Every actor who played Michael Myers

Considering the long span of the Halloween franchise, knowing who plays Michael Myers is tough, especially with more than one person often playing the slasher killer in each movie. Most of the scenes in the original 1978 Halloween The film saw Michael hiding in the shadows before finally launching his attack on Laurie Strode and her friends. As a result, many people filled Michael’s shoes for the movie. Over the years, there have been 13 movies starring Michael Myers.

As the franchise rolled on, the masked killer took on a more prominent role and a few actors became known for portraying the man referred to in the Halloween Scripts like the form. The movies included the original timeline, an alternate timeline where Lori died and her daughter Jamie Lloyd became the final girl, another where Lori lived and Michael tried to kill her, yet another with Rob Zombie’s reboot, and finally the last David Gordon Green movies. This allowed no less than 21 different Michael Myers actors to join the franchise.

Nick Castle, Tony Moran, Tommy Lee Wallace, James Winburn, Will Sandin, & Debra Hill

Halloween 1978

In the original Halloween In the movie released in 1978, six different actors played Michael Myers. As a young child at the beginning of the film, Michael is played by Will Sandin.

In the first-person camera sequence when the young Michael takes a knife from the kitchen and goes upstairs to kill Judith, Michael’s hand that comes on screen to take the knife is actually that of Deborah Hill, the co-writer and producer. The adult Michael Myers is mostly portrayed by Nick Castle in all the scenes where the masked killer is stalking his victims.

however, When Michael Myers is briefly unmasked by Laurie Strode, the bare-faced Michael is Tony Moran. In addition, scenes in which Michael is required to break through barriers were done by production designer Tommy Lee Wallace. Since he created many of the props used in the film, he knew the best way to destroy them. Finally, for Michael’s climactic fall from the bedroom terrace, stuntman Jacob Winburn donned the Michael Myers mask to perform the maneuver so that no one was hurt during the final stunt.

Dick Warlock and Adam Gunn

Halloween II

In preparing to shoot Halloween IIJohn Carpenter and Deborah Hill knew that due to the amount of action that the iconic villain would be a part of, A professional stunt actor would be the best choice for the role of Michael Myers.

Dick Warlock, who also served as the stunt coordinator on Escape from New York And as Kurt Russell’s personal stuntman for over 25 years, was chosen for the role. For flashbacks in which Michael Myers is again as a young boy, he was portrayed by 14-year-old Adam Gunn.

George P. Wilbur, Tom Morga, & Eric Preston

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

After the disappointing box office of Halloween III: Time of the Witch (which did not feature Michael Myers) And a long bounce full of difficulties in how to resurrect the slasher killer, he finally came back to terrify audiences once again in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.

George P. Wilbur and Tom Morga shared the role of Michael in the fourth film. Morga plays Michael in the opening ambulance sequence, the gas station scene when he is wrapped in gauze, the dinner scene with Dr. Loomis, and in the drug store with Jamie Lloyd.

George P. Wilbur portrays the mature Michael Myers for the rest of the film, stalking both Jamie and Rachel. In flashbacks showing Michael Myers as a young boy, he is portrayed by nine-year-old Erik Preston.

Don Shanks

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersMichael returns to hunt Jamie Lloyd once more. In the film, Michael Myers is played by Don Shanks, who was also known at the time for playing one of the Santas in the Silent night, deadly night Movies.

Shanks has a double role in Halloween 5Playing both Michael Myers and the mysterious Man in Black who attacks the police station and breaks Michael out of his cell. It should also be noted that George P. Wilbur is credited for stunts performed in the film, so it is possible that he may be behind the mask during some scenes, although this is unconfirmed.

George P. Wilbur & A. Michael Lerner

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

The sixth installment of the Halloween movie series, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, George P. Wilbur returns to the franchise as Michael Myers, playing the form through most of the film. However, due to the disapproval of test audiences, Halloween 6 is rushed back into production.

Large portions of the film were re-shot with A. Michael Lerner replacing George P. Wilbur as Michael because the studio wanted the villain to appear less bulky. This change results in the continuity error of a slimmer Michael Myers appearing in the final third of the film.

Chris Durand

Halloween H20: 20 years later

Halloween H20 Takes place 20 years after the original attacks on Haddonfield’s teenagers, ignoring the events of Halloween 4, 5 and 6, and serves as a direct sequel to the first two films. Michael Myers is played by Chris Durand when he arrives to find Laurie Strode and her son John at a boarding school where she serves as the dean.

