Michael Shanks is mostly known for his role as the passionate Dr. Jackson on the Sci-fi Stargate SG-1. A native of British Columbia,Canada, Michael Shanks studied Commerce before deciding to pursue acting at the University of B.C. where he graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Shanks made his film debut in the feature Call of the Wild and has guest starred on such television series as The Commish, Highlander, University Hospital and the critically acclaimed The Outer Limits. Television movie credits include A Family Divided and the Mini-Series Eye Level and most recently, Escape from Mars for UPN