Michael Manning Weatherly, Jr. (born July 8, 1968) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, best known for his roles as Logan Cale on television series
Dark AngelDark Angel is an American biopunk/cyberpunk science fiction television program created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee. Dark Angel premiered in the United States and Canada on the Fox network on October 3, 2000, but was canceled after two seasons...
and Special Agent
Anthony DiNozzoAnthony "Tony" D. DiNozzo is a fictional character from the NCIS television series by CBS Television. He is portrayed by Michael Weatherly.-Background:...
on
NCISNCIS , is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
.
Early life
Weatherly was born in New York City on July 8, 1968, and raised in
Fairfield, ConnecticutFairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. Fairfield is a town of many neighborhoods, two of which—Southport and Greenfield Hill—are notably affluent. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of...
, by wealthy parents Patricia, a hospital administrator, and Michael Manning Weatherly, Sr. He left his college to pursue acting. His father cut him off from his inheritance when he decided to drop out of college. He also had a great passion for music, and played in a band while pursuing his acting career. He has six siblings, one brother and five sisters (one of whom is the mother of actress
Alex BreckenridgeAlexandra Hetherington "Alex" Breckenridge is an American film and television actress.Breckenridge was born in Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the maternal niece of actor Michael Weatherly, and moved to California when she was 11...
), though his only full sibling is his brother Will. The rest are either half- or step-siblings, as both of his parents are married for the third time. He graduated from
Brooks SchoolBrooks School is a private, co-educational, preparatory, secondary school in North Andover, Massachusetts on the shores of Lake Cochichewick.-History:...
in
North Andover, MassachusettsNorth Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 27,202 at the 2000 census.-History:There is evidence that North Andover has been inhabited for more than 8,000 years. The Weir Hill area was likely an encampment and home for Native Americans due to the...
, in 1986. Subsequently, he spent some time in Paris at the
American University of ParisThe American University of Paris is a private, independent, and accredited liberal arts and sciences university in Paris, France. Founded in 1962, the university is the oldest American institution of higher education in Europe...
.
Career
Weatherly began his professional acting career starring in minor television roles on
The Cosby ShowThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 and running for eight seasons on the NBC television network, until April 30, 1992...
(as Theo Huxtable's roommate),
The City and
LovingLoving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes. The serial was co-created by Agnes Nixon and former actor Douglas Marland...
. With various guest spots on television he moved to
Los AngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123.445 inhabitants...
. After moving, he landed a role as a series regular on the
FOXThe Fox Broadcasting Company , commonly referred to as Fox , is an American television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, from 2004 to 2009 Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the 18–49 demographic...
television series
Significant OthersSignificant Others was a short-lived dramatic television series starring Jennifer Garner. Other stars included Michael Weatherly, Scott Bairstow and Eion Bailey. It aired on the Fox Network in the United States from 11 March 1998 to 25 March 1998. Only three episodes were shown before cancellation,...
, with
Jennifer GarnerJennifer Anne Affleck , known professionally as Jennifer Garner, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as CIA agent Sydney Bristow on the ABC thriller drama series Alias...
. The show only lasted six episodes. He then met director
Whit StillmanWhit Stillman is an American writer-director known for his sly depictions of the "urban haute bourgeoisie" Whit Stillman (born John Whitney Stillman in Washington, D.C. on January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director known for his sly depictions of the "urban haute bourgeoisie" Whit Stillman...
, who cast him in the 1998 film
The Last Days of DiscoThe Last Days of Disco is a 1998 sardonic comedy and drama film written and directed by Whit Stillman and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in Manhattan, including Studio 54. The film concerns a group of Ivy League and Hampshire graduates falling in and out of love...
as Hap, opposite
Chloe SevignyChloë Stevens Sevigny is an American film actress and former model. Sevigny became known for her fashion career in the mid-1990s, both for modeling and for her work at New York's Sassy magazine, which labeled her the new "it girl" at the time.Sevigny made her film debut with a leading role in the...
.
He began his movie acting career in 1997 with
Meet Wally SparksMeet Wally Sparks is a comedy film released in 1997 by Trimark Pictures. It stars Rodney Dangerfield as Wally Sparks, a "trash TV" talk show host. Debi Mazar, David Ogden Stiers, Mark L...
, as Dean Sparks. In 2000, he had a role in
Cabin by the LakeCabin by the Lake is a black comedy/horror TV movie released in 2000. It tells the story of Stanley, played by Judd Nelson, a script writer who begins killing girls for research for a movie he is writing, where the villain does the same thing.-Synopsis:...
