Michael Alan Graham is an American film and television Actor and Producer, born April 19, 1964. He grew up in Southern California and currently lives with his wife near Los Angeles, California.
Michael is best known for his performances in Quentin Tarantino‘s “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood,” “American Crime story” – “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” and “The Murders Of Tupac And The Notorious B. I. G.,” and Kourosh Ahari and Milad Jarmooz’ Horror Film, “The Night.”
Michael has performed roles in three films that made their World Premieres at the Cannes Film Festivals in 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively - Alejandro G. Iñárritu‘s Academy Award winning Virtual Reality Installation “Carne y Arena,” Choice Skinner’s award winning short film “Black lightning - Tobias’ Revenge,” and Quentin Tarantino’s Academy Award Nominated “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.”
Michael has a number of current projects in pre-and post-production as both an actor and producer.
In between film projects Michael has kept busy filming roles for television shows and national commercials - FX Network’s Snowfall, USA’s UNSOLVED: The Murders of Tupac And The Notorious B.I.G., HBO’s Insecure, CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, STARZ Counterpart, FOX’s Lethal Weapon, CBS’s Scorpion, a recurring role on FX’s American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson, CBS’s SEAL TEAM, and Netflix’s The Politician. Michael has filmed principal roles in 23 commercials.
Michael has studied Acting for over a decade under award winning Director/Producer Choice Skinner at the Breakin’ Through Acting Workshop in Los Angeles, California. Additionally, he has trained under Gregory Berger-Sobeck at the Los Angeles Berg Studio. Michael started his acting training at Citrus Community College where he earned his A.A. Degree in Fine Arts (1986.). Michael graduated from UCLA with a Bachelors Degree in Sociology (1996.)
Michael’s film and television credits include rolls along side and under the direction of a number of award winning Actors, Directors, and Cinematographers: Leonardo DiCaprio (Academy Award), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Academy Award), Damon Wayans (Emmy Award Nominee), Alejandro Iñárritu (Academy Award), Emmanuel Lubezki (Academy Award), Quentin Tarantino (Academy Award), John Singleton (Academy Award Nominee), Anthony Hemingway (Emmy Award), Ryan Murphy (Emmy Award), and Stephen Williams (Emmy Award).
Michael brings to his characters the discipline, professionalism, and raw emotion of 27 full-time years real-life experience as a Santa Monica Police Officer and Sergeant. Michael worked Uniform Patrol, Investigations, Harbor Patrol, SWAT /Sniper, and the Aero Bureau as a Tactical Flight Officer in both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Michael supervised sworn and non-sworn police personnel for 16 years as a Police Sergeant. Michael worked Protection Details for two U.S. Presidents, a First Lady, and one U.S. Vice President, in Intelligence, Supervision, and Counter-Sniper roles. Michael retired from the Santa Monica Police Department in 2017.
Michael is an avid Western Horseman and has trained in Cutting, Reining, and Reined Cow Horse. He is a member of the AQHA, NCHA, and the NRCHA.
Michael is an Eagle Scout, Ironman Triathlete, and musician (collegiate scholarship in trombone - Azusa Pacific University), and plays harmonica, and mouth harp.
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