About Michael Giglio :
Michael began his journey as an actor at a young age. As the 2nd child of 5, he yearned to be the centre of attention. His mother took him to local drama classes from the age of 8, Nadia’s Performance Studio Wetherill Park. It was weekly classes here, as well as CaSPA (Catholic School Performing Arts), that developed his love for performing. From the ages of 8-16 Michael was involved with many stage productions.
Michael further pursued his love for performing and enrolled himself into Newtown High School of The Performing Arts for Year 11 and 12. Here he was involved in productions of “Cloudstreet”, “Antigone”, and “Rise and Fall of The Third Reich”. He also joined the NSW state Drama Company and performed in “Animal Farm”. During his HSC, he joined Artes Christe’s production of Hamlet and performed as Marcellus and several minor characters. In 2017, his 1st and only year of Business and Theatre studies at UNSW, he performed in MTS’ “The Three Penny Opera”, NUTS’ “The Cocktail Party”, and Liverpool Theatre Ensemble’s “Simpson J. 202”. He was involved in PYT’s Theatre ensemble from 2017, during this time, until 2018, and briefly re-joined in 2020. In 2018 he joined Sydney Actors School and under Kevin Jackson’s direction, performed “Everyman”, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy’s adaptation of a medieval morality play. In 2019, Kim Hardwick directed him in Moving Target, a German experimental play. His graduating showcase was Shane Anthony’s production of “The Laramie Project”. He re-joined The 2nd years of SAS the following year for Kim Hardwick’s production of “The Irresistible”. In 2022, he performed as “Ned Schneebly” in Sydney Catholic School’s production of “School of Rock” at The Qudos Bank Arena, performing to over 30 000 audience members. At Sydney Actors School, he trained with Philip Quast, Kevin Jackson, Lyn Pierse, Julia Cotton, Roel Voorbij, Pip Edwards, Garth Holcombe, Liam Moses, Shane Anthony, Rebecca Johnston, Alistair Toogood, Simon Masterton, Felicity Jurd, Stephen Hunter, and CJ Johnson.
At PYT he trained with Karen Therese, Anca Francenhauser, Martin Almo, Chris Ryan, Peter Polites, Donna Abella, Curiousworks, Tessa Leong, and many more.
Since drama school, he has trained with Les Chantery, Ezekial Simat, Ben Matthews, Aaron Glenane, Anthony Meindl, Amy Kersey, Georgie Symes, and many more.
He is a proud member of the MEAA and is frequently training with their workshops. He seeks any opportunity to pursue his dreams and develop his craft.