Michael Monks
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
The Mentalist
Rick Meadowlark
2008
Series
NCIS
Matt Lane
2003
Series
NCIS
Edgar
2003
Series
Friends
Dr. Miller
1994
Series
Bones
Dell Hicks
2005
Series
ER
Mr. Vennerbeck
1994
Series
Malcolm in the Middle
Grossman
2000
Series
Without a Trace
Jeff Murphy
2002
Series
Entourage
Five Towns director
2004
Series
Third Watch
Lloyd
1999
Series
The Practice
George Vogelman
1997
Series
Nip/Tuck
Mr. Blunt
2003
Series
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Bank Robber
1993
Series
Profiler
Dwight Parnell
1996
Series
The Division
2001
Series
7th Heaven
Man
1996
Series
Arli$$
Kent Sampson
1996
Series
Arli$$
Athletic Director
1996
Series
Arli$$
Funeral Director
1996
Series
Boston Public
Jeff Schiffer
2000
Series
Blossom
Mr. Phillips
1990
Series
All Rise
Officer Claude
2019
Series
Family Law
David Jones
1999
Series
Truth Be Told
Danny
2019
Series
Dirty John
Professor
2018
Film
Air Force One
Assistant Press Secretary
1997
Film
Garfield
Deputy Hopkins
2004
Series
Deputy
King #1
2020
Film
Doctor Sleep
Delbert Grady
2019
Series
Mr. Corman
Mysterious Homeless Person
2021
Film
Code 3
Officer White
2025
Series
LAX
2004
Film
End of Watch
Homicide Detective 1
2012
Series
The Weber Show
Clown
2000
Film
Street Kings
Michael Monks
2008
Film
Street Kings
Pathologist
2008
Film
Sabotage
ASAC Phelps
2014
Film
Hard Rain
Father on Local News
1998
Film
What's Love Got to Do with It
Hotel Porter
1993
Film
Harsh Times
Agent Hollenbeck
2005
Film
Bound
Preston
2015
Film
Out on a Limb
Jim Sr.
1992
Film
Snapdragon
Grosky
1993
Film
Puff, Puff, Pass
Jeff Johnson
2006
Film
Adverse
Janitor
2021
Film
Crime of the Century
Reporter
1996
Film
Last Rampage
Eddy
2017
Film
Church People
Pastor Skip Finney
2021
Film
Clean Slate
Lt. Willis
1994
Film
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
Dale
1991
Film
Winchell
Miami Reporter #1
1998
Film
Holiday Engagement
Father Macy
2011
Film
The Meanest Man in Texas
O.B. Ellis
2019
Film
Self Custody
2026
Film
Scorpio One
Hutton
1998
Film
Dutch II: Angel's Revenge
Larry Smalls
2024
Film
Natty Knocks
Harold
2023
Film
Playas Ball
Lawyer #1
2007
Film
Bad Twin
Judge Miller
2016
Film
Parallels
Tinkler
2015
Film
Running Mates
Reporter C
1992
Film
Manson Girls
Danny DeCarlo
Film
Case 347
Dr. Thomas Jansen
2020
Film
Hijack
Steve Baker
1999
Film
The Ghost of Spoon River
Skeeter
2000
Film
Ice: The Movie
Gavin Veerak
2018
Film
Loners
Agent Delgado
2019
Film
Siblings
Boss
2009
Film
The Bad Twin
Judge Miller
2016
Film
Illicit Behavior
Farrell Lernoux
1992
Film
Sironia
Joe Giovani
2011
Film
House of Glass
Dr. Freed
2021
Film
Imani
2023
Film
Somewhere in Montana
Frank
2025
Film
Unconditional
Officer Kennedy
2008
Film
CarJack
Jack's Father
2011
Film
Spotlight
Mark Wall
2010
Film
Awakened
Webster Kane
2011
Film
King Saud
Griffin
2024
Film
The Imperfect Picture
Television Host
2021
Umwelt
Richard