Who is Michael Provost? Wiki Bio
Michael Provost was born in Atlanta, Georgia USA, on 24 January 1998 – his zodiac sign is Aquarius and he holds American nationality. Michael is an actor, who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the supporting character Brick Armstrong in the Netflix comedy thriller series “Insatiable” which starred Dallas Roberts, Debby Ryan and Christopher Gorham, and which is about a lawyer who becomes a beauty pageant coach to help a young girl being bullied by her peers.
Childhood and education
Michael was raised alongside his four brothers, two younger and two older, by their father who is the owner of a small store, and their mother who was teaching English language at a local high school. Michael is of Irish, Scottish and French Canadian descent.
He became interested in acting while attending elementary school, as he was a member of the school’s drama club, and played lead roles in several plays performed at school, while he continued practicing acting upon enrolling at a high school, when he also began appearing in plays performed at a local theatre.
Upon matriculation in 2016, Michael decided to focus on his acting career, and didn’t enroll at a college.
Career as an actor
Michael launched his acting career in 2011 when he portrayed Boy Prodigy in the short comedy film “Anonymous”, directed and written by Black Michael, and in the same year portrayed Boyd in the episode “Let’s Talk About Fast Girls” of the comedy series “Reed Between the Lines”, which was a hit as it won two awards and was nominated for five others.
In 2013, Michael was invited to portray the titular character “Columbus” in the eponymous short thriller movie, written and directed by Sean M. Robertson, which also starred Adam Boyer and Danielle Lily Shaw.
The following year saw him play Rick in the film “Hear No Evil” directed by Russ Parr, which is about a deaf high school student who, after receiving her new hearing implants realizes she can also hear the spirits of deceased people, and he also portrayed Reggie Jones in the movie “The Novice”, which follows a college graduate who begins working for a Korean crime organization. In 2015, Michael played Jock #2 in the action adventure comedy movie “Barely Lethal”, which starred the famous actors Jaime King and Samuel L. Jackson, and which follows a teenager working as a special ops agent who fakes her death in order to join a high school.
The same year also saw him appear in two short movies “Being Dexter” and “Memorial Day”.
In 2016, Michael portrayed Henry Barnes in the family comedy movie “Elbow Grease”, which was well received, and the following year saw him play Justin in the episode “Her Name Is Esther” of the historical action series “Six”, which starred Barry Sloane and Kyle Schmid, and which won two awards while it was nominated for one other. He went on to play Teen Lee Strobel in the biographical film “The Case for Christ”, Shannon in the romantic comedy film “#REALITYHIGH”, and Jason Spencer in the episodes “The Flitcraft Parable” and “A Very Special Onion” of the mystery thriller series “Chance”.
In 2018, Michael guest starred as Ben in the episode “Do Right, Vote White!” of the comedy series “Shameless”, which is still airing and is a huge hit in the USA as it has won 14 awards and been nominated for 66 others, including two Golden Globes.
In 2019, he starred as Henry in the family comedy movie “An Innocent Kiss”, written and directed by Jason Shirley, and which also starred R. Keith Harris and Whitney Goin, and he also played Nate Mifflin in the episode “Super Bad Boyfriend” of the crime fantasy series “Lucifer”.Two of his following roles were in the crime mystery movie “Saving Zoe” in which he portrayed Parker, and the drama series “All Rise” in which he appeared in a single episode as Paul Larson.
Michael has recently been cast to appear in the horror mystery movie “Fear Street 2”, and the comedy film “Most Guys are Losers” both set to be released in the second half of 2020.
Love life and relationships
Michael has been keeping the details of his love life hidden from the media’s attention, while it’s known that he has been receiving numerous messages on Instagram since he starred in the series “The Insatiable Star”. However, there are rumors circulating the internet that he has been dating his high school sweetheart for several years now, and that they met at a school play as both were cast to star in it. It is believed by many that they are also living together, but have been keeping their relationships quiet.
Another rumor has it that Michael is gay, which is one of the reasons why he hasn’t talked about any women he might have dated, and several of his fans have claimed to have seen Michael being rather too close to a man.
As Michael hasn’t commented on any of the rumors, he currently appears to be single, hasn’t married, and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Michael likes to spend his free time in nature, and his Instagram is filled with pictures taken at natural locations. As he’s also interested in social media networks, he is very active on Instagram and his account is followed by over 1.1 million people, while he’s uploaded over 110 pictures onto it.
He is physically active, as he has several training sessions at the gym each week, and is following a somewhat strict diet. Summer is his favorite season, as he is in love with the ocean and enjoys sailing. He also plays a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball and tennis.
Michael has his own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Robert De Niro, Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway, while some of his favorite movies are “Taxi Driver”, “Catch Me If You Can”, and “Les Miserables”.
Michael’s net worth and appearance
Michael’s net worth has been estimated at over $400,000 as of June 2020. His hair is blonde and his eyes are blue, while his height is 5ft 8ins (1.73m). Michael’s age is 22.