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name: "Michael Kelly"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 May 1969"
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average_fi1m_score: 76
updated: "2026-09-17T00:56:08.072527+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Michael Kelly

Actor. Born 22 May 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 May 1969, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** Michael Joseph Kelly , Michael J. Kelly 

## Biography

Michael Kelly is an American actor born on 22 May 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is credited as Michael J. Kelly or Michael Joseph Kelly on some productions.

He appeared as Capt. Bryan Patterson in the HBO miniseries *Generation Kill* (2008). Kelly is best known for playing Doug Stamper in the Netflix series *House of Cards* (2013–2018). Other television roles include CIA Agent Mike November in *Jack Ryan* (2018–2023) and Byron Westfield in *Lioness* (2023–present).

His film credits include *Unbreakable* (2000), *Dawn of the Dead* (2004), *Law Abiding Citizen* (2009), *The Adjustment Bureau* (2011), *Chronicle* (2012), *Now You See Me* (2013), *Man of Steel* (2013) and *Everest* (2015).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023), Fi1m 52, as Agent Burke — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Arquette — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, as John Mosley — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Generation Kill* (2008), Fi1m 84, as Bryan Patterson — [page](https://film.one/tv/generation-kill.md)
- *Unbreakable* (2000), Fi1m 81, as ER Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/unbreakable.md)

## Also known for

- *Now You See Me* (2013), Agent Fuller
- *Man of Steel* (2013), Steve Lombard
- *Chronicle* (2012), Richard Detmer
- *Law Abiding Citizen* (2009), Bray
- *Everest* (2015), Jon Krakauer
- *The Adjustment Bureau* (2011), Charlie Traynor
- *Dawn of the Dead* (2004), C.J.
- *Changeling* (2008), Detective Lester Ybarra

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