Michael McMillian

Michael McMillian (born October 21, 1978) is an American actor and writer, known for his roles as Henry Gibson on What I Like About You, Steve Newlin on the HBO series True Blood, Owen on Hot in Cleveland and Tim in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. McMillian is also the creator and writer of a comic book, Lucid.

Michael McMillian
McMillian at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International
Born	(1978-10-21) October 21, 1978 (age 44) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer
Years active	1999–present

Early years

McMillian was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and grew up in Olathe, Kansas, attending Blue Valley Northwest High School through his second year. In 1995, McMillian transferred to Interlochen Arts Academy, where he studied acting, playwriting and screenwriting.^[1] He attended Carnegie Mellon University, where he was signed by an agent after a senior class showcase.^[2]

Career

 

McMillian in 2010

McMillian has acted in films and television shows and has contributed voice work to a number of video games. He garnered attention for his starring role in the independent film Dorian Blues, playing a young man struggling with his family's reaction to his coming out. He played Greg in the original pilot episode of Luis, but gave up the series in favor of making his then-recurring What I Like About You character, Henry Gibson, a regular. McMillian penned an episode during the third season of What I Like About You. He played the role of Harper in the TNT's Saved. His most recent film role was in Imagine That.

In 2009, McMillian wrote and created the magic-themed comic book mini-series, Lucid, for Before the Door Pictures and Archaia Studios Press. He is also co-writer of the second True Blood comic book series produced by IDW publishing and HBO. In 2010, he appeared opposite star Hilary Duff in the TV movie Beauty & the Briefcase, based on the novel Diary of a Working Girl by Daniella Brodsky.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Out of Courage 2: Out for Vengeance	Kelly O'Rourke	Short
2004	Dorian Blues	Dorian Lagatos
2007	The Hills Have Eyes 2	PFC David 'Napoleon' Napoli
2008	Dimples	Henry
2009	Imagine That	Brock Pressman
2009	Glock	Smith & Wesson	Short
2010	Half-Dragon Sanchez	Michael Brandtley
2011	Happy Hour	Greg	Short
2013	Banshee Chapter	James Hirsch
2016	The Tiger Hunter	Winston
2016	Man Rots from the Head	Sheldon	Short
2017	The Arrival	Arthur	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	8 Simple Rules	Guy	Episode: "Son-in-Law"
2002	Firefly	Young Hopeful	Episode: "Shindig"
2003	Miracles	Kevin Kettridge	Episode: "The Ghost"
2003–2005	What I Like About You	Henry Gibson	Recurring role (season 1), main (season 2), guest (season 3)
2004	Men of Valor	Hess (voice)	Video game
2004	Fight Club	Angel Face Ricky (voice)	Video game
2005	SWAT 4	Male Hostage #1 / Phone Caller #1 (voice)	Video game
2005	Veronica Mars	Pete Comiscky	Episode: "Weapons of Class Destruction"
2005	Without a Trace	Paul Cartwright	Episode: "Lost Time"
2005	Marsha Potter Gets a Life		TV film
2006	Big Love	Chad	Episode: "A Barbecue for Betty"
2006	Saved	Harper Sims	Main role
2007	Scrubs	Patrick	Episode: "My Conventional Wisdom"
2008	Small Town News	Daniel	TV film
2008–2014	True Blood	Steve Newlin	Recurring role (season 1), Main (season 2, 5–6), Special Guest (Seasons 3-4, 7)
2009	The Mentalist	Drew Abner	Episode: "Red Scare"
2009	Rockville CA	Brett	Episodes: "Are You Single", "Brett", "Lost in the Supermarket", "Yes, Yes, No, Yes"
2010	Beauty & the Briefcase	Tom Reinhart	TV film
2010	The Whole Truth	Walter Williams	Episode: "Judicial Discretion"
2010	The Further Adventures of Edmund and Pablo	James	TV short
2011	CSI: NY	Neal Cooper	Episode: "Party Down"
2011	Futurestates	Dr. Slate	Episode: "Beholder"
2011	Love Bites		Episode: "Keep on Truckin'"
2011–2015	Hot in Cleveland	Owen	Recurring role (seasons 2–6)
2012	House of Lies	Paul	Episode: "Utah"
2012	Emily Owens, M.D.	Blake	Episode: "Emily and... the Good and the Bad"
2013	Gangster Vegas	Various (voice)	Video game
2015	Major Crimes	Les Dickerhoof	Episode: "Reality Check"
2015–16	Silicon Valley	Aaron 'Double A' Anderson	Episodes: "Homicide", "Bachmanity Insanity"
2015–2019	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Tim	Recurring role
2016	Shameless	Tyler	Episodes: "Going Once, Going Twice", "Refugees"
2016	Hawaii Five-0	Chris Dalton	Episode: "Waiwai"
2016	NCIS	David Kemmons	Episode: "Love Boat"
2017	Micah the Asshole Ghost	James	TV film
2018	NCIS: Los Angeles	Donald Jenkins	Episode: "Reentry"

References

1. Christopher, Hearne Jr. (March 21, 2007). "Star in "Hills Have Eyes II" sees better things ahead". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 23, 2007.
2. Butler, Robert W. (March 18, 2007). "Olathe native moves into movies". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 23, 2007.

External links

• Michael McMillian at IMDb