Michael T. Weiss

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

Early life

Weiss was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 2, 1962. His father was a steel industry executive, and his mother was a homemaker. His sister, Jamie Sue Weiss, became a make-up artist for television and films.

He attended Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California.

Career

Screen

Weiss began acting when he was a child, when he appeared in local TV commercials in Chicago.

In 1980, at age 18, he appeared as an extra in the film Ordinary People. Shortly after his college graduation, he was cast as Mike Horton on Days of Our Lives. He performed in the 1991 series Dark Shadows, as well as in the feature film Jeffrey (1995).

His most prominent role has been Jarod, the lead character in the NBC-TV primetime drama The Pretender which ran for four seasons (1996–2000) and subsequent TV movies, The Pretender 2001 and The Pretender: Island of the Haunted. He performed as Jarod in three crossover episodes with the series Profiler as well. He had a recurring role in four episodes of Crossing Jordan (2003–04).

Weiss has performed several voice-acting roles. He voiced The Nameless One, the protagonist of the computer game ' (1999). He voiced Tarzan in The Legend of Tarzan (2001–02) and its related direct-to-video feature film, Tarzan & Jane (2002), Etrigan the Demon in Justice League (2002) and Justice League Unlimited (2005), Adam Strange in ' (2009–11), and Captain Atom in Young Justice (2012–13). Weiss voiced Dormammu in ' (2011) and its updated version Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.