Declan-Michael Laird grew up in a small village on the outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. Growing up he was concentrated mostly on soccer playing from the age of 7. Once Declan-Michael left high school at 16, he signed a 2 year contract with his local professional side and juggled his time between soccer and his college course in Television Production in which he received a HNC qualification. It was at the age of 17 that Declan-Michael got himself into acting after securing a place in a showcase program in Los Angeles, shortly after this he secured his first television role and several short films while back in Britain. Since August 2011 he has been studying at The Stella Adler Academy Of Acting in Los Angeles on full scholarship. Declan-Michael's other passion of Soccer still plays a major part in his life as he follows his favorite team as much as he can while located in Los Angeles.