Michael Vlamis

Michael Vlamis (born March 27, 1990) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his role as Michael Guerin in Roswell, New Mexico. Vlamis made his feature directorial debut with his psychological thriller, Crossword.^[1]

Michael Vlamis
Born	(1990-03-27) March 27, 1990 (age 35) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Chapman University (BS)
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter
Years active	2009-present
Partner	Aurora Perrineau

Early life and education

Vlamis was born on March 27, 1990, in Chicago, Illinois. He is of Greek, Serbian and Lebanese ancestry. Vlamis moved to California to attend Chapman University, where he starred as a third baseman on the varsity baseball team. Off the diamond, "V-Man" earned a Bachelor of Science degree in entrepreneurship.^[2]

Career

Vlamis began his career in marketing for Modify Watches. He made his television debut in an episode of New Girl and began acting in short films. He appeared in MemE! True Hollywood Story, a short film he wrote that won the 2017 Snapchat Shorts contest, a competition for short films under 120 seconds in length.^[3][4] After quitting the marketing world in 2017 to drive for Uber and focus on writing, Vlamis booked the lead role of Michael Guerin in the CW's Roswell, New Mexico. In 2019, Vlamis co-wrote a biopic about the life of late rapper Mac Miller, titled Blue Side Park. The screenplay was later added to the 2019 Black List, a survey of "most-liked" unproduced film scripts.^[5][6][7] Vlamis appeared alongside Chloe Bennet in the 2020 film, 5 Years Apart, which was his first produced feature film.^[8] In 2022, he made his feature directorial debut with Crossword, a psychological thriller he also wrote, produced, and acted in. Kenan Thompson's company, Artists For Artists, acquired the film to handle sales.^[1]

Personal life

Vlamis resides in West Hollywood, California.^[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Spiral	Ryan
2020	5 Years Apart	Sammy	Also producer
2021	The Resort	Sam
2024	Crossword	James	Also writer, director, and producer
2026	The Odyssey	TBA	Filming
TBA	Pools	Michael	Post-production; also executive producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Two Close	Trevor Matthews	Television film
2013	New Girl	Hipster Jerkwad	Episode: "Tinfinity"
2013	Heartbreak High, USA	Student/Cool Guy	Miniseries; 1 episode
2015	Narratives		1 episode
2016	Us Too	Rex
2017	VlamCarter	Michael / Tommy Salami / Mike	Miniseries; also writer, director, and producer
2018	Every Other Weekend		TV series; 1 episode
2019–2022	Roswell, New Mexico	Michael Guerin	Main role