Michael Malarkey born 21 June 1983 is a British-American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the role of Enzo in the series The Vampire Diaries.
Early life
Malarkey was born in Beirut, Lebanon to an Irish American father and a British mother of Lebanese and Italian origins. The family settled down in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He is the oldest of three brothers. In 2006, Malarkey travelled to England to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Personal life
Malarkey is married to Nadine Lewington, an English actress, with whom he has two sons. They played together in one episode of Project Blue Book.
Career
Malarkey had his beginnings on the London stage appearing in various theatre productions including lead roles in Spring Storm by Tennessee Williams and Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O’Neill at Royal National Theatre, an adaptation of The Great Gatsby in the role of Jay Gatsby and in the Original London Company of Million Dollar Quartet in the role of singer Elvis Presley.
Malarkey also appeared in several film and television projects including recurring roles in series’ Raw for Rte and Mr. Sloane with Nick Frost before landing the role of Lorenzo “Enzo” St. John in season 5 of the television series The Vampire Diaries as a recurring character. After gaining popularity with the viewing public, Malarkey’s role was upgraded to a series regular starting in Season 6 and through the end of Season 8.
In 2017 he appeared as “Dizel” in Jean-Claude Van Johnson for Amazon Video, as “Sam Foster” in The Oath for Crackle and as “Cinch Barton” in film A Violent Separation.
Malarkey played the role of Captain Michael Quinn in Project Blue Book for The History Channel.
As a musician, after two EPs in 2014 and 2015, he released his debut full-length record, Mongrels on 8 September 2017 accompanied by music videos for singles Uncomfortably Numb and Mongrels. In January 2020, Malarkey released his second album, Graveracer.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Good Morning Rachel | Peter | Short film |
| 2012 | Ghost in the Machine | Cowboy | Short film |
| 2013 | Impirioso | Bruno |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Curiosity | Milton Long | Episode: “What Sank Titanic?” |
| 2012 | Dark Matters: Twisted But True | N/A | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Raw | Anthony | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | The Selection | Prince Maxon | Unsuccessful The CW pilot |
| 2013–2017 | The Vampire Diaries | Lorenzo St. John | Recurring role (season 5); main role (seasons 6–8) |
| 2017 | Jean-Claude Van Johnson | Dizel | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Slavi’s Show | Himself | Talk show |
| 2018 | The Oath | Sam Foster | Recurring role |
| 2019–2020 | Project Blue Book | Captain Michael Quinn | Main role |