Michael Alan Welch is an American actor and musician who has played in over a hundred films and television series. Welsh became famous for his roles in the TV series New Joan of Arc, where he played Luc Girardi, the younger brother of the main character Joan, and in the Twilight saga, in which Welch portrayed Mike Newton on the screen.
Michael is better known to viewers for his roles in television series. His creative biography began in 1997, when the boy was only ten years old. In addition to working in films, Michael is passionate about music and plays drums professionally. Together with his friend Joey Zimmerman, he often performs on stage as part of his own band.
Childhood
Michael was born in the United States in the summer of 1987. From an early age he was attracted by everything connected with creativity. Even before school, Michael began to study music, and during his school years he participated in many theatrical performances.
Welch got his first film role at the age of ten. He was invited to television in one of the new projects. From that moment on, filming for Michael almost did not stop.
During the year, he constantly worked in the crowd, and soon he had more than twenty films on his account. His natural talent and charm allowed Michael to quickly find a common language not only with the film crew, but also with leading actors and directors. Thanks to this, Michael soon got his first small role in the movie "Star Trek: Uprising". Then there was work in the pictures: "Cool Walker", "The X-Files", "Hit Right" and "Doll Angel".
In addition to filming television series, Michael began to engage in dubbing cartoon characters. He had excellent voice control and very good diction, which was the decisive moment in choosing a candidate for dubbing. The actor considers the fairy tale "Magic Christmas at Mickey's" to be his favorite work.
First success
At the beginning of his creative biography, Michael, although he starred in a huge number of films, but few knew about him and there were not many fans of his talent. But in 2003, Welch was taken on one of the central roles in the TV series "New Jeanne d'Arc", for the role of Luke Girardi. His character is a boy who is fond of science, a perfectionist, an excellent student who does not believe in any miracles. And his sister in the film - Joan - has unique abilities and communicates with God, in everything follows his advice.
After the appearance of the series on the television screen, Michael became famous and he had many fans. In the series, Michael starred for several seasons over three years.
Dusk
Two years later, Michael received an invitation to a new project called "Twilight" directed by K. Hardwicke. In the center of the picture is the love between the earthly girl Bella Swan and the vampire Edward Cullen. Welch got the role of Mike Newton, a classmate of the protagonist, secretly in love with her. As Michael himself has repeatedly said, this character is fully consistent with his character. The role for the actor has become one of the most successful. In total, he starred in four parts of the "Twilight" saga.
Further career
To date, Michael has already played a huge number of roles in the cinema and continues to actively engage in creativity. His collection includes roles in such famous TV series as: "Criminal Minds", "Bones", "Grimm", "Nation Z", "Lucifer".
Personal life
Welch does not like to talk about his personal life. His marriage to the young actress Marissa Lefton did not last long. To date, the actor is not married and does not plan to start a family in the near future.
He is a romantic at heart and often says in interviews that he is very similar in life to the character he played in "Twilight" - Mike Newton, who is close to him in spirit.
