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Mike Binder

  • Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Multi-hyphenate talent Mike Binder made it his business to understand the inner mechanics of people. A comedian and actor who became a writer and director of film and television, Binder initially rose through the Hollywood ranks on small studio films, before his profile went public with HBO's "The Mind if the Married Man" (2001-02). The career jump into leading man and series creator accommodated his loftier ideas in dramatic films such as "The Upside of Anger" (2004) and "Reign Over Me" (2007).

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Credits

Actor
Director
Producer

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Wrote, directed and acted in "Reign Over Me" a drama starring Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle

  • 2005

    Helmed the indie comedy "The Upside of Anger" starring Joan Allen and Kevin Costner; screened at sundance

  • 2002

    Had featured role in the Steven Spielberg-directed sci-fi film "Minority Report"

  • 2001

    Was series creator, executive producer, writer and star of the HBO comedy "The Mind of the Married Man"

  • 2001

    Wrote, directed and starred in the feature "The Search for John Gissing"