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Michael Praed ( ; born Michael David Prince, 1 April 1960 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire) is a British actor, probably best known for his role as Robin of Loxley (Robin Hood) in the British television series Robin of Sherwood, which attained cult status worldwide in the 1980s.
He was recognised for his role as Prince Michael of Moldavia on the American primetime soap Dynasty, Phileas Fogg in The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, and various films. He is also known in the UK for his stage work (in musicals and drama) and lately for his narrations. He has been the regular narrator for BBC's history programme Timewatch since 2003. In July 2009, he starred as Captain Von Trapp in the UK National Tour of The Sound of Music. He was educated at the independent school Eastbourne College.
From 2016, he has been in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, in the UK, as Frank Clayton, the father of the characters Vanessa Woodfield and Tracy Metcalfe.
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Personal
Michael is married to actress Josefina Gabrielle a three-time Olivier Award nominated British stage and television actress,and a former ballet dancer, best known for her performances in West End musicals.
Stage name
"Praed" is an old Cornish word for "meadow". Praed picked it out of a telephone book and selected it as a stage name after discovering that the UK actors' trade union Equity already had a "Michael Prince" among its members.