Michael Beach

Michael Beach is one of those actors who makes every scene feel lived-in without ever asking for credit — the kind of guy directors call when they need someone to anchor a film around bigger stars. His run in the early '90s alone is quietly remarkable: One False Move, True Romance, Short Cuts, and Waiting to Exhale are all films that hold up, and Beach is a steady, grounding presence in each of them. His turn as Al Boulet on ER is genuinely moving — a doctor dealing with AIDS at the height of the epidemic, handled with real dignity. He never quite broke into leading-man territory, which honestly feels like Hollywood's loss, because the range and the craft were always there.

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Name (English)

Michael Beach

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・ビーチ

Reading

まいける・びーち

Born

October 30, 1963 (age 62)

Origin

Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / stage actor / voice actor / film producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/michaelbeach/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Beach
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1320615

Tags

• Massachusetts
• television actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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