Mike Dopud Biography

Fast Facts

• At the 2005 World Stunt Awards, he was nominated for the Taurus Award for best high work for 2004's "Walking Tall․"
• Graduated from Southern Illinois University, where he was a four-year letterman, with a degree in physiology and international business administration
• Played as a professional football player in the Canadian Football League
• Early in his career, he worked more as a stuntman than as an actor
• Quote: "I guess I'm at a good stage of my career right now where I'm starting to be able to pick and choose a few different things but I'm working so it's a good thing․ As an actor when you're working you're happy․"
• Quote: "As an actor, there is no greater feeling than to have people respect and enjoy watching your performace․"
• The TV series "The X-Files" was his debut in the film-stunt industry
• Speaks English, French and Serbian fluently
• One of his favorite authors is Ed McBain, and Dopud's favorite books by McBain are "Big Bad City" and "Fat Ollie's Book․"