Acting
Michael Monks
EN, DE cinema · 50 credits
Birthplace
Indiana, USA
Michael Monks is an American actor, director, and producer born in Indiana, who grew up in Colorado. He graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Industrial Construction Management before studying acting with Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. He previously worked as a project engineer before transitioning to full-time acting in the early 1990s. His best-known television role is George Vogelman on The Practice (1997–1999). His notable film credits include What's Love Got to Do with It (1993, with Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne), Air Force One (1997, with Harrison Ford), Hard Rain (1998, with George Clooney and Nicolas Cage), Harsh Times (2005, with Charlize Theron and Forest Whitaker), Street Kings (2008, with Whitaker and Kevin Bacon), End of Watch (2012, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña), Sabotage (2014, with Arnold Schwarzenegger), and Doctor Sleep (2019, dir. Mike Flanagan, with Ewan McGregor).
Known for
Filmography
Manson Girls
as Danny DeCarlo
Umwelt
Umwelt
as Richard
Somewhere in Montana
as Frank
Code 3
as Officer White
Dutch II: Angel's Revenge
as Larry Smalls
King Saud
as Griffin
Imani
Actor
House of Glass
as Dr. Freed
Adverse
as Janitor
Church People
as Pastor Skip Finney
The Imperfect Picture
as Television Host
Case 347
as Dr. Thomas Jansen
The Meanest Man in Texas
as O.B. Ellis
Loners
as Agent Delgado
Doctor Sleep
as Delbert Grady
Ice: The Movie
as Gavin Veerak
Last Rampage
as Eddy
Bad Twin
as Judge Miller
The Bad Twin
as Judge Miller
Bound
as Preston
Parallels
as Tinkler
Sabotage
as ASAC Phelps
End of Watch
as Homicide Detective 1
Sironia
as Joe Giovani
CarJack
as Jack's Father
Holiday Engagement
as Father Macy
Awakened
as Webster Kane
Spotlight
as Mark Wall
Siblings
as Boss, Director, Producer
Street Kings
as Michael Monks, as Pathologist
Unconditional
as Officer Kennedy
Playas Ball
as Lawyer #1
Puff, Puff, Pass
as Jeff Johnson
Harsh Times
as Agent Hollenbeck
Garfield
as Deputy Hopkins
The Ghost of Spoon River
as Skeeter
Hijack
as Steve Baker
Scorpio One
as Hutton
Hard Rain
as Father on Local News
Winchell
as Miami Reporter #1
Air Force One
as Assistant Press Secretary
Crime of the Century
as Reporter
Clean Slate
as Lt. Willis
Snapdragon
as Grosky
What's Love Got to Do with It
as Hotel Porter
Running Mates
as Reporter C
Out on a Limb
as Jim Sr.
Illicit Behavior
as Farrell Lernoux
