Michael is half English, half Scottish. He was born on Merseyside but grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he started acting in plays age 14. On returning to the UK he joined the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, making his professional stage debut appearing in Savages at the Royal Court Theatre in 2006. He attended the Lee Strasburg Institute in New York before studying an MA in Acting at Arts Education School London, followed by the 1 year program with the Impulse Theatre Company under the tutelage of Scott Williams. Show less «