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Michael Garrett Shanks (b. December 15 1970 , Vancouver, British Columbia ) is a Canadian Actor who achieved fame for his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson on the Science Fiction Television Series '' Stargate SG-1 ''. He also provided the voice of the Recurring Character Thor on the same series. BIOGRAPHY Early life After graduating from the '', ''University Hospital'', and '' The Outer Limits ''. He also played in the TV movie ''A Family Divided'' and '' The Call Of The Wild '' before accepting his role in ''Stargate SG-1''. Career Shanks played Daniel Jackson throughout the first five seasons of the series before leaving the show, apparently citing creative differences concerning the underuse of his character. He made several guest appearances throughout the sixth season (also working with wife Lexa Doig on '' Andromeda ''), playing his own character and voicing the Asgard character Thor . A fan campaign ( Save Daniel Jackson ) followed. He returned for the seventh and subsequent seasons. He only signed up for 16 of the 20 episodes in the tenth season, taking some time off in late March 2006 for the birth of his third child (second with fellow actress and occasional co-star Lexa Doig ). In 2002, he starred in the German/UK/South African co-production ''Sumuru'', a '' (although it is unknown if he was ever actually approached for the role). He made a crossover appearance in the '' Stargate Atlantis '' pilot. On March 12 2007 , it was announced that he had joined the Fox Network show '' 24 '' as Mark Bishop in a 3 episode arc for Season 6 . Private life On 2004 ) and son Samuel David Shanks (b. March 19 2006 ). Shanks' eldest child is his daughter (born in 1998) from his relationship with model and actress Vaitiare Bandera . FILMOGRAPHY Starring roles Guest-starring roles Director Writer EXTERNAL LINKS
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