Michael Monks
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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
Credits
Harsh Times (2005)
as Agent Hollenbeck
Doctor Sleep (2019)
as Delbert Grady
Garfield (2004)
as Deputy Hopkins
Air Force One (1997)
as Assistant Press Secretary
Street Kings (2008)
as Michael Monks
End of Watch (2012)
as Homicide Detective 1
Sabotage (2014)
as ASAC Phelps
Code 3 (2025)
as Officer White
Hard Rain (1998)
as Father on Local News
Snapdragon (1993)
as Grosky
Winchell (1998)
as Miami Reporter #1
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
as Hotel Porter
Church People (2021)
as Pastor Skip Finney
Case 347 (2020)
as Dr. Thomas Jansen
Manson Girls (—)
as Danny DeCarlo
Self Custody (2026)
Actor
Bound (2015)
as Preston
Crime of the Century (1996)
as Reporter
Adverse (2021)
as Janitor
Out on a Limb (1992)
as Jim Sr.
Puff, Puff, Pass (2006)
as Jeff Johnson
Dutch II: Angel's Revenge (2024)
as Larry Smalls
Unconditional (2008)
as Officer Kennedy
Siblings (2009)
as Boss
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1991)
as Dale
Bad Twin (2016)
as Judge Miller
Ice: The Movie (2018)
as Gavin Veerak
Clean Slate (1994)
as Lt. Willis
Parallels (2015)
as Tinkler
Last Rampage (2017)
as Eddy
Hijack (1999)
as Steve Baker
Holiday Engagement (2011)
as Father Macy
The Meanest Man in Texas (2019)
as O.B. Ellis
The Bad Twin (2016)
as Judge Miller
Running Mates (1992)
as Reporter C
Imani (2023)
Actor
The Ghost of Spoon River (2000)
as Skeeter
Scorpio One (1998)
as Hutton
Playas Ball (2007)
as Lawyer #1
Illicit Behavior (1992)
as Farrell Lernoux
House of Glass (2021)
as Dr. Freed
Loners (2019)
as Agent Delgado
Sironia (2011)
as Joe Giovani
Spotlight (2010)
as Mark Wall
King Saud (2024)
as Griffin
Somewhere in Montana (2025)
as Frank
The Imperfect Picture (2021)
as Television Host
Umwelt (—)
as Richard
Awakened (2011)
as Webster Kane
CarJack (2011)
as Jack's Father