MICHAEL BRAINARD
GRABBAG
to contact Michael,
click here.
TV
 THEATER
 WRITING
 WOODWORKING
FILM
 TRIVIA
Michael wrapped his role
as CIA Agent Alex Koris
on "American Heiress"
It's on Wednesday
nights on MyNetworkTV
as of Spring 2007.
Michael stars in
"Killing Ariel", a
psychological thriller
directed by David
Negron Jr and Fred
Calvert, distributed by
Shoreline Films.

















Orange County Weekly
O.C. WEEKLY THEATER
AWARDS 2002
Honorable Mentions:
Acting:
Jennifer Bishton: "Prophets
Profits and William Blake"
Mike Brainard: "Prophets
Profits and William Blake"
Gavin Carlton: "Prophets
Profits and William Blake"
 Michael  writes plays as
well as screenplays.
"A Murder of Crows"
and "Looking for Some
Posse" are two plays
written and directed by
Michael that have been
produced. his
screenplay, "Lookin'
For Some Posse" (2005)
was made into a short
film and is playing in film
festivals around the
world as well as
online. See him in it as
cowboy #3.
SOME PAST TV
APPEARANCES
CIRCUS OF THE STARS XVII
1992
GOOD MORNING AMERICA-
ALL MY CHILDREN ACTORS
1990
VICKI! -Vicki Lawrence show-
DAYTIME DRAMA ACTORS 1992
VICKI!-Vicki Lawrence show-
GUEST HOST 1992
FAITH DANIELS- SOAP OPERA
ACTORS 1991
GERALDO-Geraldo Rivera
show- DAYTIME ACTORS 1991
JENNY JONES- SOAP ACTORS
1990
Michael completed his
screenplay titled
" Way of the Wolf"
for information, see
CONTACT page
MICHAEL IS AN
ACCOMPLISHED
WOODWORKER
HE CREATES MOST OF HIS
FURNITURE PIECES FROM
SALVAGED WOOD-click this
to go to the furniture page.
Michael completed his
screenplay titled
"That Girl Who Rides With
Me"
for information, see
CONTACT page
Michael plays an Eagle
coach in Disney's
Invincible with Mark
Walberg and Greg
Kinnear
Neil Simon's Rumors
Nippin At Your Nose
Coal
Witness
Alice
Dangerous Liasons
guest artist CSC
Brighton Beach Memoirs
guest artist CSC
Click here to see more of
Mike's FURNITURE


This page is a mix of Mike:
theater, TV, film, acting, writing, woodworking, trivia, producing, etc.
Michael and Gavin Carlton
Michael and
Ken Kesey 1992
In 1993,  Michael Brainard
sang "Jingle Bells" with
Eric Close, Bridgette
Wilson, Sydney Penny,
and Nina Arvenson  (all
from Santa Barbara)  It
was on "The Holiday
Collection Volume I," a
Christmas CD. The MP
will be downloadable
soon but not thru this site.
Michael as "He" 2003
SOAP OPERA DIGEST
AWARDS NOMINEE
Young Male Lead Actor
1992
"Prophets Profit and
William Blake"
written by Joel Beers
Michael is a produced
playwrite
read a review of his play
"A Murder of Crows"
Santa Barbara
has played in over 40
countries since it went off
the air in the U.S. in 1993
see the list here!
Soap Opera Digest
March 3, 1992
Michael is a playwrite
read another review of
his produced play
"A Murder of Crows"
OC WEEKLY 2000
Michael Brainard’s intense
new drama is
character-driven, and
Brainard, who also directs,
does a fine job of
fleshing out his characters’
drives and secrets. Along the
way, his sharp
dialogue, spiked with humor
and the occasional
profundity, keeps
the viewer engaged.
(Rozanne Taucher)
A MURDER OF CROWS
Stages, 400 E.
Commonwealth,  Fullerton,
(714) 525-4484
"A Murder of Crows", a
play written by Michael
Brainard, was produced in
2000 and featured Brian
Kojac, Spider Madison,
Enci Takacs and Brandon
Pulieo
Michael was "HE" in Leonid
Andreyev's
"HE WHO GETS SLAPPED"
in Los Angeles in 2003.
He worked with a talented
cast of actors: Bonnie
Leigh, Stacey Martino, Brad
Whitfield, Steven
Lamprinos, Paul Mackley,
Matt Aston, Denny
Moynahan (a.k.a. King
Kukelele), Mike Martin, Matt
Tully, Sanya Shoeilevska
Henderson, Leif Lewis and
Roberto Lemmo. It was
directed by Gavin Carlton.
Michael
and
Enkidu
Michael in
"Killing Ariel"
See Michael as
Cowboy #3 in
"Lookin' For Some
Posse"here
Santa Barbara
international
http://www.santa-barbara.
ru/en/links.php
A Murder of Crows
KILLING
ARIEL
LOOKIN' FOR
SOME POSSE
Santa Barbara
Michael's short play he
wrote "Lookin' For Some
Posse" was produced on
stage in 2001 and was
made into a short film in
2005 with director Gavin
Carlton
Click here to go to POSSE
PAGE
Mike's chair as seen on
page one of the Calendar
section of the Los
Angeles Times on April
29, 2007. This
photograph of Kate Walsh
was taken at the ALCOVE
restaurant in Los Feliz.
Two of Mike's chairs sit
on the patio there.