Michael Kelly is a famous American actor, native of Pennsylvania. He can be seen in The Sopranos, C. S. I.: Miami Crime Scene Investigation and the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith. He is also known to the audience for his roles in Law and Order, Kojak, The Shield, and The Third Shift.
Biography
Michael Kelly was born in Philadelphia, but spent his childhood in Georgia. Parents moved to Lawrenceville when Michael was young. He was born on May 22, 1969. The actor was named after his father, and Kelly's mother is named Maureen. Michael's family had three more children: sisters Shannon and Casey, as well as brother Andrew.
Kelly was going to be educated at the University of South Carolina. He chose for himself the specialty of a lawyer and entered the department of law. But during the first time of his studies, Michael decided that he wanted to study acting, and enrolled in a professional studio.
Career
Michael began his career as Douglas in Law & Order, which ran from 1990 to 2010. His partners on the set were S. Ipeita Merkerson, Sam Waterston, Jerry Orbuck, Stephen Hill, Jesse L. Martin. The series tells about the confrontation between the police and the prosecutor in the judicial system. Then Kelly starred in a cameo role in the family sports drama Life Stories: A Family Crisis.
Another of Michael's early roles is Frankie in the drama Red River. The film tells about the tragedy: the son killed his father, who mocked him and his brother. Later, Kelly worked with such actors as James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Idi Falco, Michael Imperioli and Dominic Chianese on the famous TV series The Sopranos. Then Kelly played small roles in the series "Fair Amy", "Law & Order. Special building "and" Third shift ".
Creation
In 2000, Michael was invited to the TV series "Level 9" for one of the main roles. Together with him, Fab Filippo, Kate Hodge, Romani Malko, Kim Murphy and Susie Park starred in this fantastic thriller. Kelly can be seen in the crime drama Cojac alongside Ving Rhames and Roselyn Sanchez. In the same 2005, he gets one of the main roles in the TV series "Police Officer". Ving Rhames, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Kelly, Chuck Shamata also starred in this crime detective. Then Michael starred in the drama "Sea Turtles", which in 2005 was nominated for the "Sundance".
In 2007, Kelly could be seen in the horror film about the post-apocalyptic world "Tooth and Nail." Michael got one of the main roles in it, but the picture was a failure. But the next year, he played in the famous, highly rated thriller "The Substitution" with Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan and Gattlin Griffith.
Another big role for Kelly is Paul Carter in the crime comedy "Defenders". In 2012, he played Richard in the fantastic action movie Chronicle. The film tells how 3 schoolchildren received superpowers after a meteorite fell. In total, the actor has more than 60 roles in feature films and TV series. The most famous of them are "Black Mirror", "House of Cards" and "Generation of Assassins".
