Michael Praed (Robin of Loxley)

Michael Praed was 22 years old when he played Robin Hood.  He was born in England but has lived all over the world and was educated  in various schools including an Anglo-American school in Iran.  He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.  He began his career in live repertory theatre, before moving on to roles in the West End and episodic television.

Personal Information
Birthdate:  April 1, 1960
Birthplace:  Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Height:  6'
Hair:  Dark Brown
Eyes:  Green
Home:  Montreal/ outside of London
Married:  Yes, wife Karen Landau, son Gabriel (1994) and daughter Frankie (1996)
Family Details:  One brother and one sister
Hobbies:  Weight training, Music, Flying
Previous Jobs:  Too numerous and peculiar to mention
Likes:  Music
Dislikes: Celery and Leeks

Credits
Television:   The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne; Crown Prosecutor; For One Night Only:  Within These Walls; Riders; Writer's Block; Rothko; The Gentle Touch--"Be Lucky Uncle"; Dynasty, 1984-1985; The Hot Shoe Show; The Professionals--"No Stones"; French and Saunders--"Dr Quimn, Mad Woman"; Casualty--"Big rocks and very hard places"; Casualty--"Code red"; Casualty--"Hurt the one you love"; Mile High--"#1.2"; Timewatch 2003-2006 (narration); Doctors--"Tricks and Illusions"; The Bill--"#347)"
Film:   Staggered; Nightflyers; To Die For 2:  Son of Darkness;  The Rumplestiltskin Incident; Dangerous Obsessions; This Town; Darkness Falls; Nine Dead Gay Guys
Theatre:   Killing Castro; The Constant Wife; Contact; Dangerous to Know; Copacabana; Design for Living; Aspects of Love; The Caretaker; Carousel; September Tide; The Tempest; Leave Him to Heaven; Beauty and the Beast; Servant for Two Masters; Arturo VI; Godspell; The Knack; Rockstar; Mac and Beth (he wrote this play); Pirates of Penzance; The Three Musketeers; Three on a Couch; Beautiful and Damned; Misery
Music Video:   Enya's "The Celts"
Books On Tape:   Venus in Furs; Dr Who: The Dark Flame; The Thieves of Ostia; The Enemies of Jupiter; The Secrets of Vesuvius; The Gladiators from Capua; The Colossus of Rhodes; A Year in the Merde; Beyond the Deepwoods; His Duty, Her Destiny
Websites:   Fanfare, Michael Praed, His Majesty, Nytshaed's Michael Praed Shrine, IMDb
On-line interviews:   Legends of the Hooded Man (Starlog Yearbook Vol. 9, September 1991), Student of Sherwood" (StarLog #195 October 1993), "In The Hood" (EON Magazine July 6 and 13, 2000) part 1 - part 2, BBC Wiltshire interview (streaming Real Audio!)