. This was followed by a role in the independent film
Trigger Happy (2001) opposite
Rosario DawsonRosario Dawson is an American actress and singer, having appeared in films such as Men in Black II, Clerks II, The Rundown, Sin City, Rent, Death Proof, Eagle Eye and Seven Pounds.-Early life:...
.
He starred in
Dark AngelDark Angel is an American biopunk/cyberpunk science fiction television program created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee. Dark Angel premiered in the United States and Canada on the Fox network on October 3, 2000, but was canceled after two seasons...
for the two seasons it was on the air. This role earned him three award nominations, two Saturn awards for Best supporting actor on Television in 2001 and 2002, and one Teen Choice award for choice actor in 2001. During filming, Weatherly began a relationship with fellow co-star
Jessica AlbaJessica Marie Alba is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack . Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel...
, leading to an engagement in 2002, which was later broken off.
Since 2003, Weatherly has starred as
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzoAnthony "Tony" D. DiNozzo is a fictional character from the NCIS television series by CBS Television. He is portrayed by Michael Weatherly.-Background:...
on the TV show
NCISNCIS , is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
, alongside actors including
Mark HarmonMark Harmon is an American actor who has been starring in U.S. television programs and films since the mid-1970s. Since 2003, Harmon has starred as Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the popular CBS series NCIS.-Early life:...
,
Sean MurraySean Harland Murray is an American actor. He is known for playing Timothy McGee on the CBS television drama NCIS and Danny Walden on the military drama JAG.-Early life:...
,
Pauley PerrettePauley Perrette is an American actress, playing Abby Sciuto on NCIS. She is also a published writer and civil rights advocate.-Early life:Perrette was born in New Orleans and raised all over the southern United States...
,
Sasha AlexanderSasha Alexander is an American actress. She is known for her roles as NCIS Special Agent Caitlin "Kate" Todd in the earliest seasons of the CBS television drama NCIS; a minor role as Melissa in Mission: Impossible III , and Catherine in He's Just Not That Into You .-Early life:Alexander was born...
,
Cote de PabloCote de Pablo is a Chilean-American actress and recording artist. De Pablo has been nominated for the ALMA Award, landing a permanent role on the highly popular television series, NCIS...
,
David McCallumDavid Keith McCallum, Jr. is a Scottish actor and the son of orchestral leader David McCallum, Sr. He is best known for his roles as Illya Kuryakin, a Russian-born secret agent, in the 1960s television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Dr...
,
Lauren HollyLauren Holly is an American actress. She is known for her role as Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in the TV series Picket Fences, as Mary Swanson in the 1994 film Dumb & Dumber, and her relationship with Canadian actor Jim Carrey...
, and
Rocky CarrollRocky Carroll is an American actor, best known for his roles of Leon Vance in NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles.-Early life:...
.
He was a guest presenter at the Australian
Logie Awards of 2007The 49th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 6 May 2007 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne and televised on the Nine Network. The three key presenters were Adam Hills, Dave Hughes and Fifi Box...
on 6 May, 2007 and was a guest on Rove Live. He also starred in the 2004 television film
The Mystery of Natalie Wood, as
Robert WagnerRobert John Wagner is an American film and television actor of stage and screen, who starred in movies, soap operas and television...
.
Personal life
Weatherly dated
Rachel HunterRachel Hunter is a New Zealand model, actress and reality TV show host.-Biography:Born in Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand, Hunter began modelling by age 17 and rose to prominence after posing as a Sports Illustrated model in 1989...
and
Rebecca Gayheart-Early life:Gayheart was born in Hazard, Kentucky and raised in Pine Top, Kentucky, the daughter of Floneva , who worked as a Mary Kay independent beauty consultant, and Curtis Gayheart, a miner and coal truck driver. She has Irish, Italian, German and Cherokee Indian ancestry...
.
Weatherly married
Amelia HeinleAmelia Heinle is an American actress best known for her work on daytime soap operas.-Personal Life:In 1995, she married her Loving co-star and on-screen love interest Michael Weatherly, who played the role of "Cooper Alden." On January 10th, 1996 Heinle gave birth to the couple's son, August...
, his co-star in
LovingLoving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes. The serial was co-created by Agnes Nixon and former actor Douglas Marland...
and
The CityThe City was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in United States on ABC on November 13, 1995 and last broadcast on March 28, 1997...
in 1995. They had one child in 1996 - August Manning Weatherly. They divorced in 1997.
In 2001, he became engaged to his
Dark Angel co-star
Jessica AlbaJessica Marie Alba is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack . Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel...
