Michel Gill

Birth Name:

Michel Gill

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Casting department

Won the Julliard School's Joseph Papp Stage Combat Award in 1984
Attended Tufts University, then transferred to the Julliard School, from which he graduated in 1985
Developed an interest in U․S․ Presidents when he was 3 years old and living in Paris
Worked in the film and video library at ABC News for a year
Quote: "[on preparing for his "House of Cards" role] "I think about the loneliness of the job and what it is to have to deal with issues with no one to ask for help․""
Quote: "[on shooting "House of Cards"] "There are times when Spacey leaves the Oval Office and speaks to the camera, and I'm sitting here thinking, 'I'm here, I hear what you're saying dude․'""
His theater credits include "The Winter's Tale," "A Man for All Seasons," "Othello," "The Heiress" and "As You Like It․"
Watched C-SPAN footage of ex-Presidents and sat along in the dark thinking about the gravity of his character's post to prepare for his role as President Garrett Walker on "House of Cards․"
His first language was French, followed by English and later Latin, Greek, German and Russian
Was told he had perfect pitch as a child, prompting his father to enroll him in violin lessons, which he hated

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