Born in Beirut, Lebanon to an Irish-American father and an English mother of Italian/Arab descent, Michael grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio before moving to London in 2006 where he trained at the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He got his first break playing the lead in both Spring Storm by Tennessee Williams & Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O’Neill in tandem at the Royal & Derngate, Northampton which garnered huge critical acclaim and transferred to the National Theatre, London for a sold out run. He continued to work in the theatre playing a number of lead roles including “Jay Gatsby” in The Great Gatsby and “Elvis Presley” in the Original London Company of Million Dollar Quartet in the West End before opting to focus more on the screen. He played a recurring role on Mr. Sloane for Sky, a regular role on RAW for RTÉ and “Prince Maxon” in The Selection for Warner Brothers before landing the role of “Lorenzo” in The Vampire Diaries for the CW 4. He has gone on to work extensively on many other film and television projects, the latest being Project Blue Book for History in which he plays Captain Michael Quinn. Michael is also a singer/songwriter and touring artist with several releases under his belt, including his debut LP "Mongrels" and several EP's all released independently under his own name and available on all music delivery services. His highly anticipated follow-up LP is scheduled to be released in 2020 and he is currently in production for Project Blue Book Season 2.