Michael Wiseman is an American television and film actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Johnny Rizzo in the 2012 CBS series Vegas.[1]
Wiseman grew up in Lafayette, California.[1] He knew as a boy that he wanted to be an actor; the caption of his eighth grade yearbook picture said, "Career Goal: football player or famous actor". He graduated from Saint Mary's College High School in Berkeley, California, in 1985.[1] [2]
Wiseman spent two decades working in Hollywood before landing the part of Rizzo, during which he played an outspoken student in the PBS series French in Action, performed supporting roles in Tim Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes and Surviving Gilligan's Island.[3] He has acted in over 65 television series, including Cheers, ER, Melrose Place, NYPD Blue, NCIS and The X-Files.[1]
Wiseman is married to Caroline Keenan-Wiseman, an Emmy-nominated hairstylist and makeup artist.[4] The couple have two daughters. In 2011, Wiseman and his family moved back to his childhood city of Lafayette, California.[1] [3]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
| 1990 | Caged Fury | Policeman #2 | Film debut | ||
| Predator 2 | Officer Zinck | ||||
| 1993 | Judgment Night | Travis | Adam Carolla was hired as a stand-in | ||
| 1994 | The Stöned Age | Crump's Brother | |||
| 1995 | Black Scorpion | Hacksaw | |||
| Bobby Tucci | |||||
| Huntress: Spirit of the Night | Jacob | Co-produced with Romania; also known as The Beast Inside Her | [5] | ||
| 1996 | The War at Home | Lieutenant | |||
| Crossworlds | Cop #2 | ||||
| 1998 | Charades | Directed by Richmond Riedel | [6] [7] | ||
| 2001 | My Bonneville | Directed by Robert F. Lyons | [8] [9] | ||
| Planet of the Apes | Specialist Hansen | ||||
| Russell Johnson | |||||
| 2004 | Rancid | Det. Kent | English-language Swedish film | ||
| 2006 | The Wicker Man | Officer Pete | |||
| Hiding Victoria | Lenny | ||||
| 2010 | Murder in Fashion | Agent Johnson | Also known as Fashion Victim | [10] [11] | |
| 2014 | Bartender | ||||
| 2016 | Retreat! | Lt. Fuller | [12] | ||
| 2017 | Running Wild | Doug Ciocca | |||
| In Search of Fellini | Clive Montgomery | [13] | |||
| Pray for Rain | Ron Skinner | ||||
| 2022 | Holiday Harmony | Abe Crawford | [14] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | French in Action | Obnoxious Student | Episode: "Leçon 3: Planning and Anticipating II" | [15] | |
| 1992 | Cheers | Teammate #2 | Episode: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" | ||
| Tales from the Crypt | Rudy | Episode: "Beauty Rest" | |||
| Melrose Place | Duane | Episode: "House of God" | |||
| 1994 | Renegade | Sam Ravallo | Episode: "Rabbit Redux" | ||
| Hot Line | Daryl Bradford | Episode: "The Homecoming" | |||
| 1996 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Paul Croton | 2 episodes: "El Coyote: Part 1" and "El Coyote: Part 2" | ||
| 1997 | Perversions of Science | Barman | Episode: "Planely Possible" | ||
| Even Odds | Ron | Unsold TV pilot for MTV | [16] [17] | ||
| 1998 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Gareth McAllister | Episode: "The Cutting Edge" | ||
| Travis | Episode: "What Goes Around..." | ||||
| NYPD Blue | Tommy Richardson | 3 episodes: "Don't Kill the Messenger," "The One That Got Away" and "I Don't Wanna Dye" | |||
| Russell Westbrook | Episode: "Wrong Number" | ||||
| Nash Bridges | David Pembrook | Episode: "Apocalypse Nash" | |||
| Martial Law | Andre Pitman | Episode: "How Sammo Got His Groove Back" | |||
| 1999 | Profiler | Det. Mario Montagno | 2 episodes: "Heads, You Lose" and "What's Love Got to Do with It?" | ||
| 2000 | The Pretender | Mr. Cain | Episode: "Meltdown" | ||
| JAG | Jack Riggins | Episode: "Overdue & Presumed Lost" | |||
| Beta-Hirogen | 2 episodes: "Flesh and Blood: Part 1" and "Flesh and Blood: Part 2" | ||||
| 2001 | The Test | Self (panelist) | Episode: "The Debt Test" | ||
| ER | Danny | Episode: "Start All Over Again" | |||
| Philly | Ray Cook | Episode: "Truth or Consequence" | |||
| The X-Files | Dr. Rocky Bronzino | Episode: "Lord of the Flies" | |||
| 2002 | Judging Amy | Mr. Weston | Episode: "People of the Lie" | ||
| 2003 | Boomtown | Greg Wisnicki | Episode: "The Love of Money" | ||
| 2005–07 | Boston Legal | D.A. Bret Haber | 2 episodes: "Schmidt Happens" and "Hope and Gory" | ||
| 2005 | Connor Meade | Episode: "Game Over" | |||
| Fat Actress | Stephen Wilcox | Episode: "Holy Lesbo Batman" | |||
| Blind Justice | Dean Bostic | Episode: "Dance with Me" | |||
| E-Ring | Commander | 2 episodes: "Pilot" and "Snatch and Grab" | |||
| 2006 | Director of Surveillance | Episode: "Bang-Bang" | |||
| Cold Case | Charles Kozlowski | Episode: "The War at Home" | |||
| 2007 | Lincoln Heights | Episode: "Betrayal" | [18] [19] | ||
| State of Mind | Teddy Rivers | Episode: "Snow Melts" | |||
| The Closer | Jonathan Schafer | 2 episodes: "'Til Death Do Us Part: Part I" and "'Til Death Do Us Part: Part II" | |||
| Chuck | Lon Kirk | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Crown Vic" | |||
| Nip/Tuck | Police Officer | Episode: "Dr. Joshua Lee" | |||
| 2008 | Prison Break | Det. Conor Mara | Episode: "Greatness Achieved" | ||
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Gabriel Macklin | Episode: "Wanted" | ||
| The Mentalist | Dreyer Whelan | Episode: "Red Badge" | |||
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Prosecutor Crosby | Episode: "The Whole Truth" | ||
| Saving Grace | Rocky Porter | Episode: "I'm Gonna Need a Big Night Light" | |||
| 2012–13 | Vegas | Johnny Rizzo | 10 episodes: "Money Plays," "All That Glitters," "(Il) Legitimate," "Bad Seeds," "Exposure," "Estinto," "Palutes," "From This Day Forward," "Road Trip" and "The Third Man" | ||
| 2013 | NCIS | Chet Tyber | Episode: "Seek" | ||
| 2015 | Scorpion | Fire Chief | Episode: "Postcards from the Edge" | ||
| 2024 | Scarlett | Brooks | Post-production | [20] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| Unknown | True West | Third Stage Theatre | [21] | |
| Hurlyburly | Chamber Theatre | [22] | ||
| 1987 | Grease | Garvin Theatre | [23] [24] [25] | |
| 1991 | Savage in Limbo | Murk | Tamarind Theatre | [26] [27] [28] |
| 1992 | Maps for Drowners | Tiffany Theater | [29] [30] [31] | |
| 1998 | Crooks | Bill | [32] [33] | |