Michael Praed
Birth name	Michael David Prince
Born	April 1, 1960 (1960-04-01) (age 47) Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Years active	1982–present
Official site	www.michael-praed.com

Michael Praed (pronounced [preɪd], prayd)^[1] (né Michael David Prince, born April 1, 1960 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire), a British actor, is probably best known for his role as Robin of Loxley (Robin Hood) in the British television series Robin of Sherwood, which attained cult status worldwide in the 1980s. However, the actor is also recognized for his role as Prince Michael of Moldavia on the American primetime soap Dynasty, Phileas Fogg in The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, and various films. Additionally, Praed is known in his native Britain for his stage work (both in musicals and straight drama) and lately for his narrations. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Berkeley (pronounced ) is a town between the south bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway in Gloucestershire, England, at grid reference ST685992. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ... This chart shows concisely the most common way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is applied to represent the English language. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Berkeley (pronounced ) is a town between the south bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway in Gloucestershire, England, at grid reference ST685992. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Robin Hood memorial statue in Nottingham. ... Robin of Sherwood, retitled Robin Hood in the US, was an acclaimed 1980s British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. ... There are several minor but significant characters featured in the ABC television series Dynasty. ... Dynasty was an American primetime television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 10, 1989. ... The fictional character of Phileas Fogg was re-written for the science fiction television series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne and is a substantially different character than the Phileas Fogg in Jules Vernes book Around the World in Eighty Days. ... The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne is a 22-episode science fiction television series in the steampunk genre. ...

Stage name

"Praed" is an old Cornish word for "meadow". Michael Praed picked it out of a telephone book and selected it as a stage name after discovering that the UK actors' trade union Equity already had a "Michael Prince" among its members.^[1] This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A stage name, also called a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musicians, djs, clowns, and professional wrestlers. ... Equity (formerly the British Actors Equity Association) is the actors trade union in the United Kingdom. ...

Selected credits

Television

Michael Praed with Catherine Oxenberg from Dynasty.

• Robin of Loxley in Robin of Sherwood (1983-84)
• Prince Michael of Moldavia in Dynasty (1985)
• Jake Lovell in the mini-series Riders (1993)
• Marty James in Crown Prosecutor (1995)
• Phileas Fogg in The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (1999)
• Guest appearances in more than a dozen television shows (1982-2007)

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Stage

• Frederick in the Joseph Papp production of the musical The Pirates of Penzance, Theatre Royal Drury Lane - London (1982-83)
• D'Artagnan in the musical revival of Rudolf Friml's The Three Musketeers, Broadway Theatre - New York City (1985)
• Billy Bigelow in a revival of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical Carousel, Tivoli Theatre - Dublin (1991)
• Alex in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Aspects of Love at the Prince of Wales Theatre - London (1991-92)
• Mick in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker at the Nottingham Playhouse - Nottingham (1993)
• Evan Davies in Daphne du Maurier's September Tide with Susannah York at the Comedy Theatre - London (1994)
• Otto in Noël Coward's Design for Living with Rachel Weisz at the Gielgud Theatre - London (1995)
• Tony/Stephen in Barry Manilow's Copacabana: The Musical, first tour of Britain (1996-97)
• Jack Locke in Dangerous to Know, tour of Britain (1998)
• Michael Wiley in Susan Stroman's musical Contact with Leigh Zimmerman at the Queen's Theatre - London (2002-03)
• Bernard Kersal in Somerset Maugham's The Constant Wife, tour of Britain (2003).
• Theodore Hoffman in Carl Djerassi's Three on a Couch with Leigh Zimmerman at The King's Head Theatre - London (2004)
• F Scott Fitzgerald in the musical Beautiful and Damned at the Lyric Theatre - London (2004)
• Paul Sheldon in Misery with Susan Penhaligon at The King's Head Theatre - London (2006)
• Tom Madison in Brian Stewart's Killing Castro, tour of Britain (2006)
• Neil in Derek Lister’s Blue on Blue, Haymarket Theatre - Basingstoke (2006)

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Film

• Royd Erris in an adaptation of George R. R. Martin's Nightflyers (1987)
• Max Schrek in the vampire flick Son of Darkness: To Die For 2 (1991)
• Andrew in Writer's Block with Morgan Fairchild (1991)
• Gary in Staggered with Martin Clunes (1994)
• The Hitman in Darkness Falls with Ray Winstone (1999)
• The Queen in Nine Dead Gay Guys (2002)

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Audio

• Narrated Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch for Erotic Classics (1989, reissued 1994)
• Professor Slyde in the Big Finish audio drama Doctor Who: The Dark Flame (2003)
• Narrated Caroline Lawrence's The Roman Mysteries audio books (2004-05)
• Narrated Stephen Clarke's A Year In The Merde (2005)
• Narrated Paul Stewart's Beyond the Deepwoods (2005)
• Regular narrator of BBC TV's Timewatch documentary series (2003-07)
• Co-narrator on the Oneword radio series Mills & Boon at the Weekend (2006-2007)
• Narrator of BBC TV's The Wild West documentary mini-series (2007)
• Soris in the B7 Media/SciFi Channel UK podcast of the Blake's 7 adventure Rebel (2007)

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Notes

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References

• Official website of Michael Praed
• Michael Praed at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Praed's Fanfare – website of Praed's official fan club

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Further reading

Reviews

• Spencer, Charles. "The Swing's the Thing (review of Contact, Queen's Theatre, London)", The Daily Telegraph, 2002-10-25. 
• Spencer, Charles. "Reach for a Sick-Bag – or the Bottle (review of Beautiful and Damned, Lyric Theatre, London)", The Daily Telegraph, 2004-05-11. 
• Sullivan, John. "Beautifully Brazen (letter to the editor about Beautiful and Damned)", The Daily Telegraph, 2004-05-19. 
• Cavendish, Dominic. "Misery is Pure Pleasure (review of Misery, King's Head, London)", The Daily Telegraph, 2005-10-06. 
• Spencer, Charles. "Murder Plot Stretched Too Thin (review of Killing Castro, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford)", The Daily Telegraph, 2006-05-29. 

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External links

• Official website of Michael Praed
• Michael Praed at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Praed's Fanfare – website of Praed's official fan club
• Michael Praed Chest Hair Moments
• Official website of Misery