Michael DeFilippis
Michael DeFilippis
BA (Hons) Professional Acting, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
AEA
He/HIm
Originally from Chicago, Michael is a Manhattan based actor, director and coach who is deeply passionate about actors and acting training. After receiving admittance into several of the top programs in the country, Michael accepted an invitation to attend The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) as one of seven Americans admitted into the full BFA program. He studied there for three years, working with some of the top practitioners in the world for theatre and television in a classical conservatory setting. Upon graduation, Michael moved to New York City where some of his selected credits include Con in Stupid F*cking Bird (Riverside Park, directed by Tom Costello), Hal in Henry IV Pts. 1 & 2 (with Stag and Lion at Trinity Theatre), and in the acclaimed NYC premier of George Kaplan (Bridge Production Group) at The New Ohio. He is the Artistic Director of New American Ensemble, a classical theatre company in New York with whom he has directed The Duchess of Malfi and The Brothers Karamazov. A close personal student of Brian McManamon, his audition technique has been honed at the highest levels and he has coached students to acceptances and matriculation at some of the most prestigious programs throughout the world.
