Michael James Dean

"Keep Looking up at the Stars" Michael graduated from the University of Lincoln in 2009 with a BA (Hons) in Drama. During this time he was involved with several full scale productions including playing the role of Sweeney Todd in ... more

"Keep Looking up at the Stars"

Michael graduated from the University of Lincoln in 2009 with a BA (Hons) in Drama. During this time he was involved with several full scale productions including playing the role of Sweeney Todd in the Original Melodrama by George Dibden Pitt.

In 2008 he accompanied the first Lincoln School of Performing Arts Company to the Edinburgh Fringe; he played the lead role in two world premieres alongside writing and directing his first play, One on One. From 2009 - 2010 he became a member of 4FRONT Performance Company whom he worked with under the Artistic Direction of Darren A. Furniss. During this time he played the lead role in the company’s first production J, D & Coke and also toured in the company’s national tour of Going Down.

In April 2010 he played Adolf Hitler in a new devised comedy as part of a double bill that included his second play Red Betrayal. In July of 2010 he was involved in the European House of Arts Festival as part of the ensemble in devised physical theatre production titled Fragments - a piece studying the effect we have on our planet.

In 2011 Michael worked with Theatre Company Citizen 598 in the Company’s TIE project We Are Science and Break the company’s first short film. In April 2011 Michael gained representation from Just Right Management under his Agent Chelle Just. Under Chelle Just’ management Michael was cast in the short film My Angel directed by Evgeny Sinelnikov.

In 2011/2012 he has been working with Hurricane Productions and ARC Theatre presenting theatre to schools. In March 2012 Michael reprised his role in J, D & Coke for a rehearsed reading followed by screen tests for the feature film adaptation. Along with Michael’s previous scripts he has wrote several shorts including Cupids Chokehold, Before the After & Diner.

Michael aims to work extensively in both Theatre and film in the coming years while also developing his writing skills, extending his repertoire and increasing his knowledge for the craft of acting.