Michael was cast as "Ben Trueman" in the BBC1 smash hit comedy Hotel Babylon during the seven-month run of Elmina's Kitchen. In the first series he would film during the day and a car would drop him to the theatre to perform in the evenings.
Michael's second novel Vivian's Couch was published in 2015.
Michael is also an author. He released his first novel Black Shoes in 2009, and it was re-published in 2014 as Black Shoes: Reality Check.
Michael was expelled from high school at 15, the year before his GCSE's. Despite being the author of two critically acclaimed novels he never completed his formal education.