This article is about the actor. For the Burn Notice character, see Michael Westen.

Michael Weston
Born	Michael Rubenstein October 25, 1973 (1973-10-25) (age 34) New York, New York

Michael Weston (born October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. He is known for his role as Jake in the critically acclaimed HBO drama Six Feet Under.

Weston was born Michael Rubinstein in New York City, the son of actors Judi West and John Rubinstein, and the grandson of piano virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein.[1] He holds a degree in Theater and Arts from Northwestern University. In 2000, he changed his surname to "Weston" as there was already a "Michael Rubinstein" in the Screen Actors Guild.

Weston is a good friend of actor Zach Braff, and has appeared in numerous features with him, including Garden State, The Last Kiss and Braff's television show, Scrubs, as a guest star. Weston has also recently appeared as Simon Marsden, Olivia Benson's half-brother on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Weston will be appearing in the fifth season of House as a private investigator hired by Dr. Gregory House. Series creator David Shore is planning a spin-off show with Weston's character as the lead.[2]

Filmography

• Coyote Ugly (2000) as Danny
• Sally (2000) (credited as Michael Rubenstein) as Bugs
• Cherry Falls (2000) as Ben
• Wishcraft (2002) as Brett Bumpers
• Hart's War (2002) as Pfc. W. Roy Potts
• Evil Alien Conquerors (2002) as Kenny
• Helter Skelter (2004) (TV) as Bobby Beausoleil
• Garden State (2004) as Kenny
• The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) as Deputy Enos Strate
• The Last Kiss (2006) as Izzy
• Wedding Daze (2007) as Ted
• Pathology (2008) as Jake

Television

• Saved â€" episode: 1.2 "The Lady & the Tiger" as Tim Reston
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit â€" episodes: 8.16 "Philadelphia," 8.19 "Florida", 8.22 "Screwed"
• Scrubs â€" episodes "His Story IV, My Perspective, My Therapeutic Month, My Fishbowl" as Private Brian Dancer
• Psych â€" episode "Cloudy...Chance of Murder" as Counselor Hornstock
• Six Feet Under â€" episodes: 5.10 "All Alone", 4.12 "Untitled", 4.8 "Coming And Going", 4.5 "That's My Dog" as Jake
• Monk â€" episodes: 3.7 "Mr. Monk and The Employee Of The Month" as Morris
• Frasier â€" episodes: 10.14 "Daphne Does Dinner"
• Night Man â€" episodes: 1.17 "Chrome II".
• Bad Girlsâ€" episodes: 2.23 "Boner Stabbone"

References

External links

• Michael Weston at the Internet Movie Database
• TVTome entry

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