1. Michael Eklund is a Canadian television and film actor who is known for playing the role of the villain or antihero.
18 Facts About Michael Eklund
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Michael Eklund participated in school theatre then later decided to study painting at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary before dropping-out and moving to Vancouver in order to pursue an acting career.
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Michael Eklund appeared on an episode of Stargate SG-1 in 2002, and appeared in 2 episodes of Battlestar Galactica the following year.
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Michael Eklund had a recurring role on the Canadian mini-series Terminal City that same year.
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Michael Eklund appeared in 2 episodes of Smallville in different roles in 2001 and 2007.
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In 2007 Michael Eklund had a recurring role on the Canadian series Blood Ties.
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Michael Eklund had a recurring role on the Canadian series Shattered that same year.
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In 2012 Michael Eklund appeared in 2 episodes of the sci-fi thriller series Alcatraz.
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Michael Eklund appeared in an episode of Arrow in 2013.
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In 2014 Michael Eklund played Zane Morgan, a recurring character in the second season of the psychological horror drama Bates Motel.
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In 2007 Michael Eklund appeared in the Al Pacino thriller film 88 Minutes.
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Michael Eklund played Larry in the 2010 comedy-western film Gunless with Paul Gross That same year Eklund appeared in the British-Canadian comedy film The Making of Plus One, a film that played at Cannes in 2009.
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Michael Eklund played the character of Father in the apocalyptic siege warfare film The Day with Dominic Monaghan and Shawn Ashmore that same year.
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Michael Eklund has collaborated three times with Calgary-based film director Robert Cuffley: In 2007, he played a crime boss's enforcer in Cuffley's dark comedy Walk All Over Me.
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Michael Eklund won the 2008 Leo Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his work on the 2007 Canadian crime drama and thriller film Walk All Over Me.
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In 2012 Michael Eklund won the Best Actor award at Fantastic Fest for his role as Dr Geoff Burton in the psychological thriller Errors of the Human Body.
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Michael Eklund won the 2013 Leo Award for Best Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for the same role.
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In 2015 Michael Eklund won the Best Actor award presented by the Union of British Columbia Performers and Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists for his portrayal of English photographer Eadweard Muybridge in the biographical film Eadweard.