Michael was born in Los Angeles on 25th July 1987 and raised there. His first acting role was as young Niles in the series Frasier in 1998. His television credits have since included lead roles in the movies _Personally Yours (2000)_ and _The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)_ and guest-starring roles in the series Malcolm in the Middle, _"The X-Files" (1993)_ , Stargate SG-1, _"The Norm Show" (1999)_ Chicago Hope _""CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)_ Judging Amy and Ladies Man

His ability to perform believable accents landed him such parts as a British boy in _"7th Heaven" (1994)_ , a southerner in the independent film _The Angel Doll (2002)_ and a New Zealander in the animated television movie _"Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand" (2002)_ _ He was the voice of Pinocchio in the animated productions of House of Mouse and the special _"Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse" (2001)_ and he had recurring roles in the animated series _"Fillmore" (2002)_ Hey Arnold! and Lloyd in Space. His additional film credits include Star Trek: Insurrection and _The United States of Leland (2003)_ .

He currently stars as Luke Girardi on the hit CBS television series _"Joan Of Arcadia" (2003)_ .

In addition to his acting career, Michael is the national spokesman for the organization Kids with a Cause, which works with less fortunate and ill children.