Michael Massee

Michael Massee (born August 16, 1955, died October 20, 2016) was an American actor perhaps best known for his roles as villains in film and television.

Life and career
Massee was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He has provided the voice for the villain Spellbinder in The Batman animated series, as well as appearing on the television series 24 as the villain Ira Gaines. He provided the voice of Bruce Banner for the Ultimate Avengers movie, as well as the sequel Ultimate Avengers 2. He appeared in the film Seven alongside Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, as a surly fetish club doorman. He also appeared in the 2005 NBC TV miniseries Revelations as the main antagonist. In 2006, he guest-starred in Criminal Minds as a serial killer on death row. He appeared in the American TV Show FlashForward as villain Dyson Frost. He appeared as a villain on the series Supernatural in 2006. In 2010, Mr. Massee played an imprisoned serial killer in several episodes of the TV Series Rizzoli & Isles.

Massee discharged the weapon that misfired and killed Brandon Lee in 1993 during filming of The Crow. The shooting was ruled an accident. After the incident, Massee was devastated and took a year off from his career as a result.

Massee and his wife Ellen have two children.

He also portrayed Ira Gaines in 24 and The Gentleman in the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2.