Michael Landes

Michael Landes
Born	Michael Christopher Landes September 18, 1972 (1972-09-18) (age 39) Bronx, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Wendy Benson (2000-present)

Michael Christopher Landes^[1] (born September 18, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for his roles of Jimmy Olsen in the first season of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Detective Nicholas O'Malley in Special Unit 2, Officer Thomas Burke in Final Destination 2, and David Conlon in The Wedding Bells.

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Michael Landes' first major role was Jimmy Olsen in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman in 1993. Michael Landes was able to bring the role of Jimmy more up to date and more modern than he had previously been depicted in other Superman media.

Landes was not invited to continue the role of Jimmy Olsen after the first season. The creator of the series explained in DVD commentary that this was because the producers perceived him to resemble lead actor Dean Cain too much. Justin Whalin took over the role for the remaining three seasons of the program.

Personal life

Landes was born in the Bronx, New York, the son of Patricia, an interior decorator, and Bernard Landes, a marketing consultant.^[1] He married fellow actor, Wendy Benson, on October 21, 2000.^[1] They have two children, Mimi and Dominic.

Filmography

• thirtysomething (1989) (TV) .... Young Michael
• An American Summer (1991) .... Tom Travis
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–91) (TV) .... Chadney Hunt
• Blossom (1991) (TV) .... Bobby
• The Wonder Years (1988–91) (TV) .... Kirk McCray
• When the Party's Over (1992) .... Willie
• Please, God, I'm Only Seventeen (1992) (TV) .... Michael
• The Torkelsons (1991–92) (TV) .... Riley Roberts
• Step by Step (1992) (TV) .... Mike 'The Mover' Walters
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–94) (TV) .... Jimmy Olsen
• Too Something (Unknown Year) (TV) .... Scott
• Edie & Pen (1996) (TV) .... Bellman
• Dream for an Insomniac (1996) .... Rob
• The Drew Carey Show (1996) (TV) .... Blaine Bell
• No Greater Love (1996) (TV) .... George Winfield
• Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women (1997) (TV) .... Rene Klein
• Union Square (1997) (TV) .... Michael
• Getting Personal .... Christopher DeMarco
• Providence - Thank You, Providence: Part 1 & 2 (1999) (TV) .... Tom Cromwell
• Max Knight: Ultra Spy (2000) (TV) .... Max Knight
• Get Real (2000) (TV) .... Steve Green
• Special Unit 2 (2001–02) (TV) .... Detective Nicholas O'Malley
• Hart's War (2002) .... Maj. M.F. Giannetti
• A Carol Christmas (2003) (TV) .... Jimmy
• Final Destination 2 (2003) .... Officer Thomas Burke
• Beacon Hill (2003) .... Billy Dylan
• Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (2004) (TV) .... Bryan Eastley
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004) (TV) .... Trent Reed
• Love Soup (2005) (TV) .... Gil Raymond
• CSI: Miami (2005) (TV) .... Nick Marshall
• Lucky 13 (2005) .... Seth
• Peep Show (2005) (TV) .... Jonesy
• Let Go (2006) (TV, pilot) .... Nick Burton
• Ghost Whisperer (2006) (TV) .... Kyle McCall
• The Wedding Bells (2007) (TV) .... David Conlon
• College Road Trip (2008) .... Donny
• Boston Legal (2008) (TV)
• Possession (2009) .... Ryan
• Homecoming (2009) .... Billy Fletcher
• New Tricks (2009) .... Leonard Kuziak
• The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009) .... Zach
• My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010) .... Troy
• Material Girl (2010) .... Marco Keriliak
• Just Wright (2010) .....Nelson
• Miranda (2010) .... Danny
• Burlesque (2010) .... Greg
• 11-11-11.... Samuel

As producer:

• Getting Personal (1998) (producer)
• Beacon Hill (2003) (co-producer)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} WEDDINGS; Wendy Benson, Michael Landes - New York Times

External links

• Michael Landes at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Landes, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	September 18, 1972
Place of birth	Bronx, New York, U.S.
Date of death
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