Michael Muhney

Michael Muhney (born June 12, 1975)^[1] is an American former actor. His best known roles include Sheriff Don Lamb on the UPN/The CW television series Veronica Mars between 2004 and 2007 and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2009 to 2014.

Michael Muhney
Born	(1975-06-12) June 12, 1975 (age 49)
Education	DePaul University (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–2021
Spouse	Jaime Muhney ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	3
Website	michaelmuhney.com

Early life

Muhney grew up in Euless, Texas, from the age of eight. When he was 16 years old, he won the state championship for his One-Act play performance while attending Trinity High School. He moved back to Chicago where he earned a bachelor's degree from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 1997. He is a member of Mensa.^[2][3] He also speaks two other languages, German and American Sign Language (ASL).

Career

The Young and the Restless

In May 2009, after Chris Engen left the role of Adam Newman, Muhney was hired as a recast. He made his debut on the episode dated June 25, 2009.^[4][5][6][7] In 2011, Muhney signed a contract that would keep him in the role for an unspecified period.^[8] In April 2013, Muhney announced that he had signed a new contract that would expire in June 2015.^[9] In December, however, Muhney announced that he had been abruptly let go from the soap opera, with his last airdate on January 30, 2014.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Immediately after the news of his firing, Muhney conducted an interview with the Huffington Post and stated: "Part of me feels this is because I've always been outspoken, and sometimes I've been too outspoken. Sometimes I've walked around with a big backpack full of hubris. That is entirely on me. CBS, Sony, and Jill Phelps are not to blame for that." Muhney also said that the writers were planning to "take a break from Adam for 3 to 6 months" and then recast the role.^[14] However, the next month it was reported that Muhney was fired after his costar Hunter King had accused him of groping her.^{[15][16][17][18]} Radar Online reported that King complained that Muhney fondled her breasts on two occasions, both of which were unsolicited and unwanted advances.^[17][18] According to Radar Online, King told producers she would go to the police and file a report against Muhney if he was not fired from the show.^[18] Muhney later claimed that the allegations were false and merely a salacious rumor. No charges were ever filed.^{[18][19][20][21][22]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Real Life	Jason	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
1998	A Will of Their Own	William Steward	Episode: "1.1"
1999	Turks	Paul Turk	13 episodes
2000	Love 101	Andrew
2000	Virtual Nightmare	Dale Hunter	TV movie
2000–01	The Huntress	Det. Mark Farrell	8 episodes
2001	Nicolas
2002	ER	Colin Prentice	Episode: "Chaos Theory"
2002	Boomtown	Chris Griggs	Episode: "Possession"
2003	JAG	Major Jack McBurney	Episode: "Meltdown"
2003	Charmed	Seth	Episode: "Love's a Witch"
2003	Without a Trace	Billy Melina	Episode: "Trip Box"
2004	CSI:Miami	Rob Mason	Episode: "Crime Wave"
2004–07	Veronica Mars	Sheriff Don Lamb	40 episodes
2006	Lovers, Liars & Lunatics	Louis
2006	Numb3rs	Lt. Joseph Karnes	Episode: "All's Fair"
2007	One Night	Jack
2008	CSI: Miami	Rob Mason / Tim Gilbert	Episode: "Raising Caine"
2008	Family Practice	Kent Kinglare	TV movie
2008	Columbus Day	Det. Daniels
2008	No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker	Dep. Harris McAllister
2009	Act Your Age	Lake Emerson
2009–14	The Young and the Restless	Adam Newman	Role held: June 25, 2009 – January 30, 2014
2010	The Portal	Daniel Savanah
2010	Disconnect	Dylan
2014	Correcting Christmas	Cameron	TV movie (original title was "Back to Christmas")
2017	The Good Doctor	Mr. Gallico	Episode: “Point Three Percent”

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2013	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated	[23]
2017	Soap Awards France	Actor of the Year	The Young and the Restless	Nominated	[24]
2017	Soap Awards France	Couple of the Year — "Chelsea and Adam" (shared with Melissa Claire Egan)	The Young and the Restless	Nominated	[24]