Born in Los Angeles California in 1955, Michael attended UCLA then entered the film industry in the early 1980s through the booming visual effects industry. Becoming first a Visual FX supervisor and coordinator his work was commended with an Emmy award in 1985 for The Hugga Bunch which launched his career as a visual effects art director, then later an art director... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2012-2013 The Mob Doctor (TV series)
Life and Death (2013)
Resurrection (2013)
Sibling Rivalry (2012)
Confessions (2012)
Protect and Serve (2012)
 
2010 Justified (TV series)
Riverbrook (2010)
 
2009 Californication (TV series)
Mia Culpa (2009)
Comings and Goings (2009)
Dogtown (2009)
Mr. Bad Example (2009)
The Apartment (2009)
 
2008 The Cleaner (TV series)
Pilot (2008) (as Michael Hanan)
 
2008 In Plain Sight (TV series)
Who Shot Jay Arnstein? (2008) (as Michael Hanan)
Trojan Horst (2008) (as Michael Hanan)
Never the Bride (2008) (as Michael Hanan)
Hoosier Daddy (2008) (as Michael Hanan)
 
2006 Seraphim Falls (as Michael Hanan)
 
2005 CSI: NY (TV series)
Summer in the City (2005) (as Michael Hanan)
 
2005 Eyes (TV series)
 
2004 North Shore (TV series)
Pilot (2004) (as Michael Hanan)
 
2004 The Punisher
 
2003 Karen Sisco (TV series)
Blown Away (2003) (pilot episode)
 
2002 Boomtown (TV series)
Pilot (2002) (as Michael Hanan)
 
2002 Point of Origin (TV movie)
 
2001 Ambush (short) (as Michael Hanan)
 
2001 Blow
 
1998 Ronin
 
1997 George Wallace (TV movie)
 
1997/I Ghosts (short)
 
1996 Andersonville (TV movie)
 
1994 The Burning Season (TV movie)
 
1994 Roswell (TV movie)
 
1994 Against the Wall (TV movie)
 
1993 My Boyfriend's Back (as Michael Hanan)
 
1993 Excessive Force
 
1992 The Fear Inside (TV movie)
 
1992 Missing Pieces
 
1990 Psycho IV: The Beginning (TV movie) (as Michael Hanan)
 
1990 Curiosity Kills (TV movie)
 
1989 Pet Sematary
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1987-1988 Miami Vice (TV series) (visual consultant - 12 episodes)
Honor Among Thieves? (1988) (visual consultant)
Indian Wars (1988) (visual consultant)
Baseballs of Death (1988) (visual consultant)
Vote of Confidence (1988) (visual consultant)
The Cows of October (1988) (visual consultant)
 
1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau (second unit director)
 
1996 Andersonville (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
1994 The Burning Season (TV movie) (second unit director)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (2 titles)
1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau (visual effects supervisor)
 
1985 The Hugga Bunch (TV movie) (visual effects art director: Introvision - as Michael Hanan)
 
Show ShowArt Director (2 titles)
1988 Split Decisions
 
1987 Heartbeat (video)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1987 Sign 'o' the Times (documentary) (art direction for vignettes)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2009 Frankenheimer in Focus (video documentary short)
Himself (as Michael Hanan)
 
2007 Behind the Scenes of 'Seraphim Falls' (video documentary short)
Himself (as Michael Hanan)
 
2004 War Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Films of John Frankenheimer (2000) … Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Michael Hanan

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Star Sign:

Aquarius