Michael Budd

Michael Hamish Budd (born 2 July 1974) is an Australian film actor, director and producer. He is best known for playing Esmael, alongside Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) and Sigourney Weaver in The Cold Light of Day. The film also starred Bruce Willis. Budd is the first Australian born of African American descent to direct and produce a feature film in Australia. In 2012/13 he directed and produced Love of My Life a horror thriller which he also stars in alongside Peter O'Brien and Diarmid Heidenreich. On 9 November it premiered in America at the 2013 second annual Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival in the state of Oregon U.S.A.. The film went on to win Best Horror/Thriller at the festival. The film was released 29 April 2014 Video on Demand release with Gravitas Ventures. His second feature, Life of the Party, starring Christopher Kirby completed filming December 2016. It premiered on the 14th of September 2018 at the Arena Cinelounge Sunset Los Angeles in the U.S. state of California. The screenplay that was co-written by Budd was picked up by the Oscars Foundation to display in the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for the permanent Core Collection. Budd's third feature film, a science fiction thriller titled Enter Sanctum starring ACCTA award-winner Lara Robinson, is in post Production. In 2020 michael started filming his 4th feature film, Ruby's Choice an Australian drama touching on the important subject matter of dementia, For the Glenn Family Foundation and the Sir Owen Glenn legacy, The film stars Jane SeymourOBE and Jacqueline McKenzie.With 50% of all the profits going back to dementia,The production was halted due to covid 19.

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