Michael has over 45 years experience as an actor, writer, director, producer and teacher across theatre, film, television, and corporate role playing. He also has quite a number of professional credits in commercials, TV drama and feature films.

Prior to arriving in Canberra in 2005 most of his performance background is primarily Sydney based having started in musical theatre at age 12. However, since moving to Canberra he has been involved in numerous stage productions with a variety of local theatre companies and several films.

Canberra theatre work includes: 'Couples Don't Talk' (Smiths Alternate Bookshop); the King in 'Cinderella' and Mr Bumble in 'Oliver!' (Ickle Pickle); Lazar Wolf in 'Fiddler on the Roof' (Canberra Philo); 'Wyrd Sisters' (Canberra Womens Theatre Forum - WTF); and 'No Island is a Man', 'Clowns in Winter', 'Fugue Bay', 'Take Their Life', and ex-NSW Premier, Sir Robert Askin in 'Manly Mates' (Canberra Dramatics).

Films include: 'Disorder' (Little White Lies Productions); 'Green Girl' (AIM Forward); 'The Glue That Holds Us Together' (Judith Peterson Films); 'Mr Bear & Mister Rabbit' (Missing Bits Productions); 'Birthday Girl' (Jez Butterworth); 'Midas' (Nikki Bern - AFTRS); 'Diana & Me' (Matt Carroll Films)