Michael is an actor working out of Toronto. Born in the 70's, the youngest son to an educator and an electrician, his early life was dedicated to mostly to athletic endeavours leaving little time for his desire to entertain. Having had a series of life challenges and experiences, it was through a period of soul searching that inspired him to pursue his lifelong desire to begin his career as a professional actor.He caused national headline news after taking a leave of absence from his role as a professional firefighter in London Ontario, after being selected as one of 6 finalist in a national tv series entitled 'StripSearch'. After 4 months of performing on stage touring across Canada with the 'Thunder from Down Under' subsidiary group 'Canadian Thunder', Michael decided to use his time off from firefighting to study acting. His decision to decline offers to do more tours with TFDU and Chippendales proved smart as during this time is when Michael began to book his first gigs for television and film.His first large exposure came when offered the lead role to the tv feature film doc-drama 'The Body Machine', which was nominated for a Canadian Gemini award. Since that time Michael has performed in various tv/film roles that can be seen in his imdb profile.Michael continues to balance his life raising 2 twin daughters, working In his 24th year as a professional firefighter and a working actor.