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Michael "Mike" Mukatis is a stuntman and stunt actor who performed stunts as one of the stunt doubles for lead actor Chris Pine in Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness.
Mukatis, a skilled martial artist, is probably best known for his role of Taylor in the vampire action films Underworld (2003, story by and featuring Kevin Grevioux, and with Scott McElroy and stunts by Chris Palermo, Nicole Randall, and Mike Gunther) and Underworld: Evolution (2006, also with Scott McElroy, Chris Palermo, Mike Gunther, and Nicole Randall).
His other feature film credits as a stunt performer include the action film Sword of Honor (1994, with Jeff Pruitt and Angelo Tiffe), Fire Down Below (1997, with Michael Krawic, Scott L. Schwartz, Neal McDonough, Sidney Liufau, and stunts by Edward Conna, Tony Epper, Rosine "Ace" Hatem, Kane Hodder, Tom Lupo, and Anita Hart), Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998, with Jessica Collins and stunts by Ken Clark and Scott Leva), Ghosts of Mars (2001, with Joanna Cassidy, Marjean Holden, and Rosemary Forsyth), High Crimes (2002, starring Ashley Judd, Adam Scott, and Bruce Davison), Daredevil (2003, with Leland Orser and Erick Avari), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), I, Robot (2004, with James Cromwell and Bruce Greenwood, and stunts by Lauro Chartrand and Chris Sayour), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004, with stunts by Diana Lee Inosanto), Serenity (2005), 300 (2006), and Live Free or Die Hard (2007, with Tim Russ).
Mukatis has also performed in a number of television series, including Pensacola: Wings of Gold (starring Kristanna Loken), Charmed, 24, Birds of Prey (starring Dina Meyer and Ian Abercrombie), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2001-2003), Angel (2001-2004), Brannon Braga's Threshold (starring Brent Spiner), and Moonlight (2007, with Brad Greenquist, Josh Clark, stunts by Paul Scott, and stunt coordination by Noon Orsatti).
His 2008 projects are the action film Bonita Beach Bob, Tropic Thunder (2008, with stunts by Daniel Arrias, Yoshio Iizuka, Lin Oeding, and Xuyen Valdivia), Diana Lee Inosanto's The Sensei (with Tzi Ma, Tim Lounibos, Spice Williams, and Rosine "Ace" Hatem), and Repo Men (2010).