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Michael Genet

Born: 25th Aug 1958 Washington, USA
Dept: Acting
Michael Genet (born August 25, 1958) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has guest starred in a number of television series based in the New York City area, they include The Equalizer, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ugly Betty and the soap operas As the World Turns, One Life to Live. As a screenwriter, Genet wrote the film She Hate Me (2004), directed by Spike Lee, co-writing the film with Lee. Genet also appeared in the film playing the older brother of the film's protagonist, played by Anthony Mackie. Prior to this, he appeared in Lee's 2002 film 25th Hour. The next film he wrote Talk to Me (2007), was directed by Kasi Lemmons, co-writing the film with Rick Famuyiwa. Genet has also appeared in a number of Broadway stage productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Genet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 20
Film: 8 (40%)
Television: 12 (60%)
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Filmography

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An aging politician is found dead at his home. The police declare it suicide, but amateur sleuth Professor Millie Park is not convinced. In her invest ... view
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Cornelius Blackwood
Terrifier 3 Horror
2024
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holid ... view
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Maurice Jackson
Dr. Death Drama, Crime
Jul 2021 (first aired)
An anthology series, with each season following a new medical true crime story. ... view
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Dr. Lockett (1 ep.)
May 2020 (first aired)
The parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the back ... view
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Thomas' Surgeon (1 ep.)
Bull Crime, Drama, Comedy
Sep 2016 (first aired)
Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial consulting firm. ... view
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Judge Hopkins (1 ep.)
Billions Drama
Jan 2016 (first aired)
Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with ... view
Character:
Daniel (2 ep.)
The Affair Drama
Oct 2014 (first aired)
The emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah, a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and ... view
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Headmaster (1 ep.)
The Mysteries of Laura Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sep 2014 (first aired)
Laura Diamond, a brilliant NYPD homicide detective balances her “Columbo” day job with a crazy family life that includes two unruly twin boys and ... view
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Captain Meeks (1 ep.)
The Americans Crime, Drama
Jan 2013 (first aired)
Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an America ... view
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Reverend (1 ep.)
Ugly Betty Comedy, Drama
Sep 2006 (first aired)
Wannabe writer Betty Suarez is a plain girl from Queens, who is smart, hardworking and savvy but lacks a fashionable sense of style. When publishing m ... view
Character:
Dr. Thompson (1 ep.)
She Hate Me Comedy, Drama
2004
Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit. ... view
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Jamal Armstrong
25th Hour Crime, Drama
2002
On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the ch ... view
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Agent Cunningham
Sep 2001 (first aired)
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological ... view
Character:
Mullah (1 ep.)
Feingold (1 ep.)
Brent's Attorney (1 ep.)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sep 1999 (first aired)
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate ... view
Character:
Lieutenant Harrison (1 ep.)
One Fine Day Romance, Comedy
1996
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one mornin ... view
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Mayor Aikens' Press Secretary
Let It Be Me Romance
1995
Right after getting engaged, a man starts taking dance lessons. ... view
Character:
Panhandler
Law & Order Crime, Drama
Sep 1990 (first aired)
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someo ... view
Character:
Warren Shenkler (1 ep.)
Johnson (1 ep.)
Henry Davis (1 ep.)
Bill Danberg (1 ep.)
Franklin Slater (1 ep.)
Presumed Innocent Mystery, Crime, Thriller
1990
Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fig ... view
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Court Clerk
1989
When an unknown assailant viciously murders the participants in a bank robbery and murder case, it could be a case of vigilante justice - that is, if ... view
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Mitchell Jackson
The Equalizer Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Sep 1985 (first aired)
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as ... view
Character:
Ben (1 ep.)