, but the couple broke up in 2003.
Filmography
| Film |
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Other notes |
| 1997 The year 1997 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Star Wars original trilogy's 20th Anniversary Special Editions are released.*Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace....
|
Meet Wally Sparks Meet Wally Sparks is a comedy film released in 1997 by Trimark Pictures. It stars Rodney Dangerfield as Wally Sparks, a "trash TV" talk show host. Debi Mazar, David Ogden Stiers, Mark L...
|
Dean Sparks |
|
| 1998 The year 1998 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:...
|
The Last Days of Disco The Last Days of Disco is a 1998 sardonic comedy and drama film written and directed by Whit Stillman and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in Manhattan, including Studio 54. The film concerns a group of Ivy League and Hampshire graduates falling in and out of love...
|
Hap |
|
| 2000 The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.-Top-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2000...
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Gun Shy Gun Shy may refer to:*Gunshy , a 1998 film starring William Petersen, Diane Lane, and Michael Wincott and directed by Jeff Celentano*Gun Shy , a 2000 film starring Sandra Bullock, Liam Neeson, and Oliver Platt...
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Dave Juniper |
|
The SpecialsThe Specials is a 2000 comedy film about a group of superheroes on their day off. The Specials was written by James Gunn. According to the film, the Specials are the sixth or seventh most popular group of superheroes in the world....
|
Verdict, Crusader Industries |
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| 2001 The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. -Top-grossing films:...
|
Venus and Mars |
Cody Battle Vandermeer |
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| Trigger Happy |
Bill |
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| 2005 The year 2005 in film saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-Top–grossing films:...
|
Her Minor Thing Her Minor Thing is a 2005 motion picture. The romantic comedy is directed by Charlie Matthau, written by Jim Meyers and Debra Meyers, and stars Estella Warren, Christian Kane, and Michael Weatherly.The script's working title was "Men Are Jerks"....
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Tom Lindeman |
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| 2009 The year 2009 has many new films to be released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-Top-grossing films:...
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Charlie Valentine |
Danny Valentine |
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| Television |
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1991 The year 1991 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1991.For the American TV schedule, see: 1991-92 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
|
The Cosby ShowThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 and running for eight seasons on the NBC television network, until April 30, 1992...
|
Theo's Roommate |
Episode: Theo's Final Final |
| 1992 The year 1992 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1992.-Events:*January 10 - The Days of our Lives nighttime special One Stormy Night airs on NBC....
–1995The year 1995 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1995.For the American TV schedule, see: 1995-96 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
|
LovingLoving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes. The serial was co-created by Agnes Nixon and former actor Douglas Marland...
|
Cooper Alden |
Episode: Heart and Sole |
| 1995 The year 1995 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1995.For the American TV schedule, see: 1995-96 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
–1996The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
|
The CityThe City was an American television soap opera, first broadcast in United States on ABC on November 13, 1995 and last broadcast on March 28, 1997...
|
Cooper Alden |
|
| 1996 The year 1996 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1996.For the American TV schedule, see: 1996-97 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
|
Pier 66 |
Decker Monroe |
TV-Movie A television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a...
/TV-PilotA television pilot is a test episode of an intended television series. It is an early step in the development of a television series, much like pilot lights or pilot studies serve as precursors to the start of larger activity, or pilot holes prepare the way for larger holes. Networks use pilots to...
|
| 1997 The year 1997 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1997.- Events :*January 1 - The U.S...
|
AsteroidAsteroid is a 1997 NBC TV movie about the United States government trying to stop an asteroid colliding with the Earth. It stars Michael Biehn. The movie won the 1997 Emmy Award in category Outstanding Special Visual Effects.- Cast :-Plot:...
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Dr. Matthew Rogers |
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
TV-MovieA television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a...
|
| Spy Game Spy Game is a short-lived American action-adventure television series that aired on the ABC network for 13 episodes during the spring and summer of 1997...
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James Cash |
Episode: What Family Doesn't Have its Ups and Downs? |
| 1998 The year 1998 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1998.For the American TV schedule, see: 1998-99 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
|
The Advanced Guard |
Kevin, Captive |
Sci Fi Channel Syfy is an American cable television channel launched on September 24, 1992, that specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming. It is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBC Universal...
TV-MovieA television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a...
