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Michael Shamus Wiles (born 27 October 1955; age 68) is the actor who played Bosaal in the Star Trek: Voyager seventh season episode "The Void".

A graduate of Michigan's Bangor High School, Wiles began his Hollywood acting career with small parts in such films as Vampire at Midnight (1988), Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990), and Eddie Presley (1992, co-starring Shelly Desai, Daniel Roebuck and Lawrence Tierney), as well as Trancers III (1992, starring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine alumni Andrew Robinson, Stephen Macht, and Melanie Smith. In 1994, Wiles was seen in The Puppet Masters, which also featured Andrew Robinson, as well as Julie Warner, Sam Anderson, J. Patrick McCormack, Nicholas Cascone, William Wellman Jr., and Todd Bryant. His later film credits include Up Up Close & Personal (1996, with Nicholas Cascone, Raymond Cruz, Bruce Gray, Brian Markinson, Jack Shearer, Heidi Swedberg, Noble Willingham, and Daniel Zacapa), Lost Highway (1997, with Jack Kehler), Conspiracy Theory (1997, with Patrick Stewart, Bert Remsen, Stephen Liska, and Kenneth Tigar), The X-Files (1998, with Terry O'Quinn, George Murdock, and Steve Rankin), The Negotiator (1998, with Brad Blaisdell, Tim Kelleher, Jack Shearer, Bruce Wright, and Rick Scarry), Fight Club (1999, with Zach Grenier, David Andrews, Tim de Zarn, Matt Winston), and Magnolia (1999, with April Grace, Henry Gibson, and Jim Beaver).

Both Wiles and Star Trek: The Next Generation actor Brent Spiner had uncredited roles in Dude, Where's My Car? (2000, featuring Andy Dick and Christopher Darga). He also appeared in Pearl Harbor (2001, co-starring Cary-Hiroyuki, Steve Rankin, Randy Oglesby, Raphael Sbarge, Glenn Morshower, Leland Orser, and Pat Healy) and A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, with April Grace, Matt Winston, Paula Malcomson, and Matt Malloy). In 2005, he co-starred with Denise Crosby in Mortuary. More recent film credits include Art School Confidential (2006) and The Gene Generation (2007, co-starring Alec Newman, Daniel Zacapa, and Googy Gress).

His first television appearance was in a 1993 episode of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman along with Gail Strickland and series regulars Chad Allen, Barbara Babcock, and Helene Udy. This was followed with appearances on such shows as Ellen, Diagnosis: Murder (in an episode with Cliff DeYoung, Kenneth Mars, and Mark Moses), Melrose Place, Murphy Brown (in an episode with Wallace Shawn), The Unit (with Abby Brammell and Shay Astar), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (with David Selburg), Angel, ER, and two episodes of The X-Files (with John Neville, George Murdock, Jacqueline Schultz and Michael Canavan). He also guest-starred in two episodes of The Agency, a series starring Ronny Cox and David Clennon; one of those episodes also guest-starred Armin Shimerman, as well as Ivar Brogger. Wiles was also seen in an episode of Roswell co-written by Ronald D. Moore and co-starring Patrick Kilpatrick and series regular William Sadler. He also appeared as Boyd in two episodes of Malcolm in the Middle (co-starring Kenneth Mars), appeared with Gordon Clapp and James Avery in an episode of NYPD Blue, and co-starred with William Shatner, René Auberjonois, Joanna Cassidy, and Mark L. Taylor in a 2006 episode of Boston Legal.

Other Trek connections

Under Investigation (1993 TV movie) with Ed Lauter
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993 TV movie) with David Clennon, Tim Halligan, Bruce McGill, Mark Rolston, and Rick Scarry
Fortune Hunter episode "The Frostfire Intercept" (1994) with Chris Sarandon
No Quarter (1995 short film) with Lee Arenberg
Cybill (1995) with Jeff Allin and Alex Henteloff
Sticks and Stones (1996 film) with Kirstie Alley and Matt McCoy
Melrose Place (1996) with Vaughn Armstrong and Leland Crooke
The Sweeper (1996 film) with Josh Clark and Ed Lauter
Steel (1997 film) with Tim De Zarn, Gary Graham, Kerrie Keane, Charles Napier, Eric Pierpoint, and Rick Worthy
Fallen (1998 film) with Robert Joy
Desperate Measures (1998 film) with Richard Riehle, Tracey Walter, and Tim Kelleher
Ted (1998 film) with Lee Arenberg, Brian Brophy, Jeff Corey, and Andy Dick
L.A. Heat episode "Cop Star" (1999) with Kenneth Tigar
Held Up (1999 film) with Herta Ware
Dark Blue (2002 film) with Jonathan Banks
CSI Crime Scene Investigation with Wallace Langham
NCIS (2003) with Erick Avari and Kevin McCorkle
Cold Case (2005) with Melinda Page Hamilton and Brigid Brannagh
Detective (2005 TV movie) with Christopher Lloyd and Richard Riehle
Neo Ned (2005 film) with Richard Riehle
Transformers (2007 film) with Glenn Morshower, W. Morgan Sheppard, Andy Milder, the voice of Robert Foxworth, and written by Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman
Criminal Minds (2008) with Dennis Christopher
Sons of Anarchy episode "Patch Over" (2008) with Ron Perlman

