Biography
Appealingly sleepy-eyed with a Keanu Reeves-like style of delivery, Michael Easton has the looks of a lost Baldwin brother.
Born in California to visiting Irish parents, Easton was educated at Irish and English prep schools before returning to the US for college. 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 …
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Career Milestones
| Born in California | ||
| Had recurring role on "Ally McBeal" (Fox) | ||
| Headlined the Showtime drama "Total Recall: The Series" | ||
| Raised in Ireland; educated in Ireland and England | ||
| Returned to US to attend college | ||
| Starred in syndicated adventure series "Two"; also co-wrote some episodes | ||
| Stopped performing to care for mother who had been diagnosed with cancer | ||
| Went through what he calls "a really destructive phase where I did a lot of alcohol and drugs" and was homeless | ||
1990 | Film debut, "Coldfire" | |
1990 | TV debut, played Tanner Scofield in the NBC daytime soap "Days of Our Lives" | |
1992 | Primetime TV debut, a special episode of the soap, "Days of Our Lives: One Stormy Night" (NBC) | |
1995 | Co-starred in Fox sci-fi series "VR.5" | |
1995 | Miniseries debut, "Judith Krantz's 'Dazzle'" (CBS) | |
1995 | Wrote, directed and starred in the short film "Daedalus Is Dead"; screen at film festivals | |
1997 | Was a regular on the short-lived Fox drama "413 Hope Street" | |
1997 | Wrote script for biopic of actor Montgomery Clift, tentatively titled "Monty" | |
2001 | Joined cast of the ABC soap "Port Charles" in dual role as a vampire and the creature's human twin, a priest | |