Michael Vlamis (born March 27, 1990) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his role as

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in ''Roswell, New Mexico''. Vlamis made his feature directorial debut with his psychological thriller, ''Crossword''.

Early life and education

Vlamis was born on March 27, 1990, in

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. He is of Greek, Serbian and Lebanese ancestry. Vlamis moved to

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to attend

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, 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.

Career

Vlamis began his career in marketing for Modify Watches. He made his television debut in an episode of ''

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'' 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. 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

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, titled ''Blue Side Park.'' The screenplay was later added to the 2019

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, a survey of "most-liked" unproduced film scripts. Vlamis appeared alongside

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in the 2020 film, ''5 Years Apart'', which was his first produced feature film. In 2022, he made his feature directorial debut with ''Crossword'', a psychological thriller he also wrote, produced, and acted in.

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's company, Artists For Artists, acquired the film to handle sales.

Personal life

Vlamis resides in

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

1990 births Chapman University alumni American people of Greek descent Male actors from Chicago Living people {{US-tv-actor-1990s-stub