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MICHAEL MCMANUS BIOGRAPHY

 

 

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PROMO SHOTS

Several early promo head shots

 

NEW PROMO SHOTS BY STEFAN MOHN

2010 Promo Shots

 

 

Some new promo shots just in:

 

     

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VITAL STATS:

 BORN: LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA

APRIL 15, 1962

HEIGHT: 6'1" and half

HAIR COLOR: GRAY

EYE COLOR: HAZEL

 

TRAINING:

 

1986 Graduating Class, University of Alberta/BFA Acting

1981 Banff Center for the Fine Arts

Nephew of  renowned Actor/Director Helen Shaver

 

SKILLS:

 

Stage fighting, dance, singing (low Baritone)

Music: Piano and guitar

 

 

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TV APPEARANCES

 

LEXX

 

 

(click here for Lexx section)

 

LEXX:  THE SERIES  [1998-2002] Kai

LEXX : TALES FROM A PARALLEL UNIVERSE 

1.4  GIGASHADOW [1997] Kai

1.2  EATING PATTERN [1997] Kai

1.3  SUPERNOVA [1997] Kai

1.4  GIGASHADOW [1997] Kai

 

Secret Adventures of Jules Verne: Sir Nigel Hartwell "Book of Knowledge' Scifi 2000

King Lear: A Taste of Shakespeare /Edmund BravoTV 1998/2001

Nothing Sacred: Viktor CBC Variety/Robet Sherrin 1998

The Very Dead of Winter: Son FilmCentre/ Maya Gallus

Family Pictures: Phillip O'Casey/Power Pictures/Phillip Seville 1993

Forever Knight: Fr.Pierre Rochefort "For I have sinned" Scifi 1992

Inside Stories: Terry Dempsey/Toronto Talkies Ken Girotti 1990

The Killing Ground: Randell/CBC/Brian McKenna 1998

Nothing Sacred: Viktor /CBC 1998

The Squamish Five: Brent Taylor/CBC/Paul Donovan 1998

 

FILM APPEARANCES:

 

  Blissestrasse: Pastor William/Germany/Paul Donovan 2009

Alle Lieben Ihre Kinder: Hitman/Germany 2004

Plump Fiction: Voiceover/Gerardo Schmidtler 2000

Hard to Forget: John Gilman/Alliance/Vic Sarin 1998

Dog Park: Dog Park/ Bruce McCullough 1998

Paint Cans: Jeff Burns/Potota Films/Paul Donovan 1994

Sound and the Silence: Bert Grosvenor/ Screen Star/John Harrison 1992

Speaking Parts: Lance/Ego Film/Atom Egoyan 1989

(Genie Nominated for Best Actor in Leading Role)

 

THEATER APPEARANCES:

For reviews related to these appearances, go to the THEATER page.

 

  All Our Happy Days Are Stupid: Videofag ,Jordan Tannahill Oct.-Nov. 2013

Bluebeard's Wife: Caravan Theater BC McIntosh  Bluebeard Oct 28-31-2008

Carnaval: Ernesto- Nakai Theater YK.-Miyasawa/May 2007

Macbeth: Macbeth/Caravan Farm Theater/ BC July-Aug Estelle Shook/2006

Home is My Road: Broker/Ken Gass/Factory Theater/April-May 2003

Crimson Veil: Tor  Factory Theater/Alan Cole/ July 2000

Three Days of Rain: Walker/Richard Greenberg Canadian Stage March-April 1999

Ashes: Colin/ Grand Theater 1999

District of Centuries: Seamus/Factory Studio Cafe/Peter Hinton 1998

Mad Boy Chronicles: Mad Boy Horvendahl/ Kinsgston Fest./Michael O'Brien/ Grand Theater Aug-Sept 1997

Sir John Eh?: Various Kingston Fest. Grand Theater/Lane Coleman Aug-Sept 1997

Fool For Love: Eddie/Kingston Festival Grand Theater 1997

The Crucible: Reverend Hale Mamitoba Theater Centre 1997 

The Glass Menagerie: Tom/Tarragon Theater/Diana Leblanc  1997

The Beggars Opera: MacHeath/The Caravan Theater/Peter Hinton

The Painting: St. Sebastian/Factory Studio Cafe/Tanya Jacobs 1995

Arabian Nights: Various roles/Tarragon Theater/Bill Lane

Whale Riding Weather: Auto/Grand Theater/Charlie Tomlinson 1992

Nothing Sacred: Viktor/Elgin Winter Garden/Patrick MacDonald 1989

The Real World: Claude/Tarragon Theater/Bill Glassco 1989

Zastrozzi: Verezzi/Factory Theater/George Walker 1987

My Fair Lady: Various/High School of Commerce Ottowa 1983

October: Claudio/Tarragon Theater/John Murrell/Nov-Dec 1988

Love's Labour's Lost: Boyet/Davina Stewart

Colours in the Storm: Tom Thompson//Tapestry Music Richard Greenblatt

Fire: Cale/Neptune Theater, Bryden MacDonald

Ceili House: Jerome/Blyth Festival/P.Vandstone

Stillborn Lover: Greg/Grand Theater/NAC/Peter Moss

Miss Julie: Jean/Grand Theater/Martha Henry

Warriors: Giles/ Grand Theater/Charles Tomlinson

How Could you, Mrs. Dick?: Keith Edwards/Tivoli Theater/Guy Sprung

Twelfth Night: Feste/ Skylight Theater, L.Baumander

Fire: Cale/Grand Theater/Martha Henry

Alligator Pie: Various/Theater Passe Muraille/Janet Ames

Unidentified Human Remains: Robert/Crow's Theater/Jim Millan

Mill Fire; Minister/Riverside Studios-Bush Theater/UK

The Tempest: Ferdinand/Toronto Free Theater/R. Greenblatt

Mirandolina: Marquise/Manitoba Theater Ctr./B. Hopkins

Romeo and Juliet: Tybalt/Toronto Free Theater/Guy Sprung

Vanity Press: Andrew/Tarragon Theater/Andy McKim/March 1987

(Dora nomination for Best Actor in a Featured Role)

 

 

CBC RADIO PLAYS: 

 

Commedia Del 'Arte: Arrachino/Harlequin

Age of Lead

How to Make Love to an Actor

 

Press:

Reading the Material Theater:p.137./Ric Knowles-Cambridge Univ Press 2004

 

 

The OTHER Michael McManus:

 

There is an American actor using the same name, and many of the internet databases out there have conflicting information for both actors. 

These are some of  the films that the Canadian actor, has NOT done that are attributed to him:

 

POLICE ACADEMY, POLTERGEIST, FAMILY VIEWING, JANE AUSTEN'S MAFIA ,HOT SHOTS PART DEUX ,BLUE WATER WHITE DEATH,

MR. BILL'S ADVENTURES, BEANTOWN, SURRENDER, HEAD OFFICE, MOVING VIOLATIONS, COLUMBO, MASH, AND OTHERS. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

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