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Michael Eklund is a popular Canadian television as well as a movie actor. He is best known for playing the role of an antagonist in movies and television shows. He is known for efficiently portraying ‘creepy’ characters. He is also famous for his incredible performance in the psychological thriller The Call (2013) as Michael Foster. He is also really popular for his roles as Barton Mathis in the superhero TV show named Arrow (2013), Zane Morgan in the psychological horror drama series Bates Motel (2014). He is a really talented actor of our generation.

Early Life and Bio

Michael Eklund was born on the 31st of July 1962 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. His parent’s names are not known. As his parents were huge lovers of movies, he also grew up to love movies. After watching a movie in a theatre for the first time, he also got interested in acting and wanted to become an actor when he grew up.

We will update this section as soon as new information about his early life is made available.

Education: Schooling

Michael Eklund hasn’t disclosed where he studied in his high school. He used to participate in theatrical productions of his high school. However, he started studying painting after his high school girlfriend convinced him that he would not make it in the movie world. But, after his break up with her, he again thought about pursuing his career in acting. He was studying at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary. So, he relocated to Vancouver to make a career in acting.

Nationality and Physical Stats

His nationality is Canadian, and his ethnicity is White. His religion is also not known.

He has an athletic build and stands tall at the height of 6 feet or 1.82 m. His weight is also not revealed to the public. Similarly, his chest, waist, and biceps sizes are not known. His shoe size isn’t known either. The color of his hair is brown, and the color of his eyes is brown.

His zodiac sign is Leo.

Movies

He made his movie debut in 2000 in The Other Side of Being as Rhys. Similarly, he has made many amazing moves over the years. He got his breakthrough when he was cast as Aaron in Walk All Over Me in 2007. He slowly but surely started to get more fame over the years as he kept doing movies. 

In 2013, he played the character of Michael Foster in The Call. Likewise, he portrayed the character of Eadweard Muybridge Eadweard in the year 2015. In the same year, he acted in the movie Mr. Right (2015) as Johnny Moon.

His new movie, The Farm, has been announced where he will play Eckles.

The Call

In this 2013 American psychological crime thriller, he has brilliantly portrayed a serial killer named Michael Foster. The movie was directed by Brad Anderson and stars actors like Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut, Michael Eklund, and Michael Imperioli. The movie did well in the box office, grossing $68.6 million as its budget was only $13 million.

The movie was rated 6.7 by IMDb.

Television Shows

Michael Eklund first appeared on television in 2000 in Dark Angel as Officer Miller. He has done many popular as well as amazing movies so far. He was cast as Ed Brewer in Supernatural in 2008. Similarly, he also played Bob’s character in an episode of the American crime drama TV show Gotham in 2015.

He also portrayed the character of Barton Mathis / Dollmaker in 2013’s American superhero TV show Arrow. Likewise, he is really popular for his role in Bates Motel (2014) as Zane Morgan. Furthermore, he did an incredible job playing the role of Dimi the Twin / The Patchwork Man. He was also cast as Abraham Van Helsing in Van Helsing (2018-2019).

Awards and Achievements

Michael Eklund has been nominated for a few prestigious awards so far. He has also won many of those awards. He has won awards like Eerie Horror Fest, Fantastic Fest, Leo Awards, UBCP/Actra Awards, and others. He was also nominated for Vancouver Film Critics Circle for Best Actor in a Canadian Film in Eadweard in 2015. He has mostly been nominated as well as won awards of Leo Awards. He has won Leo Awards in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2019.

Relationships: Wife

Michael Eklund was married to Erin MacGilvray in 1993. However, his marriage didn’t last long, so they separated and divorced each year in 2002. After his divorce from his first spouse, he got married to Megan Bennett in the year 2003. But, the couple couldn’t be together forever as they divorced each other in the year 2011.

What is Michael Eklund’s Net Worth?

The 58 years old actor has been working in the movie as well as television industry since 2000. He is still actively working in the entertainment industry. He has earned a decent amount of money performing in various movies and television shows like The Call, Arrow, Bates Motel, Gotham, Walk All Over Me, and many more. He is estimated to have a net worth of around $1.3 million. 

Currently, we don’t have any information regarding his cars or the kind of lifestyle he leads.

Social Media Presence

Michael Eklund is quite active on his social media, with 36.1K followers on Instagram (@michaelseklund) and 26.3K followers on Twitter (@MichaelEklund). He is very active on his Twitter and keeps on tweeting and sharing about many artistic things.

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