Michael White

Was series regular on the ABC drama "Wonderland"

Offered a standout turn as Pointy, a local gangster who considers himself a Renaissance man, in "Thick as Thieves", a noirish crime movie boasting idiosyncratic humor and deftly drawn characterizations, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival

Reteamed with Van Damme for "Universal Soldier: The Return", this time in the significant role of SETH

Starred as Ben Cooper in "Mutiny", an NBC movie based on the landmark case that forced the military to fully integrate blacks into its ranks; Morgan Freeman served as an executive producer

Played Demond, a man with a "stick-it-anywhere" policy, in "Ringmaster", starring Jerry Springer

First feature starring role, "Spawn"

Appeared in John Herzfeld's feature "2 Days in the Valley"

Played Elroi in Bruce Pittman's "Captive Heart: The James Mink Story", a CBS movie

Portrayed Lieutenant Fancy's hot-headed brother Reggie in two episodes of ABC's "NYPD Blue"

Starred as Mike Tyson in HBO's "Tyson", directed by Uli Edel

Appeared in straight-to-video sequel, "Lion Strike/Ring of Fire 3: Lion Strike"

Made TV debut with guest appearances on episodes of Fox series "Living Single" and "Martin", both airing on the same date (February 20)

Acted in straight-to-video martial arts feature "Full Contact"

Appeared as a Soldier in Roland Emmerich's "Universal Soldier", starring fellow martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme

Feature debut as Alley Guy 1 in "True Identity", billed as Michael White; also appeared in that year's straight-to-video martial arts pic "Ring of Fire"

Hired by fellow martial-arts maestro Steven Seagal to work on a soup commercial for Japanese television

Taught emotionally disturbed children for three years