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Michael McManus(II)

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Michael McManus in Lexx (1996)
Born in London, Ontario, Canada April 15, 1962, Michael studied acting at the University of Alberta in Canada and the Banff Center for the Fine Arts.

He is an accomplished actor and has been in stage productions in both Canada and the United Kingdom. He has also worked in several movie and television productions.

Michael's credits include Dog Park (film) and Atom Egoyan's Speaking Parts, for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor, and Lexx director Paul Donovan's Paint Cans. His television appearances are for numerous shows, including The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Hard to Forget, Forever Knight, Nothing Sacred (1998), and the critically acclaimed The Squamish Five.

He is best-known as the ex-assassin Kai in the long-running science-fiction television show LEXX, which consisted of 4 movies and 3 more television seasons.

He is also an accomplished musician who sings in a low baritone and plays both guitar and piano.
BornApril 15, 1962
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    Known for

    Brian Downey, Michael McManus, and Xenia Seeberg in Lexx (1996)
    Lexx
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Kai
    • Alive Kai
    • Actor Kai
    • Black King
    • Illusion of Kai
    • Kai's Essence
    • Vermal Citizen with Lasso
    Speaking Parts (1989)
    Speaking Parts
    6.6
    • Lance
    • 1989
    Nigel Bennett, Martha Burns, Shaun Clarke, Don Francks, Lex Gigeroff, Andy Jones, Chas Lawther, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alan MacGillivray, Nancy Marshall, Michael McManus, Kelly-Ruth Mercier, Jennifer Overton, Robyn Stevan, Jim Swansburg, Glenn Wadman, Shelley Wenaus, and Adam Westerback in Paint Cans (1994)
    Paint Cans
    5.5
    • Jeff
    • 1994
    Maurice Dean Wint and Holly Lewis in A Taste of Shakespeare (1995)
    A Taste of Shakespeare
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Edmund

    Credits

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    • Blissestraße (2011)
      Blissestraße
      6.4
      • Pastor William
      • 2011
    • Alle Lieben Ihre Kinder
      Short
      • Father
      • 2004
    • Brian Downey, Michael McManus, and Xenia Seeberg in Lexx (1996)
      Lexx
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Kai
      • Black King
      • Actor Kai ...
      • 1996–2002
    • Maurice Dean Wint and Holly Lewis in A Taste of Shakespeare (1995)
      A Taste of Shakespeare
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Edmund
      • 2001
    • The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000)
      The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Sir Nigel Hartwell
      • 2000
    • Dog Park (1998)
      Dog Park
      5.2
      • Derrick, the Waiter
      • 1998
    • Tim Dutton and Polly Shannon in Harlequin - Trop belle pour mourir (1998)
      Harlequin - Trop belle pour mourir
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • John Gilman
      • 1998
    • Nothing Sacred
      9.0
      TV Movie
      • Viktor
      • 1995
    • Nigel Bennett, Martha Burns, Shaun Clarke, Don Francks, Lex Gigeroff, Andy Jones, Chas Lawther, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alan MacGillivray, Nancy Marshall, Michael McManus, Kelly-Ruth Mercier, Jennifer Overton, Robyn Stevan, Jim Swansburg, Glenn Wadman, Shelley Wenaus, and Adam Westerback in Paint Cans (1994)
      Paint Cans
      5.5
      • Jeff
      • 1994
    • Family Pictures (1993)
      Family Pictures
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Philip O'Casey
      • 1993
    • Le justicier des ténèbres (1992)
      Le justicier des ténèbres
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Father Pierre Rochefort
      • 1992
    • The Sound and the Silence (1991)
      The Sound and the Silence
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Bert Grosvenor
      • 1991
    • Top Cops (1990)
      Top Cops
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Tommy Vaughan
      • 1991
    • Inside Stories
      TV Series
      • Terry Dempsey
      • 1990
    • Speaking Parts (1989)
      Speaking Parts
      6.6
      • Lance
      • 1989

    Soundtrack



    • Brian Downey, Michael McManus, and Xenia Seeberg in Lexx (1996)
      Lexx
      7.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Yo Way Yo"
      • performer: "O, O, Oberon", "Kai, Kai, Kai, We Must Get Away from Here", "O, O, Oberon (reprise)"
      • performer: "Brunnen-G Chant", "Brunnen-G Chant (remix)" ...
      • 1999–2002

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    • Alternative names
      • A. Michael McManus
    • Height
      • 1.85 m
    • Born
      • April 15, 1962
      • London, Ontario, Canada
    • Relatives
      • Helen Shaver(Aunt or Uncle)

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      Nephew of actor/director Helen Shaver.

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