Michael Beattie

Michael Beattie

Personal Details

Biography

Michael Beattie is a renowned actor and voice actor from Toronto, Canada, who has spent over two decades honing his craft in various mediums, including film, television, radio, theatre, audio-book narration, and feature animation.

Throughout his illustrious career, Beattie has lent his voice to an array of iconic characters. One notable example is his portrayal of the 2nd Marketing Guy in Universal Pictures' Dr. Seuss adaptation, The Lorax, released in the summer of 2012. Additionally, he voiced the sinister Scottish henchcat Angus MacDoughall in Warner Brothers' feature film, Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.

Beattie has also made significant contributions to the world of animation, voicing series regular roles in various animated series. Some of his notable credits include Needle in Conan the Adventurer, Buck, Delaney, and T-Rex in T-Rex, Trunk, Gallop, and Zeke in King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, Buck Huckster and Wilshire Brentwood in Beverly Hills Teens, Nutcracker in Care Bears: The Nutcracker Suite, Wheels Wilson in Robocop, and Principal Erickson in As Told By Ginger, to name a few.

In the realm of video games, Beattie has delivered critically acclaimed and award-winning performances. Notable examples include his role as Alien Professor Mordin Solus in EA/Bioware's Mass Effect 2, Blade Wolf (IF Prototype LQ-84i) in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Russell in Dishonored, Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, Herman Schultz/Shocker in Spiderman: The Movie and Spiderman 2, Company of Heroes, The Sopranos: Road to Respect, Titan Quest, Pitfall: The Lost Expedition, Neopets, Dragon Age: Origins, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

Beattie has also appeared on-camera in leading roles in two Guy Ritchie-directed films: "Swept Away" (2002) and "Star" - Part of the BMW Internet film series' The Driver' (2001).

In addition to his acting endeavors, Beattie is the creator of tomsawyeraudio.com, a web-based company that offers unabridged classic children's novels in audio-book format to schools, libraries, and the general public.

Career

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2024
Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate
Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate as Eccentric Eddie (voice)
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2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Minions: The Rise of Gru as VNC Announcer / Guru Rick (voice)
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2019
The Secret Life of Pets 2
The Secret Life of Pets 2 as Lead Wolfdog / Skinny Cat (voice)
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2018
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch as Store Clerk (voice)
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2017
Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 3 as Scar-Faced Man / TMZ Announcer (voice)
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2016
The Secret Life of Pets
The Secret Life of Pets as Tattoo (voice)
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2015
Minions
Minions as VNC Announcer / Walter Jr. (voice)
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2012
The Lorax
The Lorax as 2nd Marketing Guy (voice)
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2010
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2007
The Bet
The Bet as Detective
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2006
All In
All In as Drunk #2
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2002
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2001
Star
Star as Manager
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1999
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1993
Conan the Adventurer
Conan the Adventurer as Needle (voice)
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1984