News
JULY, 2006
"DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES"
Mike shot the opening episode for the third season of "DESPERATE
HOUSEWIVES" as one of the next potential buyers on Wisteria Lane of
the rumor plagued home of Mary Alice, Paul and Zach Young.
MAY/JUNE, 2006
"MCBRIDE: SEMPER FI"
Mike is now recurring as Forensics Specialist Francis Phillips with main title
billing on Hallmark's "MCBRIDE" starring John Larroquette.
Mike will shoot "McBride: Semper Fi" in May and June, directed by and starring FIVE TIME EMMY WINNER John Larroquette.
McBride (John Larroquette) defends Tom Mitchell, a war hero shockingly accused of having murdered his wife and two children.
Forensics Specialist Francis Phillips (Mike) works with Detective Sergeant Roberta Hansen (Marta DuBois) to try and provide McBride with an explanation for the curious DNA and forensic test results.
MARCH, 2006
"PEPPER
DENNIS"
- New 20th Century FOX / WB Television Series
Mike will shoot episode 8 of the new 20th Century FOX / WB Television Series
"PEPPER DENNIS" working with Rebecca
Romijn, Josh
Hopkins and Ryan
McPartlin (series regular Riley Martin from "LIVING WITH
FRAN").
JANUARY, 2006
"HEIST"
- New NBC / Universal / Hypnotic / Sony Television Series
Mike is set to shoot the new NBC series "HEIST" starring Dougray Scott
and Steve Harris in late February.
"HEIST" is an ensemble dramedy that chronicles over the course of a
season a group of thieves' attempt to simultaneously rob three jewelry stores on
Beverly Hills' famed Rodeo Drive (the pilot was directed by Doug
Liman) .
Mike will play a jewelry store salesman who falls for Lola's (Marika Dominczyk)
charms and unwittingly tells her the details of the store's new vault.
NOVEMBER, 2005
"YOUR LOVER JUST CALLED"
Mike plays a divorce attorney representing a woman who's husband is convinced they are having an affair. Certain that this is the reason for their divorce, her husband's obsession with this suspected affair quickly spirals from paranoia to tragedy for everyone involved.
OCTOBER, 2005
"TRUE FATE"
Mike shot the role of Bill, an extremely antagonistic boss in KIAP FILMS dramedy
TRUE FATE. "As if the film's heroine didn't have enough struggle in
life, Bill, her credit grabbing, work dumping, and generally unpleasant boss,
takes great pleasure in creating a seemingly endless stream of tasks requiring
continual late night and weekend hours."
 
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER, 2005
"THE FLOCK" with Richard Gere
"HOLIDAY" with Kate Winslet
"FUN WITH DICK AND JANE" with Jim Carrey
Mike was taped for director Andrew
Lau in the role of Vincent Dennison (an unexpected sexual predator) that
would work with Richard Gere in the opening scenes of his next film THE FLOCK.
Mike was also taped for
director Nancy
Meyers for the role of Jeffrey which would work with Kate Winslet in the
upcoming feature HOLIDAY (also starring Cameron Diaz).
Mike was also taped for
director Dean
Parisot for the upcoming film FUN WITH DICK AND JANE which would work with
Jim Carrey (also starring Tea Leoni).
JULY, 2005
"THE STANDARD"
Mike is shooting the feature "THE STANDARD" on Whidbey
Island off the coast of Seattle with Alex
Frost (Gus Van Sant's "Elephant"), Marne
Patterson ("Something So Right", "Movie
Stars"), Taylor
Handley (Oliver Trask on "The O.C."), Max
Van Ville ("Bad Santa", "Sleepover") and
Bobby
Brewer ("Magnolia", "Hangman's Curse",
"Mad City")
Mike plays the role of "Mr. Jones, a first year teacher. An
easy-going and a good man, he is passionate about his job, which he views
as his calling. However, Mr. Jones is
frustrated by the curriculum and often the behavior of his students. Mr. Jones is quick to
try and save as many students as he can when what looks like a terrible accident
turns out to be much more."
JUNE, 2005
"A.I. ASSAULT"
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY"
Mike shot the role of Dr. Virgil Finley in Cinetel Films sci-fi feature "A.I.
ASSAULT" with
Joe Lando ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"), Michael Dorn
("Star Trek: The Next Generation
and Deep Space Nine"), Alexandra Paul ("Baywatch"),
Robert Picardo
("Star Trek: Voyager") and Bill
Mumy ("Lost in Space") shooting in June.
Mike has also booked the feature "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY"
with Christopher Masterson ("Malcolm in the Middle") and
Lyndsy Fonseca ("The
Young and the Restless", "How I Met Your Mother").
 
