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Michael Schantz

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Michael Schantz
Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.
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Michael Schantz is an American stage and screen actor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he studied Theatre Arts at Rollins College, trained at Actors Theatre of Louisville, and earned his MFA in Acting from NYU’s Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. His work has been seen at many of the country’s leading theaters, as well as in film and television.
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    Known for

    Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal in The History of Sound (2025)
    The History of Sound
    6.9
    • Bob Sinclair
    • 2025
    Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
    FBI
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Walter Moss
    • Corbin Walsh
    Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
    City on a Hill
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Brady Warren
    The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Portnoy
    • Dag Eriksson

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Jackill
      • Jack
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal in The History of Sound (2025)
      The History of Sound
      6.9
      • Bob Sinclair
      • 2025
    • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
      FBI
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Walter Moss
      • Corbin Walsh
      • 2018–2025
    • Heather Matarazzo, Catherine Oxenberg, Callum Blue, Kimberly W Sandefur, Myles A. Murphy, Keith Barber, Michael Schantz, and Terrell Sandefur in Paint (2025)
      Paint
      Short
      • Steve
      • 2025
    • Etheria Film Night 2024 (2024)
      Etheria Film Night 2024
      7.9
      • The Shadow Wrangler (segment "The Shadow Wrangler")
      • 2024
    • The Shadow Wrangler (2024)
      The Shadow Wrangler
      5.5
      Short
      • The Shadow Wrangler
      • 2024
    • Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin, and Gabrielle Creevy in Three Women (2023)
      Three Women
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Detective 2
      • 2023
    • Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
      Power Book III: Raising Kanan
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Detective Boyd
      • 2023
    • The Dead Girl in Apartment 03 (2022)
      The Dead Girl in Apartment 03
      3.7
      • Derrick
      • 2022
    • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
      City on a Hill
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Brady Warren
      • 2022
    • The Blacklist (2013)
      The Blacklist
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Portnoy
      • Dag Eriksson
      • 2016–2021
    • Thorp (2020)
      Thorp
      5.2
      • Sam's Dad
      • 2020
    • Aperture (2019)
      Aperture
      Short
      • Patrick
      • 2019
    • Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
      Wu-Tang: An American Saga
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cop #1
      • Cop #2
      • 2019
    • Goodnight Death (2019)
      Goodnight Death
      8.8
      Short
      • Warner
      • 2019
    • Leona Paraminski, Victoria Gabrielle Platt, Jayne Taini, Bruce Thomas, and Tom Wisdom in Interference (2018)
      Interference
      3.5
      • Vincent
      • 2018

    Producer

    • Renée Elise Goldsberry in Satisfied (2024)
      Satisfied
      7.5
      • consulting producer
      • 2024
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    Thorp Official Trailer
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    Thorp Official Trailer
    Interference
    Trailer 2:02
    Interference

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Website
    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Michael graduated with a Master's in Fine Arts from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.

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