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Michael Curran-Dorsano

Michael Curran-Dorsano

Sharkey & Co (Main agency)
Simon Sharkey
+44 20 7287 1923
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About me

American. EU/UK work eligible. Based in Belfast. Juilliard trained. Highlights include 5 seasons recurring on TNT’s The Last Ship, lead in the Lyric Theatre’s Richard III, and over 15 audiobooks with Harper Collins and Scholastic. Facility with dialects, fluent French, motion capture experience. Physical theatre actor with tap and dance experience. Singer, with moderate mandolin and bass guitar skills. Both classical and contemporary actor training.

Information

Acting age
32-42 years
Year of birth
1990 (36 years)
Place of birth
United States
Height (cm)
170
Eye color
blue-green
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Long
Place of residence
Belfast (GB)
Housing options
Dublin (IE), Chicago (US), Paris (FR), Minneapolis (US), New York (US), Rome (IT), Berlin (DE), Atlanta (US), Los Angeles (US)
Nationality
Luxembourger, American
Languages
English(native)French
Dialects
Standard American English(native dialect)American Southern EnglishCanadianDublinEstuary EnglishIrish accentLondonMinnesota English(native dialect)New York EnglishRPScottishStandard British EnglishTexan EnglishYorkshire
Accents
AmericanEnglishIrishother
Instruments
Bass guitarMandolinTrumpetTenor horn
Sport
Fencing (stage)
Dance
ChoreographyMusical theaterTap dance
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Dancer, Motion capture actor, Musical actor, Singer, Theater actor
Singing
BluesFolkJazzMusicalScat singingSwingfolk song
Pitch
Baritone, Tenor
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2008 – 2012
The Juilliard School

Other professional training

2019 – 2020
NUI Galway

Awards

Audiofile Earphones Award (Narrator)
Audiofile Earphones Award (Narrator)
2025
Crystal Palace Best Feature (Cinema film)
2024
Dances With Films ‘24 Audience Award (Feature film)
2023
NYTVF Best International Pilot - Compound Fractures (TV series)

Film

Mutant Year Zero (Feature film)
Pripp (SUP) Haz Dulal Producer: Hazmation
2024
The Man Who Saved The Internet With A Sunflower (Feature film)
Rick Burr (SUP) Emil Ben-Shimmon
2022
Tuesday Traders (Feature film)
Cyril (SUP) Luke Corcoran

Television

2024
Galaxy Dance (TV event)
Blue/Commentator (EFR) Ultan Courtney Producer: Hazimation Distribution: BBC3 Written by: Ultan Courtney
2022
Compound Fractures - Pilot (TV series)
Leading Role Jonathan Kesselman Written by: Rob Kutner
2014 – 2018
The Last Ship (TV series)
Lt. Gator (EFR) Jack Bender Producer: TNT Distribution: HBO, Amazon, Hulu, TNT Written by: Steve Kane

Theater

2024
Richard III (Drama)
Hastings (LR) Oisín Kearney Producer: Jimmy Fay Theater: The Lyric Theatre, Belfast Casting Director: Clare Gault Written by: William Shakespeare
2024
Granny Jackson’s Dead (Other)
Chad (SUP) Zoe Seaton Producer: Big Telly Theater: Big Telly
2019
Stinkers (Drama)
Calvin (SUP) Sarah Rasmussen Theater: The Jungle Theater
2019
Small Mouth Sounds (Drama)
Ned (LR) Lauren Keating Theater: The Jungle Theater
2017 – 2018
A Christmas Carol (Drama)
Young Scrooge/Bob Cratchit (LR) Lauren Keating Theater: Guthrie Theater
2013 – 2014
Brighton Beach Memoirs (Drama)
Stanley (LR) Steve Woolf Theater: Rep. Theater of St. Louis
2012
The World In The Moon (Drama)
Eccliticco (LR) Orlando Pabotoy Theater: The Juilliard School
2011
All My Sons (Drama)
Chris (LR) Harris Yulin Theater: The Juilliard School
2011
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Drama)
Lysander (LR) Becky Guy Theater: The Juilliard School
2010
The Seagul (Drama)
Trigorin (LR) Becky Guy Theater: The Juilliard School
2010
The Girl From Maxim's (Drama)
Coringion (SUP) Moni Yakim Theater: The Juilliard School
2010
Golden Boy (Drama)
Joe Bonaparte (LR) Danny Gold Theater: The Juilliard School