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Michael Traynor(II)

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Michael Traynor
"The Thinning" takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where population control is dictated by a high-school aptitude test. When two students (Logan Paul and Peyton List) discover the test is smoke and mirrors hiding a larger conspiracy, they must fight the system to expose it and take it down.
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Michael Traynor was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Walking Dead (2010), Rectify (2013) and Underwater (2012).
BornDecember 12
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BornDecember 12
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      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
    The Walking Dead
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Nicholas
    Bruce McKinnon, Aden Young, and Jake Austin Walker in Rectify (2013)
    Rectify
    8.3
    TV Series
    • George Melton
    Underwater (2012)
    Underwater
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Len
    Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell in Good Trouble (2019)
    Good Trouble
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Actor



    • Trading Eights
      • Fast Eddie Adams
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2010



    • Michael Traynor, Joey Bothwell, Carie Kawa, and Austin Levenson in 7AM Wednesday (2020)
      7AM Wednesday
      Short
      • Carter
      • 2020
    • Sheryl Lee in Down to Nothing (2019)
      Down to Nothing
      Short
      • Tink
      • 2019
    • Mope (2019)
      Mope
      5.4
      • Doug
      • 2019
    • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
      The Orville
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Krill Captain
      • 2019
    • Ana Mulvoy Ten in Ascension (2018)
      Ascension
      5.5
      • Jason
      • 2018
    • Calum Worthy, Michael Traynor, Peyton List, Lia Marie Johnson, Charles Melton, and Logan Paul in The Thinning: New World Order (2018)
      The Thinning: New World Order
      4.1
      • Mason King
      • 2018
    • Darwin'd (2018)
      Darwin'd
      TV Short
      • Wayne
      • 2018
    • Cierra Ramirez, Maia Mitchell, Noah Centineo, David Lambert, and Hayden Byerly in The Fosters (2013)
      The Fosters
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Craig
      • 2014–2018
    • Kyra Sedgwick in Ten Days in the Valley (2017)
      Ten Days in the Valley
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Quinn
      • 2017
    • Lance Henriksen, Jack Noseworthy, George Pogacich, Michael Traynor, and Katie Savoy in Needlestick (2017)
      Needlestick
      3.6
      • Everett Barnard
      • 2017
    • Peyton List and Logan Paul in The Thinning (2016)
      The Thinning
      5.3
      • Mason King
      • 2016
    • Morris Chestnut in Rosewood (2015)
      Rosewood
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Walter
      • 2016
    • Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
      The Walking Dead
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Nicholas
      • 2015
    • Zelos (2015)
      Zelos
      6.7
      Short
      • David
      • 2015
    • Juke Box Hero (2015)
      Juke Box Hero
      8.2
      • Randall
      • 2015

    Producer



    • Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell in Good Trouble (2019)
      Good Trouble
      7.5
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 2022–2024
    • Brooke Nevin and Michael Cassidy in Jingle Around the Clock (2018)
      Jingle Around the Clock
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Underwater (2012)
      Underwater
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Per/Versions
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Mercy Malick, Brad Pihlak, and Kellan Baker in Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis! (2009)
      Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis!
      7.8
      • co-producer
      • 2009

    Director



    • Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell in Good Trouble (2019)
      Good Trouble
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2024
    • Per/Versions
      7.0
      • co-director
      • 2010
    • Mercy Malick, Brad Pihlak, and Kellan Baker in Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis! (2009)
      Tales from the Catholic Church of Elvis!
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2009

    Videos4

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:18
    Official Trailer
    Ascension
    Trailer 1:07
    Ascension
    Ascension
    Trailer 1:07
    Ascension
    Needlestick
    Trailer 1:15
    Needlestick
    Ascension Teaser
    Trailer 1:05
    Ascension Teaser

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    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • December 12
      • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
    • Other works
      (Summer 2000) Appeared in The Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival's production of "The Winter's Tale" in Central Park.

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      Studied with film director, Mike Nichols, while in NYC.

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