Biography

Michael has appeared in over one hundred plays, playing such diverse parts as Faust, Oedipus, Petruchio in The Taming Of The Shrew, Big Daddy in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Joe Keller in All My Sons, Francis Hardy in Brian Friel's Faith Healer, Hans Kohlhaas in the James Saunders play of the same name, Iago in Othello, Eddie Carbone in View From The Bridge, Danforth in The Crucible, Captain Shotover in Heartbreak House, Walter Burns in The Front Page, Gerardo in Death And The Maiden, Sherlock Holmes in The Real Death Of Sherlock Holmes and General St Pe in The Waltz Of The Toreadors. Most recently he has played Helge in David Eldridge's Festen, Dorn in The Seagull and Dr Hyman in Arthur Miller's Broken Glass. Mike has worked with many notable Directors such as, Alan Clarke, Ken Ives, Craig Griffith, Carol Wiseman, Miles Brown, George Mulley, Mike Custance and Cecil Hayter. In addition to acting Michael has also directed, Privates On Parade, Noises Off, Lady Betty, The Crucible, Pack Of Lies, The Hired Man and David Edgar's two part adaptation of The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby. Most recently Mike has directed Declan Donnellan's thrilling adaptation of Great Expectations and Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mike