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Michael Weston

Michael Weston

21 movies on Netflix

Biography

Michael Weston is an American actor who studied theater and arts at Northwestern University and performed for a time under his birth name, Michael Rubinstein, before adopting the surname Weston in 2000. He was born in New York City to the actors John Rubinstein and Judi West. Among his notable film credits are Garden State (2004), The Last Kiss (2006) and Wish I Was Here (2014), all with Zach Braff, and he had a multi-episode arc on Braff's series Scrubs. He is best known on television as Lucas Douglas, a private detective on House, as Jake, a kidnapper, on Six Feet Under, and as Private Brian Dancer on Scrubs. He also played Harry Houdini in Houdini & Doyle, Simon Marsden on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and starred in the 2012 television movie Coma.

53years old

Turns 54 on October 25in 348 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films
21
Career span
20 years2000 to 2020

Genres

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  1. About the name

    Weston changed his surname to Weston in 2000 because a Michael Rubinstein was already registered with the Screen Actors Guild.

  2. Big break

    Series creator David Shore planned a spinoff of House in 2008 with Weston's private investigator Lucas Douglas as the lead, but the show never went into production.

Michael Weston 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. Pathology2008 Crime, Horror, Thrilleras Jake Gallo

    IMDb rating 5.935K votes

  2. The Last Kiss2006 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Izzy

    IMDb rating 6.443K votes

  3. Wedding Daze2006as Ted

    IMDb rating 5.620K votes

  4. Garden State2004as Kenny

    IMDb rating 7.4229K votes

  5. State of Play2009as Hank

    IMDb rating 7.1168K votes

  6. The Dukes of Hazzard2005as Deputy Enos Strate

    IMDb rating 5.286K votes

  7. Wish I Was Here2014as Jerry

    IMDb rating 6.640K votes

  8. Hart's War2002as Pfc. W. Roy Potts

    IMDb rating 6.458K votes

Most often with

Zach Braff directed two of these films. Zach Braff appears in three 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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Zach Braff, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Zach BraffTom Sizemore, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tom SizemoreJohn Travolta, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with John TravoltaJeff Daniels, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jeff DanielsJimmi Simpson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jimmi SimpsonSam McMurray, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sam McMurrayZach BraffDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Zach Braff

Films together

  • Zach Braff3 films together, 2004 to 2014
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    • Wish I Was Here2014IMDb rating 6.6Weston as JerryBraff as Aidan Bloom
    • The Last Kiss2006IMDb rating 6.4Weston as IzzyBraff as Michael
    • Garden State2004IMDb rating 7.4Weston as KennyBraff as Andrew Largeman
  • Tom Sizemore2 films together, 2018 to 2020
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    • Adam2020IMDb rating 6.5Weston as RossSizemore as Lucky
    • Speed Kills2018IMDb rating 4.4Weston as Shelly KatzSizemore as Dwayne Franklin
  • John Travolta2 films together, 2000 to 2018
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    • Speed Kills2018IMDb rating 4.4Weston as Shelly KatzTravolta as Ben Aronoff
    • Lucky Numbers2000IMDb rating 5.1Weston as LarryTravolta as Russ Richards
  • Jeff Daniels2 films together, 2009 to 2020
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    • Adam2020IMDb rating 6.5Weston as RossDaniels as Mickey
    • State of Play2009IMDb rating 7.1Weston as HankDaniels as George Fergus
  • Jimmi Simpson2 films together, 2015 to 2019
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    • Treehouse2019IMDb rating 4.9Weston as LonnieSimpson as Peter Rake
    • Gravy2015IMDb rating 5.4Weston as AnsonSimpson as Stef
  • Sam McMurray2 films together, 2000 to 2002
    Sam McMurray's page
    • Wishcraft2002IMDb rating 5.2Weston as Brett BumpersMcMurray as Dad Bumpers
    • Lucky Numbers2000IMDb rating 5.1Weston as LarryMcMurray as Chief Troutman
  • Zach BraffDirector, 2 films, 2004 to 2014
    All films by Zach Braff
  • Also two films together5 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Michael Weston's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$405 million

11 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 21 films: 11 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 11Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

Coyote Ugly2000as Danny$114 million

Highest grossing

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

  1. 1
    Coyote Ugly2000as Danny
    $114M28.2% of the total
  2. 2
    The Dukes of Hazzard2005as Deputy Enos Strate
    $111M27.4% of the total
  3. 3
    State of Play2009as Hank
    $88M21.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Hart's War2002as Pfc. W. Roy Potts
    $32M8.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Garden State2004as Kenny
    $27M6.6% of the total
  6. 6
    The Last Kiss2006as Izzy
    $16M3.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Wedding Daze2006as Ted
    $11M2.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Wish I Was Here2014as Jerry
    $5.5M1.4% of the total
Liberal Arts (2012), $327,345Love, Wedding, Marriage (2011), $51,917Speed Kills (2018), $5,812

$385,074from the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

Online

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