External link

Michael Shamus Wiles at the Internet Movie Database

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-'''Michael Shamus Wiles''' {{born|27|October|1955}} is the actor who played [[Bosaal]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode {{e|The Void}}.
+'''Michael Shamus Wiles''' {{born|27|October|1955}} is the actor who played [[Bosaal]] in the {{s|VOY}} [[VOY Season 7|seventh season]] episode {{e|The Void}}.
-A graduate of Michigan's Bangor High School, Wiles began his Hollywood acting career with small parts in such films as ''Vampire at Midnight'' (1988), ''Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'' (1990), and ''Eddie Presley'' (1992, co-starring [[Shelly Desai]], [[Daniel Roebuck]] and [[Lawrence Tierney]]), as well as the 1992 direct-to-video release ''Trances III'', starring ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' alumni [[Andrew Robinson]], [[Stephen Macht]], and [[Melanie Smith]]. In 1994, Wiles was seen in the science fiction thriller ''The Puppet Masters'', which also featured Andrew Robinson, as well as [[Julie Warner]], [[Sam Anderson]], [[J. Patrick McCormack]], [[Nicholas Cascone]], [[William Wellman, Jr.]], and [[Todd Bryant]]. His later film credits include ''Up Close & Personal'' (1996, with Nicholas Cascone, [[Raymond Cruz]], [[Bruce Gray]], [[Brian Markinson]], [[Jack Shearer]], [[Heidi Swedberg]], [[Noble Willingham]], and [[Daniel Zacapa]]), ''Lost Highway'' (1997, with [[Jack Kehler]]), ''Conspiracy Theory'' (1997, with [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Bert Remsen]], [[Stephen Liska]], and [[Kenneth Tigar]]), ''The X-Files'' (1998, with [[Terry O'Quinn]], [[George Murdock]], and [[Steve Rankin]]), ''The Negotiator'' (1998, with [[Brad Blaisdell]], [[Tim Kelleher]], Jack Shearer, [[Bruce Wright]], and [[Rick Scarry]]), ''Fight Club'' (1999, with [[Zach Grenier]], [[David Andrews]], [[Tim de Zarn]], [[Matt Winston]]), and ''Magnolia'' (1999, with [[April Grace]], [[Henry Gibson]], and [[Jim Beaver]]).
+A graduate of Michigan's Bangor High School, Wiles began his Hollywood acting career with small parts in such films as ''Vampire at Midnight'' (1988), {{wt|Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III}} (1990), and ''Eddie Presley'' (1992, co-starring [[Shelly Desai]], [[Daniel Roebuck]] and [[Lawrence Tierney]]), as well as {{wt|Trancers III}} (1992, starring {{s|DS9}} alumni [[Andrew Robinson]], [[Stephen Macht]], and [[Melanie Smith]]. In 1994, Wiles was seen in {{wt|The Puppet Masters (film)|The Puppet Masters}}, which also featured Andrew Robinson, as well as [[Julie Warner]], [[Sam Anderson]], [[J. Patrick McCormack]], [[Nicholas Cascone]], [[William Wellman Jr.]], and [[Todd Bryant]]. His later film credits include Up {{wt|Close & Personal (film)|Up Close & Personal}} (1996, with Nicholas Cascone, [[Raymond Cruz]], [[Bruce Gray]], [[Brian Markinson]], [[Jack Shearer]], [[Heidi Swedberg]], [[Noble Willingham]], and [[Daniel Zacapa]]), ''Lost Highway'' (1997, with [[Jack Kehler]]), ''Conspiracy Theory'' (1997, with [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Bert Remsen]], [[Stephen Liska]], and [[Kenneth Tigar]]), {{wt|The X-Files (film)|The X-Files}} (1998, with [[Terry O'Quinn]], [[George Murdock]], and [[Steve Rankin]]), ''The Negotiator'' (1998, with [[Brad Blaisdell]], [[Tim Kelleher]], Jack Shearer, [[Bruce Wright]], and [[Rick Scarry]]), {{wt|Fight Club}} (1999, with [[Zach Grenier]], [[David Andrews]], [[Tim de Zarn]], [[Matt Winston]]), and {{wt|Magnolia (film)|Magnolia}} (1999, with [[April Grace]], [[Henry Gibson]], and [[Jim Beaver]]).
