Michael Cassidy (actor)

Michael Cassidy
Born	(1983-03-20) March 20, 1983 (age 42) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Other names	Mike
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Laura Eichhorn ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	3

Michael Cassidy (born March 20, 1983) ^[1] is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Zach Stevens on The O.C. and as Tyler Mitchell on the TBS comedy Men at Work . He portrayed Jonathan Walsh on comedy People of Earth from the show's start in 2016 until its 2018 cancellation.

Early life

Cassidy was born in Portland, Oregon. ^[1] He graduated from La Salle High School in Milwaukie, Oregon, in 2001, ^[1] and graduated from the Two-Year Conservatory program at The New Actors Workshop in New York City in 2003.

Career

Cassidy is perhaps best known for his role as Zach Stevens throughout the second season of the television series The O.C. ; his character had an on-again/off-again relationship with Summer Roberts. ^[2] Cassidy also had a role in the 2006 film Zoom . ^[2]

In 2007, Cassidy played Cliff Wiatt in The CW television program, Hidden Palms . ^[2]

Cassidy joined the cast of Smallville , a television show based on the DC Comics' superhero Superman, in the series' seventh season, starring as the new editor of the Daily Planet , Grant Gabriel, a love interest of Lois Lane. In truth, he was Julian Luthor, the cloned and aged brother of Lex. ^[3] In the episode "Persona," Cassidy's character was shot dead, marking the end of his character's saga. Cassidy later returned to the Superman franchise portraying Jimmy Olsen in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . In the early 2000s, Cassidy auditioned for the role of Superman in the JJ Abrams-penned film Superman Flyby , which ultimately went unmade.

He played Charlie Hogan, the best friend of Megan Smith (JoAnna Garcia) in the first fourteen episodes of the television show Privileged . ^[2]

Cassidy then portrayed Tyler Mitchell on the TBS show Men at Work for three seasons.

Cassidy also had small roles in the film Argo , ^[1] and in The Guilt Trip , both in 2012.

On February 27, 2015, Cassidy joined the NBC workplace comedy pilot, Not Safe for Work, however, the pilot was passed on. ^[4]

Cassidy joined the TBS pilot People of Earth opposite Wyatt Cenac. It was picked up for series on January 7, 2016. ^[5] Cassidy played the charismatic and successful Jonathan Walsh, CEO of Walsh Media.

Personal life

In August 2006, Cassidy married girlfriend Laura Eichhorn, ^[6] whom he met in high school. They have three children.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Girl from Monday	Ted
	Dare	Johnny
2006	Zoom	Dylan West / Houdini
2012	Argo	Jordan's Analyst
	The Guilt Trip	Fake Andy	Uncredited
2015	Night of the Living Deb	Ryan Waverly	Also producer
2016	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Jimmy Olsen	Cameo
2017	The Stray	Mitch Davis
2018	Dog Days	Dr. Mike
	The Dare Project	Johnny
	Jingle Around the Clock	Max Turner
2020	Breaking Fast	Kal
2021	Army of the Dead	Sergeant Cassidy
2022	Hypochondriac	NP Chaz

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004–2005	The O.C.	Zach Stevens	Recurring role, 19 episodes
2007	Hidden Palms	Cliff Wiatt	Main role, 8 episodes
2007–2008	Smallville	Grant Gabriel	Recurring role, 7 episodes
2008–2009	Privileged	Charlie Hogan	Main role, 14 episodes
2010	Castle	Greg McClintock	Episode: "Anatomy of a Murder"
	The Pink House		Unsold pilot
2012	Happy Endings	Male Lead	Episode: "The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother"
	Are You There, Chelsea?	Jonathan	Episode: "Pilot"
	Scandal	Travis Harding	Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury"
2012–2014	Men at Work	Tyler Mitchell	Main role, 30 episodes
2013	Masters of Sex	Dr. Malcolm Toll	Episode: "Phallic Victories"
2015	Not Safe for Work	Dale	Unsold pilot
	Stalker	Brian Mitchell	Episode: "Love Kills"
2015–2016	The Magicians	James	4 episodes
2016	The Night Shift	Sam	4 episodes
2016–2017	People of Earth	Jonathan Walsh	Main role, 20 episodes
2018	Station 19	Peter	Episode: "Every Second Counts"
	The Guest Book	Tim	Episode: "Killer Party"
2019–2020	The Rookie	Caleb Wright	2 episodes
2020	Into The Dark	Tom	Episode: "Delivered"
2021	Mythic Quest	Peter Cromwell	Episode: "Backstory!"
2021–2025	Resident Alien	Dr. Ethan Stone	6 episodes
2022	Good Trouble	Asher	Recurring role, 7 episodes
2023	Waco: The Aftermath	Bill Johnston	5 episodes
	Fatal Attraction	Clay Bishop	2 episodes
2024	Found	Christian Evans	Recurring role
2025	Ballard	Aaron

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Rockville CA	Dax	2 episodes
2010	Blue Belle	Daniel	Episode: "A Dude in Vegas"
2012	CollegeHumor Originals	Robert	Episode: "Breaking Dawn Cheating Outtakes"
2014	Millennial Parents	Leo	Episode: "Tamed in the Man Cave"

References

1. Baker, Jeff (April 28, 2014). "18 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Portland". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
2. "Privileged - Cast - Michael Cassidy". The CW. Archived from the original on November 8, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
3. "Ausiello Report Exclusive: Smallville Snags Hidden Hunk". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
4. Andreeva, Nellie (February 27, 2015). "Michael Cassidy To Star In Aseem Batra Pilot, Sam Huntington In 'How We Live'". Deadline Hollywood .
5. Roots, Kimberly (January 7, 2016). "TBS Greenlights Wyatt Cenac Comedy People of Earth, From Greg Daniels". tvline.com.
6. "Michael Cassidy Joins "Smallville" Cassidy recently starred in the show Castle". televisionista.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 7, 2007. In real life, Portland-born Cassidy married girlfriend Laura Eichhorn last August

External links

• Michael Cassidy at IMDb