Michael Izquierdo

Michael Izquierdo is an award-winning actor, director, and producer. He has appeared on TV and in such films as Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, Stephen King and J.J. Abrams's 11.22.63, Best Day of my Life with Sarah Jessica Parker, Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock, Equity, Meet Dave, Fireworkers, Heterosexuals, "Blue Bloods" and "Elementary." He has produced four feature films, the cult-favorite, The Weekend, the award-winning The Last Day of August, and international hit horror film, Antidote, all with multi-platform distribution. The award-winning, Fireworkers, is making the festival rounds. His production company, Sunnyside Films, has many projects in development. Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include The Liquid Plain at The Signature, King Lear at The Public, Go Back to Where You Are at Playwrights Horizons, New Jerusalem at CSC, Mother Courage with Meryl Streep, and The Miracle Worker, among others. He has an MFA from NYU Tisch's Graduate Acting Program. He has also produced and starred in the hit web-series iChannel (Fox), and numerous shorts and web-shows, and has directed music videos. His voice can be heard on many TV commercials, narrations, and networks. He is the founder of Sunnyside Films, and a native New Yorker - born and raised on the upper east side of Manhattan. He was born and raised in Manhattan.