One of my favorites, I loved him on SG-1. I do wish he hadn't left for the sixth season. I loved the compassion and caring his character displayed. I liked how he was always the voice of morality, regardless of the situation. I would have liked to have seen more of him, but haven't got to see several of the seasons. What I have seen of Micheal's character always made me think of the better parts of the human existance. He was ever the good guy, trying to do the right thing in every situation, regardless of the concequences to himself or his team.

A brilliant actor who's biggest hit is also his biggest hindrance. As is often the case with long running series characters they are often (sometimes wrongly) type cast, however as Shanks proved in his brief spell in 24 he is most definitely believable as other characters. Indeed I didn't even realise that it was Shanks as the Russian spy until the second time I saw him. His character Daniel Jackson is a brilliant one, possibly one of the only characters of any show to have died and come back so many times! The fact that they brought him back to life on more than one occasion is testament to Shanks and the wonderfully mesmerising way in which he so easily morphs himself into the on screen character that is Jackson. I can't wait for him to appear in the Atlantis double and I think he should have a permanent role in Atlantis as it would surely be advantageous to have the foremost expert on Ancients in the city, also the only person to have actually ascended, twice!

With SG-1 no more (except for the straight-to-DVD movies), Michael should consider a main role in Atlantis! He's such an excellent actor; I think he would bring even more depth to the Atlantis series. Although, Atlantis doesn't need much more depth in that department considering they have great actors already.

Anyway, Michael Shanks is still one of the most prominent actors in the entire Stargate saga. I hope he NEVER leaves it. He definitely has a bright future. And, GREAT work in your guest appearance on 24!

Hmm, I suppose I need to say more since I've been told it has to be at least 100 words long! There...that should do it. Keep up the excellent work Michael!

One classification certianly does not describe Michael! I would include talented, should have been a bigger star, underrated, handsome, and has become one of my personal favorites.
He has show tremendous range of acting talent from the types of rolls he takes on (judicial indescretion & '24') to range within a single roll (Stargate SG-1:Lifeboat) not to mention that he has also performed Shakespear! I look forward to seeing more from him in the future both in front of and behind the camera. If you have not yet seen this fine actor in action, I would highly recommend checking him out!