bald character actor SAG / AFTRA Television Academy
See Michael in UNFROSTED, streaming on NETFLIX
and in ROAD TO TERZETTO, and CONFESSIONS the series streaming on AMAZON PRIME.
About MICHAEL
Background
Michael Joseph Pierce is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), The Television Academy and an alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.
He is an American actor and second generation native San Diegan who has lived his entire life in Southern California.
Recent credits include the Showtime pilot Coercion, based on Rebecca Benders' book "In Pursuit of Love" about her personal experiences with sex trafficking, directed by Susannah Grant.
His recent films include playing General Mills in the NETFLIX comedy Unfrosted, co-starring Melissa McCarthy and Amy Schumer, and directed by Jerry Seinfeld; the ION TV Christmas Film, Dognapped - Hound for the Holidays directed by Fred Olen Ray; the upcoming, A Lions Game directed by Travis Brown and Road to Terzetto directed by Brian Shakti, currently on Amazon Prime.
He recently starred in a Horror film, The Demon Car of Proctor Valley Road, based on the San Diego Urban Legend, coming to YouTube in 2025 and two vertical Mini Series called, My Gangster Baby Daddy Pampers me to Paradise, currently showing on the Good Shorts App, and Race my Heart, coming to the Drama Wave App in 2025.
Michael's major streaming debut came as Father Michael King in Confessions-the Series; streaming on AMAZON PRIME.
This was immediately
followed by the LGBTQ crime thriller Wicked Enigma.
Michael is proud of his ambitious pandemic project A Barman's Aperitif, a short form content- comedy which he wrote, acted in, directed and produced, all on an iPhone - available on You Tube.
Michael's local roots in San Diego in the entertainment business started young. He studied and worked with local legend Marie Hitchcock, for whom the Puppet Theater in Balboa Park was named; he studied magic and performed shows locally. Michael took classes in jazz dance, tap and disco dancing and this led to competing in the California State High School Dance Championships for two years. At Santana High School, he studied theater, performed in school productions, and in local theater productions and competed in speech and debate tournaments. After High School he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.
His television debut came on "General Hospital" in the 1980's as a club disco dancer, leading to under 5's and his legit break in theater came in the San Diego Repertory Theater's legendary production of Mother Courage with Whoopi Goldberg; he continues to appear in local stage productions to this day.
For over twenty-five years Michael worked in a management capacity in the retail industry; holding Global Operations, Vice President, and Director positions; and worked for Rand McNally, No Fear and LEGO toy stores, among others.
Michael has appeared in over thirty five commercials and portrayed the husband in Glucodown Commercials from 2017 to 2024.
He is currently managed by Tonja Rene' at Citizen Skull Management.
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Michael studies acting with Dean Fronk from Pemrick/Fronk Casting. At The BGB Studio with Corey Parker and with Carey Scott at The Rehearsal Room.
UNFROSTED
