Michael Weston

Michael Weston (born Michael Rubinstein; October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas on House, the deranged and sadistic kidnapper Jake in the HBO drama Six Feet Under, and Pvt. Dancer on Scrubs.

This article is about the actor. For the character from Burn Notice, see Michael Westen.
Michael Weston
Weston in 2016
Born
Michael Rubinstein[1]

(1973-10-25) October 25, 1973
New York, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)Priscilla Ahn (2010–present)
Parent(s)John Rubinstein
Judi West

Early life

Michael Rubinstein was born in New York City, the son of actors John Rubinstein and Judi West. His paternal grandfather is Polish-born Jewish piano virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein. He is also the great-grandson of Polish conductor Emil Młynarski, the founding conductor of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and principal conductor of the Scottish Orchestra.[2]

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 three features with him, Garden State, Wish I Was Here and The Last Kiss, and as a guest star on Braff's television show, Scrubs. Weston has also appeared as Simon Marsden, Olivia Benson's half-brother on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[3]

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.[4] Series creator David Shore planned a spin-off show[5] with Weston's character as the lead in 2008, but the show never went into production.

In 2009, Weston appeared in the Gerard Butler action film Gamer. He made a guest appearance on White Collar[6] and Burn Notice (in which the main character, Michael Westen, has a name very similar to his). In 2012, he starred in the A&E television movie, Coma.[3]

In 2016, he appeared as Harry Houdini in Houdini & Doyle.[7]

Personal life

Weston has been married to musician Priscilla Ahn since 2010.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000Coyote UglyDanny
SallyBugsCredited as Michael Rubinstein
Lucky NumbersLarry
Cherry FallsBen
2002WishcraftBrett Bumpers
Hart's WarPfc. W. Roy Potts
Evil Alien ConquerorsKenny
2004Helter SkelterBobby BeausoleilTelevision movie
Garden StateKenny
2005The Dukes of HazzardDeputy Enos Strate
2006The Last KissIzzy
2007Wedding DazeTed
2008PathologyDr. Gallo
2009State of PlayHank
Crank: High VoltageParamedic
GamerThe producer
2010Love, Wedding, MarriageGerber
2011The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the BestJim
2012Liberal ArtsMiles
2013ExpectingCasey
2014Wish I Was HereJerry
2015See You in ValhallaDon Burwood
GravyAnson
2017The Mad WhaleTobias
2018Speed KillsShelly Katz
2020AdamRoss

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1998Night ManEpisode: 1.17 "Chrome II"
2003FrasierIce SculptorEpisode: 10.14 "Daphne Does Dinner"
2004MonkMorrisEpisode: 3.7 "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month"
2004–2005Six Feet UnderJakeEpisodes:
4.5 "That's My Dog"
4.8 "Coming And Going"
4.12 "Untitled"
5.10 "All Alone"
2006ERRafe HendricksEpisodes:
12.22 "Twenty-One Guns"
13.1 "Bloodline"
2006SavedTim RestonEpisode: 1.2 "The Lady & the Tiger"
2007, 2014PsychCounselor Adam HornstockEpisode:
1.12 "Cloudy...Chance of Murder"
8.3 "Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement"
2007ScrubsPrivate Brian DancerEpisodes:
6.7 "His Story IV"
6.9 "My Perspective"
6.10 "My Therapeutic Month"
6.12 "My Fishbowl"
2007, 2012, 2019Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSimon MarsdenEpisodes:
8.13 "Loophole"
8.16 "Philadelphia"
8.19 "Florida"
8.22 "Screwed"
13.16 "Child’s Welfare"
21.6 "Murdered at a Bad Address"
2008–2010HouseLucas DouglasEpisodes:
5.2 "Not Cancer"
5.3 "Adverse Events"
5.5 "Lucky Thirteen"
6.7 "Known Unknowns"
6.8 "Teamwork"
6.9 "Ignorance Is Bliss"
6.12 "Remorse" (cameo)
6.13 "Moving the Chains"
6.14 "5 to 9"
6.18 "Knight Fall"
2009Crime Scene InvestigationRyan Morton; Tripp Linson; CarstenEpisode: 9.15 "Kill Me If You Can"
2009NCIS: Los AngelesLAPD Detective John QuinnEpisode: 3.10 "The Debt"
2009Supernatural(young) CharlieEpisode: 4.12 "Criss Angel is a Douche Bag"
2009Burn NoticeSpencerEpisode: 3.5 "Signals and Codes"
2010The Good GuysCarsonEpisode: 1.17 "The Getaway"
2011CSI: New YorkFrank WatersEpisode: 8.9 "Means to an End"
2012White CollarDavid CookEpisode: 4.3 "Diminishing Returns"
2012ComaPeter Arno4 hour TV movie
Based on the 1977 novel by Robin Cook
2013The OfficeRogerEpisode: 9.16 "Moving On"
2014Those Who KillSpace CowboyEpisodes:
1.8 "Insomnia"
1.9 "Untethered"
1.10 "Surrender"
2015ElementaryOscarEpisodes:
3.16 "For All You Know"
3.24 "A Controlled Descent"
2016Houdini & DoyleHarry HoudiniSeason 1
2017RosewoodOwen PanitchEpisode: 2.10 "Bacterium & the Brothers Panitch"
2017Hawaii Five-0Oliver MathusEpisode: "Mohala I Ka Wai Ka Maka O Ka Pua"
2018–2019The ResidentGordon PageSeason 2
2019Into the DarkLonnieEpisode: "Treehouse"
2020Home Before DarkFrank Briggs Jr.Season 1

References
  1. "Michael Weston". TV Guide.
  2. Michael Weston profile, filmreference.com; accessed October 8, 2014.
  3. Michael Weston at IMDb
  4. "Michael Weston On House-Cuddy-Lucas Love Triangle: "It's an Intellectual Menage a Trois"". TVGuide.com. January 11, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  5. Kilkelly, Daniel (2008-08-07). "House creator reveals spinoff plans". Digital Spy. Digital Spy. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  6. "Michael Weston for 'White Collar' role". Digital Spy. April 18, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  7. Power, Vicki (March 12, 2016). "Michael Weston and Stephen Mangan stars in new ITV crime drama Houdini & Doyle". The Express. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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