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Michael Rosenbaum

Michael Rosenbaum

17 movies on Netflix

Biography

Michael Rosenbaum is an American actor and podcaster who came to prominence as Lex Luthor on Smallville, a performance that earned him a Saturn Award in 2001 and a place on TV Guide's 2013 list of the nastiest villains. Born in Oceanside, New York and brought up in Newburgh, Indiana, he studied theater arts at Western Kentucky University before moving to New York City to act. His voice work includes Wally West, the Flash, in the animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, plus Ghoul in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000). On screen he appeared in Urban Legend (1998), Sorority Boys (2002), Hit and Run (2012) and The Neighbor (2020), and he played Martinex in the Guardians of the Galaxy films. He led the comedy series Impastor, made his writing and directing debut with Back in the Day (2014), and sings in the band Sun Spin.

54years old

Turns 55 on July 11in 271 days

  • Born Oceanside
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Also credited as Michael Owen Rosenbaum

Movie Career

Films
17
Career span
22 years1998 to 2020

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Rosenbaum first turned down the contract to return to Smallville, but in 2011 he came back as Lex Luthor for the two-hour series finale that aired that May.

  2. Beyond film

    Rosenbaum sings lead for Sun Spin, a band he started with Rob Danson. Their first album, Best Days, was released on February 9, 2021.

  3. Behind the camera

    In 2018 Rosenbaum started a casual celebrity interview podcast, Inside of You. Tom Welling, who had been his co-star on Smallville, was the first person he talked to.

  4. Early training

    Rosenbaum earned a theater arts degree from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, then moved right away to New York City to chase an acting career.

Michael Rosenbaum movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Urban Legend1998 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Parker Riley

    IMDb rating 5.679K votes

  2. Justice League: Doom2012 Action, Animation, Fantasyas The Flashvoice

    IMDb rating 7.440K votes

  3. Sweet November2001as Brandon / Brandy

    IMDb rating 6.7100K votes

  4. Sorority Boys2002as Adam / Adina

    IMDb rating 5.516K votes

  5. Hit and Run2012as Gil Rathbinn

    IMDb rating 6.139K votes

  6. Bringing Down the House2003as Todd Gendler

    IMDb rating 5.742K votes

  7. Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight2008as Tanthalas 'Tanis' Half-Elvenvoice

    IMDb rating 4.83.3K votes

  8. Kickin' It Old Skool2007as Kip

    IMDb rating 4.77.7K votes

Most often with

Aaron Harvey directed two of these films, Butch Lukic two and Dan Riba two. Kevin Conroy appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kevin Conroy, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Kevin ConroyPhil LaMarr, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Phil LaMarrJason Marsden, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jason MarsdenCarl Lumbly, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Carl LumblySusan Eisenberg, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Susan EisenbergGrey Griffin, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Grey GriffinAaron HarveyDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Aaron HarveyButch LukicDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Butch LukicDan RibaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Dan Riba

Films together

Box office

What Michael Rosenbaum's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$309 million

8 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 17 films: 8 worldwide figure; 5 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Bringing Down the House2003as Todd Gendler$133 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Bringing Down the House2003as Todd Gendler
    $133M43.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Urban Legend1998as Parker Riley
    $73M23.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Sweet November2001as Brandon / Brandy
    $66M21.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Hit and Run2012as Gil Rathbinn
    $14M4.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Sorority Boys2002as Adam / Adina
    $13M4.1% of the total
  6. 6
    The Neighbor2020as Scott
    $5.5M1.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Kickin' It Old Skool2007as Kip
    $4.7M1.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Poolhall Junkies2002as Danny
    $564K0.2% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Michael Rosenbaum's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2002Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on TelevisionSmallvilleWon

Online

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