-Both Wiles and [[TNG]] actor [[Brent Spiner]] had uncredited roles in the 2000 comedy ''Dude Where's My Car?'', which also featured [[Andy Dick]] and [[Christopher Darga]]. He also appeared in the 2001 blockbusters ''Pearl Harbor'' (co-starring [[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]], Steve Rankin, [[Randy Oglesby]], [[Raphael Sbarge]], [[Glenn Morshower]], [[Leland Orser]], and [[Pat Healy]]) and ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'' (with April Grace, Matt Winston, [[Paula Malcomson]], and [[Matt Malloy]]). In 2005, he co-starred with [[Denise Crosby]] in the horror thriller ''Mortuary''. More recent film credits include the acclaimed comedy ''Art School Confidential'' and the sci-fi thriller ''The Gene Generation'' (co-starring [[Alec Newman]], Daniel Zacapa, and [[Googy Gress]]), both released in 2006.
+Both Wiles and {{s|TNG}} actor [[Brent Spiner]] had uncredited roles in {{wt|Dude, Where's My Car?}} (2000, featuring [[Andy Dick]] and [[Christopher Darga]]). He also appeared in {{wt|Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor}} (2001, co-starring [[Cary-Hiroyuki]], Steve Rankin, [[Randy Oglesby]], [[Raphael Sbarge]], [[Glenn Morshower]], [[Leland Orser]], and [[Pat Healy]]) and {{wt|A.I. Artificial Intelligence}} (2001, with April Grace, Matt Winston, [[Paula Malcomson]], and [[Matt Malloy]]). In 2005, he co-starred with [[Denise Crosby]] in {{wt|Mortuary (2005 film)|Mortuary}}. More recent film credits include {{wt|Art School Confidential}} (2006) and {{wt|The Gene Generation}} (2007, co-starring [[Alec Newman]], Daniel Zacapa, and [[Googy Gress]]).
-His first television appearance was in a 1993 episode of ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' along with [[Gail Strickland]] and series regulars [[Chad Allen]], [[Barbara Babcock]], and [[Helene Udy]]. This was followed with appearances on such shows as ''Ellen'', ''Diagnosis: Murder'' (in an episode with [[Cliff DeYoung]], [[Kenneth Mars]], and [[Mark Moses]]), ''Melrose Place'', ''Murphy Brown'' (in an episode with [[Wallace Shawn]]),  ''The Unit'' (with [[Abby Brammell]] [[Shay Astar]]), ''CSI'' (with [[David Selburg]]), ''Angel'', ''ER'', and two episode of ''The X-Files'' (with [[John Neville]], [[George Murdock]], [[Jacqueline Schultz]] and [[Michael Canavan]]). He also guest-starred in two episodes of ''The Agency'', a series starring [[Ronny Cox]] and [[David Clennon]]; one of those episodes also guest-starred [[Armin Shimerman]], as well as [[Ivar Brogger]]. Wiles was also seen in an episode of ''Roswell'' co-written by [[Ronald D. Moore]] and co-starring [[Patrick Kilpatrick]] and series regular [[William Sadler]]. He also appeared as Boyd in two episodes of ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (co-starring [[Kenneth Mars]]), appeared with [[Gordon Clapp]] and [[James Avery]] in an episode of ''NYPD Blue'', and co-starred with [[William Shatner]], [[Rene Auberjonois]], [[Joanna Cassidy]], and [[Mark L. Taylor]] in a 2006 episode of ''Boston Legal'' entitled "Too Much Information".
