Michael graduated from Seattle Pacific Univeristy with a bachelor's degree in Dramatic Art. He has performed locally for both Taproot and Village Theaters in such productions as Saint Joan, You Can't Take It With You, and Our Town.

Michael's experience in the film industry has included a security guard on Nowhere Man, the ghostly inspector on The Other Side, and the barracuda wrestling husband on the World's Most Dangerous Animals III. His feature film credits include: the lead role of Number One in the action film, Runner as well as the roles in Drivetime, the Killer and I, Spree, and the CD-Rom Interactive game, Phantasmagoria II: A Puzzle of Flesh.