Michael Robert Nyman

Short Biography

A native of Long Beach, California, thinly athletic acting veteran Michael Robert Nyman was born in Long Beach, California, a graduate of Millikan High School. Didn't start acting until the age of twenty-two. He moved from his eight month residence living in Portland, Oregon, back down to Hollywood to pursue his acting career. He has tons of stage experience, being a long time member of The Zeitgeist Theatre Company, and co-founder of The First Stage Alert Theatre Company. He produced the 35mm feature film "Bottom Feeders"(1997) with best friend and First Stage Alert co-founder Lonnie Schuyler, (formerly 'Ben Singer' on "Model's Inc." and 'Alan Ross' on "Melrose Place") who also wrote and directed. They used most of the actors from their theatre company to be in the film. Michael was also featured in the Johnny Depp film "Blow", but like Kevin Costner in "The Big Chill", ended up on the cutting room floor. Michael still pursues his career, and during the year of 2004 after leaving his longtime position as night manager at Blockbuster Video in Santa Monica, kicked his career into high gear. Michael was featured on "All My Children" before it was cancelled on network television as 'Alan Hodge", a liquor store owner who takes a bribe from Tad to keep his stepson out of trouble, and is also featured in the upcoming feature spoof "Paranormal Whacktivity" and plays the lead villain 'Mr. Thorn' in the upcoming sci-fi thriller "The Vanisher". Michael is particularly good at playing bad guys, anti heroes, and authority figures. The director of "Awaken The Dead" Jeff Brookshire says "Michael is fabulous at portraying 'The Seasoned Man Of The World'". Michael can also do a mean 'Clint Eastwood' imitation as Dirty Harry, his favorite movie.