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Occupation
  
Actor

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Muse Watson

Website
  
musewatson.com

Years active
  
1989–present



Born
  
July 20, 1948 (age 75) (
1948-07-20
)
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.

Spouse
  
Nancy Ann Naumer (m. 1997)

Education
  
Berea College, Louisiana Tech University

Movies and TV shows
  
NCIS, Prison Break, I Still Know What You Did Last, The Last Exorcism Part II, I Know What You Did Last

Similar People
  
Joe Spano, Ralph Waite, Scottie Thompson, Ed Gass‑Donnelly, Jim Gillespie

Profiles

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Muse Watson (born July 20, 1948) is an American stage and screen actor. He is best known for his roles as Ben Willis, the primary antagonist in the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise, Charles Westmoreland on the Fox television series Prison Break and as Mike Franks in CBS television series NCIS.

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Early life

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Watson was born on July 20, 1948, in Alexandria, Louisiana. He attended Louisiana Tech on a music stipend for two years before transferring to Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, where he performed for the first time on stage as Petruchio in a production of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. During and after his years at Berea, he worked in outdoor dramas, dinner theaters, and small repertory groups.

Career

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His theater credits include acting as Hamlet in Hamlet, Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire, Pale in Burn This, and Cervantes in Man of La Mancha. He also directed a production of Ain't Misbehavin'.

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In 1989, with a new transition to film, Watson began pursuing feature film roles. By 2005, he had appeared in 43 feature films such as Sommersby, Something to Talk About, Assassins, Dead Birds, Rosewood, I Know What You Did Last Summer, From Dusk Till Dawn 2, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Songcatcher. As of 2005, seven of the films he has appeared in, combined, have grossed over $850 million.

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His television credits include eight made-for-television movies including Blind Vengeance and Justice in a Small Town; and the television series, American Gothic, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Cold Case, Matlock, The Lazarus Man, JAG, Walker, Texas Ranger, Criminal Minds, and Prison Break. Recently he has appeared on episodes of Ghost Whisperer ("Delia's First Ghost", April 2007) and CSI ("Who and What", November 2007). Watson also guest starred in an episode of The Mentalist ("Carnelian, Inc.", March 2009), and in the Castle episode "Punked" (October 2010). Since 2006, he has appeared as a recurring cast member on NCIS as Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs's mentor and former superior Mike Franks.

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Watson also gave a performance with Jennifer Love Hewitt as a special guest on Saturday Night Live (1998), parodying his role in I Know What You Did Last Summer. He also joined the production company Shorris Film with Christopher Showerman and Clint Morris—their first film is the Western Between the Sand and the Sky. Watson is now filming A Christmas Snow, in which he plays a character named Sam.

Watson is an advocate for people with autism, and has taken an active role in educating people about autism. He is the honorary chairman of Stars for Autism, a nonprofit organization incorporated in Battlefield, Missouri. He is featured in the video promotion for that organization, www.Stars4Autism.com.

He wrote the foreword to a book for parents and teachers, entitled Stars in Her Eyes, Navigating the Maze of Childhood Autism, by Dr. Linda Barboa and Elizabeth Obrey.

