Biography
Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor, director, and producer. He became known for his roles in the film Music of the Heart (1999) and the television series Cover Me (2000–2001), as well as for playing a recurring role as Elliott in the sitcom Will & Grace. Since then he has starred in a number of films including Sky High (2005), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), Haywire (2011), The English Teacher (2013), and Sun Dogs (2017). He has also appeared in the television se...
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Complete Filmography

Sacramento
2025
as Rickey
When free-spirited Ricky suddenly reappears in father-to-be Glenn’s life, the two former best friends embark on a spontaneous road trip from LA to Sac...

Sacramento
2025
Director, Producer, Writer
When free-spirited Ricky suddenly reappears in father-to-be Glenn’s life, the two former best friends embark on a spontaneous road trip from LA to Sac...

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
as Walter Childs
Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning 15 years before, during, and followi...

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
as Walt
In 1859, families discover the lure of the Old West as they settle in territories from Wyoming to Kansas. Meanwhile, a gruff cowboy soon finds himself...

Oppenheimer
2023
as Robert Serber
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Avenues
2019
as Max
On his 25th birthday, following the death of his brother, Max and his best friend Peter wander the wintry streets of Manhattan, contemplating life, li...

Avenues
2019
Writer, Director
On his 25th birthday, following the death of his brother, Max and his best friend Peter wander the wintry streets of Manhattan, contemplating life, li...

In a Relationship
2018
as Owen
Long-term couple Owen and Hallie are breaking up—or maybe not?—and just as their relationship reaches a turning point, Matt and Willa embark on a roma...

Sun Dogs
2017
as Ned Chipley
A man eager to serve his country but rejected by the Marines pairs up with a young runaway to form an unlikely team on a misguided adventure.

The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015
as Christopher Archer
In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners ...
Red State
2015
as Travis (voice)
Red State is a short film.

Wild Card
2015
as Cyrus Kinnick
When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play… and it's all or nothing.

Empire State
2013
as Eddie
After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mist...

The English Teacher
2013
as Jason Sherwood
Small-town Pennsylvania schoolteacher Linda Sinclair balances her staid home life with an incredible passion for her subject. Then a former star pupil...

The End of Love
2013
as Michael Angarano
Mark is a struggling actor stuck between the life he once knew and the one waiting for him. When the mother of his two-year-old son suddenly passes aw...

The Brass Teapot
2012
as John
When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to g...

Entry Level
2012
as Jake
About a guy who gets his heart broken by his girlfriend and now has to work one cubicle away from her at an ad agency.

Haywire
2011
as Scott
A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.

Red State
2011
as Travis
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more si...

The Art of Getting By
2011
as Dustin
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally,...

Ceremony
2010
as Sam Davis
Sam Davis convinces his former best friend to spend a weekend with him to rekindle their friendship at an elegant beachside estate owned by a famous d...

Gentlemen Broncos
2009
as Benjamin
A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.

The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
as Jason Tripitikas
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendar...

Black Irish
2007
as Cole McKay
In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While old...

The Final Season
2007
as Mitch Akers
True story of Kent Stock, who in the early '90s gives up a job and ditches his wedding plans to take over as head coach of the Norway High School base...

Snow Angels
2007
as Arthur Parkinson
Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at gettin...

Man in the Chair
2007
as Cameron Kincaid
The story of an aspiring young filmmaker's encounter with a grumpy fount of movie lore.

The Bondage
2006
as Charlie
An O.C. youth escapes an abusive home only to find himself entangled in the California Juvenile Justice system and a psychiatric ward.

The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'
2005
as Self
A short documentary showing the making of the movie 'Lords of Dogtown'.

One Last Thing...
2005
as Dylan Jameison
Sixteen-year-old Dylan is dying of cancer. When a charitable organization offers to grant Dylan his final wish, the teen has a surprising request: to ...

Sky High
2005
as Will Stronghold
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balan...

Lords of Dogtown
2005
as Sid
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of spor...

Dear Wendy
2005
as Freddie
In a blue-collar American town, a group of teens bands together to form the Dandies, a gang of gunslingers led by Dick Dandelion. Following a code of ...

The Dust Factory
2004
as Rocky Mazzelli
Ryan is a teenager who lacks the ability to speak. One day, Ryan falls off a bridge and he finds himself transported to a strange fantasy world where ...

Speak
2004
as Dave Petrakis
Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her ...

Seabiscuit
2003
as Young Red Pollard
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation...
Maniac Magee
2003
as Maniac Magee
An orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents arrives in a town divided with racial conflict.

Little Secrets
2001
as Philip
Emily is a plucky preteen who is entrusted with her young neighbors' most private and cherished secrets. Every Wednesday, Emily sets up a booth in her...

The Brainiacs.com
2000
as Matt Tyler
When a boy decides his father is spending too much time at work, he starts his own company and ends up buying a controlling interest in his father's c...

Almost Famous
2000
as Young William
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone ma...

Music of the Heart
1999
as Nick at 7
Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure
1999
as Nick
In this live-action musical comedy, Baby Huey, the lovable seven foot tall duckling, is taken in by a caring little boy named Nick and his kind but su...

Grace & Glorie
1998
as Bicycle Kid
When a lonely ex-New Yorker moves into the home of a rural senior to act as a hospice worker, the two initially couldn't seem to be less alike. Howeve...

River Red
1998
as Young Tom
Dave kills his alcoholic father to end the cycle of violence in the house. But when his little brother Tom confesses to the murder and goes to jail, D...

For Richer or Poorer
1997
as Sammy Yoder
Brad Sexton and his wife, Caroline, are wealthy New Yorkers with both marital and financial problems. The latter issue becomes a pressing matter when ...

Stranger in My Home
1997
as Drew
A famous female lawyer suspects that her client, a homeless transient, may in fact be a brother she lost many years ago.

I'm Not Rappaport
1996
as 3-Yr-old Cowboy
Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but still ...