---
name: "Michael Jace"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-jace"
fi1m_id: "michael-jace"
imdb_id: "nm0413052"
tmdb_id: 46921
wikidata_id: "Q950104"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 July 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-04T23:29:29.800542+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Jace

## Identity

Michael Jace

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-jace
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-jace
- **IMDb ID:** nm0413052
- **TMDB ID:** 46921
- **Wikidata ID:** Q950104
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jace, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950104, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413052/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46921

Actor. Born 13 July 1962 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 July 1962, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 1990–2009
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (3), 2000s 67 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 67 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Action 2, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $621m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jace, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950104, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413052/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46921

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84)
- **Netflix:** [*Southland*](https://film.one/tv/southland.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Jace is an American actor. He is best known for playing Officer Julien Lowe in the FX series *The Shield* (2002–2008). His other screen credits include small roles in *Forrest Gump* (1994), *Boogie Nights* (1997), *Planet of the Apes* (2001), *The Replacements* (2000), *Gridiron Gang* (2006) and *State of Play* (2009), as well as television appearances in *The Mentalist* and *Southland*.

Jace was born on 13 July 1962 in Paterson, New Jersey. In May 2014 he fatally shot his wife April at their home in Los Angeles. He was convicted of second-degree murder in 2016 and sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Southland* (2009), Fi1m 76, as Terrell — [page](https://film.one/tv/southland.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, as Julien Lowe — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), Fi1m 40, as Major Frank Santos — [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md)
- *Boogie Nights* (1997), Fi1m 86, as Jerome — [page](https://film.one/film/boogie-nights.md)
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), Fi1m 75, as Coast Guardsman — [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), Fi1m 72, as Otis Cooke — [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Division III: Football's Finest* (2011), as Roy Goodwyn
- *Nikita* (2010), series, as Captain Tony Merrick
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Malcolm Senna
- *State of Play* (2009), as Stuart Brown
- *Southland* (2009), series, as Terrell — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/southland.md)
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Lawrence Rome — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Bats: Human Harvest* (2007), as Martinez
- *Safe Harbour* (2007), as Jeff
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, as Randy Hatcher
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Jeff Taylor
- *Gridiron Gang* (2006), as Mr. Jones
- *Fair Game* (2005), as E
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Andre Tibbs (1994 & 2006)
- *Cradle 2 the Grave* (2003), as Odion
- *Scorcher* (2002), as MacVaughn
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Julien Lowe — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), as Major Frank Santos — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md)
- *Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man* (2001), as Samuel Pinkney
- *The Replacements* (2000), as Earl Wilkinson / Ray Smith
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, as Mr. Rhymers
- *Michael Jordan: An American Hero* (1999), as Michael Jordan
- *Thick as Thieves* (1999), as Malcolm
- *L.A. Doctors* (1998), series, as Mr. Simms
- *Boogie Nights* (1997), as Jerome — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/boogie-nights.md)
- *Bombshell* (1997), as Det. Jefferson
- *The Fan* (1996), as Scalper
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Edric
- *The Great White Hype* (1996), as Marvin Shabazz
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, Actor
- *Strange Days* (1995), as Wade Beemer
- *ER* (1994), series, as Bill Nelson — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Resident
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), as Coast Guardsman — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *Forrest Gump* (1994), as Black Panther — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)
- *The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.* (1993), series, as Sgt.at-Arms
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), series, as 1st Officer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Otis Cooke — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Male Officer

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