Michael C. Hall

Michael Carlyle Hall (born February 1, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the role of the titular character in the Showtime series Dexter and David Fisher in the HBO black-comedy drama series Six Feet Under, which earned him two Actor Awards. For Dexter, Hall won a Golden Globe Award, an Actor Award and a Saturn Award. He has received six total nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, which ties the record for most nominations in the category without a win. He reprised his role of Dexter Morgan in Dexter: New Blood, Dexter: Resurrection, and performed the internal monologue in Dexter: Original Sin.

Born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Hall graduated from New York University's graduate acting program at the Tisch School of the Arts in 1996. He began his acting career on Broadway in the revival of Cabaret and appeared in a variety of shows throughout the 1990s. Aside from his roles on Six Feet Under and Dexter, he starred in the Broadway musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch and subsequently formed the band Princess Goes. He has starred in films including Paycheck, Gamer, Cold in July, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House, Game Night, and In the Shadow of the Moon.