J. Michael Finley

J. Michael Finley is an American actor and singer who began singing and acting in school and community theater while growing up in Lebanon, Missouri, and later studied musical theater at Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts. He built his early professional career in Chicago, performing with companies such as the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Paramount and Drury Lane theaters in shows including Carousel, Sweeney Todd, Camelot and Hair. After moving to New York City in 2015, he joined the Broadway ensemble of Les Misérables and understudied Jean Valjean. He went on to serve as the Broadway standby for Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon, later playing that part in the West End and in Australia. His film debut came as Bart Millard in I Can Only Imagine (2018), and he also portrayed Captain John Graham in Love, Courage and the Battle of Bushy Run (2024) and John Skinner in Faith of Angels.