Michael Carlyle Hall (born February 1, 1971) is an American actor.
Selected filmography:
- Dexter: Dexter Morgan
- Six Feet Under: David Fisher
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Replaced Neil Patrick Harris in the title role on Broadway from October 2014 through January 2015.
- Cabaret: The Emcee in the 1999 revival of Cabaret.
- Cold in July: Richard
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil: Toffee
- Gamer: Ken Castle
- Christine: George
- Game Night
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters: Kirk Langstrom/Batman
- John and the Hole as Brad
- The Defeated as Viceconsul Tom Franklin
Some tropes associated with his career include:
- Badass Baritone/Evil Sounds Deep: He's well known for his deep voice. so the characters he's played (especially villains) can be quite intimidating.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: Both as Dexter and as the Emcee.
- Chewing the Scenery: He gets to do this both in his musical theatre roles and as Dexter.
- Kubrick Stare: With the right lighting, Hall looks quite menacing.
- Romance on the Set: He married Jennifer Carpenter, who played his sister on Dexter, though they later divorced.
- Shakespearian Actors: He has acted in Shakespeare's plays, although doesn't quite qualify for the trope, as it was off-Broadway and in Texas, rather than the qualifying status of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company (or even Canada's Stratford Festival).
