Michael Urie

Acting

Michael Urie

Born 1980-08-08 · Dallas, Texas, USA

Michael Lorenzo Urie (born August 8, 1980) is an American actor, television producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Marc St. James on the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty.

Acting credits

Maestro poster
6.2

A towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.

Maestro

2023

Beverly Hills Chihuahua poster
5.4

A pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner Viv's niece, Rachel, gets lost and must rely on her friends to help her get back home before she is caught by a dognapper who wants to ransom her.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend poster
5.8

When Ethan arrives at the airport just in time to declare his undying love for his girlfriend, love appears to have conquered all. The scene, however, is really the ending of Ethan's novel, which his agent calls "unrealistic." Ethan soon meets a waitress, Jesse, and falls in love with her despite her growing devotion to Troy, a charming businessman. But the line between reality and fiction becomes increasingly blurred.

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

2010

Goodrich poster
6.5

Andy Goodrich's life is upended when his wife enters a rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids. Goodrich leans on his daughter from his first marriage, Grace, as he ultimately evolves into the father Grace never had.

Goodrich

2024

Single All the Way poster
6.4

Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter convinces his best friend Nick to join him for the holidays and pretend that they’re now in a relationship. But when Peter’s mother sets him up on a blind date with her handsome trainer James, the plan goes awry.

Single All the Way

2021

Oh, Mary! poster
NR

A hilarious reimagining of Mary Todd Lincoln as a woman desperate to become a cabaret star, set in the weeks before her husband's assassination. (Filmed live from the Trafalgar Theatre on 28-29 July 2026.)

Oh, Mary!

The Decoy Bride poster
6.0

A local woman is hired to draw paparazzi away from a Hollywood actress who has come to Scotland to get married.

The Decoy Bride

2011

Lavender poster
3.9

A young gay man grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple.

Lavender

2019

Swan Song poster
6.8

An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home to embark on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.

Swan Song

2021

Abducted poster
4.8

After seven-year-old Eden is kidnapped during an home invasion, single father Dane Hunte takes matters into his own hands, while Detective Fini, leading the investigation, unravels the mystery surrounding the unusual crime.

Abducted

2018

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy poster
NR

What do Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Patti LuPone and Alex Sharp have in common? They are but a few of the extraordinary actors who have studied under Moni Yakim at Juilliard, United States' greatest performing arts school. This compelling portrait of the master teacher - the sole remaining founder of the school's legendary Drama Division - takes us inside the drama classes where Moni and his wife Mina pour their love and passion into preparing the next generation of actors for the spotlight.

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

2020

Jane Anger poster
NR

It’s 1606 and William Shakespeare is stuck in quarantine with his unpaid apprentice, Francis. It would be a GREAT time to write King Lear…if he weren’t plagued with writer’s block. In through the window climbs Jane Anger, the Cunning Woman, with a large sack and a mind to change history forever.

Jane Anger

2022

He's Way More Famous Than You poster
4.2

When once-up-and-coming indie film starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her career in one fell swoop she finally realizes that something in her life has got to change... she has to become WAY MORE FAMOUS! Armed with a stolen script and two pitchers of sangria, Halley enlists the help of her brother Ryan and his boyfriend to make her own movie, starring herself (of course) as herself, and any A-list celebrity she can land along the way.

He's Way More Famous Than You

2013

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life poster
4.3

Jeremy Fink and his best friend Lizzy must search high and low throughout the streets of Manhattan for clues to unlock the mysterious box he received a month before his birthday.

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

2012

Such Good People poster
5.2

A young couple discovers a secret room filled with cash while house-sitting for rich friends who die while out of the country.

Such Good People

2014

Russian Broadway Shut Down poster
NR

Citing homosexual propaganda law, Russian government outlaws theatrical performance. The Russian Broadway community responds.

Russian Broadway Shut Down

2014

Petunia poster
4.7

Brothers Charlie, Adrian and Michael try to unlearn everything their psychoanalyst parents have taught them about life, as their family unit teeters on the edge of a collapse.

Petunia

2013

Summoning Sylvia poster
4.2

A gay bachelor party turned spooky when sinister spirits are suddenly summoned.

Summoning Sylvia

2023

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field poster
NR

Enter the colorful world of Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated Patricia Field, the costume designer behind Sex and the City, Emily in Paris, Ugly Betty, and The Devil Wears Prada. A queer, first-generation Greek-American, this fiery redhead defied the odds to become a fashion icon. Features interviews with Kim Cattrall, Lily Collins, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael Urie, and more.

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

2024

The Extinction of Fireflies poster
1.0

Set over Labor Day Weekend in coastal New England, a middle-aged playwright invites longtime friend and legendary TV diva, Charlotte Christian, and occasionally working actor friend, Jay Mulch, to read his latest dramatic effort, "The Extinction of Fireflies", based on the epic romance of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his teenage lover Antinous. But when Jay brings along his new (and younger) lover Callisto, the feedback is spectacular and the fireworks begin to fly!

The Extinction of Fireflies

2021

WTC View poster
5.5

A gay man in Soho looking for a new roommate tries to come to terms with a new reality after 9/11.

WTC View

2005

An Evening With Audra McDonald poster
10.0

Experience the magnificent voice and luminous stage presence of Audra McDonald—winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards and the first performer to win all four acting categories—as she makes her debut at City Center in this special digital Gala presentation filmed live on our stage.

An Evening With Audra McDonald

2020

Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert poster
10.0

A benefit stream of an exclusive evening with a Broadway Legend, leading lady and three-time Tony Award recipient Bernadette Peters. Throughout the evening, get the scoop from Peters and Broadway and television star Michael Urie as they talk about the concert and share insider stories. The one-night-only benefit concert in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Broadway Barks, originally performed at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre in 2009, features spectacular performances of songs by Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers & Hammerstein and more.

Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert

2020

The New 35 poster
NR

New Yorker Kat is celebrating her 35th birthday by embracing her single and childless life. By the end of the night however, her past has come to collect...and conceive?

The New 35

2016

Behind the camera