was born on July 18, 1981 in Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, which is near Amsterdam. Before Juego de tronos (2011), Huisman had a featured role in the Dutch film Black Book (2006), and he played Rudolf Nureyev in the BBC TV movie Margot(2009) about prima ballerina Margot Fonteyn. Before he became ubiquitous on television, Huisman also performed in a band called Fontaine that wrote music for soundtracks. (Huisman released a solo album in 2005.)
Huisman combined his acting and musical talents on the show Treme (2010), where he played Sonny, a drug addicted musician. Then came Huisman's big break into one of the hottest shows on cable, Juego de tronos (2011), where he took over the role of Daario Naharis. Huisman was given a lot of leeway to approach the character and re-interpret Daario his own way. The creators of Juego de tronos (2011) felt that viewers would adapt to the transition between actors well, and Huisman was indeed accepted by fans of the show.
Huisman had the distinction of being on three big shows at the same time, namely "Thrones," country music drama Nashville (2012), where he played producer Liam McGuiniss, and the sci-fi series Orphan Black (2013), where he played Cal Morrison, a human who interacting with clones.
Huisman also worked regularly in movies such as Brad Pitt's Guerra mundial Z (2013), and the best seller adaptation Alma salvaje (2014), starring Reese Witherspoon. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Name El-Ray
Spouse
Tara Elders (February 2008 - present) (1 child)
Trivia
Michiel is also a musician. He sings, plays the guitar and writes his own music. In 2005 he released his debut solo album in dutch; Luchtige Verhalen.
Married to actress Tara Elders, together they have a daughter, Hazel Judith was born on June 9, 2007.
In February 2014, it was confirmed that Huisman would co-star in El secreto de Adaline(2015). The film also stars Blake Lively, Harrison Ford and Ellen Burstyn, the film is scheduled to be released on April 15, 2015.
In October 2013, Huisman joined cast of Alma salvaje (2014) to co-star opposite Reese Witherspoon.
In 2013, it was confirmed that Huisman would have a recurring role on the second season of Orphan Black (2013). He is portraying the character Cal Morrison, a rugged outdoorsman who crosses paths with the clones.
Huisman first met his wife, Dutch actress Tara Elders, on the set of Phileine Says Sorry in 2003. Huisman and Elders both starred in two short films directed by Dirk Tuinder, Funny Dewdrop (2007) and Winterland (2009).
He was a part of the Dutch band Fontane. The band consisted of Huisman, Roland van der Hoofd, Gilles Tuinder and Bas van Geldere. They made music for the Dutch films Costa! and Full Moon Party (in both of which Huisman played a starring role). The band later split up and Huisman decided to pursue music on his own.
In September 2013, it was confirmed that Huisman would take over the role of Daario Naharis in the fourth season (2014) of Juego de tronos (2011). The role was previously played by actor Ed Skrein. ...............................................................................................
