# Michael Mahonen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Mahonen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Mahonen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mahonen > Source revision: 1319695488 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian actor, director and screen writer}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Michael Mahonen | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|04|27}} | birth_place = [Kirkland Lake, Ontario](/source/Kirkland_Lake), Canada | occupation = Actor, Screenwriter | years_active = 1990–present | website = | spouse = | partner = | children = }} '''Michael Mahonen''' (born 27 April 1964) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) actor, [director](/source/Film_director), and [screen writer](/source/screen_writer). ==History== Mahonen has [Finnish](/source/Finnish_Canadians) ancestry.{{Cite web |last=Lauri |first=Toiviainen |date=1996-04-28 |title=Avonlea-sarjan tekeminen päättyi seitsemän vuoden jälkeen |url=https://www.hs.fi/radiotelevisio/art-2000003527142.html |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}} After graduating from the Theatre Arts Program at [George Brown College](/source/George_Brown_College) in 1989, he auditioned for a young company formed for the [Citadel Theatre](/source/Citadel_Theatre) in Edmonton. His first job as a professional actor involved the role of James Keller in "The Miracle Worker," as well as the roles of Lucius and Popilious Lena in "Julius Caesar." In 1990, Mahonen was chosen for the role of Gus Pike for the [CBC Television](/source/CBC_Television) program ''[Road to Avonlea](/source/Road_to_Avonlea)''.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/a-trip-down-avonlea-lane/article984037/ "A trip down Avonlea lane"] by Gayle MacDonald at [www.theglobeandmail.com](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail) He garnered three [Gemini Award](/source/Gemini_Award) nominations in 1993, 1994, and 1995 for his work on the television series. In 1992, he starred as a jazz trumpet player with [Billy Dee Williams](/source/Billy_Dee_Williams) in the film ''Giant Steps''. He then played Lee Colgan in the CBC miniseries ''Conspiracy of Silence'', directed by [Francis Mankiewicz](/source/Francis_Mankiewicz). In 1994, Mahonen co-starred with [Michael Riley](/source/Michael_Riley) in the television special "The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios". He played the character of Paul, a young man dying of the [AIDS](/source/AIDS) virus after contracting it from a [blood transfusion](/source/blood_transfusion) a few years earlier. In the summer of 1994, he played the role of Jacob Mercer in "Salt Water Moon". This was part of David French's Mercer family saga set in [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland). Mahonen also guest-starred in numerous American and Canadian television projects, including an episode of ''[Star Trek: Voyager](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Voyager)'' entitled ["Nemesis"](/source/Nemesis_(Star_Trek%3A_Voyager)), in which he played a humanoid named "Brone." In 1997, Mahonen starred in [Judith Thompson](/source/Judith_Thompson)'s "Sled" at [Toronto](/source/Toronto)'s Tarragon Theatre. He then returned to film, co-starring in the 1998 film ''Captured''. He went on to make several more films including ''[Blindness](/source/Blindness_(2008_film))''. In 2003, Mahonen began work on his first feature film ''Sandstorm''. The film involved a fact-based drama about the persecution of [Falun Gong](/source/Falun_Gong) practitioners in China. He wrote, directed, and produced the entire film for under $5,000. The cast was made up of volunteers. The film received 29 awards including Best Feature Film, Best Drama, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.{{cite web|work = Voa News |title = Falun Gong Wages War of Words with China |date = 30 November 2009 |url = https://www.voanews.com/a/falun-gong-wages-war-of-words-with-china-78187962/416064.html }}{{cite news|work = New York Times |title = Weathering Memories of Rough Interrogation |date = 3 September 2009 |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/movies/04sand.html |last1 = Catsoulis |first1 = Jeannette }} == Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Actor |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1990-1996 |''[Road to Avonlea](/source/Road_to_Avonlea)'' |Gus Pike |28 episodes |- |1991 |''[Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop](/source/Katts_and_Dog)'' |Norman Baker |Episode: "Abused Child" |- |1991 |''Conspiracy of Silence'' |Lee Colgan |TV movie |- |1992 |''[Top Cops](/source/Top_Cops)'' |Keith Gordon |Episode: "Robert Ruh" |- |1992 |''Personal Effects'' |Philip |Short film |- |1992 |''Giant Steps'' |Arvo Leek | |- |1992 |''[By Way of the Stars](/source/By_Way_of_the_Stars)'' |Ben Davis |TV mini-series |- |1992 |''[Secret Service](/source/Secret_Service_(American_TV_series))'' |Chandler |Episode: "Social Insecurity/Inside Job" |- |1993 |''[Collateral Damage](/source/Collateral_Damage_(1993_film))'' |Nick |Short film |- |1997 |''[Star Trek: Voyager](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Voyager)'' |Brone |Episode: "[Nemesis](/source/Nemesis_(Star_Trek%3A_Voyager))" |- |1997 |''[Viper](/source/Viper_(TV_series))'' |Dirk Hanley |Episode: "Wilderness Run" |- |1998 |''Captured'' |Joey Breed |Video |- |2000 |''[Canada: A People's History](/source/Canada%3A_A_People's_History)'' |John Jewitt |Episode: "When the World Began..." |- |2000 |''[Strong Medicine](/source/Strong_Medicine)'' |Anonymous / Joe |Episode: "Second Look" |- |2001 |''An Intrigue of Manners'' |Dorimant | |- |2003 |data-sort-value="Taste of Shakespeare, A" | ''A Taste of Shakespeare'' |Malcolm |Episode: "Macbeth" |- |2004 |''[This Is Wonderland](/source/This_Is_Wonderland)'' |Patrick Bellamy |Episode: "1.5" |- |2007 |''[All Hat](/source/All_Hat)'' |Steve Allman | |- |2008 |''[Blindness](/source/Blindness_(2008_film))'' |Sergeant | |- |2009 |''Crangle's Collision'' |Sydney |Short film |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Director & writer |- ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2004 |''Sandstorm'' |2005 - '''Won''' - Humanitarian Film Award
2004 - '''Won''' - Grand Jury Prize - Best Feature Film |} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|id=0537117}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahonen, Michael}} Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Film directors from Ontario Category:Film producers from Ontario Category:Canadian male screenwriters Category:Canadian male television actors Category:People from Kirkland Lake Category:Canadian people of Finnish descent Category:Falun Gong practitioners Category:George Brown Polytechnic alumni Category:Male actors from Ontario Category:20th-century Canadian screenwriters Category:20th-century Canadian male writers Category:21st-century Canadian screenwriters Category:21st-century Canadian male writers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Michael Mahonen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mahonen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mahonen?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.