Michael is a graduate of USC School of Theater and School of Cinematic Arts. He completed the professional training track at the Groundlings School of Improv and Sketch Comedy in Los Angeles. Michael made his professional acting debut in the independent film The Derby Stallion, opposite Zac Efron. He acted opposite Ezra Miller, Kate Bosworth, Thomas Haden Church and Demi Moore in Another Happy Day, a film he also produced. It was directed by Sam Levinson (Euphoria) and competed in the Dramatic Competition category at Sundance Film Festival, where it won the coveted Waldo Salt Award. Michael starred in Cassidy Way alongside Sydney Sweeney and has recurred on various television shows including My Name is Earl, CSI: New York, The Client List, The Mob Doctor, Revenge, Nashville, Hart of Dixie, and American Crime Story: The People VS OJ Simpson. Michael produced and starred in the hit Netflix film Circle, which has gone on to have a cult following (a sequel is currently being written). He was nominated for three Emmys in 2020 for his work on the Amazon series Dark/Web, including Best Director. Michael is a fitness enthusiast and adrenaline junkie. He has sky dived, bungee jumped, climbed a glacier in Patagonia, competed in Spartan and Tough Mudder races, and gone spelunking through caves hundreds of feet underneath New Zealand. Michael is an avid surfer, practices Muay Thai and kickboxing, is trained in firearms and firearm safety, and recently got his motorcycle license. Michael is an avid gamer, film buff, and dog lover. He donates his time to Path: People Assisting the Homeless, and Create Now, which helps curate art programs for LA's runaways and underprivileged youth.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Actor and producer
- 15 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Michael Nardelli's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Michael Nardelli's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Nardelli's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
23 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Our Family Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Rushed(2021)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Dark/Web(2019)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
Christmas in Homestead(2016)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Tribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Cassidy Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
American Crime Story(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Circle(2015)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Hostile Border(2015)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Grassroots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Giant Mechanical Man(2012)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Client List(2011)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Another Happy Day(2011)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Hart of Dixie(2011)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Revenge(2011)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Eleventh Hour(2008)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
My Name Is Earl(2005)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Derby Stallion(2005)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Monster-in-Law(2005)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Quintuplets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Circles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Dennis Doesn't Live Here Anymore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Circle Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles, 20 of them dated from 2004 to 2026; peak year 2016.
Biggest box office
Another Happy Day (2011)
Highest rated
Christmas in Homestead (2016)
Most popular right now
Dark/Web (2019)
Film career
Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2005Screen debut· The Derby Stallion
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Michael Nardelli's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Michael Nardelli's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Michael Nardelli work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Nardelli's MovieCove titles; Brent Stiefel shares the most, 2.
- Brent StiefelShared titles: Circle (2015), The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Brent Stiefel
- Tim NardelliShared titles: Circle (2015), The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Nardelli