Biography:
Michael Beach first forayed into acting in high school when a friend talked him into
auditioning for a school play. He secured entry and graduate from New York's famed
Julliard School and from there he performed in many off-Broadway and regional
theater plays. Eventually he made his way to Los Angeles starring in theater
productions "Ascension Day" and "Much Ado About Nothing".
Breaking into films Beach has worked with acclaimed directors such as Tony Scott,
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and Mike Figgis. Beach splashed into menacing roles
such as Pluto in Billy Bob Thornton crime-drama One False Move (1992). In a
conflict of critique, many fans considered his role as the cheating husband John
in 1995's Waiting to Exhale (1995) opposite Angela Bassett and Whitney Houston as
his breakout role. On the other hand, critics panned the movie for its syrupy
overzealous tones. Beach moved to a more meatier, albeit typecast, role as the
cheating husband in 1997's hit Soul Food (1997) opposite Vanessa Williams and
Vivica A. Fox about a family dealing with death and family survival. Directed by
George Tillman Jr. and produced by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, the film received
rave reviews from critics.
Alternatively switching from television to film, Beach stars as Monte "Doc" Parker
an idealistic paramedic on NBC's "Third Watch" (1999). He also had a recurring
role for a few seasons on NBC's Emmy Award-winning drama "ER" (1994), portraying
Jeanie Boulet's (Gloria Reuben) husband who had contracted the HIV virus and
passed it on to her. Stretching his Julliard training Beach sandwiches mainstream
films such as A Family Thing (1996) with Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones with
independent films. Beach co-starred in his friend's Eriq La Salle's cable movie
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV) opposite Don Cheadle.
The two will team together for La Salle's upcoming Crazy as Hell (2002). Beach
also starred in indie director and TV star Tim Reid's Asunder (1998) with Blair
Underwood.
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