Michael Jackson (actor)
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Michael Jackson is a Canadian
actor
, grip
and gaffer
, best known for his acting role as "Trevor" in the comedy TV series "Trailer Park Boys
" (2001–2006) and the later film Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006).
Jackson was born in Ottawa
, Ontario
and grew up in Dartmouth
, Nova Scotia
, where he currently lives.
He has contributed to the local music scene with many group and solo projects, including Moral Support, Aimless Thruster, The Thursday Toads, Pink Kitten, Defense Andrew, The Sycamores, Rick of The Skins, El Groupo De Rock, Vavoom, T-Bag, The Olympian and most recently Doug Mason. He is also an IATSE 849 member and has been working as a grip
since 1998.
Crewman - Film titles and associated crew job:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, grip
Grip (job)
In the U.S. and Canada, grips are lighting and rigging technicians in the filmmaking and video production industries. They constitute their own department on a film set and are directed by a key grip. Grips have two main functions...
and gaffer
Gaffer
- People :* Gaffer , a British colloquial term for "boss" or "old man" a man who has gone beyond the age of adolescent.* Gaffer , the head of the electrical department* Gaffer , a person who blows glass...
, best known for his acting role as "Trevor" in the comedy TV series "Trailer Park Boys
Trailer Park Boys
Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian comedy mockumentary television series created and directed by Mike Clattenburg that focuses on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The...
" (2001–2006) and the later film Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006).
Jackson was born in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and grew up in Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, where he currently lives.
He has contributed to the local music scene with many group and solo projects, including Moral Support, Aimless Thruster, The Thursday Toads, Pink Kitten, Defense Andrew, The Sycamores, Rick of The Skins, El Groupo De Rock, Vavoom, T-Bag, The Olympian and most recently Doug Mason. He is also an IATSE 849 member and has been working as a grip
Grip (job)
In the U.S. and Canada, grips are lighting and rigging technicians in the filmmaking and video production industries. They constitute their own department on a film set and are directed by a key grip. Grips have two main functions...
since 1998.
Filmography
Actor - Film titles and associated role:- Eastern Shore (2007) .... Lucas
- Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006) .... Trevor
-
- ... aka Les trailer Park Boys - Le film (Canada: French title)
- ... aka Trailer Park Boys: Baked on a True Story (USA: promotional title)
- "Trailer Park Boys" .... Trevor (46 episodes, 2001–2006)
- The Trailer Park Boys Christmas Special (2004) (TV) .... Trevor
- Trailer Park BoysTrailer Park BoysTrailer Park Boys is a Canadian comedy mockumentary television series created and directed by Mike Clattenburg that focuses on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The...
(1999) .... Trevor
Crewman - Film titles and associated crew job:
- Ice CastlesIce CastlesIce Castles is a 1978 American romantic drama, starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson.It is the story of Alexis, a young figure skater, and her rise and fall from super stardom. Tragedy strikes when, following a freak accident, Lexie loses her sight, leaving her to hide away in the privacy of...
(2009) (TV) (filming) (grip) - Jesse Stone: No RemorseJesse Stone: No RemorseJesse Stone: No Remorse is the sixth film in the Jesse Stone film series aired on the CBS television network starring Tom Selleck. It is based on the character from the successful book series created by the late Robert B. Parker...
(2009) (TV) (post-production) (grip) - Jesse Stone: Thin IceJesse Stone: Thin IceJesse Stone: Thin Ice is the fifth film in the Jesse Stone film series aired on the CBS television network starring Tom Selleck. It is based on the character from the successful book series created by the late Robert B. Parker...
(2009) (TV) (grip) - The Tenth CircleThe Tenth CircleThe Tenth Circle is a novel by Jodi Picoult about date rape and father/daughter relationships. It heavily references Dante's Inferno.-Plot:...
(2008) (TV) (grip) (uncredited) - The Memory Keeper's DaughterThe Memory Keeper's DaughterThe Memory Keeper's Daughter is a novel by American author Kim Edwards that tells the story of a man who gives away his newborn baby, who has Down syndrome to one of the nurses. Published by Viking Press in June 2005, the novel garnered great interest via word of mouth in the summer of 2006 and...
(2008) (TV) (grip) - Wedding WarsWedding WarsWedding Wars is a 2006 LGBT romantic comedy film about gay marriage, but also family and politics. It handles a very sensitive emotional issue both lightly and seriously...
