Description:
Michael Shanks was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Stargate SG-1 (1997), Stargate: Continuum (2008) and Elysium (2013). He has been married to Lexa Doig since 2 August 2003. They have two children.
Birthday
June 17, 2025
Born In
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alternative names
Michael G. Shanks
Height
183 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Lexa Doig August 2, 2003 - present (2 children)
Children
Tatiana Shanks
Trivia
Was inspired to pursue an acting career while watching future Stargate SG-1 (1997)
co-star Richard Dean Anderson film an episode of MacGyver (1985).
Quotes
[about how his character Daniel's relationship with his love interest Janet began] There seems to be this funny beat that they seemed to have this off-camera familiarity with each other. So we started playing with it. And it became an ongoing thread throughout the show. So whenever we did a scene together, we'd throw in an extra look or an extra glance. I'll let you guys fill in the blank of where it went from there.
