Michael Worth

Michael Troy Worth (born January 13, 1965) is an American actor, martial artist, screenwriter, and director.

Early life

Born in Philadelphia in 1965, Worth is from German and Delaware Indian Native American heritage. As a child, he grew up near the Chesapeake Bay before moving to Northern California with his parents. At the age of 11, he directed his first film titled The Tire with a super 8mm camera he had spent his allowance on. He continued making short films and experimental video projects during his youth including The Toad Warriors and The Berkeley Junk Food Massacre.[1][2]

Career

Sometime later, he moved to Los Angeles, and earned a handful of bit parts in film and television including Pacific Blue and Alien Nation. He lived with his dog in his truck for six months in Venice, California while trying to save money. Surviving on odd jobs and construction work, Worth accepted small parts and worked as a martial arts trainer for George Lazenby.

His first leading role was in the independent action film Final Impact. Variety magazine labeled him a "promising newcomer". Signed to several films with PM Entertainment, he worked through a series of low-budget films before landing the role of "Tommy" on the TV series Acapulco H.E.A.T..[3] He was also one of the front-runners for the role of Robin in Batman Forever, although the role ultimately went to Chris O'Donnell. Worth ended up having a cameo alongside O'Donnell in one of the film's fight scenes. He also appeared in "The Storytellers" alongside Tippi Hedren.[4]

In 2004, he wrote and directed a micro-budget experimental film, titled Killing Cupid. It earned him a Best Director nomination at the Action On Film Film Festival in 2005 as well as "Best Fiction Film" at the "Hollywood Documentary and Fiction Film Festival" in 2006. He continued to act in a variety of small independent films while honing his skills as a filmmaker, ghostwriting for film and television, as well as directing second unit. Worth wrote the screenplays for and starred in the psychological thriller/western film Dual (2005) and the sci-fi/horror film Devil On The Mountain (2006). He also appeared in an episode of the CBS sitcom The King of Queens in 2005.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1985 The Legend of Billie Jean Surfer Uncredited
1987 Teen Wolf Too Teen in crowd
1992 Final Impact Danny Davis
1992 Street Crimes Tony
1993 To Be the Best Eric Kulhane
1995 Fists of Iron Dale Hartwell
1997 Sue Man in Gallery
1999 The Storytellers Kristopher Krengle
1999 The Contract Detective McGuiness
2001 U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force Lt. Casey Sheppard
2002 Essence of Echoes FBI Agent Kyle McShinsky
2003 Ghost Rock John Slaughter Also writer
2005 Lethal Eugene Uncredited
2005 Killing Cupid Cupid / Marion Also writer and director
2005 The Nowhere Man Suicidal Pilot Also producer
2005 Demon Hunter Cop
2006 Sasquatch Mountain Vin Stewart Also writer
2006 Left in Darkness Celia's Father
2008 God's Ears Noah Connely Also writer and director
2008 Dual Luke Twain Also writer
2010 Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen Michael Also writer and director
2011 Fort McCoy Drunk Soldier Also co-director
2011 Girls! Girls! Girls! Ben
2012 Complacent Eugene York
2012 West of Thunder Kippy
2012 Rise of the Dinosaurs Professor Roxton
2014 Flim: The Movie Himself
2015 Seeking Dolly Parton Josh Also writer and director
2016 Catfish Blues Dylan's dad Also writer
2017 Broken Memories Buck Also writer and director
2017 Their Killer Affair Their Killer Affair
2018 Lafayette Jack
2019 Apple Seed Prince Also writer and director
2020 Gunfight at Silver Creek Carl Macgregor
2022 The Butterfly Guard Tyler Bowie Also director

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993–1995 Acapulco H.E.A.T. Tommy 22 episodes
1995 The John Larroquette Show Uri Episode: "Wrestling Matches"
1995 Marker Clint Episode: "From Russia Without Love"
1995 Diagnosis: Murder Pvt. Hansen Episode: "All American Murder"
1997 Suddenly Susan Underwear Model Episode: "I Didn't Write This"
1997, 1998 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vampire 2 episodes
1998 Conan the Adventurer Drakk Episode: "Homecoming"
1998 Pacific Blue Mike Thacker Episode: "Overkill"
1999 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Sergeant Schilling Episode: "Don't Follow the Leader"
2005 The King of Queens Owen Episode: "Ice Cubed"
2005 The Closer Jason Murphy Episode: "You Are Here"
2006 Twenty Good Years Frank Episode: "Jeffrey's Choice"
2006 The Unit Second Man Episode: "Silver Star"
2009 War Wolves Jake Gabriel Television film; also writer/director
2009 Desperate Housewives Self Defense Instructor Episode: "What Would I Think of Suicide?"
2011 CSI: NY Lucius Woods Episode: "Life Sentence"
2011 Jabberwock Alec Television film

References
  1. "Interview with Michael Worth". 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. "Profile: Michael Worth". Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  3. Cornfield, Jim (2019-11-11). Environmental Portraiture: A Complete Guide to the Portrait Photographer's Most Powerful Imaging Tool. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-38647-6.
  4. Pitts, Michael R. (2012-12-13). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0090-1.
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