- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Michael is an international stage and screen actor, writer and producer. In 2015 he received the Orson Welles award. He is a member of the American Actors' Equity Association and has residencies in New York and Berlin.
Right after birth, Michael was placed in an orphanage. He grew up in a children's home. Early on, he developed great interest in ancient cultures, literature and theater, fields, in which he would soon find his calling.
From 2013-2016 Michael studied at HB Studio in New York, where he was coached by Academy Award winner Mercedes Ruehl (Scene Study Masterclass), BAFTA winner Jonathan Lynn (Shakespeare) and Amanda Quaid (Speech & Accents). Considered by many to be a versatile character actor, Michael portrayed several real life figures on stage as well as on screen: Victor Kugler (Mr. Kraler) in: The Diary of Anne Frank (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey), FBI agent Roy De Vecchio, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, Claus von Bülow and others.
He appeared in various European TV-productions, such as: Derrick, Die Wache, Medicopter 117, (Vienna), Die Männer vom K3. Notable stage performances include: The role of Fabrice De Simieuse in Jean Anouilh's Mr. Ornifle (EU-Tour), the lead in: Paradise for Three (Hansa-Theater) and a lead role in the world premiere of Terezin (Playwrights Horizons, Off Broadway).
Michael has served as co-producer on stage- and film productions, most notably on If The Trees Could Talk, winner of 27 awards. He enjoys traveling, hiking, photography and sports. Currently, he is in the midst of refining his second screenplay, which received positive reviews in the United States.. His first stage play The Intrusion, earned him a fellowship at the Literarische Colloquium Berlin (LCB).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Belinda Hancock
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