This brought the Halloween Franchise returned to its roots and allowed fans to cheer on Lowry once again as she battled form. Except Halloween H2O, Durand worked almost exclusively as a stuntman on movies like The Crow, Pearl HarborAnd Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Brad Lowry

Halloween: Resurrection

Halloween: Resurrection follows Michael Myers as he finally kills off Laurie Strode, He then returns to Haddonfield to find his haunted childhood home is being used for a live Internet horror show.

in this film, Michael Myers is played exclusively by Brad Lowry, although Busta rhymes and cameraman CharliePlayed by Brad Sihwon, both don a Michael mask at certain points in the film. Like most of the Michael Myers actors, Loree was mostly a stuntman in movies, with work in Jennifer’s body, Cabin in the woodsAnd these Play child’s play Reboot in 2019.

Tyler Mane & Daeg Faerch

Rob Zombie’s Halloween

Rob Zombie’s reimagining of the original Halloween Bringing more human elements to Michael Myers, exploring his backstory and ramping up the psychopath element as well. Because of this, much more screen time is devoted to the young Michael Myers, played by Daeg Faerch.

For the monstrous adult Michael Myers, Taylor Mane, also known for playing Rufus “RJ” FireflyJr. At Rob Zombie’s The devil’s rejectiontook the role.

A retired professional wrestler, Mane brought the size and strength to the role that Zombie wanted, While he also has the trick knowledge from his wrestling background that allows him to do anything that Michael may need to do.

Taylor Mane and Chase Wright Vank

Rob Zombie’s Halloween II

In Rob Zombie’s Halloween IITyler Mane returns to his role as the grown-up Michael MyersChasing after Laurie Strode and killing swaths of teens in his wake, while the young Michael Myers is played by Chase Wright Vanek.

Daeg Faerch originally signed on to reprise his role as the young Michael Myers actor in the film but was recast due to having grown quite a bit taller since the first movie. Faech was 12 when he played Michael Myers Halloween While Vanek was 13 when he took the role in Halloween II.

James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle & Airon Armstrong

Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022)

In the Blumhouse revival of Halloween, Nick Castle returns to his role as Michael Myers 40 years after he originated the role, With actor and stuntman James Jude Courtney supporting him. Although it was originally announced by the production company that the role would primarily belong to Nick Castle, with Courtney there to supplement, it was revealed after the release of the movie that most of the screen time shows Courtney behind the Michael Myers mask .

Castle appears as Myers in the window scene and is responsible for Michael’s breathing sounds. Courtney got the role after being recommended by stunt coordinator Rawn Hutchinson for his ability to do both physical stunts and genuine acting (via The morning sun).

Director David Gordon Green explained to Courtney his vision for Michael Myers’ mannerism as a combination of a cat-like grace and Nick Castle’s original performance. The two also returned in the sequels, Halloween kills And Halloween ends. Additionally, Airon Armstrong signed up for Halloween ends to do the stuntwork in the flashback scenes to the 1978 movie.

Frédéric Poirier

Dead by daylight

While Michael Myers has appeared in many video games, Dead by daylight is the only game in which Myers is credited as a voice actor. Although Dead by daylight Version of Michael Myers holds true to the original killer in Halloween And never speaks in the game, his breathing and grunts are done by Frédéric Poirier, an animator and composer known for his work on Hitman: Contracts And Hitman: Blood money.

Who was the best Michael Myers?

Given that the actors who play Michael Myers are often silent behind the iconic mask, It is impressive that a number of them have stood out in this role. Those who have seen each Halloween Movie understand that there are some films in which Michael is more effective. However, when choosing who is the best Michael Myers, there are various factors to consider, but the most important of course is which version of the masked horror movie killer is the scariest.

Although there have been hints of supernatural aspects to Michael Myers in past movies, Tyler Mane’s version of the character in the Rob Zombie movies was the closest the character felt to a horror movie monster. Mane’s massive size made for the most imposing Michael Myers as he appeared as an unstoppable force of evil who used his brute strength to deliver some of the most brutal kills in the Halloween Franchise.

However, while Mane’s version is the most physically intimidating, Nick Castle’s take on “The Shape” in the original movie set the benchmark for the franchise and created a horror movie icon. Although he may not seem as impossibly strong or as frighteningly large as Mane’s version, Castle has Michael Myers that eerie quality that he is just a shape moving through the shadows.

The physicality of the role was key to how effective the villain was, as there was a mindlessness to his actions that gave the character the emotional detachment that made him all the more terrifying. While the mask helps a lot, Castle proved that the one under the mask is instrumental in Halloweens success.