Mig Macario

Mig Macario
Born (1970-03-16) March 16, 1970 (age 54)
Atimonan, Quezon, Philippines
OccupationActor
Years active1986-present
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Mig Macario[1] is a Filipino actor. He is best known for playing Bashful of the Seven Dwarfs on the ABC series Once Upon a Time. He has also starred in the Dan Gilroy film Velvet Buzzsaw with Jake Gyllenhaal, and has recurring roles on Ruby Herring Mysteries, Sanctuary and The Troop.[2] Mig has also been featured in many national commercial campaigns for clients such as Lexus, Doritos, DirectTV, Bubly and UberEats.

Biography

Mig was named after the Filipino revolutionary general, and actor Macario Sakay. He was born in the Philippines, grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and is now based in Los Angeles, California. Macario is a practicing Nichiren Buddhist with the Soka Gakkai.

Early in his career, Macario[3] played petty criminal characters in shows like 21 Jump Street, Wiseguy, and The Commish. Macario broke out from these roles when he played the lead role of Song Liling, in the Tony Award-winning play M. Butterfly at the Arts Club Theatre. Macario's performance earned him a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nomination for best newcomer. His producing, writing and directing debut was on the highly rated Summer Love - The Documentary, which explored rave culture and aired on Much Music.

Macario[4] has appeared in over 50 film and television projects; working with artists such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Toni Collette, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Daveed Diggs, Ginnifer Goodwin, Taylor Cole, Jennifer Morrison, Johnny Depp, Maury Chaykin, Paul Sorvino, Dean McDermott and Jenny McCarthy. He plays the iconic Disney character Bashful of the 7 dwarfs on the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time. Macario has had roles on the Gemini Award-winning, dark comedy Less Than Kind, Level Up, Sanctuary, FRINGE for Fox and Nickelodeon's The Troop.

Selected filmography

Year Show Title Role
1986 Fifteen Various Miguel
1987 21 Jump Street "Gotta Finish the Riff" Dale
1987 21 Jump Street "After School Special" Tito
1988 21 Jump Street Slippin' into Darkness Ranger No. 4
1989 21 Jump Street God is a Bullet Student No. 2
1990 Neon Rider Father and Son Vincent
1991–1992 Northwood Various Bill
1992 The Commish Charlie Don't Surf Tuan
1993 Madison Christopher
1996 The Sentinel Killers (1996) Danny Choi
1997 Dad's Week Off Lew
1997 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes The Case of the Singer's Secret Ray Wong
1997 Medusa's Child Ian
1998 The Sentinel Prisoner X Ray Liotta
1999 Summer Love the Documentary (Co-Director/Producer) The Raver
1999 Nightman Ring of Fire Eddie Chin
1999 Hope Island Each Tub Must Stand on Its Own Henry Dobyns
2000 Cold Squad Slave to the Job
2002 Hikaru No Go Yan Hai/Pi Ling's friend
2003 Master Keaton Shou
2004 The Dead Zone Deja Voo Doo Foley
2004 The Collector Another Collector Escobar
2004 The Final Cut Rom
2005 Cold Squad C'mon I Tip Waitresses Rosario Dix
2007 Everest Mini Series Sungdare
2007 Less Than Kind Various George Amahit
2009 - 2010 The Troop Various Mr. Spezza
2009 Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe Sandy
2010 Killer Mountain Yeshe
2010-11 Fringe Various Tech (Tucker)
2011 - Once Upon a Time Various Bashful
2011 Sanctuary Untouchable, Acolyte Wahid/Crixorum
2012 Fairly Legal Warne
2013 Level Up Titocona
2013 Arctic Air Hui
2014 Warriors Pilot Mig/Anesthesiologist
2014 Run for Your Life Foreman
2014 Intruders Bellman Thomas
2014 Rush Where is my mind Kenny
2014 The Whispers What Lies Beneath Scientist 1
2015 Second Chance Charlie Laskey
2016 All Things Valentine Roland
2016 Garage Sale Mystery
2016 Shut Eye Kurt
2017 S.W.A.T. Father Guzman
2017 Criminal Minds Dr. Michael Bateman
2019 Ruby Herring Mysteries Silent Witness Derek
2019 Velvet Buzzsaw Cloudio
2020 Ruby Herring Mysteries Her Last Breath Derek
2020 Helstrom Mother's Little Helpers Liddle
2020 Ruby Herring Mysteries Prediction Murder Derek
2020 Kidding The Death of Fil PNP Officer
2020 The Order New World Order Part 2 Edgar
2023 Dutch 2 Angel's Revenge Atty. Thomas John Brown

References

  1. ^ Showbiz Tonight: Fil-Am actor Mig Macario on "SWAT," "Criminal Minds", November 27, 2017, retrieved September 4, 2019
  2. ^ The Troop (TV Series 2009–2013), retrieved September 3, 2018
  3. ^ Macario, Mig (January 20, 2019). "Interview With Actor Mig Macario, "Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness"". My Devotional Thoughts.
  4. ^ Macario, Mig (January 28, 2019). "Mig Macario Velvet Buzzsaw Premiere". Zimbio.