Tyler Mane
Biography
Tyler Mane, born Daryl Karolat, is a Canadian performer who spent years as a professional wrestler before moving in front of the camera. Raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, he trained as a teenager with Stu Hart and later with Red Bastien and Mando Guerrero, and he wrestled from 1986 under names such as Skywalker Nitron, working in Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico and for World Championship Wrestling. His first screen part came in 1992, and after leaving wrestling in 1996 he took character roles, among them Sabretooth in X-Men (2000), Hardcore in How to Make a Monster (2001) and Ajax in Troy. He played Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Halloween and again in Halloween II (2009), and later appeared in Abnormal Attraction (2018) and Playing with Fire (2019), plus the series Jupiter's Legacy and Doom Patrol.
59years old
Turns 60 on December 8in 56 days
- Born Saskatoon
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Daryl Karolat
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 20 years2000 to 2020
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Getting ready for a role
Mane is the tallest actor to have played Michael Myers, standing 6 feet 8 inches, and he watched seven of the eight Halloween films to prepare for Rob Zombie's 2007 remake.
A first
Mane was the first actor to play Michael Myers in consecutive films, reprising the role in Rob Zombie's H2 in 2009 and becoming only the second actor to play Myers more than once.
First role
Mane made his film debut in 1992 while wrestling in Mexico, playing the villain El Vampiro Interespacial in Luchadores de las Estrellas.
Early training
Mane trained as a wrestler with Stu Hart in Calgary as a teenager, then with Red Bastien in 1986 and Mando Guerrero, before starting his career that year as Skywalker Nitron.
Tyler Mane movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Scout Taylor-Compton 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.
Films together
Scout Taylor-Compton's page
Malcolm McDowell's page
Bruce Davison's page
Daniel Roebuck's page
Kane Hodder's page
Michael Leavy's page
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.