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Born:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
on
12/15/1970
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Filmography
Stargate: SG-1
- (
/
/ Announced /
)
Sumuru
- (
/
/ Lensing/Awaiting Release /
)
Suddenly Naked
- (
/ 2003
/ Released /
Remstar Productions
)
Suspicious River
- ( Ball Cap Man
/ 2000
/ Released /
Motion International
)
Swarmed
- ( - Cast
/
/ Released /
)
TV Credits
Behind the Mythology of Stargate SG-1
(
2007 / Released
):
Host
Judicial Indiscretion
(
2007 / Released
):
Actor
Mega Snake
(
2007 / Released
):
Actor
Eureka
(
2006 / Released
):
Actor
Under the Mistletoe
(
2006 / Released
):
Actor
Beyond the Stargate: Secrets Revealed
(
2005 / Released
):
Actor
From Stargate to Atlantis: A Sci Fi Lowdown
(
2004 / Released
):
Actor
Stargate: Atlantis
(
2004 / Released
):
Actor
Mary Higgins Clark's All Around the Town
(
2003 / Released
):
Actor
Stargate SG-1: The Lowdown
(
2003 / Released
):
Host
CSI: Miami
(
2002 / Released
):
Actor
The Twilight Zone
(
2002 / Released
):
Actor
24
(
2001 / Released
):
Actor
Day 6: 3:00AM-4:00AM
(
2007
)
TV Episode
Cast
Day 6: 2:00AM-3:00AM
(
2007
)
TV Episode
Cast
Day 6: 1:00AM-2:00AM
(
2007
)
TV Episode
Cast
The Chris Isaak Show
(
2001 / Released
):
Actor
The Test
(
2001 / Released
):
Actor
Escape From Mars
(
1999 / Released
):
Actor
Stargate SG-1
(
1997 / Released
):
Director / Story By / Writer / Actor
Unending
(
2007
)
TV Episode
Daniel Jackson
Dominion
(
2007
)
TV Episode
Daniel Jackson
Family Ties
(
2007
)
TV Episode
Daniel Jackson
Talion
(
2007
)
TV Episode
Daniel Jackson
Bad Guys
(
2007
)
TV Episode
Daniel Jackson
(
203 more
)
Highlander: The Series
(
1992 / Released
):
Actor
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
(
Lensing/Awaiting Release
):
Actor
The Commish
(
Released
):
Actor
Full Biography
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Profession(s):
Actor, director
Sometimes Credited As:
Michael G Shanks
Michael Garrett Shanks
Family
daughter:Tatiana Shanks (mother, Vaitiare Bandera)
Companion(s)
Vaitiare Bandera
, Companion , ```..Tahitian; appeared on "StarGate SG-1"; mother of Shanks' daughter; no longer together
Education
University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada BFA acting 1994
Milestones
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2001 Was featured in "Suddenly Naked", directed by Anne Wheeler
2000 Had bit role in the Canadian-made feature "Suspicious River"
1995 - 1996 Was a company member of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival
1993 Had guest roles on "Highlander" and "The Commish"
Raised in Kamloomps, British Columbia
Cast as Daniel Jackson on the Showtime sci-fi series "StarGate SG-1", based on the hit movie; also made directorial debut with the "Double Jeopardy" episode
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