Michael Mahonen was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, gold mining town in Northern Ontario. He graduated from George Brown Theatre School in 1989. In 2004 he wrote, directed and co-produced "Sandstorm" a feature based on the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Sandstorm won 29 awards including 11 for Best Feature or Best of Festival as well as awards for Best Director, Best First Feature and Best Actress. Seven of the awards are among the festivals listed on IMDB's specific list of certified festivals, although attempts to update the listed number have not been successful.
在纽约布鲁克林出生和长大的性格演员莫里·柴金在电影《与狼共舞》中与凯文·科斯特纳出演对手戏，在《天使爱情鸟笼伴》、《莫失莫忘》、《盲流感》
加拿大演员，曾出演《一个死亡的印第安人》、《跳支华尔兹》等。
