Michael Mahonen, a talented individual, was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, a town renowned for its gold mining industry, situated in the northern part of the province. He pursued his passion for the performing arts by graduating from the esteemed George Brown Theatre School in 1989.
Michael's creative endeavors extended beyond acting, as he ventured into filmmaking. In 2004, he wrote, directed, and co-produced the feature film "Sandstorm", which tackled the sensitive topic of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. The film received widespread acclaim, garnering an impressive 29 awards, including accolades for Best Feature or Best of Festival, Best Director, Best First Feature, and Best Actress. Notably, seven of these awards were bestowed by festivals recognized by IMDB's list of certified festivals, although attempts to update the count have been unsuccessful.
Michael's impressive résumé also includes a Canada's national Gemini Award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Movie or Mini-Series", as well as three additional acting nominations for the prestigious Gemini Award.
Furthermore, Michael has demonstrated his versatility by contributing to the development of a 3D animation series called "If Mountains Could Speak". He wrote, directed, storyboarded, created animatics, handled sound design, music editing, environment design, artistic direction, composition, and even provided vocals for two pilot episodes of the series.
