Michael Urie is a New York based actor whose theatrical credits have taken him from Dallas to Seattle, San Diego, Washington, DC, Austin and the Berkshires. He has worked on and Off-Broadway, in commercials and in independent films.

A recipient of the 2002 John Houseman Prize for excellence in classical theatre from the Julliard School, from which he holds an acting degree, Urie's classical credits include Shakespeare Othello,Titus Andronicus and A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Old Globe's Shakespeare festival, Romeo and Juliet for DC's Folger Theatre, Love's Labor's Lost for The Judith Shakespeare Company, Jacobean drama The Revenger's Tragedy for The Red Bull Theatre and The Roaring Girle at The Foundry and commedia del arte (The King Stag at Seattle Rep). He appeared in the world premiere of Love and Happiness at Barrington Stage in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts. When he was cast as Marc in Ugly Betty, Urie was playing a bearded geologist and getting blown away by Mt. St. Helens every night Off-Broadway in Phenomenon, at HERE performance space.

As a producer/co-director, he is currently in post production for Two Down, his documentary short focusing on high school speech and debate tournaments.