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Michael C. Hall Biography

Birth Name:
Michael Carlyle Hall
Birth Place:
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Profession
Actor, producer

Fast Facts

  • Started acting in college productions before moving on to New York's Shakespeare Festival
  • Replaced originator Alan Cumming in the role of Emcee for a Broadway revival of Cabaret in 1999
  • The producers of Six Feet Under originally chose Peter Krause for the role of David Fisher before casting Hall as David and Krause as his brother, Nate
  • Met his ex-wife, Amy Spanger, during auditions for the musical Rent
  • In 2002, they costarred in the Broadway production of Chicago
  • Provided voice-overs for several Dodge commercials starting in 2009

Awards

  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2010Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: winner
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2009Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2009Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2008Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2008Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2007Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2005Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2003Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2002Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated

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