Daryl Karolat (born December 8, 1966) is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler, better known by the name Tyler Mane. He is known for playing supervillain Sabretooth in X-Men (2000), X-Men: The Official Game (2006) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Ajax in Troy (2004), slasher villain Michael Myers in Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009), supervillain Blackstar in the Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy (2021) and supervillain Richard Frank / Torminox in the HBO Max series Doom Patrol (2022–2023).
Professional wrestling career Born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, he graduated from City Park Collegiate Institute.Tyler Mane at The Saskatoon Expo Sep 21, 2014 As a teenager, Karolat travelled to Calgary, where he trained briefly with Stu Hart. He later began training with Red Bastien in 1986, and completed further training with Mando Guerrero. Mane began his career in 1986 under the name "Skywalker Nitron" in his native Canada. In 1987 he wrestled as Sky High Lee in Pacific Northwest Wrestling (Portland), billed from California.
In 1987, he wrestled in South Africa, which resulted in an invitation to wrestle for Joint Promotions in the United Kingdom, where he arrived in November. Billed as "'Sky' Walker" he appeared in one match on ITV, a disqualification loss to Pat Roach. His furious reaction to the referee's decision was later incorporated into the standalone wrestling show's title sequence.
The following year, he toured New Japan Pro-Wrestling as "Gully Gaspar", alongside Billy and Barry as a bunch of hockey-masked pirates managed by KY Wakamatsu. He could also be seen in WCW occasionally as the bodyguard of the tag team Doom along with Woman late in 1989, specifically Starrcade 1989.
In 1990, Karolat began wrestling in Puerto Rico and toured with All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he participated in the World's Strongest Tag Determination League. He then joined the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.
In 1993, he signed with World Championship Wrestling, under the name "Big Sky" and teamed with Vinnie Vegas. After Vegas left WCW to become Diesel in the WWF, Mane was left in limbo and left WCW by the end of the year. In 1994, he joined Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation and became the only UWF MGM Grand Champion, defeating Steve Ray to win the vacant title. After Abrams' death and eventual dissolving of the UWF in 1996, Mane retired.
Film and television career In 1992, during his time within Mexico with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Mane made his film debut in Luchadores de las Estrellas playing the villain of the movie, El Vampiro Interespacial. While part of WCW, he auditioned for and received a part in the television series Smokey and the Bandit.
After retiring from wrestling, he appeared in numerous films, including X-Men as Sabretooth, How to Make a Monster as Hardcore, Joe Dirt, The Scorpion King, Troy as Ajax, Hercules as Antaeus, and The Devil's Rejects in the uncredited role of Rufus. The role of Sabretooth was initially intended for Kevin Nash (Mane's former wrestling tag team partner) but was awarded to Mane due to Nash's scheduling conflicts.
In 2007, he played Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween. After winning the role, he noted that he consecutively watched seven of the eight Halloween films (excluding the third because Michael Myers does not appear apart from in an ad for the first movie) to better understand his character.EXCL: Tyler Mane on Halloween. ShockTillYouDrop.com (August 5, 2007). Retrieved on 2013-03-30. He is the tallest actor (6' 8") to portray the character.Rob Zombies Halloween Vision. Moviesonline.ca (October 25, 1978). Retrieved on 2013-03-30. In 2009, he reprised the role again in Rob Zombie's H2, being only the second actor to play Michael Myers more than once, and the first actor to play the role in consecutive films.
In 2010, he and his wife launched their own production company: Mane Entertainment. Their first feature, Compound Fracture, was released in 2013.
In 2016, Mane co-starred in Fuzz on the Lens Productions comedy/fantasy film Abnormal Attraction, reuniting with Malcolm McDowell (Halloween), Leslie Easterbrook (Compound Fracture) and his wife Renae Geerlings.
In 2019 Mane co-starred in the comedy Playing with Fire alongside fellow professional wrestler John Cena.
On June 28, 2024, it was revealed Mane would reprise his role as Sabretooth in Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine.
