Michael McMillian

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Michael McMillian
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McMillian in 2013
Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active1999–present

Michael McMillian 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.

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Early years

McMillian 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

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Out of Courage 2: Out for VengeanceKelly O'Rourke Short film
2004 Dorian Blues Dorian Lagatos
2007 The Hills Have Eyes 2 PFC David 'Napoleon' Napoli
2008DimplesHenry
2009 Imagine That Brock Pressman
GlockSmith & WessonShort film
2010Half-Dragon SanchezMichael Brandtley
2011Happy HourGregShort film
2013 Banshee Chapter James Hirsch
2016 The Tiger Hunter Winston
Man Rots from the HeadSheldonShort film
2017The ArrivalArthur

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 8 Simple Rules GuyEpisode: "Son-in-Law"
Firefly Young HopefulEpisode: "Shindig"
2003 Miracles Kevin KettridgeEpisode: "The Ghost"
2003–2005 What I Like About You Henry Gibson Recurring role (season 1), main (season 2), guest (season 3)
2005 Veronica Mars Pete ComisckyEpisode: "Weapons of Class Destruction"
Without a Trace Paul CartwrightEpisode: "Lost Time"
Marsha Potter Gets a Life TV film
2006 Big Love ChadEpisode: "A Barbecue for Betty"
Saved Harper SimsMain role
2007 Scrubs PatrickEpisode: "My Conventional Wisdom"
2008Small Town NewsDanielTV film
2008–2014 True Blood Steve NewlinRecurring role (season 1), Main (season 2, 5–6), Special Guest (Seasons 3-4, 7)
2009 The Mentalist Drew AbnerEpisode: "Red Scare"
Rockville CABrettEpisodes: "Are You Single", "Brett", "Lost in the Supermarket", "Yes, Yes, No, Yes"
2010 Beauty & the Briefcase Tom ReinhartTV film
The Whole TruthWalter WilliamsEpisode: "Judicial Discretion"
The Further Adventures of Edmund and PabloJamesTV short
2011 CSI: NY Neal CooperEpisode: "Party Down"
FuturestatesDr. SlateEpisode: "Beholder"
Love Bites Episode: "Keep on Truckin'"
2011–2015 Hot in Cleveland OwenRecurring role (seasons 2–6)
2012 House of Lies PaulEpisode: "Utah"
Emily Owens, M.D. BlakeEpisode: "Emily and... the Good and the Bad"
2015 Major Crimes Les DickerhoofEpisode: "Reality Check"
2015–16 Silicon Valley Aaron 'Double A' AndersonEpisodes: "Homicide", "Bachmanity Insanity"
2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Tim Recurring role
2016 Shameless TylerEpisodes: "Going Once, Going Twice", "Refugees"
Hawaii Five-0 Chris DaltonEpisode: "Waiwai"
NCIS David KemmonsEpisode: "Love Boat"
2017Micah the Asshole GhostJamesTV film
2018 NCIS: Los Angeles Donald JenkinsEpisode: "Reentry"
2023 9-1-1: Lone Star VicEpisode: "A House Divided"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2004 Men of Valor Hess
Fight Club Angel Face Ricky
2005 SWAT 4 Male Hostage #1 / Phone Caller #1
2012 Gangster Vegas Various

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