The average person may recognize Mike Doyle from his current roles on NBC's New Amsterdam and Showtime's City on a Hill. However, we know that you, Frameline aficionado and lover of cinema, automatically recognized him as the Writer and Director of 2019's Sell By - which had it's US premiere at Frameline and then traveled the festival circuit garnering major awards along the way, including best feature, best screenplay, and best director. Sell By was released in the US this April under the title Almost Love. It stars Kate Walsh, Scott Evans, Augustus Prew, Michelle Buteau, and Patricia Clarkson. Sell By was Mike's second showing at Frameline. He also appeared in Gayby at Frameline36 in 2012.

Mike most recently directed The Chase, a short film written by Nick Jandl, his producing partner. Mike is veteran actor, with years of experience in film and television, working with greats like Clint Eastwood, Karyn Kusama, Richard LaGravenese, Nancy Savoca, & Martin Campbell, to name a few.

Mike has generously donated 30 minutes of his time to talk about a wide range of topics, including what it takes to be a film and TV actor, how to transition from actor to commanding roles behind the camera, and how he unplugs after the demands of the entertainment industry.

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Mike Doyle attended the Juilliard School as a member of the Drama Division's Group 27 (1994-1998).

On the set of Oz, Doyle met George Morfogen, whom he would cast in Shiner, a short film written, produced and directed by Doyle that debuted at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Doyle also wrote and produced the 2003 limited-release film Cutter and also appeared as Jamie Perse, a small-time crook, in the 1996 television miniseries Titanic (also starring Peter Gallagher and Catherine Zeta-Jones).

Doyle played Lt. Cmdr. Tom Palatonio in the 2005 action film Phantom Below. His death in the season 10 finale of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ended a successful six-year run as forensic tech Ryan O'Halloran on the show. He guest starred on episodes of Criminal Minds and In Plain Sight.

He appeared alongside Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart in 2010's Rabbit Hole. In 2011, the feature film Union Square, co-written and directed by Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Award Winner Nancy Savoca, was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, which starred Mira Sorvino, Patti Lupone, Michael Rispoli and Tammy Blanchard. He also starred in The Orphan Killer as Marcus Miller Sr. in 2011. He then joined the cast of A Gifted Man as Victor Lantz, an anesthesiologist. He had a recurring role in the 2012 ABC television series 666 Park Avenue.

In 2014, he portrayed songwriter and record producer Bob Crewe in the film of the hit musical Jersey Boys, based on the story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons. He also appeared in the music video "I Wanna Get Better" by Jack Antonoff's band Bleachers, alongside Retta. In 2016 Doyle starred as Greg Forrest in the psychological thriller Amy Makes Three.

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