Michael Mando

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Birthday:

13 July 1981, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Height:

168 cm

Michael Mando is a Canadian actor, born in Quebec City, Quebec/Canada. He was raised by a single father (a Doctorate in Chemistry); and spent the greater part of his childhood in Africa (Ivory Coast and Ghana) before coming back home as a teenager.He studied Psychology and later pursued an academic scholarship in International Relations before joining The Dome Theatre in Montreal. He instantly excelled at The Dome where he played the lead in all 5 productions; graduated with excellence; and was named by the chairman "as one of the finest talents to emerge from the program in the past 25 years".His career highlights include 2 CSA nominated performances, as a series regular in Orphan Black (2013-2014) and guest star in Rookie Blue (2014); as well as his award winning performance in the global hit VG Far Cry 3 (2012) and viral live action webseries The Far Cry Experience (2012).Other highlights include an on going series regular in the 7 Emmy Nominated prequel to Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul (2015-2016), where he interprets the character of Nacho a.k.a. Ignacio Varga. Show less «

Before acting, I was always attracted to words, to literature - be they the words of Williams, Arthur Miller, Shakespeare or Moliere.

I think as an actor... I don't like to compare a character to anybody else, just because I respect other people's work, and I want that char...Show more »

I think as an actor... I don't like to compare a character to anybody else, just because I respect other people's work, and I want that character to have his own identity. Show less «

Commit to what you love - that's important. Believe in yourself and try as much as possible to do everything you do from a place of love. No...Show more »

Commit to what you love - that's important. Believe in yourself and try as much as possible to do everything you do from a place of love. Not labor, but love. Show less «

I'm a big fan of 'Orphan Black,' and to be one of the original cast members is something that will always be dear to me.

I'm personally attracted to great writing - that's what turns me on the most.

'Better Call Saul' happens in the same universe as 'Breaking Bad,' and we have the same writers and mostly the same crew. Like 'Breaking Bad...Show more »

'Better Call Saul' happens in the same universe as 'Breaking Bad,' and we have the same writers and mostly the same crew. Like 'Breaking Bad,' it is a transformation story, and Bob Odenkirk brings his own distinctive flavor. Show less «

Did I ever tell you the definition...of insanity.