(2006) (TV) (grip) - Candles on Bay StreetCandles on Bay StreetCandles on Bay Street is a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie starring Alicia Silverstone as a single mother who returns to her hometown after a lengthy absence.-Plot:...
(2006) (TV) (grip) - The Colonel Ignacio Santillan (2005) (V) (gaffer)
- The Dive from Clausen's PierThe Dive From Clausen's PierThe Dive From Clausen's Pier is a 2005 Lifetime original film based on an Ann Packer novel directed by Harry Winer and starring Will Estes, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Sean Maher. It premiered on July 25, 2005 on Lifetime....
(2005) (TV) (grip) - Sleep Murder (2004) (TV) (grip)
- She's Too YoungShe's Too YoungShe's Too Young is a made-for-TV movie released in 2004, starring Marcia Gay Harden as the mother of a 14 year old daughter who is involved in sexual acts hidden from her parents...
(2004) (TV) (grip) - Footsteps (2003) (TV) (grip)
- The Christmas Shoes (2002) (TV) (grip) (uncredited)
-
- ... aka Les souliers de Noël (Canada: French title)
- My Little EyeMy Little EyeMy Little Eye is a 2002 British horror film directed by Marc Evans about five adults who agree to spend six months together in an isolated mansion while being filmed at all times. The idea for the film came from reality television shows such as Big Brother...
(2002) (best boy grip) - Julie Walking HomeJulie Walking HomeJulie Walking Home is a 2002 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. It stars Miranda Otto and William Fichtner. It won an award at the 2003 Method Fest.-Plot:...
(2002) (grip)
- My Little Eye
- ... aka The Healer (Australia: Pay-TV title) (USA: DVD title)
- ... aka Julia wraca do domu (Poland)
- ... aka Julies Reise (Germany)
- ... aka Le retour de Julie (Canada: French title)
- Too Young to Be a DadToo Young to Be a DadToo Young To Be A Dad is a made-for-television movie about teen pregnancy that aired in May 2002 on Lifetime.-Plot summary:The film opens with 15 year old Matt Freeman becoming the youngest member to be inducted into his school's Honor Society...
(2002) (TV) (grip)
- Too Young to Be a Dad
- ... aka A Family's Decision (USA)
- ... aka Too Young to Be a Father (USA)
- ... aka Trop jeune pour être père (Canada: French title)
- The Pilot's WifeThe Pilot's WifeThe Pilot's Wife : A Novel is a 1998 novel by Anita Shreve. It is chronologically the third novel in Shreve's informal trilogy to be set in a large beach house on the New Hampshire coast that used to be a convent...
(2002) (TV) (best boy grip)
- The Pilot's Wife
- ... aka La femme du pilote (Canada: French title)
- "Trailer Park BoysTrailer Park BoysTrailer Park Boys is a Canadian comedy mockumentary television series created and directed by Mike Clattenburg that focuses on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The...
" (2001) TV series (key grip) (unknown episodes) - Blue Hill AvenueBlue Hill AvenueBlue Hill Avenue is a 2001 crime film directed and written by Craig Ross, Jr., and starring Allen Payne. Ross Jr. also edited and executive produced the film.-Plot:...
(2001) (best boy grip) - Passion and Prejudice (2001) (TV) (grip)
- "BlackflyBlackfly (TV series)Blackfly is a Canadian sitcom which ran on the Global Television Network for two seasons in 2001 and 2002. Although shot single-camera like most Canadian comedies, this series was shot on film rather than videotape and contains a laugh track rather than making use of the usual live audience because...
" (2001) TV series (grip) (unknown episodes) - Parsley Days (2000) (best boy grip)
- The Weight of WaterThe Weight of WaterThe Weight of Water is a 1997 bestselling novel by Anita Shreve. Half of the novel is historical fiction that speculates about the true events of the Smuttynose Island murders of 1873.-Plot summary:...
(2000) (grip)
- "Trailer Park Boys
- ... aka Le poids de l'eau (France)
- Rain (2000/I) (best boy grip)
- ... aka Les souliers de Noël (Canada: French title)
- Trailer Park BoysTrailer Park BoysTrailer Park Boys is a Canadian comedy mockumentary television series created and directed by Mike Clattenburg that focuses on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The...
(1999) (key grip)