Michael A. Dean

SAG-AFTRA Actor & Founder:

Actor Empowerment Summit (AES)

IG: @actorsummit

Email: actorempowermentsummit@gmail.com

A native Chicagoan, Michael began his career training in Chicago Theatre.

TV & Film Credits include They Cloned Tyrone, opposite Jamie Foxx, Dark Matter opposite Joel Edgerton and Season 2 of American Rust.

Michael can also be seen as a Chef in The Menu directed by Mark Mylod (Succession)

opposite Academy Award Nominee Ralph Fiennes.

Other credits include: The Trial of the Chicago Seven ​(*Winner - ​Screen Actors Guild Award Recipient of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture), Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Empire & The Game.

Michael started Actor Empowerment Summit with the mission of helping actors navigate the business and identify the best resources to thrive as an artist.

AES Mission:

https://bit.ly/artistadvocates