Michael Steven Costello
Biography
Michael Costello was born in New York City, and spent most of his childhood in Virginia. He studied acting at Virginia Commonwealth University and received his Master Degree at Southern Methodist University. He is an actor, director, teacher, and writer in film, television, and theatre. He is best known for Temple Grandin, Walker, Texas Ranger, and as Secretary General McGath in seaQuest and seaQuest 2032. Most recently he was seen in the NBC series Revolution, and in the short film All from the Same Dust. He is also a stage actor and has played such notable roles as Lear in King Lear and Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • as Mortician
The mayor of a New England town resolves to turn it into the next tourist hot spot, despite local warnings that it's cursed.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Jury Foreman
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as R.I.P.D. Cop
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Larry Crockett
Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Chief Justice
An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as NYT Editor
JR is a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father — JR begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams, with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar.