Michael, who trained at the Drama Centre, London between 1975 and 1978, has since had a long and distinguished career in Theatre, Television and Film Productions and radio.
His skills include:
Accents and Dialects: American-Standard, Cockney, French, Irish-Southern, Italian, Liverpool, London, Northern, RP, Suffolk
Languages: English, German and Italian.
Sports: Golf [highly skilled]
Recent roles include:
Theatre Productions
2016 Vicar-General Barnabus Goche, THE HERBAL BED, ETT and tour, d. James Dacre
2015 Lord Lamprey, Canon St. John, THE MAGNA CARTA PLAYS, Salisbury Playhouse, d. Gareth Machin
2014 Monsieur Grivet, THERESE RAQUIN, Theatre Royal, Bath, d. Jonathan Munby
2014 War Correspondent, WAR CORRESPONDENTS, Helen Chadwick Songtheatre, national tour, co-directed by Steven Hoggett, Helen Chadwick
2014 Stryver, Mr. Lorry, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, Royal Theatre, Northampton, d. James Dacre
2013 Inspector Boucard, A LITTLE HOTEL ON THE SIDE (Feydeau), Theatre Royal, Bath
director, Lindsay Posner
2012 Pied Piper and other roles, RATS’ TALES, Royal Exchange, Manchester- director, Melly Still
2012 Antonio, THE TEMPEST, Theatre Royal, Bath director, Adrian Noble
2011 The Archbishop of York, and Bardolph, HENRY IVTH PARTS 1 AND 2, Theatre Royal, Bath director, Peter Hall
2010 Arthur Kipps, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, Fortune Theatre, London director, Robin Herford
2009 Foxlip, NATION, (Terry Pratchett/ Mark Ravenhill), National Theatre director, Melly Still
2009 Rynaldo, ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, National Theatre director, Marianne Elliott
2008 Boyet, LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, Rose Theatre, Kingston director, Peter Hall
2008 Yao Yel and Ki Leh, TURANDOT, (Brecht) Hampstead Theatre director,Tony Clark
2008 Elwood Barnes, HARPER REGAN, (Stephens) National Theatre director, Marianne Elliott
2007 Neil Hamilton/James Herring/Menaji, LIFE AFTER SCANDAL, (Soans) Hampstead Theatre
director, Tony Clark
2007 Michael, SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME, (McGuinness) Manchester Library Theatre, director, Chris Honer
2007 Prospero, THE TEMPEST, Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch director, Bob Carlton
2006 Lucio, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Theatre Royal Bath and Stratford director, Peter Hall
Television and Film Productions
2014 Mathematics Professor – LONDONGRAD – Ep.7 – Windcatcher Productions
2011 Curate Horsley, (episode 1), PARADE’S END, (Stoppard/Ford Madox Ford) BBC/HBO
director, Susanna White
2011 Mr. Goodpasture, HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS, History Channel director, Kevin Reynolds
2011 The Vicar, PRIVATE PEACEFUL, (Morpurgo/Reade), Fluidity Films director, Pat O’Connor
2011 ‘Creepy Colin’ Grimshaw (3 episodes), HOLLYOAKS, Lime Pictures director, Steve Brett
2010 Mr. Jessup, the undertaker, ACTS OF GODFREY, feature film director, Johnny Daukes
2008 Michael Gygess, INVISIBLE EYES, Hide Films director, Olivier Cohen
2007 Jiglad Wert-Hoodwinkers, THE COLOUR OF MAGIC, (Pratchett) Mob Films/SKY One
director, Vadim Jean
2007 Mathematician, THE OXFORD MURDERS, Tornasol Films director, Alex De La Iglesia
2007 The Vigilance Councillor, MARIE LLOYD – QUEEN OF THE MUSIC HALL, Hat Trick for BBC 4 director, James Hawes
Solo and Radio Work
2009, Radio, The English Officer, SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, BBC Radio 3, David Hunter
2009, Radio, Tommy Benson, INCIDENT AT BOULONVILLIERS, BBC Radio 4, David Hunter
2005, Radio, All parts, ARNOLD DARWIN’S FEELING BETTER, Own solo play/BBC Radio 4, Enyd Williams