Michael Landes

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Michael Landes
Born (1972-09-18) September 18, 1972 (age 49)
New York, United States
Alma materStella Adler Studio of Acting
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 2000)
Children2

Michael Christopher Landes is an American actor of television and film.

Personal life[edit]

Michael Christopher Landes was born to Patricia and Bernard Landes[1] on September 18, 1972 in New York.[2] He met Wendy Benson in Boston during the summer of 1999 while they were filming The Gentleman from Boston; they married on October 21, 2000 at Saint Thomas Church in Manhattan.[1] According to Tribute, as of May 2021 they lived in Los Angeles with their two children: Mimi and Dominic.[2]

Career[edit]

Landes studied performing arts at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles.[1] He had guest appearances on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, thirtysomething, The New Lassie, and Blossom. On The Torkelsons, Landes regularly played Riley Roberts, and for his starring role in the television film Please God, I'm Only Seventeen, he was nomained for a Young Artist Award: Best Young Actor in a Television Movie. In film, Landes has featured in Hart's War and Final Destination 2.[2]

Television credits[edit]

Year Title Role Episode(s) Citation(s)
c.1988–1991 The Wonder Years Winnie Cooper's boyfriend [2]
1991–1992 The Torkelsons Riley Roberts [2]
1993–1994 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Jimmy Olsen Season one [3]
1995–1996 Too Something [2]
1997–1998 Union Square Michael Weiss 13 episodes [4]
2001–2002 Special Unit 2 [2]
2009 New Tricks Leonard Kuziak "The Truth Is Out There" [5]
2010 Miranda Danny "The New Me" [6]
2019–2020 Silent Witness Matt Garcia 4 episodes [7]

Film credits[edit]

Year Title Role Citation(s)
2003 Final Destination 2 Thomas Burke [8]
2016 The Disappointments Room Teddy [9]
2017 Gold [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Wendy Benson, Michael Landes". The New York Times. October 22, 2000. p. 10. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Michael Landes Biography". Tribute. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Winslow, Harriet (March 5, 1995). "A Younger Jimmy Joins 'Lois & Clark'". Sun-Sentinel. ISSN 0744-8139. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Union Square". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "BBC One - New Tricks, Series 6, The Truth Is Out There". BBC. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Miranda". Radio Times. 2010. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Silent Witness: Who is Nikki Alexander's new love interest? Actor Michael Landes on dashing American Matt Garcia". Radio Times. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "Final Destination 2 (2003) - Cast & Crew". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "The Disappointments Room (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

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