Michael Ulmer was raised in Texarkana, Texas. He began acting at a very young age in church and school plays. In high school he concentrated on sports, excelling in hurdles in Track & Field, but toward the end of high school, theatre began calling him again and he received Best Actor in his senior year One Act Play. He attended College in Nebraska on a Track & Theatre scholarship. After receiving multiple leads and the Best Actor award his freshman year, he began to solely pursue Theatre. He went on to act in over 15 shows and won multiple acting awards during his collegiate career. He has since appeared on stage and in commercials and movies. His feature film debut was in the 2012 horror movie Puppet Master X as a Nazi soldier. Other film credits include Empty Heart of War and The Impaler. He landed his first lead in a feature film, the villain, Captain Webb in "Rumors of Wars," and made his professional theatrical debut as Luigi in regional Premiere of "The Explorers Club."