Michael Massee
| Michael Massee | |
|---|---|
 Massee in 2014 | |
| Born |
August 16, 1955 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active |
1991–1993 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Massee (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Michael Massee (born August 16, 1955) is an American actor. Massee is perhaps best known for his roles as Fun Boy in the 1994 film The Crow, and The Gentleman in the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man and also reprised the role in the 2014 sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro.
Career
In 1993, Massee portrayed the character Fun Boy in the film The Crow, starring Brandon Lee. Massee was the actor who fired the shot that killed Lee by accident on the set in 1993, due to an improperly prepared prop gun. He was so traumatized by the event that he returned to New York and took a year off from acting. He refuses to view the film. In an interview in 2005, 12 years after the incident, Massee revealed that he still had nightmares about it, going on to say, "I don't think you ever get over something like that."
In 1995, Massee played the cop "Newton" in the film Tales From The Hood. He has provided the voice for the villain Spellbinder in The Batman, as well as appearing on the television series 24 as the villain Ira Gaines. He provided the voice of Bruce Banner for the Ultimate Avengers animated film, as well as the sequel Ultimate Avengers 2. He appeared in the film Seven alongside Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. He appeared in David Lynch's Lost Highway as Andy. He played the physical manifestation of Management (a.k.a. Lucius Belyakovin), on HBO's Carnivàle. He guest-starred in the The X-Files episode "The Field Where I Died". He also appeared in the 2005 NBC TV miniseries Revelations as the main antagonist. In 2006, he guest-starred in Criminal Minds as a serial killer on death row. He also guest-starred in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Reunion" as a rock star. He appeared in the American TV series FlashForward as villain Dyson Frost. He appeared as a hunter, Kubrick, on the series Supernatural in 2007.
Massee portrayed imprisoned serial killer Charles Hoyt in the first two seasons of the TV series Rizzoli & Isles. He played the role of Gustav Fiers (alias The Gentleman) in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man and reprised the role in the 2014 sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro.
Personal life
- Massee and his wife, Ellen, own a clothing boutique in Los Angeles.[1]
- He speaks French and appeared in 2014 in the French series, Interventions.
References
- ↑ "Michael Massee on Extra: Talks about Brandon Lee Shooting" on YouTube. Extra, 2005, archived at YouTube, April 1, 2007, accessed May 13, 2011.
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