Michael Wiseman

For the rower, see Michael Wiseman (rower).

Michael Wiseman is an American television and film actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Johnny Rizzo in the 2012 CBS series Vegas.[1]

Early life and career

Wiseman grew up in Lafayette, California.[1] He knew as a boy that he wanted to be an actor; the caption of his eighth grade yearbook picture said, "Career Goal: football player or famous actor".[2] He graduated from Saint Mary's College High School in Berkeley, California, in 1985.[1][3]

Wiseman spent two decades working in Hollywood before landing the part of Rizzo, during which he played an outspoken student in the PBS series French in Action, performed supporting roles in Tim Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes and Surviving Gilligan's Island.[2] He has acted in over 65 television series, including Cheers, ER, Melrose Place, NYPD Blue, NCIS and The X-Files.[1]

Personal life

Wiseman is married to Caroline Keenan-Wiseman, an Emmy-nominated hairstylist and makeup artist.[4] The couple have two daughters. In 2011, Wiseman and his family moved back to his childhood city of Lafayette, California.[1][2]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1990	Caged Fury	Policeman #2	Film debut
	Predator 2	Officer Zinck
1993	Judgment Night	Travis	Adam Carolla was hired as a stand-in
1994	The Stöned Age	Crump's Brother
1995	Black Scorpion	Hacksaw
	Excessive Force II: Force on Force	Bobby Tucci
	Huntress: Spirit of the Night	Jacob	Co-produced with Romania; also known as The Beast Inside Her	[5][6]
1996	The War at Home	Lieutenant
	Crossworlds	Cop #2
1998	Charades		Directed by Richmond Riedel	[7][8]
2001	My Bonneville		Directed by Robert F. Lyons	[9][10]
	Planet of the Apes	Specialist Hansen
	Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History	Russell Johnson
2004	Rancid	Det. Kent	English-language Swedish film
2006	The Wicker Man	Officer Pete
	Hiding Victoria	Lenny
2010	Murder in Fashion	Agent Johnson	Also known as Fashion Victim	[11][12]
2014	Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt?	Bartender
2016	Retreat!	Lt. Fuller		[13]
2017	Running Wild	Doug Ciocca
	In Search of Fellini	Clive Montgomery		[14]
	Pray for Rain	Ron Skinner
2022	Holiday Harmony	Abe Crawford		[15]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1987	French in Action	Obnoxious Student	Episode: "Leçon 3: Planning and Anticipating II"	[16]
1992	Cheers	Teammate #2	Episode: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game"
	Tales from the Crypt	Rudy	Episode: "Beauty Rest"
	Melrose Place	Duane	Episode: "House of God"
1994	Renegade	Sam Ravallo	Episode: "Rabbit Redux"
	Hot Line	Daryl Bradford	Episode: "The Homecoming"
1996	Walker, Texas Ranger	Paul Croton	2 episodes: "El Coyote: Part 1" and "El Coyote: Part 2"
1997	Perversions of Science	Barman	Episode: "Planely Possible"
	Even Odds	Ron	Unsold TV pilot for MTV	[17][18]
1998	Mike Hammer, Private Eye	Gareth McAllister	Episode: "The Cutting Edge"
	Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book	Travis	Episode: "What Goes Around..."
	NYPD Blue	Tommy Richardson	3 episodes: "Don't Kill the Messenger," "The One That Got Away" and "I Don't Wanna Dye"
	Diagnosis: Murder	Russell Westbrook	Episode: "Wrong Number"
	Nash Bridges	David Pembrook	Episode: "Apocalypse Nash"
	Martial Law	Andre Pitman	Episode: "How Sammo Got His Groove Back"
1999	Profiler	Det. Mario Montagno	2 episodes: "Heads, You Lose" and "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
2000	The Pretender	Mr. Cain	Episode: "Meltdown"
	JAG	Jack Riggins	Episode: "Overdue & Presumed Lost"
