Michael Zegen

Michael Zegen

Birthdate
February 20, 1979 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Ridgewood, New Jersey, Stati Uniti
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
February 20, 1979 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Ridgewood, New Jersey, Stati Uniti
Known For
Acting

Biography

Michael Jonathan Zegen (born February 20, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Rescue Me (2004–2011), Boardwalk Empire (2011–2014), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023).

Zegen was born to a teacher mother and a lawyer father, and lived in Glen Rock, New Jersey, before moving to nearby Ridgewood when he was five. He has two brothers. He is Jewish. His mother was born in Austria in a displaced persons' camp, and his maternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors from Ukraine and Poland. He attended Ridgewood High School, where he was active in the school's theater program. Zegen is a 2001 graduate of Skidmore College.

His role on Rescue Me began as a recurring character in seasons 1–3, playing the nephew of series lead Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary). In seasons 5–6, he was promoted to the main cast when his character began probationary firefighter school to become a firefighter.

In 2010, Zegen was cast as gangster Bugsy Siegel for the second, third, and fifth season of the HBO series, Boardwalk Empire. In 2011, Zegen, along with James Ransone, was cast in supporting roles in the HBO comedy series How To Make It In America. In mid-2011, Zegen was cast in a recurring guest role in the second season of the AMC series The Walking Dead. In 2014 he created the role of Liam off-Broadway in the dark comedy Bad Jews. Zegan made his Broadway debut in A View from the Bridge in 2015. In 2017, Zegen played Joel Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. For the role he has won two Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series awards from the Screen Actors Guild. He returned to Broadway in 2021 to star in Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress.

Michael Zegen's LGBTQ+ Titles

Becks
Becks
Pete

Acting (20)

Too Much (1 episode)
Zoo as Andy Singer
2021
Bad Jews as Liam
2020
The Stand In as Steve
2020
Acting for a Cause as Ryan Bingham (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show (1 episode)
2018
The Seagull as Mikhail
2018
Becks as Pete
2018
Tyrel as Eli
2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Joel Maisel (43 episodes)
2015
Brooklyn as Maurizio Fiorello
2013
Frances Ha as Benji
2012
Ex-Girlfriends as The Blogger
2010
The Walking Dead as Randall Culver (4 episodes)
2010
Boardwalk Empire as Benny Siegel (1 episode)
2009
The Box as Garcin
2009
Adventureland as Eric
2008
Assassination of a High School President as Steven Loman
2007
The Girl Next Door as Eddie
2005
Bittersweet Place as Todd