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Michael Jace (born July 13, 1962) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Officer Julien Lowe in the FX drama The Shield from 2002 to 2008.
In 2014, Jace fatally shot his wife, track and field athlete April Jace. He was convicted of second-degree murder and in 2016 was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.
Jace's other film appearances include Strange Days, playing a bodyguard to a corrupt record executive; The Replacements, playing a prison inmate-turned-football player; The Great White Hype, playing boxer Marvin Shabazz; Boogie Nights, playing Jerome; The Fan, playing an arrogant ticket scalper; and Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes remake, playing Major Frank Santos.
Jace's TV appearances include the 1995 HBO TV movie Tyson (as boxer Mitch Green), Cold Case, and the 1999 Fox Family Channel TV movie (as Michael Jordan).
In 2002, Jace was cast as Officer Julien Lowe on FX's hit show The Shield. He was part of the main cast and appeared in 88 episodes through all seven seasons.
After his role on The Shield, Jace appeared, uncredited, in the film State of Play with Russell Crowe. From 2009 to 2013, he had a small recurring role on the television series Southland.
On May 20, 2014, Jace was arrested on suspicion of murder. On May 22, 2014, he was formally charged with murder by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. On May 31, 2016, Jace was found guilty of second-degree murder. Notably, the LAPD was able to crack the password-protected security on April's iPhone 5c. On June 10, 2016, he was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. He is incarcerated at the Corcoran State Prison.
| 1994 | Forrest Gump | Black Panther #2 | |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Coast Guardsman #3 | |
| 1994 | 1st Officer, USS Odyssey | ||
| 1995 | Strange Days | Wade Beemer | |
| 1996 | The Great White Hype | Marvin Shabazz | |
| 1996 | The Fan | Scalper | |
| 1997 | Boogie Nights | Jerome | |
| 1997 | Bombshell | Detective Jefferson | |
| 1998 | Thick as Thieves | Malcolm | |
| 1999 | Michael Jordan | TV movie | |
| 2000 | The Replacements | Wilkinson | |
| 2001 | Samuel Pinckney | TV movie | |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Major Frank Santos | |
| 2002 | Scorcher | MacVaughn | |
| 2002–2008 | The Shield | Officer Julien Lowe | Main role |
| 2003 | Cradle 2 the Grave | Odion | |
| 2005 | Fair Game | E | |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang | Mr. Jones | |
| 2009 | State of Play | Officer Brown | |
| 2009–2013 | Southland | Terrell | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Unknown | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | Malcolm Senna | 1 Ep: Sympathy for the Devil |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Jeff Taylor | 1 Ep: Brotherly Love |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Randy Hatcher | 1 Ep: A Step Too Far |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Lawrence | 1 Ep: Rhapsody in Red |
| 2011 | Nikita | Captain Tony Merrick | 1 Ep: Game Change |
| 2011 | Division III: Football's Finest | Roy Goodwyn |
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