	Star Trek: Voyager	Beta-Hirogen	2 episodes: "Flesh and Blood: Part 1" and "Flesh and Blood: Part 2"
2001	The Test	Self (panelist)	Episode: "The Debt Test"
	ER	Danny	Episode: "Start All Over Again"
	Philly	Ray Cook	Episode: "Truth or Consequence"
	The X-Files	Dr. Rocky Bronzino	Episode: "Lord of the Flies"
2002	Judging Amy	Mr. Weston	Episode: "People of the Lie"
2003	Boomtown	Greg Wisnicki	Episode: "The Love of Money"
2005–07	Boston Legal	D.A. Bret Haber	2 episodes: "Schmidt Happens" and "Hope and Gory"
2005	CSI: Miami	Connor Meade	Episode: "Game Over"
	Fat Actress	Stephen Wilcox	Episode: "Holy Lesbo Batman"
	Blind Justice	Dean Bostic	Episode: "Dance with Me"
	E-Ring	Commander	2 episodes: "Pilot" and "Snatch and Grab"
2006	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Director of Surveillance	Episode: "Bang-Bang"
	Cold Case	Charles Kozlowski	Episode: "The War at Home"
2007	Lincoln Heights		Episode: "Betrayal"	[19][20]
	State of Mind	Teddy Rivers	Episode: "Snow Melts"
	The Closer	Jonathan Schafer	2 episodes: "'Til Death Do Us Part: Part I" and "'Til Death Do Us Part: Part II"
	Chuck	Lon Kirk	Episode: "Chuck Versus the Crown Vic"
	Nip/Tuck	Police Officer	Episode: "Dr. Joshua Lee"
2008	Prison Break	Det. Conor Mara	Episode: "Greatness Achieved"
2009	Without a Trace	Gabriel Macklin	Episode: "Wanted"
	The Mentalist	Dreyer Whelan	Episode: "Red Badge"
2010	Lie to Me	Prosecutor Crosby	Episode: "The Whole Truth"
	Saving Grace	Rocky Porter	Episode: "I'm Gonna Need a Big Night Light"
2012–13	Vegas	Johnny Rizzo	10 episodes: "Money Plays," "All That Glitters," "(Il) Legitimate," "Bad Seeds," "Exposure," "Estinto," "Palutes," "From This Day Forward," "Road Trip" and "The Third Man"	[1]
2013	NCIS	Chet Tyber	Episode: "Seek"
2015	Scorpion	Fire Chief	Episode: "Postcards from the Edge"
2024	Scarlett †	Brooks	Post-production	[21]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
Unknown	True West		Third Stage Theatre	[22]
	Hurlyburly		Chamber Theatre	[23]
1987	Grease		Garvin Theatre	[24][25][26]
1991	Savage in Limbo	Murk	Tamarind Theatre	[27][28][29]
1992	Maps for Drowners		Tiffany Theater	[30][31][32]
1998	Crooks	Bill		[33][34]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2002	Medal of Honor: Rising Sun	Guide	Voice; narration

References

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2. Time Out (June 24, 2001). "Lafayette Actor Makes Move From "Planet" to Professor". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
3. "Class of 1985". St. Mary's College High School. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
4. Sullivan, Shannon. "Stylist to Stars Comes to Lafayette – Caroline Wiseman brings award-winning style to Lafayette". Diablo. Diablo Magazine. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
5. Spirit of the Night (1991) - Mark S. Manos, Mark Manos | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved January 24, 2024
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13. "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
14. "In Search of Fellini (2017) Cast". www.cinema.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
15. "Holiday Harmony". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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26. "GREASE 1987". tgphotos.sbcc.edu. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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32. Stayton, Richard (August 4, 1991). "What's So Funny About AIDS? : 'Maps for Drowners,' billed as the first mainstream comedy about the killer disease, will open in West Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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External links

• Michael Wiseman at IMDb