Michael Weston

This article is about the actor. For the Burn Notice character, see Michael Westen.

Michael Weston
Weston at Comic-Con 2007
Born	Michael Rubinstein October 25, 1973 (1973-10-25) (age 38) New York, New York
Years active	1998-present
Spouse	Priscilla Ahn (m. 2010–present) «start: (2010)»"Marriage: Priscilla Ahn to Michael Weston" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Weston)

Michael Weston (born October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas Douglas on House, the homicidal meth addict Jake in the critically acclaimed HBO drama Six Feet Under and Pvt. Dancer on Scrubs.

Early life

Weston was born Michael Rubinstein in New York City, the son of actors Judi West and John Rubinstein, the grandson of piano virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein and the great-grandson of conductor Emil Młynarski, the founding conductor of Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and principal conductor of the Scottish Orchestra.^[1] He holds a degree in Theater and Arts from Northwestern University. In 2000 he changed his surname to "Weston" as there was already a "Michael Rubinstein" in the Screen Actors Guild.

Acting career

Weston is a good friend of actor Zach Braff and has appeared in two features with him, Garden State and The Last Kiss, and as a guest star on Braff's television show, Scrubs. Weston has also recently appeared as Simon Marsden, Olivia Benson's half-brother on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Weston appeared in the fifth season of House as a private investigator named Lucas Douglas hired by Dr. Gregory House; he reappeared in season six. Series creator David Shore planned a spin-off show^[2] with Weston's character as the lead in 2008, but no such show ever aired.

In 2009 Weston was a producer on the Gerard Butler action film, Gamer.

Weston also guest starred in an episode of the USA Network series Burn Notice whose main character's name, Michael Westen (played by Jeffrey Donovan), is, coincidentally, nearly identical.

Filmography

Feature film appearances

• Coyote Ugly (2000) as Danny
• Sally (2000) (credited as Michael Rubenstein) as Bugs
• Cherry Falls (2000) as Ben
• Wishcraft (2002) as Brett Bumpers
• Hart's War (2002) as Pfc. W. Roy Potts
• Evil Alien Conquerors (2002) as Kenny
• Helter Skelter (2004) (TV) as Bobby Beausoleil
• Garden State (2004) as Kenny
• The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) as Deputy Enos Strate
• The Last Kiss (2006) as Izzy
• Wedding Daze (2007) as Ted
• Pathology (2008) as Dr. Gallo
• State of Play (2009) as Hank
• Crank: High Voltage (2009) as Paramedic
• Gamer (2009) as the Producer

Television appearances

• Crime Scene Investigation - episode 16 Season 9 Kill Me If You Can as multiple characters
• ER – episodes "Twenty-One Guns" (12.22) and "Bloodline" (13.1) as Rafe Hendricks
• Saved – episode: 1.2 "The Lady & the Tiger" as Tim Reston
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – episodes: 8.16 "Philadelphia," 8.19 "Florida", 8.22 "Screwed"
• Scrubs – episodes "His Story IV", "My Perspective", "My Therapeutic Month", "My Fishbowl" as Private Brian Dancer
• Psych – episode "Cloudy...Chance of Murder" as Counselor Adam Hornstock
• Six Feet Under – episodes: 5.10 "All Alone", 4.12 "Untitled", 4.8 "Coming And Going", 4.5 "That's My Dog" as Jake
• Monk – episodes: 3.7 "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month" as Morris
• Frasier – episodes: 10.14 "Daphne Does Dinner"
• Night Man – episodes: 1.17 "Chrome II"
• House – "Not Cancer" (5.2), "Adverse Events" (5.3), "Lucky Thirteen" (5.5), "Known Unknowns" (6.7), "Teamwork" (6.8), "Remorse" (6.12, cameo), and "5 to 9" (6.14) as Lucas Douglas, House's preferred private investigator
• Supernatural – "Criss Angel is a Douche Bag" (4.12) as (Young) Charlie; his father, John Rubinstein, played (Old) Charlie
• Burn Notice – episode: 3.5 "Signals and Codes" as Spencer, a mentally ill mathematician who uses the gang's services. (Coincidentally, the main character in this series is named "Michael Westen.")
• The Good Guys - episode: 1.17 "The Getaway" as Carson, a Bed and Breakfast owner

References

1. ^ Michael Weston Biography (1973-)
2. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (2008-08-07). "House creator reveals spinoff plans". Digital Spy (Digital Spy). http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a120107/house-creator-reveals-spinoff-plans.html. Retrieved 2008-09-04. 

External links

• Michael Weston at the Internet Movie Database

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