Michael C Hall

Hall's father died of cancer when Hall was 11. He attended Ravenscroft School and Earlham College before studying at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. His early professional work came on the New York stage, where he performed in musicals and plays and eventually landed Broadway roles in Cabaret and Chicago.

His breakthrough came in 2001 as David Fisher in HBO's Six Feet Under, a funeral-home drama that ran for five seasons. Hall's portrayal of a gay mortician navigating family and romantic relationships brought him wide recognition. In 2006 he began starring in Showtime's Dexter as Dexter Morgan, a forensic analyst who kills criminals. The show ran for eight seasons, and Hall won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama.

After Dexter ended in 2013, Hall returned to the stage and took varied screen roles. He played John F. Kennedy in Netflix's The Crown, appeared in films including Cold in July and Christine, and starred in the Broadway musical Lazarus, written by David Bowie and Enda Walsh. He also played Hedwig in the Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

In 2010 Hall disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma; he underwent treatment while Dexter was in production and returned after remission. He revisited the role of Dexter Morgan in the 2021 limited series Dexter: New Blood.

Michael C Hall was born on February 1, 1971 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. In Cardology (Destiny Cards), February 1, 1971 corresponds to the Jack of Spades, making the Jack of Spades his Birth Card.

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