Michael Benyaer
{{short description|Canadian actor and voice actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Michael Benyaer
| image = Michael Benyaer at the Emmy's.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Benyaer at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2013
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth_date_and_age|1970|05|25}}
| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| occupation = Actor/Voice Actor
| years_active = 1986–present
| website = http://www.michaelbenyaer.com
}}
Michael Benyaer is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Bob in the Canadian CGI series ReBoot and Hadji Singh in season one of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.
Career
On playing Hadji, Benyaer stated, "[he] is one of the few roles for an ethnic actor that is not a bad guy. I mean, how many East Indian heroes have been on television? Hadji is for the sensitive kids out there. He is the outsider in all of us."{{cite journal | last = Kingston | first = F. Colin | title = Older and bolder, the cartoon quester returns on Turner TV. | date=October 1996 | journal = Cinefantastique | volume = 28 | issue = 3}} A Star Wars fan, Benyaer relished the opportunity to work with Mark Hamill for the episode In the Realm of the Condor.
Benyaer has appeared in feature films, including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, The Hitman, Postal and Deadpool. On television, he has appeared in shows such as 24, NCIS, Castle, The Shield, Sanctuary, The Last Ship, The Flash, Modern Family, Emily's Reasons Why Not and Days of Our Lives.
His notable animation roles include Ken in Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World, G.I. Joe as Airwave{{cite web|url=http://voicechasers.com/database/showprod.php?prodid=4404 |title=The Voices of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989, Animated Series) - Voice Cast Listing at Voice Chasers |publisher=Voicechasers.com |date=September 2, 1989 |accessdate=March 30, 2014}} and Scoop, Exosquad as Kaz Takagi and Praetorious, Hurricanes as Stats Hiro and Plato Quinones, Hot Wheels: World Race as William "Banjee" Castillo and Kanan Jarrus in Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales. He guest-starred as various characters on Robot Chicken.
His voice is heard in the video games Assassin's Creed: Revelations as Darim Ibn La-Ahad, Lt. Draza in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Lt. Nanib Sahir in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption as Wilhelm, Marvel Heroes as Dum Dum Dugan, King's Quest as Mr. Waddles and Dying Light as Tahir. He also provides various voices in The Matrix: Path of Neo, Star Wars: The Old Republic, 007: Quantum of Solace, SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs, Need for Speed: Underground, The Elder Scrolls, Skylanders: Trap Team and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Benyaer has also worked as a scriptwriter for several episodes of Billy the Cat, the cult TV series Pilot One, and the Canadian version of Sesame Street.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1989
| Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Joe 'Jo-Jo' | |
| 1991
| data-sort-value="Hitman, The" | The Hitman | Hassan | |
| 1996
| Vince | |
| 1997
| Taxi Driver | |
| 1998
| Surface to Air | Iraqi Soldier | |
| 2000
| How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Father Neighbor | |
| 2002
| Warehouse Worker | |
| 2003
| William 'Banjee' Castillo | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2007
| Postal | Mohammed | |
| 2008
| Far Cry | Smith, Mercenary | |
| 2009
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Egyptian Interpol Officer #2 | |
| 2009
| Flight Technician | |
| 2013
| Dr. John Nordella | |
| 2016
| Deadpool | Warlord | |
| 2017
| data-sort-value="Layover, The" | The Layover | Shahar | |
| 2018
| Dr. Maurice | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1987
| Don | Episode: "Next Generation" |
| 1987
| Wiseguy | Dino | Episode: "Prodigal Son" |
| 1987
| Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World | Ken | Voice, television short |
| 1988
| Ike Tench | Television film |
| 1988–89
| MacGyver | J.D. / Sniper | 2 episodes |
| 1993–94
| Exosquad | Kaz Takagi / Praetorius | Voice, 10 episodes |
| 1994–96
| Stats Hiro | Voice, 7 episodes |
| 1994–2001
| ReBoot | Bob | Voice, 29 episodes |
| 1996–97
| data-sort-value="Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The" | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Hadji Singh | Voice, 24 episodes |
| 1998
| Viper | Emile | Episode: "Wisegal" |
| 1999, 2004
| Brad Stuart / Constable Neil Cohen | 2 episodes |
| 2000
| Bureau Chief | Episode: "Supernaked" |
| 2001
| M'Quve | Voice, English dub |
| 2001
| Onion Runyon | Episode: "Art Attack" |
| 2001
| Bob | Voice, television film |
| 2001
| Bob | Voice, television film |
| 2001–03
| Raoul | Voice, 26 episodes |
