# Michael Angarano

Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor. 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), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Haywire (2011), The English Teacher (2013), Sun Dogs (2017), and Oppenheimer (2023). He has also appeared in the television series I'm Dying Up Here (2017–2018) and This Is Us. The latter earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as an Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2019.

## Early life

Angarano was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, to Michael and Doreen Angarano; he has two sisters and a younger brother. He is of Italian descent.
His family owns and operates the dance studio Reflections in Dance in Canoga Park, California. Angarano graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School.

## Career

In the late 1990s, Angarano was one of three finalists for the role of young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, but lost to Jake Lloyd.
Angarano played the 11-year-old version of William Miller in Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous in 2000.
In 2000, 12-year-old Angarano acted in Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family. The following year, he landed his first major film role in Little Secrets, opposite Evan Rachel Wood and David Gallagher. Three years later, he starred in the Nickelodeon TV-movie Maniac Magee. He played the lead role in 2005's Sky High alongside Kelly Preston, Kurt Russell, Danielle Panabaker, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Other film roles include parts in The Bondage, Black Irish, Man in the Chair, Snow Angels, The Final Season, One Last Thing..., The Forbidden Kingdom alongside Jackie Chan and Jet Li, Ceremony, The Brass Teapot, and Red State.
Angarano did not study martial arts before starring in The Forbidden Kingdom with Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Once cast he studied in China for eight hours a day for two weeks with action choreographer Woo-Ping Yuen. Over the seven months of shooting his skills and confidence grew. Angarano's fight scenes were filmed during the last 35 days of shooting.
On television, from 2001 to 2006, he had a recurring role on Will & Grace as Elliott, the son of Jack McFarland, a role he reprised in an episode of the show's 2017 reboot. In 2007, he appeared in four episodes of the show 24 as Scott Wallace, a teenager taken hostage by a terrorist. From 2014 to 2015, he played Dr. Bertram "Bertie" Chickering, Jr. on Cinemax's period drama The Knick. Angarano has also played Eddie Zeidel on the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here.

## Personal life

From 2005 to early 2009, Angarano was in a relationship with American actress Kristen Stewart. He then dated English actress Juno Temple from 2013 to 2016.
In September 2019, he confirmed his relationship with American actress Maya Erskine. On November 2, 2020, the couple revealed that they were engaged and expecting a child. Their son was born in 2021. The duo were married by early 2024. As of April 2024, the couple is expecting their second child, a girl.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Childhood's End | 1st Boy | Uncredited |
| 1996 | I'm Not Rappaport | 3-year-old Cowboy | |
| 1997 | For Richer or Poorer | Sammy Yoder | |
| 1998 | River Red | Young Tom | |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | Young Nick Tzvaras | |
| 1999 | Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure | Nick | |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Young William Miller | |
| 2000 | The Brainiacs.com | Matt Tyler | |
| 2002 | Little Secrets | Philip Lenox | |
| 2002 | The New Kid | Austin | |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit | Young Red Pollard | |
| 2004 | The Dust Factory | Rocky Mazzelli | Limited release |
| 2004 | Speak | David Petrakis | |
| 2005 | Dear Wendy | Freddie | Limited release |
| 2005 | Sky High | Will Stronghold | |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Sid | |
| 2006 | One Last Thing... | Dylan Jameison | Limited release |
| 2006 | The Bondage | Charlie | |
| 2007 | The Final Season | Mitch Akers | |
| 2007 | Man in the Chair | Cameron Kincaid | |
| 2007 | Snow Angels | Arthur Parkinson | |
| 2007 | Black Irish | Cole McKay | |
| 2008 | The Forbidden Kingdom | Jason Tripitikas | |
| 2009 | Gentlemen Broncos | Benjamin Purvis | |
| 2010 | Ceremony | Sam Davis | |
| 2011 | The Art of Getting By | Dustin Mason | |
| 2011 | Red State | Travis | |
| 2011 | Noah's Ark: The New Beginning | Townsman | Voice role |
| 2011 | Haywire | Scott | |
| 2012 | The Brass Teapot | John | |
| 2013 | The End of Love | Himself | Cameo |
| 2013 | The English Teacher | Jason Sherwood | |
| 2013 | Empire State | Eddie | |
| 2015 | Wild Card | Cyrus Kinnick | |
| 2015 | The Stanford Prison Experiment | Christopher Archer | |
| 2017 | Avenues | Max | Also writer/director/producer |
| 2017 | Sun Dogs | Ned Chipley | |
| 2018 | In a Relationship | Owen | |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Robert Serber | |
| 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 | Walter Childs | |
| 2024 | Sacramento | Rickey | Also director, writer and producer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Saturday Night Live | David Duchovny's son | Episode: "David Duchovny/Rod Stewart" |
| 1995 | New York News | | Episode: "Welcome Back Cotter" |
| 1997 | Stranger in My Home | Drew | TV movie |
| 1997 | Cybill | Timmy | Episode: "The Wedding" |
| 1998 | Another World | Steven Frame | Temporary: February 25 and 27, 1998 |
| 1998 | Grace and Glorie | Bicycle Kid | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Patrick Harper | Episode: "Stolen" |
| 1999 | As the World Turns | Matthew John "M.J." Dixon | |
| 1999 | Seven Days | Evan Hamilton | Episode: "For the Children" |
| 2000–2001 | Cover Me | Chance Arno | Main cast, 24 episodes |
| 2001 | Say Uncle | Nick | TV movie |
| 2001–2006, 2017 | Will & Grace | Elliot | Regular season 4; recurring seasons 3, 5–6, 8; special guest season 9 (14 episodes) |
| 2003 | Maniac Magee | Jeffrey Lionel Magee | TV movie |
| 2003 | My Life with Men | Ben | TV pilot |
| 2003 | ER | Zack | Episode: "The Greater Good" |
| 2004 | Less than Perfect | George Denton | Episodes: "The Crush", "Claude's 15 Minutes of Christmas" |
| 2005 | Summerland | Jeb Ekhart | Episodes: "Leaving Playa Linda", "Where There's a Will There's a Wave" |
| 2005 | Kevin Hill | Ethan Claypool | Episode: "Only Sixteen" |
| 2007 | 24 | Scott Wallace | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Entry Level | Jake | TV movie |
| 2014–2015 | The Knick | Dr. Bertie Chickering, Jr. | Main cast |
| 2014 | Drunk History | Walt Disney | Episode: "Hollywood" |
| 2017–2018 | I'm Dying Up Here | Eddie Zeidel | Main cast |
| 2017–2018 | Mom | Cooper | Episodes: "A Seafaring Ancestor and a Bloomin' Onion", "A Bear and a Bladder Infection" |
| 2018–2021 | This Is Us | Nick Pearson | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Dollface | Steve | Episode: "Beauty Queen" |
| 2020 | PEN15 | Greg | Episodes: "Play" and "Opening Night" |
| 2020 | A Teacher | Tinder Date | Episode 9 |
| 2022 | Minx | Glenn | Main role (season 1) |
| 2022 | Angelyne | Danny | Episodes: "Glow in the Drak Queen of the Universe" and "Pink Clouds" |
| 2024 | Laid | Richie | Main role |
| TBA | Margo's Got Money Troubles | Mark | Upcoming miniseries |