Michael Malarkey

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Michael Malarkey
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Malarkey in 2015
Born (1983-06-21) 21 June 1983 (age 40)
NationalityBritish-American
Alma mater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active2009–present
Known forEnzo St. John on The Vampire Diaries
Captain Michael Quinn on Project Blue Book
Spouse
(m. 2009)
Children2

Michael Karim Malarkey (born 21 June 1983) is a British-American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the role of Enzo St. John in the series The Vampire Diaries . [1] [2]

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Early life

Malarkey was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to Jim Malarkey an Irish American and Nadia Bushrui who has British, Palestinian and Italian origins, his grandfather was the famous Palestinian poet, Suheil Bushrui, who was the first Arab national to be appointed to the Chair of English at the American University of Beirut, a position he held from 1968 to 1986. [3] He is the oldest of three brothers and was raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio. In 2006, Malarkey travelled to England to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [4]

Personal life

Malarkey has been married to English actress Nadine Lewington since 2009; they have two sons, born in 2014 and 2019. They appeared together in one episode of Project Blue Book.

Career

Malarkey had his beginnings on the London stage appearing in various theatre productions including lead roles in Spring Storm by Tennessee Williams and Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O'Neill at Royal National Theatre, an adaptation of The Great Gatsby in the role of Jay Gatsby and in the Original London Company of Million Dollar Quartet in the role of singer Elvis Presley. [4] [5]

Malarkey also appeared in several film and television projects including recurring roles in series' Raw for Rte, Mr. Sloane with Nick Frost and in the leading role for The CW pilot The Selection before landing the role of Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John in season 5 of the television series The Vampire Diaries as a recurring character. [6] [7] [8] After gaining popularity with the viewing public, Malarkey's role was upgraded to a series regular starting in Season 6 and through the end of Season 8. [9] [2]

In 2017 he appeared as "Dizel" in Jean-Claude Van Johnson for Amazon Video, as "Sam Foster" in The Oath for Crackle and as "Cinch Barton" in film A Violent Separation .

Malarkey played the role of Captain Michael Quinn in Project Blue Book for The History Channel. [10]

As a musician, after two EPs in 2014 and 2015, he released his debut full-length record, Mongrels on 8 September 2017 accompanied by music videos for singles Uncomfortably Numb and Mongrels. [11] In January 2020, Malarkey released his second album, Graveracer.

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Good Morning RachelPeterShort film
2012Ghost in the MachineCowboyShort film
2013ImpiriosoBruno
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011CuriosityMilton LongEpisode: "What Sank Titanic?"
2012Dark Matters: Twisted But TrueN/A2 episodes
2013RawAnthony23 episodes 15 seasons
The Selection Prince MaxonUnsuccessful The CW pilot
2013–2017 The Vampire Diaries Lorenzo St. John Recurring role (season 5); main role (seasons 6–8)
2017 Jean-Claude Van Johnson Dizel1 episode
Slavi's Show HimselfTalk show
2018 The Oath Sam FosterRecurring role
2019–2020 Project Blue Book Captain Michael QuinnMain role
2021 Big Sky Deputy HarveyRecurring [12]
2022 Westworld Emmett3 episodes
Quantum Leap Cole1 episode
2023 Law & Order: Organized Crime Seamus O’Meara3 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRole
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition Havel/Dwarf/Herald's Rest Patron (voices)

Theatre

Discography

EP's
Singles
Studio albums

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