Trivia

Michael started his career as a still photographer. He has had pictures in many magazines around the world.

Michael started his movie career in casting. He became a producer in Sjelen's Speil (Soul's Mirror) when the writer/director Frode Graadahl needed a producer on the project.

Michael asked Åsmund Brede Eike to write the screenplay and direct Den Dagen (That Day) on the story he had written. Den Dagen (That Day) won the best screenplay & best actress Line Beck at the Woodengate international film festival. Den Dagen (That Day) came second as the best film in the same festival.

On Sjelen's Speil (Soul's Mirror) he meet actors Åsmund Brede Eike, Victoria Faale & Tony Llapi which he has worked with several times.

Den Dagen (That Day) is dedicated to his mom. She came to him with a song called "Den Store Dagen" by Benny Borg. She said that Michael should make a movie out of the song. Michael's mom passed away in 2015, so he decided to make a movie inspired by the song.

Brave is Michael's first film as a writer/producer & director..

Has the disease cluster headaches.

Is dyslexic, they didn't find out until he had to take his driver license at 18.

Uses a silver charm of a feather on a silver chain.

Has green eyes.

His favorite movie is The Green Mile.

Is good friends with Hollywood legend Max Kleven.

Has an older sister Siva. She works as a General Manager in the production company Michael R Productions that Michael started.

After seeing The Green Mile in the cinema, he told his fiancee that these are the types of films he want to make.

Was a DJ when he was in his teens.