Personal Info
Birth date
1977-12-24 (47 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as
-Michael Raymond-James
Biography
Michael Raymond-James (born Michael Weverstad; December 24, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing René Lenier on the first season of the HBO series True Blood, Britt Pollack on the FX series Terriers, Neal Cassidy / Baelfire on the ABC series Once Upon a Time, and Mitch Longo on the CBS All Access series Tell Me a Story.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.64
Overview:
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.The Walking Dead
8.096
Overview:
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.FBI: Most Wanted
7.689
Overview:
The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau's Most Wanted list. Seasoned agents oversee the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice.Medium
7.464
Overview:
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.Law & Order: Organized Crime
7.887
Overview:
The detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau work to dismantle New York City's most vicious and violent illegal enterprises.Lie to Me
7.905
Overview:
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his skills also make it easier for him to deceive others.See
8.103
Overview:
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.Billions
7.739
Overview:
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.Boston Legal
7.9
Overview:
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.True Blood
7.616
Overview:
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders, government officials, and vampire fundamentalists around the world have chosen their sides. But in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.ER
7.828
Overview:
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.Once Upon a Time
7.373
Overview:
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has been supporting herself since she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry, whom she abandoned years ago, finds her and asks for her help explaining that she is from a different world where she is Snow White's missing daughter.Godfather of Harlem
8.073
Overview:
Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.Lethal Weapon
7.293
Overview:
A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.Life
7.674
Overview:
Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Crews’ new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude which can be challenging to maintain when someone he cares about is threatened — or when he is investigating the mystery surrounding the murder he was falsely accused of.Tell Me a Story
7.2
Overview:
The world's most beloved fairy tales reimagined as a dark and twisted psychological thriller.Big Sky
7.234
Overview:
Private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. When they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the perpetrator before another woman is taken.Prodigal Son
8.1
Overview:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.Terriers
8.042
Overview:
Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having once been a member of the fictional Ocean Beach Police Department.Sons of Liberty
6.9
Overview:
A radical group of young men band together in secrecy to change the course of history and make America a nation.Game of Silence
5.286
Overview:
A successful Atlanta attorney's long-lost childhood friends unexpectedly reappear after 25 years. When a dark secret they thought they'd buried resurfaces, the brotherhood bands together to right the wrongs of their shared past - a journey that will push the limits of their loyalty and quench their thirst for revenge.Jack Reacher
6.643
Overview:
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.Sweet Girl
6.6
Overview:
A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.The Finest Hours
6.603
Overview:
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.Black Snake Moan
6.844
Overview:
A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.The Salvation
6.5
Overview:
In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.Road to Paloma
5.9
Overview:
While Native American Wolf is being pursued by the FBI for having taken the law into his own hands, when his mother was raped and killed on their reservation he crosses paths with Cash, a down and out musician who is coping with the end of his marriage. An unlikely friendship develops, as they ride together towards the Teton mountain range, where Wolf will spread his mothers ashes.Acting
2023Black Maria as Michael Allende
2023The Integrity of Joseph Chambers as Lone Wolf
2021American Insurrection as Gabe
2021Sweet Girl as FBI Agent John Rothman
2021Law & Order: Organized Crime (8 Episodes) as Jon Kosta
2020Big Sky (4 Episodes) as Blake Kleinsasser
2020FBI: Most Wanted (6 Episodes) as Ethan McPherson
2019See (8 Episodes) as Ranger
2019Godfather of Harlem (20 Episodes) as Joe Colombo
2019Prodigal Son (3 Episodes) as Paul Lazar / John Watkins / The Junkyard Killer
2018Tell Me a Story (10 Episodes) as Mitch Longo
2018Carter & June as Carter Jennings
2016Lethal Weapon (1 Episode) as Chad Jackson
2016Game of Silence (10 Episodes) as Gil Harris
2016The Finest Hours as D.A. Brown
2016Billions (1 Episode) as Jackie Connerty
2015Sons of Liberty (3 Episodes) as Paul Revere
2014The Salvation as Paul Delarue
2014Road to Paloma as Irish
2012Jack Reacher as Linsky
2012Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend as Ronnie
2011Once Upon a Time (45, 22 Episode) as Neal Cassidy / Baelfire, Neal Cassidy
2010The Walking Dead (1, 1 Episode) as Dave, Dave (uncredited)
2010Terriers (13 Episodes) as Britt Pollack
2009Moonlight Serenade as Jesse
2009The Twenty as Freeman
2009Lie to Me (1 Episode) as Unknown
2008True Blood (15 Episodes) as Rene Lenier
2007Life (1 Episode) as Tex Uhry
2006Black Snake Moan as Gill
2005Medium (1 Episode) as Travis McQueen
2004Boston Legal (1 Episode) as Kevin Armus
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 Episode) as Aaron Colite
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Eddie Skinner
1994ER (1, 1 Episode) as Mr. Tunny, Stuart Moore