Michael Weston

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Michael Weston : biography

October 25, 1973 –

Michael Weston (born October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas Douglas on House, the homicidal meth addict Jake in the critically acclaimed HBO drama Six Feet Under and Pvt. Dancer on Scrubs.

Acting career

Weston is a good friend of actor Zach Braff and has appeared in two features with him, Garden State 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.

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. Series creator David Shore planned a spin-off show with Weston’s character as the lead in 2008, but no such show ever aired.

In 2009, Weston played a producer in the Gerard Butler action film, Gamer.

Weston also guest starred in an episode of the USA Network series Burn Notice whose main character’s name, Michael Westen (played by Jeffrey Donovan), is, coincidentally, nearly identical.

In 2012, Weston starred in the A&E television movie, Coma and shares screen time with Lauren Ambrose, a fellow cast member from the HBO series, Six Feet Under.

Credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Coyote Ugly Danny
Sally Bugs Credited as Michael Rubenstein
Cherry Falls Ben
2002 Wishcraft Brett Bumpers
Hart’s War Pfc. W. Roy Potts
Evil Alien Conquerors Kenny
2004 Helter Skelter Bobby Beausoleil Television movie
Garden State Kenny
2005 The Dukes of Hazzard Deputy Enos Strate
2006 The Last Kiss Izzy
2007 Wedding Daze Ted
2008 Pathology Dr. Gallo
2009 State of Play Hank
Crank: High Voltage Paramedic
Gamer The producer
2010 Love, Wedding, Marriage Gerber
2011 The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best Jim
2012 Liberal Arts Miles

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Night Man Episode: 1.17 "Chrome II"
2003 Frasier Episode: 10.14 "Daphne Does Dinner"
2004 Monk Morris Episode: 3.7 "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month"
2004 – 2005 Six Feet Under Jake Episodes: 4.5 "That’s My Dog", 4.8 "Coming And Going", 4.12 "Untitled", 5.10 "All Alone"
2006 ER Rafe Hendricks Episodes: 12.22 "Twenty-One Guns", 13.1 "Bloodline"
2006 Saved Tim Reston Episode: 1.2 "The Lady & the Tiger"
2007 Psych Counselor Adam Hornstock Episode: 1.12 "Cloudy…Chance of Murder"
2007 Scrubs Private Brian Dancer Episodes: 6.7 "His Story IV", 6.9 "My Perspective", 6.10 "My Therapeutic Month", 6.12 "My Fishbowl"
2007 – 2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Simon Marsden Episodes: 8.16 "Philadelphia," 8.19 "Florida", 8.22 "Screwed", 13.16 "Child’s Welfare"
2008 – 2010 House Lucas Douglas Episodes: 5.2 "Not Cancer", 5.3 "Adverse Events", 5.5 "Lucky Thirteen", 6.7 "Known Unknowns", 6.8 "Teamwork", 6.12 "Remorse" (cameo), and 6.14 "5 to 9"
2009 Crime Scene Investigation Ryan Morton; Tripp Linson; Carsten Episode: 9.15 "Kill Me If You Can"
2009 NCIS: Los Angeles LAPD Detective John Quinn Episode: 3.10 "The Debt"
2009 Supernatural (young) Charlie Episode: 4.12 "Criss Angel is a Douche Bag"
2009 Burn Notice Spencer Episode: 3.5 "Signals and Codes"
2010 The Good Guys Carson Episode: 1.17 "The Getaway"
2011 CSI: New York Frank Waters Episode: 8.9 "Means to an End"
2012 White Collar David Cook Episode: 4.03 "Diminishing Returns"
2012 Coma Peter Arno 4 hour TV movie based on 1978 novel by Robin Cook
2012 Gus Casey
2013 The Office (U.S. Season 9)The Office Staffer at Philadelphia real estate office Pam has interview at Episode: 9.16 "Moving On"

Personal life

Weston was born Michael Rubinstein in New York City, the son of actors Judi West and John Rubinstein, the grandson of piano virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein and the great-grandson of conductor Emil Młynarski, the founding conductor of Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and principal conductor of the Scottish Orchestra. 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.

Weston has been married to musician Priscilla Ahn since 2010.