Michael Lake
Biography
Michael Lake is an Australian actor and producer who has over thirty-six years' experience in production and management within the Australian and international film industry. For the past 14 years Lake has run the Warner Roadshow Studios and during this time he has been instrumental in attracting productions valued at $1.6 billion to the Gold Coast, resulting in around $800 million being spent within the region. From 1998 to 2005 he split his time between the Gold Coast and Los Angeles where he was Executive Vice President of World Wide Feature Film Production for Village Roadshow Pictures. In 2006 he returned to the Gold Coast to establish his own production company and consult to Warner Roadshow Studios and Production Services.
Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles
Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes • as Spider
An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there. Created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 13 May 1993.
Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • as Assistant Stranger
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes • as Wally
Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead role was re-cast to John Wood. This second recording was eventually broadcast as the program's first episode.
Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • as Bob
The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten roots of their family and placing a strain on Kay and Louis’ relationship.
Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • as Manager
Albert Einstein is the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer, who discovers the secret of splitting the beer atom to put the bubbles back into beer. When Albert travels to Sydney to patent his invention he meets beatuiful French scientist Marie Curie, as well as several unscrupulous types who try to take advantage of the naive genius and his invention.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Richard II Student
A satirical take on a modern day Ned Kelly who is forced to Hollywood in order to make enough money to save his family's land. As it goes against his belief, he cannot simply rob banks for his own benefit (all money goes to the poor). Ned is forced to find another way to come up with the $1 million required to save his family island.
Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as Endgame Man
In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of children move from one uncertain world to another in their quest for sanctuary.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Jared Oakley
Brandon is back! In this long-awaited unofficial sequel/spin-off to the Amateur Porn Star Killer trilogy. It is the first film in history to include more than 100 directors! Filmmakers from all around the world have contributed.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Nerdy Dude
Grieving young widower Santiago convinces his landlord - a disgraced biochemist with a serious hygiene problem - to help him clone his dead wife, using their female housemate as a surrogate mother.
Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • as Felix Crabtree
A religious brother and sister endure alone together in the post-apocalyptic Outback, until the sudden arrival of a stranger who helps them build a crude plane to fly out of the desert.
Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • as Man
A long, long time ago Alex Proyas (Director of 1994's "The Crow", 1998's "Dark City" and 2004's "I, Robot") directed a 1 minute 14 second short movie called "In Your Eye", which was shown on MTV occasionally.