Michael DeFilippis
Michael DeFilippis
BA (Hons) Professional Acting, London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art
He/Him
AEA
Originally from Chicago, Michael is a Manhattan-based actor, director and coach who is deeply passionate about actors and acting training. His selected New York credits include Con in Stupid F*cking Bird (Riverside Park, directed by Tom Costello), Hal in Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 (Stag and Lion, Trinity Theatre), and the acclaimed NYC premiere of George Kaplan (Bridge Production Group, The New Ohio).
He is the Artistic Director of New American Ensemble, a classical theatre company in New York with whom he has directed The Duchess of Malfi and The Brothers Karamazov. A close personal student of Brian McManamon, Michael has honed his audition technique at the highest levels and has coached students to acceptances and matriculation at some of the most prestigious programs throughout the world.
