Michael Welch
Biography
Michael Welch is an American actor born in Los Angeles who became known to television audiences as Luke Girardi on Joan of Arcadia, a series that ran for two seasons from 2003 to 2005. That role earned him one of his two Young Artist Awards, the other for his work in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), made when he was ten. He is also known for playing Mike Newton in The Twilight Saga, including New Moon (2009) and Eclipse (2010). He appeared in the romantic comedy Boy Meets Girl (2014), which won him a best actor prize at FilmOut San Diego, and he joined the Syfy series Z Nation when it began airing in 2014. He took another best actor award at the Los Angeles FirstGlance Film Festival for Unrequited (2010).
39years old
Turns 40 on July 25in 300 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Michael Alan Welch
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 25 years1998 to 2023
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A role that slipped away
Welch is known for playing Mike Newton in The Twilight Saga film series. He tried out for the part of Edward Cullen, but the role of Mike Newton was the one he was cast in.
Behind the award
Welch has won two Young Artist Awards. At age 10, he earned his first for his work in the film Star Trek: Insurrection.
Michael Welch movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Feifer directed three of these films. Larry Poole appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Larry Poole's page
Kristen Stewart's page
Anna Kendrick's page
Cam Gigandet's page
Ashley Greene's page
Robert Pattinson's page
Michael FeiferDirector, 3 films, 2019 to 2021
All films by Michael Feifer
Also two films together13 more actors
- AnnaLynne McCordA Soldier's Revenge (2020) and Day of the Dead (2008)
- Billy BurkeThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
- Jackson RathboneThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
- Justin ChonThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
- Caia ColeyLast Shoot Out (2021) and A Soldier's Revenge (2020)
- Mike ManningScrambled (2023) and M.F.A. (2017)
- Peter SheraykoLast Shoot Out (2021) and A Soldier's Revenge (2020)
- Taylor LautnerThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
- Jay PickettLast Shoot Out (2021) and A Soldier's Revenge (2020)
- Leah McKendrickScrambled (2023) and M.F.A. (2017)
- Alexandra TurshenBefore Someone Gets Hurt (2019) and Boy Meets Girl (2014)
- Christian SerratosThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
- Jerry BestpitchLast Shoot Out (2021) and A Soldier's Revenge (2020)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Michael Welch's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.5 billion
6 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure, in dollars of the day.
Of the 25 films: 6 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 11Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$710M46.5% of the total
- 2$698M45.8% of the total
- 3$113M7.4% of the total
- 4$2.5M0.2% of the total
- 5$1.8M0.1% of the total
- 6$344K0.0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | Star Trek: Insurrection | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.