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