Michael Benyaer | |
Occupation: | Actor/Voice Actor |
Years Active: | 1986–present |
Michael Benyaer is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for his roles as Bob in the Canadian CGI series ReBoot and Hadji Singh in season one of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.
On playing Hadji, Benyaer stated, "[he] is one of the few roles for an ethnic actor that is not a bad guy. I mean, how many East Indian heroes have been on television? Hadji is for the sensitive kids out there. He is the outsider in all of us."[1] A Star Wars fan, Benyaer relished the opportunity to work with Mark Hamill for the episode In the Realm of the Condor.
Benyaer has appeared in feature films, including , , The Hitman, Postal and Deadpool. On television, he has appeared in shows such as 24, NCIS, Castle, The Shield, Sanctuary, The Last Ship, The Flash, Modern Family, Emily's Reasons Why Not and Days of Our Lives.
His notable animation roles include Ken in , G.I. Joe as Airwave[2] and Scoop,[2] Exosquad as Kaz Takagi and Praetorious, Hurricanes as Stats Hiro and Plato Quinones, as William "Banjee" Castillo and Kanan Jarrus in . He guest-starred as various characters on Robot Chicken.
His voice is heard in the video games as Darim Ibn La-Ahad, Lt. Draza in , Lt. Nanib Sahir in , as Wilhelm, Marvel Heroes as Dum Dum Dugan, King's Quest as Mr. Waddles and Dying Light as Tahir. He also provides various voices in , , , SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs, , The Elder Scrolls, and .
Benyaer has also worked as a scriptwriter for several episodes of Billy the Cat, the cult TV series Pilot One, and the Canadian version of Sesame Street.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1989 | Joe 'Jo-Jo' | |||
1991 | data-sort-value="Hitman, The" | The Hitman | Hassan | |
1996 | Underworld | Vince | ||
1997 | Masterminds | Taxi Driver | ||
1998 | Surface to Air | Iraqi Soldier | ||
2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Father Neighbor | ||
2002 | Dead Heat | Warehouse Worker | ||
2003 | William 'Banjee' Castillo | Voice, direct-to-video | ||
2007 | Postal | Mohammed | ||
2008 | Far Cry | Smith, Mercenary | ||
2009 | Egyptian Interpol Officer #2 | |||
2009 | Flight Technician | |||
2013 | Assault on Wall Street | Dr. John Nordella | ||
2016 | Deadpool | Warlord | ||
2017 | data-sort-value="Layover, The" | The Layover | Shahar | |
2018 | Beyond the Sky | Dr. Maurice |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1987 | 21 Jump Street | Don | Episode: "Next Generation" | |
1987 | Wiseguy | Dino | Episode: "Prodigal Son" | |
1987 | Ken | Voice, television short | ||
1988 | Higher Ground | Ike Tench | Television film | |
1988–89 | MacGyver | J.D. / Sniper | 2 episodes | |
1993–94 | Exosquad | Kaz Takagi / Praetorius | Voice, 10 episodes | |
1994–96 | Hurricanes | Stats Hiro | Voice, 7 episodes | |
1994–2001 | ReBoot | Bob | Voice, 29 episodes | |
1996–97 | data-sort-value="Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The" | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Hadji Singh | Voice, 24 episodes |
1998 | Viper | Emile | Episode: "Wisegal" | |
1999, 2004 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Brad Stuart / Constable Neil Cohen | 2 episodes | |
2000 | Secret Agent Man | Bureau Chief | Episode: "Supernaked" | |
2001 | Mobile Suit Gundam | M'Quve | Voice, English dub | |
2001 | Dark Angel | Onion Runyon | Episode: "Art Attack" | |
2001 | Bob | Voice, television film | ||
2001 | Bob | Voice, television film | ||
2001–03 | Sitting Ducks | Raoul | Voice, 26 episodes | |
2001–07 | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | 7 episodes | |
2003 | Smallville | Jameson | Episode: "Shattered" | |
2004 | data-sort-value="L Word, The" | The L Word | Marc | Episode: "Let's Do It" |
2004 | data-sort-value="Shield, The" | The Shield | Goma Magar | Episode: "On Tilt" |
2004 | Romeo! | Jarrad | Episode: "Friends & Lovers" | |
2005 | 24 | Naseem | 1 episode | |
2005 | Murder Unveiled | Ashu | Television film | |
2005 | data-sort-value="Inside, The" | The Inside | David Sarkesian | Episode: "Point of Origin" |