+His first television appearance was in a 1993 episode of {{wt|Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman}} along with [[Gail Strickland]] and series regulars [[Chad Allen]], [[Barbara Babcock]], and [[Helene Udy]]. This was followed with appearances on such shows as ''Ellen'', {{wt|Diagnosis: Murder}} (in an episode with [[Cliff DeYoung]], [[Kenneth Mars]], and [[Mark Moses]]), {{wt|Melrose Place}}, {{wt|Murphy Brown}} (in an episode with [[Wallace Shawn]]), ''The Unit'' (with [[Abby Brammell]] and [[Shay Astar]]), {{wt|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation}} (with [[David Selburg]]), {{wt|Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel}}, {{wt|ER (TV series)|ER}}, and two episodes of {{wt|The X-Files}} (with [[John Neville]], [[George Murdock]], [[Jacqueline Schultz]] and [[Michael Canavan]]). He also guest-starred in two episodes of ''The Agency'', a series starring [[Ronny Cox]] and [[David Clennon]]; one of those episodes also guest-starred [[Armin Shimerman]], as well as [[Ivar Brogger]]. Wiles was also seen in an episode of {{wt|Roswell (TV series)|Roswell}} co-written by [[Ronald D. Moore]] and co-starring [[Patrick Kilpatrick]] and series regular [[William Sadler]]. He also appeared as Boyd in two episodes of {{wt|Malcolm in the Middle}} (co-starring [[Kenneth Mars]]), appeared with [[Gordon Clapp]] and [[James Avery]] in an episode of {{wt|NYPD Blue}}, and co-starred with [[William Shatner]], [[René Auberjonois]], [[Joanna Cassidy]], and [[Mark L. Taylor]] in a 2006 episode of {{wt|Boston Legal}}.
 == Other ''Trek'' connections ==
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 *''Fortune Hunter'' episode "The Frostfire Intercept" (1994) with [[Chris Sarandon]]
 *''No Quarter'' (1995 short film) with [[Lee Arenberg]]
-*''Cybill'' episode "Death and Execs" (1995) with [[Jeff Allin]] and [[Alex Henteloff]]
+*{{wt|Cybill}} (1995) with [[Jeff Allin]] and [[Alex Henteloff]]
 *''Sticks and Stones'' (1996 film) with [[Kirstie Alley]] and [[Matt McCoy]]
-*''Melrose Place'' episode "Dead Sisters Walking" (1996) with [[Vaughn Armstrong]] and [[Leland Crooke]]
+*{{wt|Melrose Place}} (1996) with [[Vaughn Armstrong]] and [[Leland Crooke]]
 *''The Sweeper'' (1996 film) with [[Josh Clark]] and Ed Lauter
 *''Steel'' (1997 film) with Tim De Zarn, [[Gary Graham]], [[Kerrie Keane]], [[Charles Napier]], [[Eric Pierpoint]], and [[Rick Worthy]]
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 *''Held Up'' (1999 film) with [[Herta Ware]]
 *''Dark Blue'' (2002 film) with [[Jonathan Banks]]
-*''CSI Crime Scene Investigation'' episode "Inside The Box" with [[Wallace Langham]]
+*{{wt|CSI Crime Scene Investigation}} with [[Wallace Langham]]
-*''NCIS'' episode "Minimum Security" (2003) with [[Erick Avari]] and [[Kevin McCorkle]]
+*{{wt|NCIS (TV series)|NCIS}} (2003) with [[Erick Avari]] and [[Kevin McCorkle]]
-*''Cold Case'' episode "Revenge" (2005) with [[Melinda Page Hamilton]] and [[Brigid Brannagh]]
+*{{wt|Cold Case}} (2005) with [[Melinda Page Hamilton]] and [[Brigid Brannagh]]
 *''Detective'' (2005 TV movie) with [[Christopher Lloyd]] and Richard Riehle
 *''Neo Ned'' (2005 film) with Richard Riehle
 *''Transformers'' (2007 film) with [[Glenn Morshower]], [[W. Morgan Sheppard]], [[Andy Milder]], the voice of [[Robert Foxworth]], and written by [[Robert Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]]
-*''Criminal Minds'' episode "Damaged" (2008) with [[Dennis Christopher]]
+*{{wt|Criminal Minds}} (2008) with [[Dennis Christopher]]
 *''Sons of Anarchy'' episode "Patch Over" (2008) with [[Ron Perlman]]
 == External link ==
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+* {{imdb|name/nm0928795||external}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT|Wiles, Michael Shamus}}
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 [[es:Michael Shamus Wiles]]
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+[[Category:Performers]]
-[[Category:VOY performers|Wiles, Michael Shamus]]
+[[Category:VOY performers]]