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Michael Paul King

Michael Paul King

Actor·b. 1969·Mt. Holly, New Jersey - USA

6 horror credits

Michael Paul King is a multi-award winning theater actor and a recipient of the Morton Brown Scholarship in Drama from The University of Texas. During this time he was also the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band, December, and the host of a late night local cable music program.

Michael can be seen acting opposite Julia Roberts as the famous 70s talk show host Mike Douglas in the STARZ limited series, Gaslit (also starring Sean Penn). He has also starred in numerous short films accompanied by several Film Festival Acting Award nominations and wins, but has found his highest profile success in many national commercials for Wayfair, Kohl's, Heineken, Boost Mobile, Dish Network, and Skechers, among others. He is also the proud recipient of Society for Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover for work he performed for Netflix.

On stage, Michael has starred in countless productions but was most recently seen as Ebenezer Scrooge in the Long Beach Playhouse’s annual production of A Christmas Carol.

Actor6 films

We're Not Them

We're Not Them

Teach

2026
Nightmare in Argus

Nightmare in Argus

Fred Smith

2024
Mother Goose's Scary Tales

Mother Goose's Scary Tales

Nate Henderson (segment: Sitting Duck)

2024
The Once and Future Smash

The Once and Future Smash

TV News Anchor / Radio News Anchor

2022
Axegrinder 5: Blood Vengeance

Axegrinder 5: Blood Vengeance

2022
Air Disturbance

Air Disturbance

Rob

2014