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Michael C. Hall Biography

Birth Name:Michael Carlyle Hall

Birth Place:Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director

Fast Facts

Named the lead Ambassador for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walks fundraising campaign in 2011
Won a 2014 Drama Desk Award as a member of the ensemble cast of "The Realistic Joneses․"
Received the Theatre Artist Award from the National Corporate Theatre Fund in 2015
Graduated with a master's degree in acting from New York University
Graduated from Earlham College in 1993
Was an understudy in the original 1996 Broadway production "Skylight․"
Quote: "There is something wonderful about celebrating who you are, especially if it follows a period where you get everything but that․"

Awards

2002AFI Award-Actor of the Year - Male - TV Series: nominated
2002Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2002OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2002OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a New Drama Series: nominated
2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2003Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
2004Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
2005Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2005Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actor - Drama Series: winner
2006Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2006Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Drama: nominated
2007Saturn Award-Best Actor on Television: winner
2007Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2007Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actor: nominated
2007Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2007OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2007Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Drama: winner
2007TCA Award-Individual Achievement in Drama: winner
2008Saturn Award-Best Actor on Television: nominated
2008Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2008Astra Award-Favourite International Personality or Actor: nominated
2008Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actor: winner
2008Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2008INOCA TV-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2008OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2008Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Drama: nominated
2008Scream Award-Best Horror Actor: nominated
2008TV Land Award-Siblings That Make You Grateful for Your Own Crazy Family: nominated
2009Saturn Award-Best Actor on Television: nominated
2009Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2009Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2009Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actor: nominated
2009Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2009INOCA TV-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2009Scream Award-Best Horror Actor: nominated
2010Saturn Award-Best Actor on Television: nominated
2010Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2010Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: winner
2010Dorian Award-TV Drama Performance of the Year: nominated
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actor: winner
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actor of the Decade: nominated
2010Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: winner
2010INOCA TV-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2010Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actor - Drama Series: winner
2010OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2010Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Drama: nominated
2010Scream Award-Best Horror Actor: nominated
2010Scream Award-Best Television Performance: nominated
2011Saturn Award-Best Actor on Television: nominated
2011Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2011Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2011Critics' Choice TV Award-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2011Dorian Award-TV Drama Performance of the Year: winner
2011Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actor: nominated
2011Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2011Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actor - Drama Series: nominated
2011OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2011Scream Award-Best Horror Actor: nominated
2012Saturn Award-Best Actor on Television: nominated
2012Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2012Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2012TV Guide Award-Favorite Actor: winner
2013Saturn Award-Best Actor on Television: nominated
2013TV Guide Award-Favorite Actor: nominated
2014People's Choice Award-Favorite TV Anti-Hero: nominated
2018OFTA Television Award-Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2022Saturn Award-Best Actor in a Network/Cable Television Series: nominated
2022Venice TV Award-Best TV Series: nominated
2026Saturn Award-Best Actor in a Television Series: nominated