | Nominated |
2001 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Stargate SG-1 | Nominated |
2003 | Leo Award | Best Male Guest Performance | Stargate SG-1 - "Abyss" | Nominated |
2004 | Leo Award | Dramatic Series: Best Lead Performance by a Male | Stargate SG-1 - "Lifeboat" | Won |
2004 | Saturn award | Best Actor in a Television Series | Stargate SG-1 | Nominated |
2005 | Leo Award | Dramatic Series: Best Lead Performance by a Male | Stargate SG-1 - "Threads" | Nominated |
2005 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Stargate SG-1 | Nominated |
2009 | Leo Award | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | Stargate: Continuum | Won |
2010 | Leo Award | Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Sanctuary - "Penance" | Nominated |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mary McNamara (February 13, 2002). "Fan rebellion threatens 'Stargate'". Salon.com. http://www.salon.com/2002/02/13/stargate_rebellion/.
- ↑ Leo Awards official website, last accessed October 24, 2007.
- ↑ Leo Awards, 2009 Winners
- ↑ GateWorld.net: Shanks set for mid-season Atlantis visit
- ↑ Writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi's April 5th blog entry
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