Michael Wiseman
{{short description|American television and film actor}}
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Michael Wiseman is an American television and film actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Johnny Rizzo in the 2012 CBS series Vegas.{{cite news|last=Barney|first=Chuck|title=Backstory: 'Vegas' actor Michael Wiseman hits the jackpot|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_21854315/backstory-vegas-actor-michael-wiseman-hits-jackpot|accessdate=February 11, 2013|newspaper=Contra Costa Times|date=October 28, 2012}}
Early life and career
Wiseman grew up in Lafayette, California. He knew as a boy that he wanted to be an actor; the caption of his eighth grade yearbook picture said, "Career Goal: football player or famous actor". He graduated from Saint Mary's College High School in Berkeley, California, in 1985.{{cite web|title=Class of 1985|url=http://www.saintmaryschs.org/alumni/class-pages/saint-marys-1980s/class-of-1985/|publisher=St. Mary's College High School|accessdate=February 11, 2013}}
Wiseman spent two decades working in Hollywood before landing the part of Rizzo, during which he played an outspoken student in the PBS series French in Action, performed supporting roles in Tim Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes and Surviving Gilligan's Island.{{cite news|last=Time Out|title=Lafayette Actor Makes Move From "Planet" to Professor|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CC&s_site=contracostatimes&p_multi=CC&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10649FFA99FF24A4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=February 11, 2013|newspaper=Contra Costa Times|date=June 24, 2001}} He has acted in over 65 television series, including Cheers, ER, Melrose Place, NYPD Blue, NCIS and The X-Files.
Personal life
Wiseman is married to Caroline Keenan-Wiseman, an Emmy-nominated hairstylist and makeup artist.{{cite web|last1=Sullivan|first1=Shannon|title=Stylist to Stars Comes to Lafayette – Caroline Wiseman brings award-winning style to Lafayette|url=http://www.diablomag.com/D-blog/Diablo-Style/February-2012/Stylist-to-Stars-Comes-to-Lafayette/|website=Diablo|publisher=Diablo Magazine|accessdate=May 17, 2016}} The couple have two daughters. In 2011, Wiseman and his family moved back to his childhood city of Lafayette, California.
Filmography
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| 1987
| Obnoxious Student | Episode: "Leçon 3: Planning and Anticipating II" |
| rowspan=3|1992
| Cheers | Teammate #2 | Episode: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" | |
| Tales from the Crypt
| Rudy | Episode: "Beauty Rest" | |
| Melrose Place
| Duane | Episode: "House of God" | |
| rowspan=2|1994
| Renegade | Sam Ravallo | Episode: "Rabbit Redux" | |
| Hot Line
| Daryl Bradford | Episode: "The Homecoming" | |
| 1996
| Paul Croton | 2 episodes: "El Coyote: Part 1" and "El Coyote: Part 2" | |
| rowspan=2|1997
| Barman | Episode: "Planely Possible" | |
| Even Odds
| Ron | Unsold TV pilot for MTV | {{Cite web |title=WebVoyage Record View 1 |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=8&ti=1,8&Search_Arg=even%20odds&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&PID=3UJw5--MtnRZmYpc1RihGfAg2TbHDU&SEQ=20221117104004&SID=4 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=cocatalog.loc.gov}}{{Cite web |title=- YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEemO5aNF8A |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.youtube.com}} |
| rowspan=6|1998
| Gareth McAllister | Episode: "The Cutting Edge" | |
| Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book
| Travis | Episode: "What Goes Around..." | |
| NYPD Blue
| Tommy Richardson | 3 episodes: "Don't Kill the Messenger," "The One That Got Away" and "I Don't Wanna Dye" | |
| Diagnosis: Murder
| Russell Westbrook | Episode: "Wrong Number" | |
| Nash Bridges
| David Pembrook | Episode: "Apocalypse Nash" | |
| Martial Law
| Andre Pitman | Episode: "How Sammo Got His Groove Back" | |
| 1999
| Profiler | Det. Mario Montagno | 2 episodes: "Heads, You Lose" and "What's Love Got to Do with It?" | |
| rowspan=3|2000
| Mr. Cain | Episode: "Meltdown" | |
| JAG
| Jack Riggins | Episode: "Overdue & Presumed Lost" | |
| Star Trek: Voyager
| Beta-Hirogen | 2 episodes: "Flesh and Blood: Part 1" and "Flesh and Blood: Part 2" | |
| rowspan="4" | 2001
| The Test | Self (panelist) | Episode: "The Debt Test" | |
| ER
| Danny | Episode: "Start All Over Again" | |
| Philly
| Ray Cook | Episode: "Truth or Consequence" | |
| The X-Files
| Dr. Rocky Bronzino | Episode: "Lord of the Flies" | |
| 2002
| Mr. Weston | Episode: "People of the Lie" | |
| 2003
| Boomtown | Greg Wisnicki | Episode: "The Love of Money" | |
| 2005–07
| D.A. Bret Haber | 2 episodes: "Schmidt Happens" and "Hope and Gory" | |
| rowspan="4" | 2005
| Connor Meade | Episode: "Game Over" | |
| Fat Actress
| Stephen Wilcox | Episode: "Holy Lesbo Batman" | |
| Blind Justice
| Dean Bostic | Episode: "Dance with Me" | |
| E-Ring
| Commander | 2 episodes: "Pilot" and "Snatch and Grab" | |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Director of Surveillance | Episode: "Bang-Bang" | |
| Cold Case
| Charles Kozlowski | Episode: "The War at Home" | |
| rowspan=5 | 2007
| | Episode: "Betrayal" | {{Cite web |title=Michael Wiseman - Resume |url=https://michaelwiseman.net/resume.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=michaelwiseman.net}}{{Cite web |title=MICHAEL WISEMAN - Resume {{!}} Actors Access |url=https://resumes.actorsaccess.com//one_page_resume.cfm?custom_link=michaelwiseman |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=resumes.actorsaccess.com}} |
| State of Mind
| Teddy Rivers | Episode: "Snow Melts" | |
| The Closer
| Jonathan Schafer | 2 episodes: "'Til Death Do Us Part: Part I" and "'Til Death Do Us Part: Part II" | |
| Chuck
| Lon Kirk | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Crown Vic" | |
| Nip/Tuck
| Police Officer | Episode: "Dr. Joshua Lee" | |
| 2008
| Det. Conor Mara | Episode: "Greatness Achieved" | |
| rowspan=2 | 2009
| Gabriel Macklin | Episode: "Wanted" | |
| The Mentalist
| Dreyer Whelan | Episode: "Red Badge" | |
| rowspan=2 | 2010
| Prosecutor Crosby | Episode: "The Whole Truth" | |
| Saving Grace
| Rocky Porter | Episode: "I'm Gonna Need a Big Night Light" | |
| 2012–13
| Vegas | Johnny Rizzo | 10 episodes: "Money Plays," "All That Glitters," "(Il) Legitimate," "Bad Seeds," "Exposure," "Estinto," "Palutes," "From This Day Forward," "Road Trip" and "The Third Man" |
| 2013
| NCIS | Chet Tyber | Episode: "Seek" | |
| 2015
| Scorpion | Fire Chief | Episode: "Postcards from the Edge" | |
| 2024
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| 2002
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Category:Male actors from California
Category:American male television actors
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