 
 
MAY, 2005
"I'MPERFECT" for RossWWMedia Corp.
Mike has booked the RossWWMedia
romantic comedy "I'MPERFECT" with Wayne Brady, Sydney Tamiia
Portier, Flex Alexander, Matthew Glave, Illeana Douglas and Margaret Cho to begin shooting in May.
 
APRIL, 2005
"THE O.C." on FOX
"MONK" on USA
Mike went to producers on The O.C. in the role of Mr. Whitesell, a new teacher
that goes toe-to-toe with Ryan (Ben McKenzie) and Seth (Adam Brody).
Mike is also set to read for producers on MONK in the same episode in which
Jason Alexander will guest star.
   
 
 
 
MARCH, 2005
"CUTS" on UPN
"SUSIE ESSMAN PILOT" for FOX/Paramount/CBS
"WESTSIDE" Pilot for Warner Bros/ABC
"THE CLOSER" on TNT with Kyra Sedgwick
"BIG LOVE" on HBO with Bill Paxton
Mike has been to FOX Studios to
read for the Series Regular role of Taylor on the FOX / Paramount / CBS Susie
Essman 1/2 hour pilot as Susie Essman's second-in-command at the Vornow family empire.
Mike was also at Paramount taping for producers on the Guest Star role of Mr.
Dowd on CUTS, the new 1/2 hour comedy on UPN, as a concierge at an exclusive
hotel considering using the CUTS salon for his guests.
Mike has also been in to read for the Warner Bros/ABC 1 hour drama pilot
WESTSIDE, which revolves around the lives of a real estate mogul family in the
affluent Westside area of Los Angeles.
Mike also went to producers/director on HBO's new drama "BIG LOVE"
(produced by Tom Hanks) in a role with Bill Paxton dealing with a man nearly
crashing into their hardware store and then threatening the employees to meet
his demands.
Mike is scheduled to read for the new 1 hour police drama THE CLOSER on TNT as
attorney Steven Hanks opposite Kyra Sedgwick.
Again due to time conflicts during
pilot season, Mike had to pass on reading for several great film projects in March:
Rockstone Pictures SUMMIT BLISS as Dr. Andreas Stone, the supervising clinical
psychologist with a criminally insane patient on the loose.
LIAR in the co-lead role of Alfred Lanning, a scientist dealing with the moral dilemma
of an automaton developing into more than he had expected.
LUCINDA: BRINGER OF LIGHT in the supporting role of Dr. Jason, desperately
trying to save a man's life who is dying from the lack of "light" in
the world in this surrealistic adventure about love and sacrifice.
The lead role of Gilbert Matheson in COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY about a thirty
something Ivy League MBA whose ruthless business practices get paid back to him
"with interest".
The lead role of Paul Temple in THE COMPOSER about a man who dreams of being a classical concert pianist, but pens contemporary church hymns in order to pay the bills.
The story unfolds the unlikely friendship (or is it more) that develops between a high-school girl and the
author of some of her favorite religious music.
 
FEBRUARY, 2005
(a.k.a. The Month of Conflicts)
Mike had to pass on the opportunities to read for several terrific projects
during February due to the craziness of pilot season and conflicting schedules:
IN JUSTICE - Due to film negotiations, Mike had to pass on taping for producers
(Stu Bloomberg, Robert and Michelle King) on this Touchstone/ABC pilot in the
role of Father Thomas, a Catholic priest determined to uphold the Church's
position on annulment and divorce.
AMERICAN VAMPIRE - Mike had to pass on reading for the lead role of Toby in this feature to be shot in San Francisco during pilot season. Mike also
regretfully had to pass on two requests to read for the project SPEAK OF THE
DEAD (a fascinating story about a 10 year old girl who has the ability to
connect with her deceased relatives).
Mike also had to pass on reading for the projects THE BULLET in a
leading role portraying a time conscious businessman who turns out to be Death
incarnate, and the lead role in
an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning A TEMPORARY MATTER by Jhumpa Lahiri.
 
JANUARY, 2005
NEW VIDEO AND PICS UP FROM "MCBRIDE: THE CHAMELEON MURDER"
(W/JOHN
LARROQUETTE) AND "ALEX AND RO"
"AMERICAN DREAMS", OXYGEN NETWORK PILOT "SUPERMARKET"
"BLACK DAWN" WITH STEVEN SEAGAL
"CSI" BACK TO TAPE FOR PRODUCERS
Mike has been called back to producers at Sunset Gower Studios on a great role
as a doctor on NBC'S "AMERICAN DREAMS".
Mike also went straight to director and writer/producer/series lead Illeana
Douglas on her Oxygen Network pilot "SUPERMARKET" for the role
of Ben, Illeana's upbeat, affable agent.
Mike also went straight to director Alexander Gruszynski on a large supporting
role as Max Pierson, a CIA operative and computer hacker in Steven Seagal's next
feature "BLACK DAWN".
Mike has also been called in a second time to tape for producers on CSI.
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