Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly is a master of the kind of supporting role that quietly steals a series. His Doug Stamper in House of Cards remains, for me, one of television's most unnerving studies of loyalty curdling into obsession. Born in Philadelphia and trained at Coastal Carolina, he's the picture of the disciplined, unglamorous craftsman who built a career on trust rather than flash. He doesn't dominate a scene so much as recalibrate it just by standing there. His Mike November in Jack Ryan shows the same understated control. I find character actors like him far more interesting than most leads.

Name (English)

Michael Kelly

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・ケリー

Reading

まいける・けりー

Born

May 22, 1969 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rooster

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

High school

Brookwood High School

University

Coastal Carolina University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Kelly%20(actor)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
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Tags

• Pennsylvania
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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