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Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970 in Vancouver, British
Columbia) is a Canadian actor who achieved fame for his role as Dr. Daniel
Jackson on the television series Stargate SG-1. He also provides the voice
of the recurring character Thor on the same series.
After graduating from the University of British Columbia with a B.A. in Fine
Arts in 1994 Shanks played in several stage productions. He made guest
appearances on tv series like The Highlander, University Hospital, and The
Outer Limits. He also played in the tv movie A Family Divided and Call of
the Wild before accepting his role in Stargate SG-1.
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Shanks played Daniel Jackson throughout the first five seasons of the series
before leaving the show apparently citing creative differences concerning
the underuse of his character. He made several guest appearances throughout
the sixth season. A fan campaign (Save Daniel Jackson) followed. He returned
for the seventh and subsequent seasons.
Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson in Stargate SG-1In 2002, he starred in
the German/UK/South African co-production Sumuru, a science fiction movie,
as the astronaut Adam Wade. He also auditioned for the role of Shinzon in
Star Trek: Nemesis and was a fan favorite to play the role of Tobin Dax on
Star Trek: Enterprise (although it is unknown if he was ever actually
approached for the role).
On 2 August 2003, Shanks married fellow actress Lexa Doig, and on 13
September 2004, they welcomed a daughter, Mia Tabitha. This is the second
child for Shanks, his first, Tatiana, with model Vaitiare Bandera, was born
in 1998.
His best friend is also his Stargate SG-1 co-star Christopher Judge who
plays the role of the Jaffa teammate, Teal'c. |
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