Personal life Mane was previously married to Jean Goertz from 1988 to 2003 with whom he had two children, a daughter (b. 1995) and a son (b. 1997). He married actress Renae Geerlings on September 3, 2007.
Health Mane announced on his social media accounts that he was diagnosed with breast cancer and began chemotherapy treatments on June 8, 2026.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Director Notes 1992 Luchadores de las estrellas El Vampiro Interespacial Rodolfo Lopezreal & Fabián Arnaud (uncredited) Also known as Starfighters 2000 X-Men Victor Creed / Sabretooth Bryan Singer2001 Joe Dirt Bondi Dennie Gordon How to Make a Monster Hardcore Television film 2002 Black Mask 2: City of Masks Thorn Tsui Hark Voiced by Louis Koo in the Cantonese dub version 2003 Red Serpent Tyler Gina Tanasescu 2004 Troy Ajax Wolfgang Petersen 2005 The Devil's Rejects Rufus "RJ" Firefly, Jr. Rob Zombie2007 07 Spaceys Himself Television film Halloween Michael Myers 2009 Halloween II 2010 Shooting GunlessHimself Television film Gunless Jack William Phillips 2011 247°F Wade Levan Bakhia & Beqa Jguburia 2013 Prey: The Light in the Dark Prey Mike Grier Short film Devil May Call John Reed Smith Jason Cuadrado 2014 Compound Fracture Michael Wolffsen Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein Also writer and producer 2015 Take 2: The Audition Hal Wolfe Rob Hawk 2017 Check Point Deputy Stacks Thomas J. Churchill Also associate producer Victor Crowley Bernard Adam Green 2018 Abnormal Attraction Bernie 'the Cyclops' Michael Leavy 2019 The Silent Natural Tommy McCarthy David Risotto Miracle in East Texas Thurman Dial Kevin Sorbo Also known as East Texas Oil Playing with Fire Axe Andy Fickman 2020 Bring Me a Dream The Sandman Chase Smith Penance Lane Crimson Matthews Péter Engert Also producer Entrenchment Andrew Woodsman Deven Parrish 2024 Dead North Bear Fabrizio Livigni Short film Deadpool & Wolverine Victor Creed / Sabretooth Shawn Levy TBA Psychosis Jared McLaren Jessica Soss & Paul Stevans Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 Party of Five Mr. Mayhem Episode: "Wrestling Demons" 2000–2002 Son of the Beach Adolf Manson 2 episodes 2001 V.I.P. Himself Episode: "South by Southwest" 2005 Hercules Antaeus Miniseries 2006 Monk Dirk - Motorcycle Rider Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Big Reward" My Boys Doorman Episode: "Take One for the Team" 2011 Awkward Embraces The Bagel Guy Episode: "The Accountant" Cinemassacre's Monster Madness Michael Myers Episode: "Halloween Remakes" Archive footage 2011–2012 Chopper Chopper / Jeremiah Carver Web series; 7 episodes 2014 The Librarians Minotaur Episode: "And the Horns of a Dilemma" 2017 Midnight, Texas Faceless Supernatural Episode: "Last Temptation of Midnight" 2018 Half Untold Bayonne Episode: "Pilot" 2021 Knight's End Unknown Episode: "Veritatis" Jupiter's Legacy Blackstar Recurring role; 5 episodes 2022–2023 Doom Patrol Richard Frank / Torminox 4 episodes
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2006 X-Men: The Official Game Victor Creed / Sabretooth
Music videos Year Title Role Notes 2015 Twiztid: "Boogieman" The Boogeyman Slayer: "Repentless" Tyler 2019 Slayer: "The Repentless Killogy" Collection of narrative music videos
Championships and accomplishments All Japan Pro Wrestling World's Strongest Tag Determination League New Wave Award (1990) - with Butch Masters Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him #440 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1991 Universal Wrestling Federation UWF MGM Grand Championship (1 time)
References
External links TylerMane.com Online World of Wrestling Profile