Acting

Michael Genevie

Born 1959-09-30 · Weston, West Virginia, USA

Michael Genevie (born September 30, 1959) is an American stage, film and television actor who was the Executive and Artistic Director of the Abbeville Opera House, the official drama state theatre of South Carolina, from 1979 to 2018. Genevie was born and raised in West Virginia and graduated in 1976 from the Florida State University School of Theatre, where he earned an MFA in Directing. He began his professional acting and directing career immediately after an Internship at the renowned Actors Theatre of Louisville and has been the Director of the Abbeville Opera House for more than twenty five years. Genevie has been seen in over 75 feature films, television series and movies of the week. Under Genevie's direction, the Abbeville Opera House has twice received the South Carolina Governors Travel Award for Tourism. He is listed in the Abbeville County Hall of Fame for his many contributions to the revitalization of the community. The Abbeville Opera House opened its doors in October 1908.

Acting credits

My Cousin Vinny poster
7.5

Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!

My Cousin Vinny

1992

Mr. Destiny poster
6.3

Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..

Mr. Destiny

1990

Are You Here poster
5.1

When Steve Dallas, a womanizing local weatherman, hears that his off-the-grid best friend Ben Baker has lost his estranged father, the two return to Ben's childhood home. Once there, they discover Ben has inherited the family fortune, and the ill-equipped duo must battle Ben's formidable sister and deal with his father's gorgeous 25-year old widow.

Are You Here

2013

That Darn Cat poster
5.0

While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier of a call for help from a kidnap victim. Patti enlists skeptical law enforcement help to find the victim before it's too late.

That Darn Cat

1997

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas poster
5.8

From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gordon Kahl.

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

1991

My Stepson, My Lover poster
3.6

A kind nurse finds herself embroiled in a tense and potentially deadly family affair when she falls for the son of her ruthless new husband.

My Stepson, My Lover

1997

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit poster
4.9

Assigned to deliver a prototype car to a press conference for the Governor, things are complicated by a fraudulent Bandit who ends up stealing Bandit's rig AND the prototype. Now Bandit has to find out who's out to ruin his life and recover the car before the Governor's career is crucified by Big Bob on his radio show and while avoiding a determined Sheriff Buford Enright.

Bandit: Bandit, Bandit

1994

The Locket poster
5.2

A bereaved man takes a job at a health care center, where he befriends an elderly and embittered woman - and as time passes, he becomes obsessed with reuniting her with her long-lost true love.

The Locket

2002

skateaway2K poster
6.7

New Years Eve, 1999. Two Christian teenagers break into an arcade to celebrate the new millennium, but when midnight strikes, the Rapture begins.

skateaway2K

2025

One of Her Own poster
7.0

A rookie female cop, raped by a fellow officer, risks her career and her life when she reports the attack. Based on a true story.

One of Her Own

1994

Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire poster
7.0

An undercover reporter named Gus finds work with the FBI, but soon he gets into a difficult situation and the FBI ignores it.

Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire

1994

The Killing Secret poster
5.4

A pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to prove his innocence despite the fact she has bonded with the victim's mother?

The Killing Secret

1997

In the Line of Duty: Street War poster
5.4

In this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a New York cop. The detectives enlist the help of the dead cop's partner, who is also the brother of the gangster. There's nothing civil about this war that has two brothers squaring off against each other. The strong cast includes Mario Van Peebles, Ray Sharkey and Peter Boyle.

In the Line of Duty: Street War

1992

Death in Small Doses poster
6.5

One night Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after - poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of an affair. Especially Nancy's brother is keen on getting the children away from the suspected murderer. All evidence points against Richard, but in court Richard surprisingly presents proof that his wife had depressions and maybe killed herself - or are these proofs just fake? -- Depicts an authentic case.

Death in Small Doses

1995

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery poster
5.6

A cop and his expensive fiancée, a bank teller, plan the perfect bank robbery. All goes well until the FBI suspects, almost immediately, an inside job

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

1999

Dare to Love poster
4.5

A mentally fragile woman is pushed over the edge by the death of her brother, to whom she was inordinately close.

Dare to Love

1995