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Michael Coleman (Actor) Born: December 6, 1973 (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada) is a an award winning character actor with extensive credits in film, television, stage, cartoons, and video games.

Michael Coleman's TV roles include memorable characters like Happy on ABC's Once Upon a Time, Jack Baycon (i.e. "Wood Pig) on Supernatural, Bert Camp on Smallville, Agent Pujols on Stargate: SG-1 and Atlantis, amongst many others. Michael's film roles include his award winning performance as Dr. John H. Watson in The Doctor's Case (adaptation on the Sherlock Holmes story written by Stephen King), and he can be seen this Winter as Adam Pi in 37Teen. In the world of animation and video games, Michael has provided voices for the video games Far Cry 3 and Mobile Suit Gundam: Seed, and in animation he has voiced characters on Dragonball Z, Hello Kitty, Hellsing, Hamtaro, X-Men: Evolution, Megaman: NT Warrior, Zoids: Fuzors, and Inuyasha. Michael's award winning writing, performing, and direction on stage include working on Much Ado About Nothing, A MidSummer's Night Dream, 12 Angry Men, The Diviners, A Christmas Carol, and West Side Story.

EARLY YEARS OF HIS CAREER
Michael started his performing career while still in high school, accepting stage time in various theatre venues and stand up comedy clubs for his sketch, improv, and stand up comedy. Michael was "discovered" in a live comedy competition and soon signed with his first film and television agent. He spent his earlier years training with various renowned local, New York, and LA based acting coaches and quickly built a career of memorable characters.

EDUCATOR
The more Michael learned, the more he wanted to share. He is the founder and owner of Story Institute, an accredited post-secondary institute that trains professional actors and writers. Many of Michael's students have gone on to become series leads, regulars, and guest stars on shows such as The Handmaid's Tale, The 100, Letterkenny, The Descendents, Riverdale, The Chilling Hours of Sabrina, My Little Pony, and many more.

SHOW REELS

 * Film & Television
 * Voice-Overs