- Michael's ancestry is Finnish and Irish - 3/4 Finnish and 1/4 Irish, and is Canadian by birth.
- In 1993, he was nominated for two Gemini Awards for his leading role as Lee Cogan in Conspiracy of Silence as well as for his supporting role as Gus Pike in Road to Avonlea. He won for Conspiracy of Silence.
- Special skills: College Basketball, Hockey, Stage Combat, Fencing, Skating, Juggling, Swimming, Fishing and Water-skiing. Driving standard and automatic, Skidoo, small tractors, Working at excessive heights. Skilled in accents; British (Mid-land, London) Southern US, New York, Chicago, North Irish, Irish, Finnish and Newfoundland.
- His first work as a writer, director and co-producer, Sandstorm (2004), has won 29 awards worldwide, 11 of them for Best Picture
- Guest speaker at AvCon04 (Avonlea Convention) at Black Creek Pioneer village in Toronto, Ontario (July 2004)
- As of 2007, the film Sandstorm has garnered 29 awards.
- July 2009, Polaris 23, Toronto, Ontario as a guest speaker, and screening "Sandstorm". (July 2009)
- His ancestry is Finnish.
- North Bay Ontario, playing Stephano in "The Tempest" with fellow Road to Avonlea actors David Fox and Robert Collins (August 2005)
- March 2010, Comic Cons Toronto Comic Con March 26, 27 and 28 Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, ON. Canada. (March 2010)
- Acting and writing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (May 2006)
- Guest speaker at AvCon07 at Black Creek Pioneer Village. (July 2007)
- Acting and writing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (June 2001)
- July 2009, guest speaker at the Avonlea Convention at Black Creek Pioneer Village ,Toronto, Ontario. (July 2009)
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