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Michael Kelly (actor)

American actor (born 1969)

Summary

American actor (born 1969)

Field	Value
image	Michael Kelly Jack Ryan USO Europe Tour (18) (cropped).jpg
name	Michael Kelly
caption	Kelly in 2019
birth_date
birth_place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
alma_mater	Coastal Carolina University
years_active	1994–present
occupation	Actor
spouse
children	2

Michael Kelly (born May 22, 1969) is an American actor, widely known for his role as Doug Stamper in the Netflix drama series House of Cards. He played a regular role as CIA Agent Mike November in the Prime Video thriller series Jack Ryan. He also appeared on The Sopranos as FBI Agent Ron Goddard.

Early life and education

Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia, the son of Maureen and Michael Kelly. His father is of Irish descent, and his mother is of Italian ancestry. Kelly graduated from Coastal Carolina University in 1992 with a degree in performing arts.

Career

In addition to playing Doug Stamper in all six seasons of House of Cards, Kelly has appeared in films such as Changeling, Dawn of the Dead, The Adjustment Bureau, Chronicle, Now You See Me, and Everest. He also appeared in the television miniseries Generation Kill, six episodes of The Sopranos as Agent Ron Goddard, the Criminal Minds spin-off series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, and as Dr. Edgar Dumbarton in Taboo.

Personal life

Kelly resides in New York City. He and his wife Karyn married in 2005, and they have two children.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Origin of the Species	Fisher
River Red	Frankie
1999	Man on the Moon	Michael Kaufman
2000	Unbreakable	Doctor Dubin
2004	Dawn of the Dead	CJ
2005	Loggerheads	George
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power	Rocco	Direct-to-DVD
2006	Out There	Mitchell
Invincible	Pete
2007	Broken English	Guy
Zoe's Day	Dad	Short film
Tooth & Nail	Viper
2008	Changeling	Detective Lester Ybarra
The Narrows	Danny
Tenderness	Gary
2009	Law Abiding Citizen	Bray
The Afterlight	Andrew
Defendor	Paul Carter
Did You Hear About the Morgans?	Vincent
2010	Nice Tie, Italiano!	The American	Short film
Fair Game	Jack
2011	The Adjustment Bureau	Charlie Traynor
2012	Chronicle	Richard Detmer
2013	Now You See Me	Agent Fuller
Man of Steel	Steve Lombard
2015	Everest	Jon Krakauer
Secret in Their Eyes	Reginald Siefert
2016	Viral	Michael Drakeford
2018	All Square	John Zbikowski	Also Producer
2021	Outside the Wire	Eckhart
2023	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts	Agent Burke	Cameo
2024	Rob Peace	Edwin Leahy
2025	Night Always Comes	Tommy
TBA	Untitled Jack Ryan film	Mike November	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Lifestories: Families in Crisis	Gym Manager	Episode: "A Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story"
2000–01	Level 9	Wilbert 'Tibbs' Thibodeaux	12 episodes
2000	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Vet Tech Barry	Episode: "Slaves"
2001	Third Watch	Chip Waller	Episode: "The Relay"
2002	The Shield	Sean Taylor	Episode: "Dragonchasers"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mark	Episode: "Disappearing Acts"
Law & Order	Douglas Karell	Episode: "Asterisk"
2003	Judging Amy	Jack Barrett	Episode: "Just Say Oops"
E.D.N.Y.	Anderson	Unsold TV pilot
2004	The Jury	Keen Dwyer	Episode "Last Rites"
2005	Kojak	Detective Bobby Crocker	9 episodes
2006–07	The Sopranos	Agent Ron Goddard	6 episodes
2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Luke Dixon	Episode: "Confrontation"
2007	CSI: Miami	Lucas Wade	Episode: "Born to Kill"
2008	Law & Order	Gary Talbot	Episode: "Falling"
Generation Kill	Capt. Bryan Patterson	7 episodes
Fringe	John Mosley	Episode: "The Arrival"
2009	Washingtonienne	Paul Movius	Unsold TV pilot
2010	Criminal Minds	Jonathan "Prophet" Sims	Episode: "The Fight"
2011	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Terrence Brooks	Episode: "Boots on the Ground"
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior	Jonathan "Prophet" Sims	13 episodes
The Good Wife	Mickey Gunn	2 episodes
2011–13	Person of Interest	Mark Snow	7 episodes
2013–18	House of Cards	Douglas "Doug" Stamper	73 episodes
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2015–17, 2019)
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2015–16)
2016	Black Mirror	Arquette	Episode: "Men Against Fire"
2017	Taboo	Dr. Edgar Dumbarton	7 episodes
The Long Road Home	Gary Volesky	6 episodes
2019–23	Jack Ryan	Mike November	20 episodes
2020	The Comey Rule	Andrew McCabe	2 episodes
2022–23	Pantheon	CEO, Van Leuwen, Air Force Officer, Angry Man (voices)	7 episodes
2023–present	Special Ops: Lioness	Byron Westfield	14 episodes
2024	The Penguin	Johnny Viti	5 episodes

References

. (2018-05-22). "On This Date: Birthdays". *[[The Modesto Bee]]*.
Moore, Frazier. (2015-02-27). "Netflix's 'House of Cards' returns for full 3rd season". [[The Detroit News]].
. (2013-11-11). ["Brookwood's own success - Michael Kelly"](https://gwinnettcitizen.com/local-news/local-news/589-brookwood-s-own-success-michael-kelly). *Gwinnett Citizen*.
"House of Cards star Michael Kelly reveals his Irish ancestry | Goss.ie | First for Irish celebrity news".
"Michael Kelly on Twitter: "@Shaneleno @modekelly she is 100% Italian and Dad is 100% Irish. God bless em both. I love my folks!"". Twitter.
. (2020-06-26). "Nearly 1,300 Students Graduate from Coastal Carolina University". *[[The Gaffney Ledger]]*.
"Michael Kelly".
Shattuck, Kathryn. (2017-06-02). "How Michael Kelly, Actor on 'House of Cards,' Spends His Sundays". [[The New York Times]].

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