Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2, 1962) is an American actor known for his role as Jarod in the television series '' The Pretender''.

Early life

Michael Terry Weiss was born in

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on February 2, 1962. His father was a steel industry executive and his mother was a homemaker. He has a sister, Jamie Sue Weiss, who became a

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for television and films. He went to

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. He graduated from the

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Career

Weiss began acting when he was a child, where he appeared in local TV commercials in Chicago. In 1980, at the age of 18, he appeared as an extra in the movie ''

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''. Shortly after his college graduation, he was cast as Mike Horton on ''

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''. Weiss also starred in the

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prime time drama '' The Pretender'' for four seasons as the lead character Jarod. Weiss also had roles in the 1991 remake of "

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," as well as in the movie ''

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'', the animated series '' The Legend of Tarzan'', and a recurring role on ''

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''. He voiced "The Nameless One", the protagonist of computer game '' Planescape: Torment''. In February 2006, Weiss attended a benefit with his former ''Pretender'' co-stars Andrea Parker and

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for Cure Autism Now. Weiss joined the cast of ''

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'', a play by Michael Jacobs and directed by Jack O'Brien. It opened at the

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on March 12, 2009. Weiss appeared in '' A Perfect Future'',

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at the

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. The production was directed by Wilson Milam.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Video games

References

External links

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Michael T. Weiss
at the

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