|
| |
| Biography |
| |
| This soulful,
dark-haired, blue-eyed actor, writer,
poet, and director was born on February
15, 1967 in Manhattan Beach, California
to Irish parents. Michael Easton attended
prep school in Ireland and England before
studying English and history at the
University of California and film at New
York University. |
| |
| After studying English at
UCLA and theater at NYU, he made his
first feature film appearances,
supporting roles in Wings Hauser's
latter-day Cold War thriller
"Coldfire" (1990) and "The
Art of Dying" and "The Killing
Zone" (both 1991). Easton also did
theater work in New York, supporting
himself with the usual starving actor
jobs (waiting tables, tending bar) as
well as an unusual one:
"agitating" attacks dogs to
help train them. |
| |
| Easton's sultry good looks
earned him the role of teen heartthrob
Tanner Scofield on the NBC soap opera
"Days of Our Lives" for two
seasons in the early 1990s (he also
reprised the role in a 1992 primetime
episode). His newfound popularity won
Easton supporting roles as a mysterious
vacationer in the thriller "Shadow
of a Stranger" (NBC, 1992) and a
smaller role in the miniseries
"Judith Krantz's 'Dazzle'"
(CBS, 1995) and a guest shot on a 1994
segment of "Diagnosis Murder"
(CBS). In 1995, Easton played the goofy
boy-next-door on the short-lived sci-fi
series "VR.5" (Fox, 1995)
concerning a revolutionary virtual
reality device. He followed up with a
starring role in the adventure series
"Two" (syndicated, 1996-97), as
a college professor framed for the murder
of his loving wife by his vengeful,
long-lost twin brother. |
| |
| Michael wrote,
produced, directed and edited the award
winning festival film "Daedalus is
Dead," and he has starred in
"The Door" at the Tamarind
Theater in Los Angeles. A member of the
Writers Guild of America, Michael has
written several screenplays including the
bio-pic "Monty", about the
talented yet tormented actor, Montgomery
Clift. |
| |
| After his
mother's death in 1994, Michael spent
time in Paris writing his acclaimed book
of prose poetry, "Eighteen Straight
Whiskeys". It was published in 1997
by The Bowery Press. Michael has
explained his love of poetry as follows:
"I'm Irish, and as a Celt poetry is
in my blood...I think there's something
noble about it to balance out your life
in the fake world of TV." |
| |
| And speaking of the
"fake" world of TV, Michael
heated up the daytime TV lineup on ABC's
Port Charles, portraying Caleb, a sensual
and wickedly charming vampire, in the
"Tempted" story arc which ran
through November, 2001. |
| |
| Some of Michael's other
interests include martial arts,
gymnastics and motorcycles. As a result,
he is often called on to do his own
stunts. |
| |
| Michael lives in Los
Angeles where he is currently working on
his first novel. |
| |
| |
|
 |
