Michael Patrick Lane

Michael Patrick Lane is an American actor who began performing as a child in Texas, where he was born in Bryan. At nine he took his first acting role in the musical Godspell with Brazos Valley TROUPE. Over the following decade he sang in revues and concerts, including appearances with Barry Manilow and The All-State Choir. He later joined Nikki Pederson Talent and won scholarships to acting schools around the United States. He studied Meisner technique with Kathryn Gately at Northern Illinois University, then moved to New York City, where he continued his education at The Barrow Group and also studied with Anthony Abeson. He paused his studies to star in his first feature, Shelter, which won best picture at film festivals, and to work in other films, television shows such as The Blacklist on NBC, stage productions, and a dozen commercials. After completing his education in New York, he concentrated on film and television work.