Michel Gill

Michel Gill (born April 16, 1960), also known as Michael Gill, is an American actor best known for playing President Garrett Walker in the Netflix series House of Cards and Gideon Goddard on Mr. Robot.

Early life Gill is a first generation American born to Jewish parents who escaped the Holocaust. Gill's first language was French. He studied at Aiglon College, a prestigious boarding school in Switzerland. After Aiglon, he attended Tufts University before transferring and graduating from the Juilliard School in 1985 (Group 14).

Personal life Gill is married to fellow House of Cards actor Jayne Atkinson (Secretary of State Catherine Durant), whom he met when they were both in a production of The Heiress at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut.

They began dating in 1992 and were married in 1998. Gill and Atkinson reside with their son in the Berkshires.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1984 Protocol College Boy Uncredited 1990 The Palmero Connection 2013 Afflicted 2014 Dangerous Liaisons Derek Walker Television movie 2015 Everything Dr. Fisk Short film 2015 Condemned Senior CDC Agent 2016 Who Killed JonBenét? John Ramsey Television movie 2018 Patient 001 Alec

Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Spencer Anderson Episode: "Gemini" 2010 All My Children Dr. Hawkins 2 episodes 2013 The Good Wife Frederick Plunkett Episode: "Je Ne Sais What?" 2013–2017 House of Cards President Garrett Walker 25 episodes 2014 Person of Interest Rene Lapointe Episode: "Allegiance" 2015 Forever Dmitry Malakoff Episode: Best Foot Forward 2015–2017 Mr. Robot Gideon Goddard 11 episodes 2016–2017 The Get Down Herbert Gunns 7 episodes 2017 Ray Donovan Doug Landry 6 episodes 2018 Chicago Med Robert Haywood 9 episodes 2019 God Friended Me Wilson Hedges 3 episodes 2021 Nova Vita Anthony Nixon 10 episodes 2022 The Gilded Age Patrick Morris 2 episodes The Dropout Chris Holmes 6 episodes

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominated work Result Notes 2014 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series House of Cards