Michael Welch

Michael Welch (born July 25, 1987) He's also well known for his role as Luke Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia, which ran for two seasons (2003–2005).

Welch was cast in the series Z Nation on Syfy, which began airing in the fall of 2014. He also appeared in the 2014 film Boy Meets Girl, a romantic comedy which received many awards at LGBT film festivals in the U.S. and internationally.

Awards

Los Angeles FirstGlance Film Festival (2011) — Won, Festival Award – Best Actor for Unrequited (2010) (Lucky Day Studios) FilmOut San Diego (2014) — Won, FilmOut Festival Award – Best Actor for Boy Meets Girl.

Welch is the recipient of two Young Artist Awards. His first was for his performance in the film Star Trek: Insurrection at the age of 10. The second was for his work as Luke Girardi on Joan of Arcadia.

Personal life Welch's father is Protestant, and his mother is Jewish.

Welch married Marissa Lefton in 2008. The couple separated in 2011 and jointly filed for divorce in California on February 14, 2013. He married model Samantha Maggio in 2016. Welch has two children.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Star Trek: Insurrection Artim 2001 Delivering Milo Mr. Owen 2001 Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse Pinocchio Voice; direct-to-video film 2002 The Angel Doll Little Jerry Barlow 2003 The United States of LelandRyan Pollard 2006 All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Emmet 2007 An American Crime Teddy Lewis 2008 Twilight Mike Newton 2008 Archie's Final Project Earl 2008 The Coverup Kevin Thacker 2008 Day of the Dead Trevor Cross 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Mike Newton 2010 Unrequited Ben Jacobs 2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Mike Newton 2011 Born Bad Denny Straight-to-DVD 2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Mike Newton 2013 Grace Unplugged Quentin 2013 Hansel & Gretel Get Baked Hansel Jaeger 2014 Boy Meets Girl Robby 2014 Boys of Abu Ghraib Pits 2017 M.F.A. Mason 2018 The Final Wish Aaron 2019 Blood Craft Tyler Waters 2020 A Soldier's Revenge Danziger 2021 Last Shoot Out Jody

Television