| 2001–07
| Various Voices | 7 episodes |
| 2003
| Jameson | Episode: "Shattered" |
| 2004
| data-sort-value="L Word, The" | The L Word | Marc | Episode: "Let's Do It" |
| 2004
| data-sort-value="Shield, The" | The Shield | Goma Magar | Episode: "On Tilt" |
| 2004
| Romeo! | Jarrad | Episode: "Friends & Lovers" |
| 2005
| 24 | Naseem | 1 episode |
| 2005
| Ashu | Television film |
| 2005
| data-sort-value="Inside, The" | The Inside | David Sarkesian | Episode: "Point of Origin" |
| 2006
| data-sort-value="Path to 9/11, The" | The Path to 9/11 | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | Miniseries |
| 2006
| Eureka | Dr. Louis Glazer | Episode: "Purple Haze" |
| 2006–08
| Aknad | Miniseries |
| 2007
| Raul | Episode: "Faceoff" |
| 2009
| Dr. Lawson | Episode: "Flight Path" |
| 2009
| Castle | Oscar | Episode: "Always Buy Retail" |
| 2009
| Assam | Episode: "End of Nights: Part 1" |
| 2009
| data-sort-value="Mentalist, The" | The Mentalist | Dr. Joseph Gorshani | Episode: "A Price Above Rubies" |
| 2010
| Hospital Official | Episode: "Let's Talk" |
| 2010
| Svetlana | Ahmedinajad's Interpreter | Episode: "Yellowcake" |
| 2011
| Chaos | Sadegh | Episode: "Mincemeat" |
| 2011
| NCIS | Osman Zoranj | Episode: "Engaged (Part II)" |
| 2012
| Grantham Pace HR Lawyer | Episode: "Shine a Light" |
| 2013
| Motive | Stuart Nieuwendyk | Episode: "Detour" |
| 2013
| Dr. Arthur Singh | Episode: "Defective" |
| 2013–14
| Dr. Chyka | 39 episodes |
| 2014
| Badri Adani | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014
| Jerry | Episode: "The Wedding, Part 1" |
| 2014
| data-sort-value="Last Ship, The" | The Last Ship | Amir | Episode: "Welcome to Gitmo" |
| 2014
| data-sort-value="Flash, The" | The Flash | Araz | Episode: "Things You Can't Outrun" |
| 2015
| Olympus | General Kastor | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
| 2015
| Voice, television special |
| 2016
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Salah Sabila | Episode: "Citizens of the World" |
| 2016
| Karim | Episode: "Au Revoir" |
| 2016
| Legends of the Hidden Temple | King Olmec | Television film |
| 2017
| Khalid | Episode: "Pad Thai" |
| 2017
| Zakat | 3 episodes |
| 2017
| President Bassam Sayedd | Episode: "Revelation" |
| 2017
| S.W.A.T. | Tarek | Episode: "Radical" |
| 2018
| data-sort-value="Brave, The" | The Brave | Omid | Episode: "Desperate Measures" |
| 2018
| Taken | Liad Meidar | Episode: "Invitation Only" |
| 2018
| Bob | Voice, episode: "Mainframe Mayhem" |
| 2018
| Snowfall | Dareh | Episode: "Jingle Bell Rock" |
| 2018
| Samal Talib | Episode: "From the Head Down" |
| 2019
| Dr. Wehunt | Voice, episode: "Sucker of Souls" |
| 2019
| data-sort-value="Expanse, The" | The Expanse | Arjun | 6 episodes |
| 2023
| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Sevet | Episode: "Charades" |
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| Tracker | Vince Talbott | Episode: "The Storm" |
| Curses!
| Manticore | Voice, episode: "The Persian Block Die" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | Source |
|---|
| 1996
| Jonny Quest: Cover-Up at Roswell | Hadji Singh | | |
| 1998
| ReBoot | Bob | | |
| 2000
| Kessen | Yukinaga Konishi / Morichika Chosokabe / Keiji Maeda / Retainer East | English dub |
| 2000
| Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption | Wilhelm | | |
| 2001
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front | M'Quve | Uncredited; English dub | |
| 2002
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon | M'Quve | Uncredited; English dub | |
| 2005
| data-sort-value="Matrix: Path of Neo, The" | The Matrix: Path of Neo | Vamp / Police / Security | | |
| 2006
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 | Additional Voice Over Talent | | |
| 2008
| Mercenaries | | |
| 2009
| Lieutenant Draza / Serbian Soldiers | | |
| 2010
| Fighter | Uncredited | |
| 2010
| Blur | Khan | Unused Cutscene | |
| 2011
| ClawHammer Soldier #1 / Pilot #3 / NATO #1 | | |
| 2011
| Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Indian Ocean Pirates | | |
| 2011
| Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Darim Ibn La-Ahad / Haras / Abbas's Captain / Masyaf Assassins | | |
| 2011
| Additional Voices | | |
| 2012
| Soldiers | | |
| 2012
| Comm. Clerk | | |
| 2012
| Multiplayer | | |
| 2013
| Dum Dum Dugan / Blizzard / Dark Elves | Uncredited | |
| 2013
| Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Additional Voices | English dub | |
| 2014
| data-sort-value="Elder Scrolls Online, The" | The Elder Scrolls Online | Hrogi / Nord Guard Male / Justice Istah | | |
| 2014
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Additional Voices | | |
| 2015
| Tahir / Additional Voices | | |
| 2015
| Mr. Waddles | | |
| 2018
| Darius | Also Legacy of the First Blade | |
| 2022
| Khaled Al-Asad | | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0073088}}
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