Michael Eklund Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for the 2015 Leo Award Best Lead Performance
• Originally studied painting before deciding to become an actor
• Quote: "What I do is try to play the role in a way that I haven't played before․ If I'm playing something where I'm revisiting something similar, then I try to attack it and approach it in a different way․"
• Quote: "I always think the darker the subject matter is the more humor it's going to need․ Because you need those moments as a breath of fresh air, to take the audience out of how drastic and intense it is․"
• Quote: "I never see my characters as psychopaths․ I see them as really crippled victims who just happen to do bad things․"
• Quote: "[on his role in the film "Ferocious"] "I like playing characters with internal problems․ So when I see a character like that it jumps out on me and I get all excited like a kid to figure him out․""
• Often takes on the role of sinister characters