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Michael T. Weiss

Michael T. Weiss

Actor · Born February 2, 1962 (64) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2, 1962) is an American actor best known for playing the title role in the television program The Pretender.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 2, 1962 (64)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 54% in 30 days

What are Michael T. Weiss' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Survival
22%
Bonds
21%
Self
19%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Society
2%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 9
Shadow
3 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Absurd
2
Hopeful
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael T. Weiss' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael T. Weiss' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sunset Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Duane

  • Young Justice(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Captain Atom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sonny Malevsky

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Sex and the City 2(2010)

    as Handsome Man At Wedding

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Adam Strange (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Fade(2007)

    as Doctor McCabe

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Holcomb

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Disney Heroes Volume 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tarzan (voice)

  • IOWA(2005)

    as Larry Clarkson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sledge: The Untold Story(2005)

    as Drug Lord

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Justice League Unlimited(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Blood (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Marmalade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Peter

  • Until the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Daniel

  • Written in Blood(2003)

    as Matthew Ransom

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Tarzan & Jane(2002)

    as Tarzan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Pretender: Island of the Haunted(2001)

    as Jarod

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Justice League(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Etrigan the Demon / Jason Blood (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2001)

    as Al Lupovich

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as James Horton

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Legend of Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 39 episodes · as Tarzan (voice)

  • The Zeta Project(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Pretender 2001 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jarod

  • Jackie Chan Adventures(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Giles (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby(1999)

    as Drifter

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Net Worth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Michael Winslow

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jarod

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 86 episodes · Director · as Jarod

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Freeway(1996)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Remember Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Scott Covey

  • Jeffrey(1995)

    as Steve Howard

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Angel 4: Undercover(1994)

    as Ryan Gersh

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • 2000 Malibu Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · as Roger Tabor

  • Red Shoe Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as The New Man

  • Dark Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Joe Haskell · as Joe Haskell / Peter Bradford

  • The Great Los Angeles Earthquake(1990)

    as Larry, the Mayor's City Official Aide

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Take My Daughters, Please(1988)

    as Joe Blake

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Howling IV: The Original Nightmare(1988)

    as Richard Adams

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 1988 to 2017; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

Bones (2001)

$8.4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2001)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The Pretender (1996)

Film career

19882017

Peak 2002 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 37 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdDirecting1 of 38: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2000s21 · acting2010s4 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 38% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Michael T. Weiss' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Fade (2007)

96th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Young Justice (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Michael T. Weiss' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 86 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Michael T. Weiss work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael T. Weiss' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew Bright shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers