Michael T. Weiss

Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2, 1962) is an American actor known for his role as Jarod in the television series The Pretender and for his role in Days of Our Lives. Early life Weiss was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 2, 1962. His father was a steel industry executive and his mother was a homemaker. He has a sister, Jamie Sue Weiss, who became a make-up artist for television and films. He went to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Southern California. Career Weiss began acting when he was a child, where he appeared in local TV commercials in Chicago. In 1980, at the age of 18, he appeared as an extra in the film Ordinary People. Shortly after his college graduation, he was cast as Mike Horton on Days of Our Lives. Weiss starred in the NBC-TV prime time drama The Pretender for four seasons as the lead character Jarod. He previously had roles in the 1991 remake of remake of Dark Shadows, as well as in the film Jeffrey, the animated series The Legend of Tarzan, and a recurring role in Crossing Jordan. He voiced "The Nameless One", the protagonist of the computer game Planescape: Torment.