<P> Seven years after his apparent death, Michael resurfaces in Yemen, held in Ogygia Prison . A photo of Michael is sent to Fox River Penitentiary, given to the recently released Theodore Bagwell . Taking the photo, Lincoln travels to Yemen, alongside old friend C - Note . Michael is shown to be under a new alias, Kaniel Outis, does not acknowledge Lincoln or C - Note, claiming not to know them . It is gradually revealed that Michael, along with a fellow prisoner named Whip, are undercover CIA operatives, but were betrayed by a mastermind agent known as Poseidon . </P> <P> The character was conceived after Paul Scheuring, Prison Break's creator, developed an idea by another producer, about a man who deliberately imprisons himself to break somebody out . From the initial proposal, Scheuring then justified the character and story by making him a structural engineer who worked at the architecture firm that had access to the prison's blueprints . The name was originally used in Roald Dahl's collection of short stories, Someone like you, as Michael Scofield . </P> <P> Michael J Scofield is portrayed by Wentworth Miller . For most of the first season of the show, Miller utilized a limited range of facial expressions which generated both positive and negative criticisms . It was for this performance in the first season that Miller was nominated for a Golden Globe . The Washington Post criticized Miller's performance as being "the most oppressive" and how "the actor apparently thinks it looks cool for him always to be scanning the surroundings ..." Entertainment Weekly recognized the numerous scenes the actor was present in by saying that "it's Miller's show" and on his performance, they stated that his "Michael Scofield has the silky voice of a sociopath, the resigned stance of a long - distance runner, and the deadpan delivery of Macaulay Culkin at his Uncle Buck best ." On the other hand, The New York Times commented that although Miller does not show a wide range of emotion, "he projects an unflappable determination that confounds his fellow prisoners ..." Regarding his character, Miller says, "First season, I think part of my challenge was to create, hopefully, a compelling character . But at the same time, there were so many things I could never show, because standing next to Abruzzi or T - Bag or Bellick, I could not afford to be vulnerable . I could not afford to crack a smile ." </P> <P> In the show's second season, the character of Michael Scofield shows a wider range of emotions as Miller explains, "He's going to have some lighter, more colorful shades...now that he's off with his brother, around whom I think Michael is willing to show a side of himself that he's not with others, there's a lot more that I can explore ." </P>

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