Mikelle Virey was born in Ottawa, Canada, the eldest of two children.He started violin at the age of 4, and along the way picked up piano, guitar, drums, and the clarinet in high school band.In 2007, Mikelle graduated from the University of Toronto (St. George) with a double-major in Theatre Performance and Classics. Since graduating, Mikelle has had the pleasure of appearing on stage as the pesky neighbor Jack in Edward Albee's "Everything in the Garden", as Dionysus in a modern adaptation of Euripedes' "The Bacchae" entitled "The Height of Madness" and in the 2010 Chester Cycle as Jesus.After a few years acting in theatre and films, Mikelle decided to pursue his love for film even further and made the jump to directing. After graduating from Sheridan College's Advanced Television and Film program he has directed several shorts and also the award winning web-series Kid's Town.