Michael Panes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 2, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Michael Panes (born April 2, 1963, in New York City, USA) is an American actor, writer, musician, and composer. He graduated from Brown University with a music degree and is a trained violinist. Active since 1994, he has appeared in numerous Off-Broadway plays and is noted as a gifted comedian with an uncanny resemblance to Peter Sellers. He was previously in a relationship with Lisa Loeb, which began during the filming of her reality series Number 1 Single. His notable film credits include The Anniversary Party (2001, with Kevin Kline and Alan Cumming), Infamous (2006, as Gore Vidal, with Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush), Watching the Detectives (2007, with Cillian Murphy), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009, with Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy), We Bought a Zoo (2011, with Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson), and The Perfect Guy (2015, with Hilary Swank).
Known For
Filmography
The Uninvited
Movie · as Spirit Photographer
Messy
Movie · as Dino
Caper
Movie · as Avi/Mysterio
The Man in the Woods
Movie · as David Katz
Jacob's Ladder
Movie · as Bandleader
Hot Air
Movie · as Concierge
The Architect
Movie · as Adjuster
Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero
Movie · as Docent
The Perfect Guy
Movie · as Cooper
Free the Nipple
Movie · as Lawyer
The Love Guide
Movie · as Ira
We Bought a Zoo
Movie · as Principal
Janie Jones
Movie · as Ulysses
Please Give
Movie · as Shopper
Backwash
TV · as Jonesy · 13 eps
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Movie · as Russell
Falling Up
Movie · as Laszlo
Watching the Detectives
Movie · as Lucien
Broken English
Movie · as Glen
Infamous
Movie · as Gore Vidal
Heist
TV · as Tom Swayman · 1 ep
The Californians
Movie · as Marion Pardon
Adam & Steve
Movie · as Lou
Going Shopping
Movie · as Waiting Man
Stories of Lost Souls
Movie · as The Fan
Eulogy
Movie · as Adult Film Director
Surviving Eden
Movie · as Dennis Flotchky
Marmalade
Movie · as Eddie
Supermarket
Movie · as The Fan
Devil Talk
Movie · as The Devil
Carolina
Movie · as John
Last Writes
Movie · as Linus
Fabled
Movie · as Dr. Roy Frumkes
The Anniversary Party
Movie · as Levi Panes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Roger Porter · 1 ep
Gilmore Girls
TV · as Bobby · 1 ep
Mission Hill
TV · 1 ep
Sherman Oaks
TV · as Haji · 2 eps
Frasier
TV · as Clark · 1 ep