Michael Wiseman

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, and The X-Files.[1]

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]

Michael is a Scientologist. His father Bruce Wiseman is a longtime leader of Citizens Commission on Human Rights.[5][6]

• Caged Fury (1990) - Policeman #2
• Predator 2 (1990) - Cop #2
• Judgment Night (1993) - Travis
• The Stöned Age (1994) - Crump's Brother
• Black Scorpion (1995) - Hacksaw
• Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995) - Bobby Tucci
• Huntress: Spirit of the Night (1995) - Jacob
• The War at Home (1996) - Lieutenant
• NYPD Blue (1998) - Tommy Richardson
• Planet of the Apes (2001) - Specialist Hansen
• Rancid (2004) - Det. Kent
• The Wicker Man (2006) - Officer Pete
• Hiding Victoria (2006) - Lenny
• Chuck (2007) - Lon Kirk
• Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? (2014) - Bartender
• Retreat! (2016) - Lt. Fuller
• Running Wild (2017) - Doug Ciocca
• Pray for Rain (2017) - Ron Skinner
• In Search of Fellini (2017) - Clive Montgomery

• Michael Wiseman on IMDb