# Michael T. Weiss

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 from the University of Southern California.

## Career

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 film Jeffrey and a recurring role in Crossing Jordan. He voiced "The Nameless One", the protagonist of the computer game Planescape: Torment.
Weiss also had several voice-acting roles in the 2000s and 2010s. He voiced Tarzan in The Legend of Tarzan, Etrigan in the DC Animated Universe, Adam Strange in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Captain Atom in Young Justice.
Weiss starred in the NBC-TV primetime drama The Pretender for four seasons as the lead character Jarod.
In February 2006, Weiss attended a benefit with his former Pretender co-stars Andrea Parker and James Denton for Cure Autism Now.
Weiss joined the cast of 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.

## 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 |
| 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 episodes Nominated—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 Calls" |
| 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 |
| 1999 | Planescape: Torment | The Nameless One |
| 2003 | Freelancer | Orillion |
| 2011 | Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds | Dormammu |