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| Significant Others Significant Others was a short-lived dramatic television series starring Jennifer Garner. Other stars included Michael Weatherly, Scott Bairstow and Eion Bailey. It aired on the Fox Network in the United States from 11 March 1998 to 25 March 1998. Only three episodes were shown before cancellation,...
|
Ben Chasen |
6 episodes |
| Jesse Jesse is a sitcom which ran on NBC from 1998 to 2000. The show was created by Ira Ungerleider.The show starred Christina Applegate as a single mother named Jesse Warner, raising her nine-year-old son in the big city. She worked for her father in a German-themed bar in Buffalo, New York, serving...
|
Roy |
6 episodes |
| 1999 The year 1999 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1999.For the American TV schedule, see: 1999-00 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
|
CharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
|
Brendan Rowe |
Episode: When Bad Warlocks Turn Good |
| The Crow: Stairway to Heaven The Crow: Stairway to Heaven was a 1998 Canadian television series created by Bryce Zabel based on The Crow comic by James O'Barr starring Mark Dacascos in the lead role as Eric Draven, reprising the role originally played by Brandon Lee in the 1994 film The Crow.-Synopsis:Eric Draven, a musician,...
|
James Horton |
Episode: A Gathering Storm |
| Winding Roads |
Mick Simons |
TV-Movie A television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a...
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| 2000 The year 2000 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2000.For the American TV schedule, see: 2000-01 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
|
Cabin by the Lake Cabin by the Lake is a black comedy/horror TV movie released in 2000. It tells the story of Stanley, played by Judd Nelson, a script writer who begins killing girls for research for a movie he is writing, where the villain does the same thing.-Synopsis:...
|
Boone |
USA Network USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1977. The channel shows a variety of original and second-run programming, from syndicated TV series to edited movies...
TV-MovieA television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a...
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| Grapevine Grapevine, created by David Frankel, premiered on June 15, 1992 on CBS.-Plot Synopsis:David owned a restaurant in Miami, while his girlfriend Susan worked for a cruise line, and his brother Thumper was a sportscaster. The series was a 1990s take on Love, American Style in its couple-of-the-week...
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Jack Vallone |
Episode: Jack |
Ally McBealAlly McBeal is an American television series which ran on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
|
Wayne Keeble |
Episode: Sex, Lies and Second Thoughts |
| 2000 The year 2000 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2000.For the American TV schedule, see: 2000-01 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
–2002The year 2002 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2002.For the American TV schedule, see: 2002-03 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
|
Dark AngelDark Angel is an American biopunk/cyberpunk science fiction television program created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee. Dark Angel premiered in the United States and Canada on the Fox network on October 3, 2000, but was canceled after two seasons...
|
Logan Cale |
42 episodes |
| 2003 The year 2003 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2003.For the American TV schedule, see: 2003-04 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
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JAGJAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
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Anthony 'Tony' DiNozzoAnthony "Tony" D. DiNozzo is a fictional character from the NCIS television series by CBS Television. He is portrayed by Michael Weatherly.-Background:...
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Episode: Ice Queen "Ice Queen" is an episode of the television series JAG and the first part of the pilot for its spin-off NCIS.- Synopsis :The Naval Criminal Investigative Service team is called to investigate the mysterious death of a JAG who is discovered by a boy scout searching for a stray arrow...
Episode: Meltdown |
| 2003 The year 2003 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2003.For the American TV schedule, see: 2003-04 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
–present |
NCISNCIS , is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
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Anthony 'Tony' DiNozzoAnthony "Tony" D. DiNozzo is a fictional character from the NCIS television series by CBS Television. He is portrayed by Michael Weatherly.-Background:...
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142 episodes |
| 2004 The year 2004 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2004.For the American TV schedule, see: 2004-05 United States network television schedule.-Events:...
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The Mystery of Natalie Wood |
Robert WagnerRobert John Wagner is an American film and television actor of stage and screen, who starred in movies, soap operas and television...
|
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
TV-MovieA television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a...
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Awards and nominations
Saturn Awards
- 2001: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series" – Dark Angel
- 2002: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series" – Dark Angel
Soap Opera Digest AwardsThe Soap Opera Digest Awards are an awards show held by the daytime television magazine Soap Opera Digest. The awards were founded in 1984 to replace the less-lavish Soapy Award; those awards shows had run since 1977. The Soap Opera Digest Awards are meant to promote excellence in the soap opera...
- 1994: Nominated, "Hottest Male Star" – Loving
- 1995: Nominated, "Outstanding Younger Lead Actor" – Loving
Teen Choice AwardsThe Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by FOX. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on by teens aged 13–19. The program usually features a high number of celebrities and musical performers...
- 2001: Nominated, "Choice TV Actor" – Dark Angel
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