Michael Shapiro (actor)

Michael David Shapiro (born December 29, 1965[1]) is an American actor, voice actor and theatre director, best known for voicing the Half-Life characters G-Man and Barney Calhoun.

Michael Shapiro
Shapiro at the 2007 New York Television Festival
Born
Michael David Shapiro

(1965-12-29) December 29, 1965[1]
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMike Shapiro
OccupationActor, voice actor, theatre director
Years active1991–present
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Spouse(s)Peggy Stafford
Children2

Early life

Michael Shapiro was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1987 he helped launch the Annex Theater and performed in many of their productions. For a time he lived in Seattle until moving to Brooklyn, New York in 2000. He is of Jewish descent.

Career
From left to right: Ashley Reyes, Peter Brensinger, Rob Riggle, Lori Hammel and Michael Shapiro (the voice of G-Man) at the New York Television Festival

Michael Shapiro is most famous for voicing Barney Calhoun and the G-Man in all of the characters' appearances in the Half-Life series. Other video games in which he is credited as “Mike Shapiro” are Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch, Blood II: The Chosen, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Torin's Passage. He has also voiced many radio and TV commercials. Michael is a director of television shows and theater productions, with some of his shows being shown on Strike.TV. In 2007, his TV pilot Family Values, starring Rob Riggle, was screened at the New York Television Festival.

Filmography

Video games
Year Title Role
1994 Super Punch-Out!! Additional Voices
1995 Torin's Passage Torin, Boogle
3D Movie Maker McZee
1997 Betrayal in Antara Paolo, Gar Warren, Naku
Spy Fox: Dry Cereal Johnny Gecko
Putt-Putt Travels Through Time Merlin the Magician
1998 Police Quest: SWAT 2 Sergeant Markossian, Suspect, Gangster, Vehicle Driver
Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening Andrew Glimmer
Get Medieval Elf
Half-Life G-Man, Nihilanth, HECU Soldiers, Security Guards, Scientists
Blood II: The Chosen Ishmael
1999 SiN: Wages of Sin Gianni Manero
Starsiege Squadmate #8
Half-Life: Opposing Force Otis, G-Man, Security Guards, Male Black Ops
Gorky 17
Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch Moray
2000 Sanity: Aiken's Artifact Tiger Cage Guy
2001 Half-Life: Blue Shift Otis, Miller, Security Guards
Half-Life: Decay Otis, Scientists, Security Guards, Male Black Ops, HECU Soldiers
2004 Half-Life 2 G-Man, Barney Calhoun
2005 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Richard Goblin, Flashback FM Imaging Voice, Commercial Voice
2006 Half-Life 2: Episode One G-Man, Barney Calhoun
2007 Half-Life 2: Episode Two G-Man
2008 Order Up! Tommy Cheesehead, Salty Sam, Male Chef
2013 Dota 2 Oracle
Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population
2020 Half-Life: Alyx G-Man[2]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Interpol Investigates Narrator Unknown episodes
Shorties Watchin' Shorties Additional Voices Unknown episodes

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Listen Carefully Christa's deaf son
1995 Georgia Brian
1999 The Engagement Party Matthew
Lovers Lane Deputy David Schwick
2007 Day Zero News Announcer (voice)
2015 3rd Street Blackout Josh
2019 The Pulse Travis Short film

References
  1. Mike Shapiro - IMDb
  2. Macgregor, Jody (2019-11-21). "Alyx Vance will be voiced by a new actor in Half-Life: Alyx". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2019-11-21.


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