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Michael played the role of General Jack Granger in the game Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars.
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Prior to acting, Michael attended the Ontario College of Art.
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Michael got his facial scar by going through a plate glass door while drunk. He felt it could help him get interesting roles, so never had plastic surgery to correct it.
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Michael uses the "method" style of acting.
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Michael was the executive producer of the TV movie Probable Cause (1994).
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In 1982, Michael was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for: Scanners.
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In 1989, Michael was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor for: One Boy, One Wolf, One Summer.
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In 2002, Michael was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for: Le Dernier chapitre: La Suite.
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In 2003, Michael was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for The Last Chapter II: The War Continues.
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In 1989, Michael was nominated for the ACE Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series for: The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) episode "The Fruit At The Bottom Of The Bowl."
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Michael has supplied the voiceovers for the Big Brother Big Sister Foundation and World Wildlife Foundation commercials.
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Michael narrated the documentary Moravian Massacre in 1996.
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Michael appeared in the stage play Look Back in Anger in the 1990's.
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Michael moved to Los Angeles, California, USA in 1982.
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Michael's brother is a high school shop teacher in his hometown of Toronto, Canada.
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Michael is 5' 11" (1.80 m) tall.
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Michael supplies the voice for "Sam Fisher" in the
Splinter Cell videogame series. He's said that this has become what people recognize him for most often.
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Michael is married to Karen Dimwiddie. They have a daughter together named Findlay that was born in 1998. He also has a daughter named Adrienne from previous marriage.
