Michael Brainard

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Michael Brainard
Born (1965-11-23) November 23, 1965 (age 58)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present

Michael Scott Brainard (born November 23, 1965) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Joey "Jake" Martin on the ABC soap opera All My Children (1988 to 1991, 1994 and 1995) and Ted Capwell on the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara (1991 to 1993).

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Early life

Brainard was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and raised in Laguna Hills. His father was a Los Angeles firefighter and his mother was an accountant. He has one sibling, an older sister. After graduating from Laguna Hills High School, Brainard attended California State University, Fullerton. He studied acting at Pacific Christian College, the School of Performing Arts in Costa Mesa, and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles. During his college years, he performed in productions of Mister Roberts, Fiddler on the Roof , Front Page, Flowers for Algernon, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . [2]

Prior to beginning his role on All My Children , he worked at Bennigan's in Costa Mesa. He also had a temporary job unloading furniture for Levitt's furniture store. [1]

Career

Brainard made his television debut on an episode of Divorce Court . [2] He auditioned for the role of David Rampal on All My Children (which went to Trent Bushey), but instead landed the role of Joey Martin (later renamed Jake Martin). Brainard first appeared on screen in the Thanksgiving episode in 1988, then returned in 1989. [3] He relocated from California to New York, where the show was filmed. He didn't enjoy living in New York or the writer's characterization of Joey. He stayed with the show until his contract ended in 1991. [1] [3] [4] He received a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Leading Actor for his role on All My Children in 1991. [2]

In October 1991, he joined the cast of Santa Barbara as Ted Capwell. The role had previously been played by Todd McKee. [2] [5] Brainard played the role until the show's final episodes aired in January 1993. He appeared as himself on Circus of the Stars in 1992. [6]

After the cancellation of Santa Barbara, he made return appearances to All My Children in 1994 and 1995. [4] Brainard guest starred on Silk Stalkings in 1994 and Family Law in 2000. [7] He had roles in the films Toi and Poochie and Invincible. [8] [9]

On stage, Brainard has appeared as a guest artist at Culver-Stockton College. He starred as Valmont in a 2002 production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. He returned in 2005 to star in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs . Brainard has also written and directed two plays, A Murder of Crows and Lookin' for Some Posse. [7]

In 2007, Brainard returned to television, starring as Alex Koris on the MyNetworkTV series American Heiress . [3] He played Rick in the 2008 horror film Killing Ariel and also appeared in The Onion Movie . [10] [7] In 2011, Brainard had a role in Gregori J. Martin's film Sebastian. [11] In 2015, he co-starred with his former Santa Barbara castmate Robert Fontaine in Mi America , a drama about a hate crime. [12]

From 2020 to 2021, Brainard played Coach on the web series Duke and Dammit. [13] In 2020, he wrote and co-produced the 13-part audio series The Ernie Pyle Experiment! for WFIU radio. The series celebrates the life of journalist Ernie Pyle. [14]

Personal life

Brainard has a side career as a woodworker. In 2007, one of his pieces was featured on the cover of the Los Angeles Times calendar section, in a photo of actress Kate Walsh. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Toi and PoochieBarry
Bad ManSheriff Paul RallShort film

Also producer

2005Lookin' for Some PosseCowboy No.3Short film

Also producer and writer

2006 Invincible Eagles Coach No.4Credited as Michael S. Brainard
2008Killing ArielRick
The Onion Movie White Black Guy PolicemanCredited as Mike Brainard
2011SebastianPatrolman
2015Mi AmericaTom Anderson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988–1991; 1994; 1995 All My Children Joey Martin Contract role; Guest appearances
1991–1993 Santa Barbara Ted Capwell Contract role

172 episodes

1992 Circus of the Stars and Sideshow HimselfTelevision special
1994 Silk Stalkings Parker JonesEpisode: "Killer Cops"
2000 Family Law Dr. GreeneEpisode: "Necessity"
2007 American Heiress Alex Koris18 episodes

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020–2021Duke and DammitCoach7 episodes
2021Public HealthStewart

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