Michael Paul King

Michael Paul King

Michael Paul King can be seen acting opposite Julia Roberts as the famous 70s talk show host Mike Douglas in the STARZ limited series, Gaslit (also starring Sean Penn). He has recently received several Film Festival nominations (and one win) for his performance as Nate Henderson in the film Sitting Duck. Michael is a multi-award winning theater actor and a recipient of the Morton Brown Scholarship in Drama from The University of Texas. During this time he was also the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band, December, and the host of a late night local cable music program. After moving to Hollywood, he wrote for television and produced ancillary content for countless major motion pictures and high-profile television shows. Returning to acting, he has since studied with The Groundlings, The Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), and legendary multi-Golden Globe / Emmy / Academy Award nominated actor, James Caan. He has starred in numerous short films in recent years but has found his best success in many national commercials for Kohl's, Heineken, Boost Mobile, Dish Network, and Skechers, among others. His highest profile commercial for Wayfair features Michael in a James Bond style parody ran on major outlets for several years. He is a proud recipient of Society for Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) Voice Arts Award for Best Voiceover for work he performed for Netflix. The Amazon Prime movie Come Into Your Own marks Michael's first co-staring role in a feature-length film.
Michael Paul King

Movies

Axegrinder 5: Blood Vengeance
Freddy Palmer breaks out of his restraints inside the illegal laboratory where he is being experimented on, and kills his captors before returning to his woods. Cassie Johnson was blamed for Freddy's murders and has been in an institution for the criminally insane. She breaks out and hides with an all female punk rock band. Cassie convinces the band of her innocence and they join her quest back to the woods to stop Freddy from ever killing again. There they are joined by Belinda, whose twin sister was killed by Freddy a year ago. Freddy goes on another killing spree, cutting up drifters and rangers until Cassie and her surviving friends attack him in a brutal final confrontation that is certain to see a great deal of blood and guts spilled.
Axegrinder 4: Souls of Blood
When a social worker takes a group of non-violent criminals to the woods as a progressive rehabilitation program that will get them a reduced sentence for their crimes, it seems like she has thought of everything and nothing can go wrong. But Freddy Palmer is an insane killer who wears a mask and likes to chop up every person he sees with his trusty axes, and he is back in these woods.