Michael Van Wijk (born 30 September 1952) is an English bodybuilder, professional sportsperson, actor and TV presenter.
In 1987, Michael Van Wijk was chosen to be the cover star of Palace Software's computer game Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior.
[4] After being missing from British television screens for nine years, Van Wijk told Loaded magazine in April 2008, "I want to come back, I want to be a Gladiator again.
"[1] Loaded sent a journalist from London to Wolf's home in Henderson, Auckland, to persuade the actor to return to England to appear in the new series.
According to the Loaded article, he was a regular on the Kiwi Cage Fighting scene, and used to compete nationally in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu championships.