Michael A. Blank

Michael A. Blank is an American actor born and raised in the Midwest. He attended Butler University on an Army ROTC scholarship and has a bachelor's degree in business administration. After fulfilling his three-year active Army obligation, he began a 24-year career with a major pharmaceutical company working in sales and sales management throughout the United States. While working in the corporate sector Michael continued to serve in the Army Reserves. In 2006 with 25 years of total service, He retired from the Army at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. With the encouragement of his wife Sheley, he took a great leap of faith and stepped far outside of his comfort zone. In his early fifties, Michael started to pursue something totally different, acting.

Seven years later, Mike told everyone that assisted and mentored him, being an actor was the experience of a lifetime. A chance to do and see things others only dream of. The journey would not have been possible without the mentoring of Peggy Sheffield (The greatest acting coach since Lee Strasberg), and the wonderful agent Katie Roland. Last and not least, the World's Best Wife Sheley who when Mike asked, "What would you say if I wanted to be an actor?" did not fall on the floor and burst into uncontrolled laughter. Driving home from spending a week on an Apple TV set as a featured extra, he came to understand the journey had run its course. Having been a professional working actor since 2016, reality set in. He will always be on the acting "D List". Instead of foolishly dreaming of being an A lister with fame and fortune, Mike chooses to be so grateful that his third career progressed farther than 90% of the actors who ever tried their hand in this business. Now it is time for him to set sail for career number four with destinations still unknown...