Actor
Michael Abbott Jr.
Born July 8, 1978 in Tennessee, USA25 films
Michael Abbott Jr. (born July 8, 1978) is an American actor. Abbott Jr. is an East Tennessee native and a graduate of The North Carolina School of the Arts Drama School. He has appeared in numerous stage productions in New York City and in productions across the country in some of the nations most prestigious regional theaters. He is also a proud member of John Houseman's Tony-honored, Acting Company. He made his feature film debut in writer and director Jeff Nichol's debut feature film Shotgun Stories in 2007.
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First watchA Beautiful Mind20017.9as Princeton Library Tutor (uncredited)From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery…View filmEssential films
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25 films as actor- TBAPossumWade
- 2026AppofeniacsBanks
- 2026VeritySheriff Wilson
- 2026The DramaBlake
- 2025BunnyOfficer Belle
- 2025ViciousVoice of Polly’s Father (voice)
- 2024Summer's EndHarper
- 2024The BikeridersDavid
- 2024The Last Stop in Yuma CountyCharlie
- 2023Killers of the Flower MoonAgent Frank Smith
- 2023Organ TrailBrody
- 2022Peace in the Valley
- 2020The Dark and the WickedMichael
- 2019The Death of Dick LongZeke Olsen
- 2018Hearts Beat LoudEmcee (voice)
- 2018Shifting GearsCarl Highburn
- 2017Last Requests
- 2016AntarcticaMark
- 2016LovingDeputy Cole
- 2016In the Radiant CityAndrew Yurley
- 2013MudJames
- 2012Pilgrim SongPharmer
- 2010Vacation!The Surfer
- 2007Shotgun StoriesCleaman Hayes
- 2001A Beautiful MindPrinceton Library Tutor (uncredited)