2006 | data-sort-value="Path to 9/11, The" | The Path to 9/11 | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | Miniseries |
2006 | Eureka | Dr. Louis Glazer | Episode: "Purple Haze" | |
2006–08 | Emily's Reasons Why Not | Aknad | Miniseries | |
2007 | Bionic Woman | Raul | Episode: "Faceoff" | |
2009 | Eli Stone | Dr. Lawson | Episode: "Flight Path" | |
2009 | Castle | Oscar | Episode: "Always Buy Retail" | |
2009 | Sanctuary | Assam | Episode: "End of Nights: Part 1" | |
2009 | data-sort-value="Mentalist, The" | The Mentalist | Dr. Joseph Gorshani | Episode: "A Price Above Rubies" |
2010 | Saving Grace | Hospital Official | Episode: "Let's Talk" | |
2010 | Svetlana | Ahmedinajad's Interpreter | Episode: "Yellowcake" | |
2011 | Chaos | Sadegh | Episode: "Mincemeat" | |
2011 | NCIS | Osman Zoranj | Episode: "Engaged (Part II)" | |
2012 | Fairly Legal | Grantham Pace HR Lawyer | Episode: "Shine a Light" | |
2013 | Motive | Stuart Nieuwendyk | Episode: "Detour" | |
2013 | Perception | Dr. Arthur Singh | Episode: "Defective" | |
2013–14 | Days of Our Lives | Dr. Chyka | 39 episodes | |
2014 | Intelligence | Badri Adani | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2014 | Modern Family | Jerry | Episode: "The Wedding, Part 1" | |
2014 | data-sort-value="Last Ship, The" | The Last Ship | Amir | Episode: "Welcome to Gitmo" |
2014 | data-sort-value="Flash, The" | The Flash | Araz | Episode: "Things You Can't Outrun" |
2015 | Olympus | General Kastor | Episode: "Blood Brothers" | |
2015 | Kanan Jarrus | Voice, television special | ||
2016 | Salah Sabila | Episode: "Citizens of the World" | ||
2016 | Beauty and the Beast | Karim | Episode: "Au Revoir" | |
2016 | Legends of the Hidden Temple | King Olmec | Television film | |
2017 | Man Seeking Woman | Khalid | Episode: "Pad Thai" | |
2017 | Prison Break | Zakat | 3 episodes | |
2017 | Madam Secretary | President Bassam Sayedd | Episode: "Revelation" | |
2017 | S.W.A.T. | Tarek | Episode: "Radical" | |
2018 | data-sort-value="Brave, The" | The Brave | Omid | Episode: "Desperate Measures" |
2018 | Taken | Liad Meidar | Episode: "Invitation Only" | |
2018 | Bob | Voice, episode: "Mainframe Mayhem" | ||
2018 | Snowfall | Dareh | Episode: "Jingle Bell Rock" | |
2018 | Magnum P.I. | Samal Talib | Episode: "From the Head Down" | |
2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Dr. Wehunt | Voice, episode: "Sucker of Souls" | |
2019 | data-sort-value="Expanse, The" | The Expanse | Arjun | 6 episodes |
2023 | Sevet | Episode: "Charades" | ||
2024 | Tracker | Vince Talbott | Episode: "The Storm" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source | |
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1996 | Hadji Singh | ||||
1998 | ReBoot | Bob | |||
2000 | Kessen | Yukinaga Konishi / Morichika Chosokabe / Keiji Maeda / Retainer East | English dub | [3] | |
2000 | Wilhelm | ||||
2001 | M'Quve | Uncredited; English dub | |||
2002 | M'Quve | Uncredited; English dub | |||
2005 | data-sort-value="Matrix: Path of Neo, The" | Vamp / Police / Security | |||
2006 | Additional Voice Over Talent | ||||
2008 | Mercenaries | ||||
2009 | Lieutenant Draza / Serbian Soldiers | ||||
2010 | Medal of Honor | Fighter | Uncredited | ||
2010 | Blur | Khan | Unused Cutscene | ||
2011 | SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs | ClawHammer Soldier #1 / Pilot #3 / NATO #1 | |||
2011 | Indian Ocean Pirates | ||||
2011 | Darim Ibn La-Ahad / Haras / Abbas's Captain / Masyaf Assassins | ||||
2011 | Additional Voices | ||||
2012 | Soldiers | ||||
2012 | Comm. Clerk | ||||
2012 | Multiplayer | ||||
2013 | Marvel Heroes | Dum Dum Dugan / Blizzard / Dark Elves | Uncredited | ||
2013 | Additional Voices | English dub | |||
2014 | data-sort-value="Elder Scrolls Online, The" | The Elder Scrolls Online | Hrogi / Nord Guard Male / Justice Istah | ||
2014 | Additional Voices | ||||
2015 | Dying Light | Tahir / Additional Voices | |||
2015 | King's Quest | Mr. Waddles | |||
2018 | Assassin's Creed Odyssey | Darius | Also Legacy of the First Blade | ||
2022 | Khaled Al-Asad |