Filmography

Actor
-
Jubilee (announced)
-
Christian Movie (announced) as
Pastor Gary
2021
Diary of a Lunatic (TV Mini Series) as
The Creator
- Episode #1.1 (2021) - The Creator
- Episode #2.6 - The Creator
- Episode #1.6 - The Creator
- Episode #1.5 - The Creator
- Episode #1.4 - The Creator
- Episode #1.3 - The Creator
- Episode #1.2 - The Creator
- Episode #4.6 - The Creator
2019
The Dead Ones as
Gus
2018
Piece (Short) as
Lewis
2006
NCIS (TV Series) as
Mike Franks / Michael Franks / Agent Michael Franks
- Voices (2017) - Mike Franks
- Stop the Bleeding (2015) - Mike Franks
- Neverland (2015) - Mike Franks
- The Lost Boys (2015) - Mike Franks (uncredited)
- Anonymous Was a Woman (2013) - Mike Franks
- Damned If You Do (2013) - Mike Franks
- Life Before His Eyes (2012) - Mike Franks
- Pyramid (2011) - Mike Franks
- Swan Song (2011) - Mike Franks
- Spider and the Fly (2010) - Mike Franks
- Rule Fifty-One (2010) - Mike Franks
- Outlaws and In-Laws (2009) - Michael Franks
- Deliverance (2009) - Michael Franks
- Judgment Day: Part 2 (2008) - Michael Franks
- Judgment Day (2008) - Michael Franks
- Iceman (2007) - Michael Franks
- Faking It (2006) - Michael Franks
- Shalom (2006) - Michael Franks
- Hiatus (Part #2) (2006) - Agent Michael Franks
- Hiatus (Part #1) (2006) - Agent Michael Franks
2017
Valley of Bones as
Terry
2016
Dark Resonance as
Professor Walter Jackson
2016
Saved by Grace as
Jeremiah
2014
Between the Sand and the Sky (Video short) as
Boss
2014
Suburban Gothic as
Ambrose
2014
Compound Fracture as
Gary Wolffsen
2014
Justified (TV Series) as
Elmont Swain
- Wrong Roads (2014) - Elmont Swain
2014
Of Silence as
Danny
2013
Eagleheart (TV Series) as
Quint
- Quint (2013) - Quint
2013
The Last Exorcism Part II as
Frank Merle
2012
Meeting Evil as
Frank
2011
Franklin & Bash (TV Series) as
Officer Tom Werth
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (2011) - Officer Tom Werth
2011
Dear Shane (Short) as
Shane's Father
2010
The Steamroom as
Pat
2010
Castle (TV Series) as
Ivan Podofski
- Punked (2010) - Ivan Podofski
2010
The Lamp as
Sam
2010
The Presence as
Mr. Browman
2010
Small Town Saturday Night as
Charlie Carson
2009
Cop House (TV Movie) as
Stubbs
2009
The Haircut (Short) as
Muse
2009
iCarly (TV Series) as
Bucky
- iHave My Principals (2009) - Bucky
2009
A Christmas Snow as
Sam
2009
Cold Case (TV Series) as
John Norwood '09
- November 22 (2009) - John Norwood '09
2009
Timer as
Rick O'Leary
2009
The Mentalist (TV Series) as
Jake Cooby
- Carnelian, Inc. (2009) - Jake Cooby
2009
Stellina Blue as
Peter
2009
White Lightnin' as
D. Ray White
2008
A Kiss at Midnight (TV Movie) as
Ben Wiatt
2005
Prison Break (TV Series) as
Charles Westmoreland
- Going Under (2008) - Charles Westmoreland
- Flight (2006) - Charles Westmoreland
- Go (2006) - Charles Westmoreland
- Tonight (2006) - Charles Westmoreland
- The Key (2006) - Charles Westmoreland
- Bluff (2006) - Charles Westmoreland
- J-Cat (2006) - Charles Westmoreland
- By the Skin and the Teeth (2006) - Charles Westmoreland
- The Rat (2006) - Charles Westmoreland
- End of the Tunnel (2005) - Charles Westmoreland
- Odd Man Out (2005) - Charles Westmoreland
- And Then There Were 7 (2005) - Charles Westmoreland
- Sleight of Hand (2005) - Charles Westmoreland
- The Old Head (2005) - Charles Westmoreland
- Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 2 (2005) - Charles Westmoreland
- Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 1 (2005) - Charles Westmoreland
- English, Fitz or Percy (2005) - Charles Westmoreland
- Pilot (2005) - Charles Westmoreland
- Allen (2005) - Charles Westmoreland
2008
The Cleansing (Short) as
Preach
2007
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as
Station Yard Controller
- Who and What (2007) - Station Yard Controller
2007
Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) as
Milt Charles
- Delia's First Ghost (2007) - Milt Charles (uncredited)
2007
Criminal Minds (TV Series) as
Mickey Bates
- Revelations (2007) - Mickey Bates
