Biography

Michael grew up in Durham, Connecticut with his parents and older sister. He went to Coginchaug Regional High School and The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts where he majored in theatre. The summer after his junior year in high school Michael started acting professionally with roles in Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" at The River Rep (Connecticut) and Gary Sunshine's "Sweetness" at New York Stage and Film. After graduating from high school, he attended the acting conservatory at SUNY Purchase. Michael left college when he landed the role of Sancho Panza in the national tour of Man of La Mancha. He traveled the country performing in over 40 states and then returned to NYC to jump right into the Off Broadway show, The Awesome 80's Prom. Since then, Michael has gone on to appear on Broadway in A Bronx Tale The Musical, on film in The Amazing Spider-Man, and on TV in Gotham, Blue Bloods, Law & Order: SVU, and more. He continues to work on stage and screen and can be reached through his longtime manager, CLA Partners.
- IMDb mini biography by: Michael Barra

Michael was an answer on Jeopardy! The answer was, "Broadway actor Michael Barra plays a stage manger in this 2017 movie about P.T. Barnum" and the question was, "What is The Greatest Showman?".