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Mike Mitchell(1955-2021)

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2nd Official Trailer for Hats on Sticks Pictures, Dark Highlands. Starring Junichi Kajioka, Steve Campbell, Mike Mitchell and the voice talents of Brian Cox. Written, directed and edited by Mark Stirton.
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Dark Highlands (2018)
Mike was born to be an action man. Joining HM Forces at the age of 16 he trained to become a combat frogman, he went on to specialize in small arms, explosives and bomb disposal and became part of HM Elite Special Forces RN CD, seeing many theaters of operation worldwide. Leaving the services behind, he became involved in the Offshore Oil Industry, moving rapidly from deep sea diver to sub-sea Operations Manager to Company Owner Managing Director of one of the world's largest sub-sea consultancy. It was from his base in Aberdeen that he found time to pursue his love of fitness, power sports, sailing and horse riding in which he has become highly experienced. Competing in such diverse challenges as Britain's Strongest Man, Horse Three-Day Eventing in which he won many competitions as well as show-jumping, and bodybuilding, where he became Scottish Champion qualifying him to compete in the international arena, he achieved no less than 5 x Masters Mr World titles and 2 x Mr Universe titles with the World Fitness Federation. He was honored in 2005 in Italy with the Grimek International Award for outstanding contribution to sport. A host of other awards followed - In 2010 he was given the highest Honor within the WFF, a place in the Hall of Fame and the prestigious "Living Legend Award". As a qualified Yacht Skipper, Mike regularly competes on his own yacht, in International Regattas around the Mediterranean. His acting career started in 1994 by default, due to his sheer size and physical presence, he found himself in Braveheart (1995), he went on to make several feature films such as Gladiator (2000), The Planet (2006), One Day Removals (2008), City of Hell, Life on the Line and a brief appearance as Frank Findlay in Emmerdale Farm (1972). After defending his 5th World Fitness title, a serious heart attack in 2006 slowed Mike down to a gallop and led him to concentrate on acting; since then he has worked alongside the likes of Andrew Garfield, Sean Bean, David Morrissey, Peter Mullins, Tara Cardinal, John Henshaw, Billy Murray, Craig Fairbrass and many others. More recently he was privileged to secure several major roles, having returned from Turkey, where he shot the new Corporate Vodafone Commercial in Turkish and was involved in Skyfall (2012). Filming in Italy on an all action Hollywood/Italian Horror, Uwe Boll's Zombie Massacre (2013). Whilst there he was given the opportunity to have a Cameo role alongside Tara Cardinal in Legend of the Red Reaper (2013). He recently filmed Pearls of Africa in shot in Kenya and UK as Sir John Reece. Played as Martin in Dilip's Castle (2016). Was 2nd lead in Italian film Morning Star (2014) playing 3 different roles (The King, Old Man and Monk) in a fantasy thriller. 2016 filming The Legend of Mordred (2019) in UK co-producer and actor Drest the Bandit. Dark Highlands (2018) was filmed in the Highlands of Scotland in which he played The Ghillie. This film won several Awards. October 2017 saw him awarded the Prestigious Order Of The Scottish Samurai "Great Shogun" for outstanding work in Charity. This film won several Awards. 2018 saw him playing the King Xalvador in Dragon Kingdom (2018) (Order of Kings). 2018/19 saw him playing Father John in Islamophobia (2022), filming in Antalya/Duce/Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany. At the same time he did a voiceover in English for Silent Angel (2018), shown at Cannes 2018. Spring 2019 saw him filming in Bodrum Turkey in Aylan Baby (2022) playing an English Skipper, later filming Mendilim Kekik Kokuyor (2020) (My Handkerchief Smells of Thyme) in which he plays an Australian Anzac Army Officer, this film due for cinema release in March 2020 earned him an Award at the Trakya film Festival for "Best performance of a Foreign Actor in a Turkish Production". He is currently in pre-production with Blood Curse and The Tales of Ravna.
BornAugust 21, 1955
DiedJuly 23, 2021(65)
BornAugust 21, 1955
DiedJuly 23, 2021(65)
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Patrick Wight, Alistair Ritchie, Michael Grant Clark, Mark Stirton, Kenny Luke, Ronald Stirton, Mark Wyness, Graham Robertson, Colin Morrison, Nicky Fraser, Scott Ironside, Shawn Paul Hastings, Kerwin Robertson, Mike Mitchell, Steve Campbell, Malcolm Sim, Josie Walsh, Lindsay Gibson, Margaret Downie, Adriana Spina, Richard Ironside, Julia Stewart, Neil Simpson, John Hewitt, Lisa Gibbons-Wood, John Lovett, Femi Aina, Susan Robertson, Mohammad Alramahi, Emily Robertson, George LaMond, Ully Kritzler, and Ken McRay in One Day Removals (2008)
Ali Sabri Belaid, Mustafa Ayhan, Talat Atilla, Goncagul Yesil, Mahmut Ozdogan, Eymen Kaya, Suleyman Soylu, Faik Akkus, Omer Gunel, Mike Mitchell, Wilma Elles, Omer Sarikaya, Toktam Aboozary, Aydan Çakir, Mustafa Sever, Kadir Suleyman, and Hande Firat in Aylan Baby (2022)

