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Michael Malarkey Biography

Date of Birth:
Jun 21, 1983Birth Place:
Beirut, Lebanon

Biography

British-American actor and singer-songwriter Michael Malarkey began his career on the London stage before rising to worldwide fame thanks to his role as villainous bloodsucker Enzo in "The Vampire Diaries" (The CW, 2009-17). Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1983 to a British mother and Irish-American father, Malarkey grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio where he first began performing in various high school punk bands. After moving to London to study at the city's Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he landed roles in stage productions "Inches Apart," "Spring Storm" and "Beyond the Horizon" and went onto play Elvis Presley in jukebox musical "Million Dollar Quartet" and Jay Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby." Malarkey first appeared on screen in "Good Morning Rachel" (2009), a short film about the morning after a young couple's one night stand, before portraying real-life Titanic victim Milton Long in historical documentary series "Curiosity" (Discovery Channel, 2011-) and guesting in two episo

Michael Malarkey

Birthplace

Beirut, Lebanon

Birth date

June 21, 1983 (age 41)

Michael Malarkey (born June 21, 1983) is a British-American actor and singer that plays the role of Enzo St. John on The Vampire Diaries.

Biography[]

Born in Beirut, Lebanon to an Irish-American father and an English mother, he grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio and moved to London in 2006 where he studied at LAMDA and has been working in the UK since. He's married to Casualty actress Nadine Lewington, who appeared as Greta Sienna in the final season of The Originals.

Filmography[]

Year Title Type Role
2019 Project Blue BookTV Series Captain Michael Quinn
2019 A Violent SeparationCinch Barton
2015 Oliver's LandingShort Milo
2018 The OathTV Series Foster / Sam Foster
2017 Jean-Claude Van JohnsonTV Series Dizel
2013-2017 The Vampire DiariesTV Series Lorenzo St. John
2014 Dragon Age: InquisitionVideo Game Additional Voices (voice)
2014 Mr. SloaneTV Series Craig
2013

Michael Malarkey

British-American actor and musician (born 1983)

Michael Karim Malarkey (born 21 June 1983) is a British-American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the role of Enzo St. John in the series The Vampire Diaries.[1][2]

Early life

Malarkey was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to Jim Malarkey, an Irish American, and Nadia Bushrui, who has British, Palestinian and Italian origins. His grandfather was the famous Palestinian poet, Suheil Bushrui, the first Arab national to be appointed to the Chair of English at the American University of Beirut, a position he held from 1968 to 1986.[3][4] He is the oldest of three brothers and was raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio. In 2006, Malarkey travelled to England to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[5]

Career

Acting

Malarkey had his beginnings on the London stage appearing in various theatre productions including lead roles in Spring Storm by Tennessee Williams and Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O'Neill at Royal National

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