Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Michael Brolin

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Michael Brolin was born in Karlstad, Värmlands Län, Sweden on December 15, 1970. At the age of five he saw a Wild West stunt show and told his parents - I'm going to work as a stuntman when I get older. Two years later he started to practice karate, which has been very helpful in his stunt career due to the great body control you achieve.

Michael has practiced Karate for over 20 years and has achieved 3rd degree of the black belt. He has competed for the Swedish National Karate team and he has amongst other things won two Nordic championships gold in team kata, gold in team kata Hayashi-ha world cup and silver in team kumite.

In his teenage years he joined the cast at High Chaparral, a Wild West theme-park, which became a platform for acting as well as stunts.

In 1998 he participated in the startup of a new stunt company called ‘Stuntmakers’. They have since then been working with films and TV. In the year of 2000 Michael went to The Australian Stunt Academy.

After graduating, Michael went straight to auditioning for Universal Studios in Japan. He got a one-year contract as an actor and stuntman at the first Universal Studios to open outside U.S.A.

Michael later moved to the UK and graduated from a four-year long drama school in both acting and directing at the Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

Brolin has appeared in three Euro-westerns in recent years: “Birth of a Legend: Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War” in 2011 in the role of Tom Hill and billed as Mikael Brolin, “Danny Lou & Donna Starr” in 2016 as Mitch Confusion) again billed as Mikael Brolin and under Michael Brolin in “The Murphy Gang” in 2024 as Frank Murphy.

BROLIN, Michael (aka Micke Brolin. Mikael Brolin) [12/15/1970, Karlstad, Värmlands Län, Sweden -     ] – stuntman, director, writer, film, TV actor

Birth of a Legend: Billy the Kid & The Lincoln County War – 2011 (Tom Hill) [as Mikael Brolin)

Danny Lou & Donna Starr – 2016 (Mitch Confusion) [as Mikael Brolin]

The Murphy Gang – 2024 (Frank Murphy) [director, writer]