Michael Shapiro (actor)
Michael David Shapiro (born December 29, 1965[1]) is an American actor, voice actor and theatre director, best known for voicing the Half-Life characters G-Man and Barney Calhoun.
Michael Shapiro | |
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 Shapiro at the 2007 New York Television Festival | |
| Born | Michael David Shapiro December 29, 1965[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Mike Shapiro |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, theatre director |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Peggy Stafford |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Michael Shapiro was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1987 he helped launch the Annex Theater and performed in many of their productions. For a time he lived in Seattle until moving to Brooklyn, New York in 2000. He is of Jewish descent.
Career
Michael Shapiro is most famous for voicing Barney Calhoun and the G-Man in all of the characters' appearances in the Half-Life series. Other video games in which he is credited as “Mike Shapiro” are Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch, Blood II: The Chosen, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Torin's Passage. He has also voiced many radio and TV commercials. Michael is a director of television shows and theater productions, with some of his shows being shown on Strike.TV. In 2007, his TV pilot Family Values, starring Rob Riggle, was screened at the New York Television Festival.
Filmography
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Super Punch-Out!! | Additional Voices |
| 1995 | Torin's Passage | Torin, Boogle |
| 3D Movie Maker | McZee | |
| 1997 | Betrayal in Antara | Paolo, Gar Warren, Naku |
| Spy Fox: Dry Cereal | Johnny Gecko | |
| Putt-Putt Travels Through Time | Merlin the Magician | |
| 1998 | Police Quest: SWAT 2 | Sergeant Markossian, Suspect, Gangster, Vehicle Driver |
| Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening | Andrew Glimmer | |
| Get Medieval | Elf | |
| Half-Life | G-Man, Nihilanth, HECU Soldiers, Security Guards, Scientists | |
| Blood II: The Chosen | Ishmael | |
| 1999 | Starsiege | Squadmate #8 |
| Half-Life: Opposing Force | Otis, G-Man, Security Guards, Male Black Ops | |
| Gorky 17 | ||
| Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch | Moray | |
| 2000 | Sanity: Aiken's Artifact | Tiger Cage Guy |
| 2001 | Half-Life: Blue Shift | Barney Calhoun, Otis, Miller, Security Guards |
| Half-Life: Decay | Security Guard Barney Calhoun, Otis, Scientists, Security Guards, Male Black Ops, HECU Soldiers | |
| 2004 | Half-Life 2 | G-Man, Barney Calhoun |
| 2005 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Richard Goblin, Flashback FM Imaging Voice, Commercial Voice |
| 2006 | Half-Life 2: Episode One | G-Man, Barney Calhoun |
| 2007 | Half-Life 2: Episode Two | G-Man |
| 2008 | Order Up! | Tommy Cheesehead, Salty Sam, Male Chef |
| 2013 | Dota 2 | Oracle |
| Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | |
| 2020 | Half-Life: Alyx | G-Man[2] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Interpol Investigates | Narrator | Unknown episodes |
| Shorties Watchin' Shorties | Additional Voices | Unknown episodes |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Listen Carefully | Christa's deaf son | |
| 1995 | Georgia | Brian | |
| 1999 | The Engagement Party | Matthew | |
| Lovers Lane | Deputy David Schwick | ||
| 2007 | Day Zero | News Announcer (voice) | |
| 2015 | 3rd Street Blackout | Josh | |
| 2019 | The Pulse | Travis | Short film |
References
- Mike Shapiro - IMDb
- Macgregor, Jody (2019-11-21). "Alyx Vance will be voiced by a new actor in Half-Life: Alyx". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2019-11-21.