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Michael Alan Welch (born July 25, 1987) is an American television and film actor best known for the role of Luke Girardi on the television series Joan of Arcadia and for the role of Mike Newton in the films Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.
Life and career
Welch was born in Los Angeles, California, and his father is Protestant and his mother Jewish.
Welch is known for his role as the popular Mike Newton in The Twilight Saga film series. Although he auditioned for the part of Edward Cullen, he was cast in the role of Mike Newton. He's also well known for his role as Luke Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia, which ran for two seasons (2003–05).
Welch was cast in the series Z Nation on Syfy, which began airing in the fall of 2014. He also appeared in the 2014 film Boy Meets Girl, a romantic comedy which received many awards at LGBT film festivals in the U.S. and internationally.
Awards
- Los Angeles FirstGlance Film Festival (2011) • Won, Festival Award – Best Actor for Unrequited (2010) (Lucky Day Studios)
- FilmOut San Diego (2014) • Won, FilmOut Festival Award – Best Actor for Boy Meets Girl.
Welch is the recipient of two Young Artist Awards. His first was for his performance in the film Star Trek: Insurrection at the age of 10. The second was for his work as Luke Girardi on the Joan of Arcadia.
Personal life
Welch married Marissa Lefton in 2008. The couple separated in 2011, and jointly filed for divorce in California on February 14, 2013.
He married model girlfriend Samantha Maggio on Nov 5th, 2016.
Select filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Star Trek: Insurrection | Artim | |
| 2002 | "The Angel Doll" | Little Jerry Barlow | |
| 2006 | All the Boys Love Mandy Lane | Emmet | |
| 2008 | Twilight | Mike Newton | |
| 2008 | Archie's Final Project | Earl | |
| 2008 | The Coverup | Kevin Thacker | |
| 2008 | Day of the Dead | Trevor Cross | |
| 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Mike Newton | |
| 2010 | Unrequited | Ben Jacobs | |
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Mike Newton | |
| 2011 | Born Bad | Denny | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Mike Newton | |
| 2013 | Grace Unplugged | Quentin | |
| 2013 | Hansel & Gretel Get Baked | Hansel | |
| 2014 | Boy Meets Girl | Robby | |
| 2014 | Boys of Abu Ghraib | Pits |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Frasier | Young Niles | Episode: "Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name" (Season 5, Episode 10) |
| 1998–99 | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Michael Rush | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Jesse | Gabe | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | The X-Files | Trevor | Episode: "Badlaa" (Season 8, Episode 10) |
| 2001 | Malcolm In The Middle | Josh | Episode: "New Neighbors" (Season 2, Episode 13) |
| 2003 | Stargate SG-1 | Young Jack | Episode: "Fragile Balance" (Season 7, Episode 3) |
| 2003–05 | Joan of Arcadia | Luke Girardi | Main role, 45 episodes; Young Artist Award winner |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Daniel Potter - 1972 | Episode: "Honor" (Season 3, Episode 8) |
| 2006 | NCIS | Kody Meyers | Episode: "Bait" (Season 3, Episode 18) |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Scott Heston | Episode: "Pretend" (Season 8, Episode 21) |
| 2008 | The Riches | Ike | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Syd Pearson | Episode: "JJ" (Season 6, Episode 2) |
| 2011 | Bones | Norman Hayes | Episode: "The Feet on the Beach" (Season 6, Episode 17) |
| 2013 | Grimm | Jake Barnes | Episode: "One Night Stand" (Season 3, Episode 4) |
| 2014–15 | Z Nation | Mack Thompson | Main role |
| 2015 | Scandal | Officer Newton | Episode: "The Lawn Chair" (Season 4, Episode 14) |
| 2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Kevin Heller | Episode: "The List" (Season 1, Episode 18) |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Kyle Erikson | Episode: "St. Lucifer" (Season 1, Episode 11) |
| 2016 | The Catch | Teddy Seavers | Episode: "The Ringer" (Season 1, Episode 7) |
| 2016 | Another Period | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Episode: "Roosevelt" (Season 2, Episode 5) |