Michael E. Knight

Michael E. Knight
Knight as Tad Martin onAll My Children
Born	Michael Edward Knight (1959-05-07)May 7, 1959 Princeton, New Jersey,U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Catherine Hickland ​ ​ (m.1992;div.2006)​

Michael Edward Knight(born May 7, 1959) is an American actor, best known for his role asTad Martinon ABC soap operaAll My Children.

Biography

Knight was born inPrinceton, New Jersey.He was educated atThe Thacher SchoolinOjai, California,and attendedWesleyan University,graduating in 1980, a year ahead of schedule.

Knight's first major acting role was portraying Tad Martin on thesoap operaAll My Children.His first stint on the show ran from 1982–1986. He returned from 1988–1990, and again from 1992 until the ABC series finale in 2011 and the online revival of the series in 2013. Knight also appeared as Ted Orsini onAMCfrom 1993–1994.His reason for initially leavingAll My Childrenwas to pursue acting projects on theWest Coast,which included a starring role in the feature filmDate with an Angel(1987), and various primetime appearances — includingMurder, She Wrote,Dear JohnandGrapevine.Knight co-starred in theoff-BroadwayplayWrong Turn at Lungfish,and he appeared in theABCmovie for televisionShe Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal,and in the off-BroadwayCakewalkwithLinda Lavin.

Knight was honored with twoDaytime Emmy AwardsforOutstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series(1986 and 1987). In 2001, he was honored with his third Daytime Emmy Award forOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.He also received the 1997Soap Opera Digest Awardfor 'Best Supporting Actor' and a nomination in the same category in 1998. In 2005, he was nominated for an Emmy for 'Outstanding Leading Actor'.

Knight was married from June 27, 1992 through 2006 toOne Life to LivestarCatherine Hickland,who was previously married to actorDavid Hasselhoffwho coincidentally had played a character named "Michael Knight".

Knight and Hickland were honored for their charitable work by the West End Intergenerational Residence inManhattanin 1999.

In 2015 and 2016, Knight had a recurring role as Dr. Simon Neville on CBS'The Young and the Restless.On February 2, 2017, Knight made a surprise appearance on theHallmark Channel'sHome & Familyshow, where he was reunited with a number of his formerAll My Childrencastmates.

On September 30, 2019, Knight began appearing in a recurring role onGeneral Hospitalas lawyer Martin Gray.

Select filmography

Television and film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–1986, 1988–1990, 1992–2011, 2013	All My Children	Tad Martin	Regular role
1987	Date with an Angel	Jim Sanders	Film
1988	Matlock	Daniel Fontaine	Episode: "The Magician"
1993	Hexed	Simon Littlefield	Film
1993–1994	All My Children	Ted Orsini	Recurring role
1996	A Different Kind of Christmas	Alan Schaefer	TV film
2001	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	David Steadman	Episode: "Redemption"
2003, 2005	One Life to Live	Tad Martin	Guest role (crossover)
2011	Hot in Cleveland	himself	Episodes: "I Love Lucci: Parts One & Two"
2015–2016	The Young and the Restless	Simon Neville	Recurring role
2015	NCIS	Leland Robert Spears	Episode: "Blast From The Past"
2019–present	General Hospital	Martin Grey	Recurring role

See also

• Tad Martin and Dixie Cooney

External links

• Michael E. KnightatIMDb