2006
Close to Home (TV Series) as
Bob Peters
- A Father's Story (2006) - Bob Peters
2006
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall (TV Movie) as
Captain Barnes
2005
House of Grimm
2005
End of the Spear as
Adolfo
2005
Iowa as
Sheriff Walker
2004
Christmas Child as
Jimmy-James
2004
Frankenfish (TV Movie) as
Elmer
2004
Dead Birds as
Father
2004
The Dark Agent and the Passing of the Torch Chapter 7 (Short) as
Lester King
2004
A Day Without a Mexican as
Louis McClaire
2004
The Last Summer as
Jerimiah Shuman
2003
Season of the Hunted as
Frank
2003
Wild Turkey (Short)
2003
The Last Cowboy (TV Movie) as
Otis Bertram
2002
Hollywood Vampyr as
Professor Fulton
2001
Morgan's Ferry (Video) as
Sheriff
2001
American Outlaws as
Burly Detective
2000
Ten Grand (Video) as
Big Tony
2000
Songcatcher as
Parley Gentry
1999
The Art of a Bullet as
Captain Walters
1999
All the Rage as
Cleaner
1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as
Klansman
1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (Video) as
C.W. Niles
1999
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) as
Freddy Forbes
- Team Cherokee: Part 2 (1999) - Freddy Forbes
- Team Cherokee: Part 1 (1999) - Freddy Forbes
1999
You Know My Name (TV Movie) as
Cowboy Actor (uncredited)
1998
If I Die Before I Wake as
Daryl
1998
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) as
Ben Willis
- Jennifer Love Hewitt/Beastie Boys (1998) - Ben Willis (uncredited)
1998
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as
Ben / Fisherman
1998
JAG (TV Series) as
Admiral Arthur Fessenden
- Innocence (1998) - Admiral Arthur Fessenden
1998
Break Up as
Baker Cop #1
1998
Heartwood as
Deputy Jim Keller
1998
Shadrach as
Captain
1997
Acts of Betrayal as
Trenton Fraser
1997
I Know What You Did Last Summer as
Benjamin Willis / Fisherman
1997
Lolita (uncredited)
1997
Rosewood as
Henry Andrews
1996
The Lazarus Man (TV Series) as
Dawkins
- Quality of the Enemy (1996) - Dawkins
- Dance With Shadows (1996) - Dawkins
1995
American Gothic (TV Series) as
Wash Sutpen
- Damned If You Don't (1995) - Wash Sutpen
1995
Assassins as
Ketcham
1995
The Journey of August King as
Zimmer
1995
Something to Talk About as
Hank Corrigan
1995
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior (TV Movie) as
Whitley
1995
Gramps (TV Movie) as
Father
1995
Tad (TV Movie) as
Tom Pendel
1993
Matlock (TV Series) as
Security Man / Patrol Officer
- The Dare (1994) - Security Man
- The Debt (1993) - Patrol Officer
1994
Justice in a Small Town (TV Movie) as
D.A. Robert Stubbs
1994
Leave of Absence (TV Movie) as
Guy
1993
Sommersby as
Drifter #1
1990
Blind Vengeance (TV Movie) as
Varsac
1990
The Handmaid's Tale as
Guardian
1989
Black Rainbow as
Police Officer
Producer
2020
Circles (Short) (executive producer)
2014
Between the Sand and the Sky (Video short) (producer)
2008
The Cleansing (Short) (producer)
Soundtrack
2000
Songcatcher (performer: "Pretty Saro")
Thanks
2020
Penance Lane (special thanks)
Self
2022
QUIZarenaLIVE (TV Series) as
Self
- S02E25 (2022) - Self
2021
Beam Me Up: A Podcast (Podcast Series) as
Self
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021) - Self
2020
Without Your Head (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Compound Fracture (2020) - Self
2016
Listen! A Musical Celebration of Christmas at Berea College, (TV Special) as
Self - Host
Archive Footage
2022
Beam Me Up: A Podcast (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Fifty Shades of Podcasting (2022) - Self
2010
NCIS (TV Series) as
Mike Franks
- Two Steps Back (2018) - Mike Franks (uncredited)
- House Rules (2014) - Mike Franks
- Patriot Down (2010) - Mike Franks
2006
Prison Break (TV Series) as
Charles Westmoreland
- Bolshoi Booze (2006) - Charles Westmoreland (uncredited)
2001
Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (Video documentary) as
The Fisherman / Benjamin 'Ben' Willis (I Know What You Did Last Summer)

References

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