Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Michael Garrett Shanksis a Canadian actor, writer and director best known for his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson in the long-running Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. More recently, Shanks has been playing Dr. Charles Harris on the Canadian medical drama, Saving Hope...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth15 December 1970
CityVancouver, Canada
CountryCanada
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