Michel Gill

Michel Gill
Born	(1960-04-16) April 16, 1960 New York City, U.S.
Other names	Michael Gill
Education	Tufts University Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Jayne Atkinson ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	1

Michel Gill (born April 16, 1960), also known as Michael Gill, is an American actor best known for playing President Garrett Walker in the Netflix series House of Cards and Gideon Goddard on Mr. Robot.

Early life

Gill is a first generation American who was born in New York City, to a Jewish family. His parents managed to escape from the Holocaust. Gill's first language was French. He studied at Aiglon College, a prestigious boarding school in Switzerland. After Aiglon, he attended Tufts University before transferring and graduating from the Juilliard School in 1985 (Group 14).

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Spencer Anderson	Episode: "Gemini"
2013	The Good Wife	Frederick Plunkett	Episode: "Je Ne Sais What?"
2013–2014, 2016–2017	House of Cards	President Garrett Walker	25 episodes Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2014)
2014	Person of Interest	Rene Lapointe	Episode: "Allegiance"
2015	Forever	Dmitry Malakoff	Episode: Best Foot Forward
2015-2016	Mr. Robot	Gideon Goddard	11 episodes
2016-2017	The Get Down	Herbert Gunns	8 episodes
2017	Ray Donovan	Doug Landry	6 episodes
2018	Chicago Med	Robert Haywood	Dr Sarah Reese's estranged father
2019	God Friended Me	Wilson Hedges	3 Episodes

Film

• Afflicted (film) (2013)
• Condemned (2015)
• "Who Killed JonBenét?" (2016)

Personal life

Gill is married to fellow House of Cards actor Jayne Atkinson (Secretary of State Catherine Durant), whom he met when they were both in a production of "The Heiress" at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. They began dating in 1992 and were married in 1998. Gill and Atkinson reside with their son in the Berkshires.

External links

• Michel Gill at IMDb