Michael McManus (Canadian actor)

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Michael McManus (born April 15, 1962[https://www.northernstars.ca/mcmanus_michael/ Michael McManus' bio] at www.northernstars.ca) is a Canadian actor who played the ex-assassin Kai in the science fiction series Lexx.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/what-the-frak-is-going-on/article1327898/ "What the frak is going on?"] by Marsha Lederman at www.theglobeandmail.com[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/tv-dvds/article1367894/ "TV DVDs: Lexx: Season 1 (1996-97)"] at www.theglobeandmail.com

Early life

Michael McManus was born on April 15, 1962, in London, Ontario, Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba842c5b2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217143624/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba842c5b2|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 17, 2017|title=Michael Mcmanus|work=British Film Institute|accessdate=2017-02-16}}

Career

He has appeared in various television and film roles including Forever Knight, A Taste of Shakespeare, and the 1994 film Paint Cans, opposite Neve Campbell.

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1989 \| Speaking Parts \| Lance \| [https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-lbksz9/speaking-parts/ Speaking Parts: Summary, Review & Credits] at www.radiotimes.com[https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/speaking-parts Speaking Parts] at cfe.tiff.net
1994 \| Paint Cans \| Jeff \|
1998 \| Dog Park \| Derrick, the Waiter \|
2004 \|Alle Lieben Ihre Kinder \| Hitman \| Germany 2004
2009 \| Blissestrasse \| Pastor William \| Produced and written by Paul Donovan

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1989

| Speaking Parts

| Lance

| [https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-lbksz9/speaking-parts/ Speaking Parts: Summary, Review & Credits] at www.radiotimes.com[https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/speaking-parts Speaking Parts] at cfe.tiff.net

1994

| Paint Cans

| Jeff

1998

| Dog Park

| Derrick, the Waiter

2004

|Alle Lieben Ihre Kinder

| Hitman

| Germany 2004

2009

| Blissestrasse

| Pastor William

| Produced and written by Paul Donovan

=Television=

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Year ! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan=2\|1988 \| data-sort-value="Killing Ground, The" \| The Killing Ground \| Randell \| Television movie
data-sort-value="Squamish Five, The" \| The Squamish Five \| Brent Taylor \| Television movie
1990 \| Inside Stories \| Terry Dempsey \| Television movie
1992 \| Forever Knight \| Father Pierre Rochefort \| Episode: "For I Have Sinned"
1993 \| Family Pictures \| Philip O'Casey \| Television movie
1993 \| Sound and the Silence, the Story of Alexander Graham Bell \| Bert Grosevenor \| Canadian Television miniseries[https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/the-sound-and-the-silence-parts-i-ii-1200432701/ "The Sound and the Silence — Parts I & II"] by Tony Scott at variety.com
1997 \| Lexx: The Dark Zone \| Kai \| 4 episodes
1997–2002 \| Lexx \| Kai \| 61 episodes
rowspan=2\|1998 \| Nothing Sacred \| Viktor \| Television movie
Hard to Forget \| John Gilman \| Television movie
2000 \| data-sort-value="Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, The" \| The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne \| Sir Nigel Hartwell \| Episode: "The Book of Knowledge"
2001 \| data-sort-value="Taste of Shakespeare, A" \| A Taste of Shakespeare \| Edmund \| 1 episode

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Year

! Film

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan=2|1988

| data-sort-value="Killing Ground, The" | The Killing Ground

| Randell

| Television movie

data-sort-value="Squamish Five, The" | The Squamish Five

| Brent Taylor

| Television movie

1990

| Inside Stories

| Terry Dempsey

| Television movie

1992

| Forever Knight

| Father Pierre Rochefort

| Episode: "For I Have Sinned"

1993

| Family Pictures

| Philip O'Casey

| Television movie

1993

| Sound and the Silence, the Story of Alexander Graham Bell

| Bert Grosevenor

| Canadian Television miniseries[https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/the-sound-and-the-silence-parts-i-ii-1200432701/ "The Sound and the Silence — Parts I & II"] by Tony Scott at variety.com

1997

| Lexx: The Dark Zone

| Kai

| 4 episodes

1997–2002

| Lexx

| Kai

| 61 episodes

rowspan=2|1998

| Nothing Sacred

| Viktor

| Television movie

Hard to Forget

| John Gilman

| Television movie

2000

| data-sort-value="Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, The" | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

| Sir Nigel Hartwell

| Episode: "The Book of Knowledge"

2001

| data-sort-value="Taste of Shakespeare, A" | A Taste of Shakespeare

| Edmund

| 1 episode

Award nominations

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Year ! Award ! Result ! Category ! Film or series
1990 \| Genie Award \| Nominated \| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role \| Speaking Parts{{cite book \|last1=Nash \|first1=Jay Robert \|author-link=Jay Robert Nash \|last2=Nash \|first2=Stanley Ralph \|last3=Ross \|first3=Stanley Ralph \|author3-link=Stanley Ralph Ross \|title=The Motion Picture Guide ... Annual \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aYgqAAAAYAAJ \|publisher=Cinebooks \|year=1987 \|page=324\|isbn=9780933997158 }}

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Year

! Award

! Result

! Category

! Film or series

1990

| Genie Award

| Nominated

| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

| Speaking Parts{{cite book |last1=Nash |first1=Jay Robert |author-link=Jay Robert Nash |last2=Nash |first2=Stanley Ralph |last3=Ross |first3=Stanley Ralph |author3-link=Stanley Ralph Ross |title=The Motion Picture Guide ... Annual |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aYgqAAAAYAAJ |publisher=Cinebooks |year=1987 |page=324|isbn=9780933997158 }}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0573158|Michael McManus}}
[http://www.michael-mcmanus.com/ Fan site]

Category:1962 births

Category:Canadian male stage actors

Category:Canadian male television actors

Category:Canadian male film actors

Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from London, Ontario

Category:University of Alberta alumni