Known for

Revenge (2011)
Revenge
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  • Alex Murray
  • 2011
Aki Aleong, Mike Mitchell, Colin Stewart, David L. Suarez, Dawna Lee Heising, and Kathy Krantz in Alien Zombie Cell
Alien Zombie Cell
  • Martin Davis
    AGO
    AGO
    TV Series
    • Bernat Carbonell
    Colin Stewart and Kathy Krantz in Careers: A Martial Arts Love Story
    Careers: A Martial Arts Love Story
    • Nick

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      Actor

      • Blood Curse
        • Pre-production
      • AGO
        • Pre-production
      • Magentar - re.Evolution
        • In Development
      • Cowgirl's Christmas Romance
        • Pre-production
      • Careers: A Martial Arts Love Story
        • Pre-production
      • Famine
        • Pre-production
      • Alien Zombie Cell
        • Pre-production
      • The Wilhelm Tell Saga
        • Pre-production
      • Pierre Dulat, Michael Walde-Berger, Mike Mitchell, Omer Sarikaya, Hripsime Sargsyan, and Fanny Torres in Islamophobia (2022)
        Islamophobia
      • Ali Sabri Belaid, Goncagul Yesil, Suleyman Soylu, and Omer Sarikaya in Aylan Baby (2022)
        Aylan Baby
      • Gölgelerin Savasi (2021)
        Gölgelerin Savasi
      • Cetin Buyukakin, Selim Gürata, Oktay Dal, Mehmet Çevik, Wilma Elles, Devrim Yakut, Radife Baltaoglu, Alper Kut, Basar Alemdar, Meltem Evcioglu, and Azer Selte in Mendilim Kekik Kokuyor (2020)
        Mendilim Kekik Kokuyor
      • The Legend of Mordred (2019)
        The Legend of Mordred
      • Omer Sarikaya and Hripsime Sargsyan in Silent Angel (2018)
        Silent Angel
        • (English version, voice)
      • Dragon Kingdom (2018)
        Dragon Kingdom
      • Sinan Bengier, Naci Tasdögen, Begüm Polat, Seher Terzi, Murat Ormiyak, Çetin Altay, Levent Aykul, Seymen Aydin, Ömer Gecü, Onur Yaprakçi, and Kübra Dilara Çelen in Koyver Gitsin (2018)
        Koyver Gitsin
      • Junichi Kajioka in Dark Highlands (2018)
        Dark Highlands
      • Dilip's Castle (2016)
        Dilip's Castle
      • Paul Coppack and Steve Garry in Rough and Ready (2015)
        Rough and Ready
      • Colin Stewart, David L. Suarez, and Kathy Krantz in Dolphin's Song (2015)
        Dolphin's Song
      • Morning Star (2014)
        Morning Star
      • Accidental Hero (2014)
        Accidental Hero
      • Tara Cardinal in Legend of the Red Reaper (2013)
        Legend of the Red Reaper

      Producer

      • Blood Curse
        • Pre-production
      • AGO
        • Pre-production
      • The Legend of Mordred (2019)
        The Legend of Mordred
      • Paul Coppack and Steve Garry in Rough and Ready (2015)
        Rough and Ready
      • Rose (2012)
        Rose
      • Revenge (2011)
        Revenge

      Stunts

      • Rose (2012)
        Rose
      • Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)
        Braveheart
        • (uncredited)
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Videos4

      Zombie Massacre
      Trailer 2:05
      Zombie Massacre
      The Planet
      Trailer 1:04
      The Planet
      Dark Highlands Trailer 2
      Trailer 1:34
      Dark Highlands Trailer 2
      The Planet
      Trailer 1:22
      The Planet

      Personal details

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        • Official Site
        • Zombie Massacre news
        • August 21, 1955
        • Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
        • July 23, 2021
        • Fethiye, Mugla, Turkey(heart attack)
        • ? - July 23, 2021 (his death, 3 children)
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