{{short description|American actor (born 1981)}} {{Infobox person | name = Gregory Michael | image = | caption = | birth_name = Gregory Michael Hosmer <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/Andorra_native_actor_dating_Hills_castmate.html|title="Greek" actor says he's dating Stephanie Pratt of "The Hills. She says he isn't.|first=Dan|last=Gross|website=www.inquirer.com|date=25 March 2010 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|5|30}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | years_active = 2002–present | occupation = Actor | website = [http://www.gregorymichael.tv www.gregorymichael.tv] }} '''Gregory Michael''' (born May 30, 1981) is an American actor.

==Biography== Michael was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the only son of Gregory Hosmer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?pid=158110262|title=David Hosmer Obituary - OH &#124; The Columbus Dispatch|website=Legacy.com }}</ref> and Rosaria DiStefano, and has one older sister, Christina. He attended the Christian Brothers' La Salle College High School,<ref name="auto"/> in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. Michael went on to college to pursue his studies in theatre and acting at Pennsylvania State University.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/celebrities/20100325_Dan_Gross__He_likes_the_girl__not_the_show.html|title=Dan Gross: He likes the girl, not the show|first=--- Molly|last=Eichel|website=www.inquirer.com|date=25 March 2010 }}</ref> Michael currently resides in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="Living Currently">{{cite web | title=Myspace.com | work=Gregory Michael Official Myspace | url=http://www.myspace.com/gregory_michael | accessdate=April 10, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/gmhosmer|title=Gregory Michael on Facebook &#124; Facebook|website=Facebook }}</ref> Although he has portrayed gay characters on multiple television shows, he is straight in his own life,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/I103456|title=Gregory Michael interview with ChicagoPride.com|first=Ross von|last=Metzke|website=ChicagoPride.com}}</ref> and was reported to have previously dated Stephanie Pratt.<ref name="auto2"/>

== Acting career== At a young age, Michael was active in community theater, portraying lead characters in the musicals ''Blood Brothers'', ''The Music Man'', and ''Damn Yankees'', which were performed at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<ref name="auto"/> In high school, he captured national championship awards in his Dramatic and Humorous Interpretation of literature, in competing with the National Forensics League, under the coaching of the late Brother Rene Sterner FSC.<ref name="Bro. Sterner - National Forensics League">{{cite web | title=nflonline.org | work=NFL Coach | url=http://www.nflonline.org/Main/BroReneSterner | accessdate=May 19, 2009}}</ref>

Michael's first professional work was for Walt Disney Entertainment, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida as a character performer.<ref name="Walt Disney">{{cite web | title=SoapOperaDigest.com | work=Interview with Gregory Michael | url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/as-the-world-turns/interviews/Michael/ | accessdate=May 19, 2009}}</ref> The Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade was one of Michael's first appearances on television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RmIEAAAAMBAJ&q=gregory+michael+walt+disney+world&pg=PA60|title=Out|first=Here|last=Publishing|date=October 12, 2004|publisher=Here Publishing|via=Google Books}}</ref> Michael's notable television roles include; "Clark Watson" on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodthewriteway.com/2010/01/gregory-michael-talks-greek.html|title=Gregory Michael Talks Greek|date=January 25, 2010}}</ref> "Kevin Archer", in the supernatural gothic soap opera ''Dante's Cove'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/entertainment/television//39778|title=Gregory Michael on "Dante's Cove"|website=EDGE Media Network}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a142093/gregory-michael-joins-greek-cast/|title=Gregory Michael joins 'Greek' cast|first=Simon|last=Reynolds|date=January 13, 2009|website=Digital Spy}}</ref> and "Grant Ellis" on ABC Family's ''Greek''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://greginhollywood.com/its-all-greek-to-dantes-cove-star-gregory-michael-3779|title=It's all "Greek" to "Dante's Cove" star Gregory Michael|first1=Greg|last1=Hern|date=April 24, 2009}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>

==Filmography==

===Television=== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- |2003–2004|| ''As the World Turns'' || Clark Watson || 32 episodes |- |2005–2006|| ''Just Legal'' || Ryan Cern || Episodes: "The Rainmaker", "The Limit" |- |2005–2007|| ''Dante's Cove'' || Kevin Archer || 13 episodes |- |2008–2011|| ''Greek'' || Grant Ellis || 20 episodes |- |2012|| ''How I Met Your Mother'' || Trey || Episode: "Trilogy Time" |- |2016|| ''Fall Into Me'' || Will || Episode: "Delicious" |- |2018|| ''Famous in Love'' || Sebastian Graham || Episode: "The Kids Aren't All Right"

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===Film=== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- |2005|| ''Running Out of Time In Hollywood'' || Michael || |- |2008|| ''The Lovers'' || Chris || |}

===Music videos=== {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! Song !! Artist !! Notes |- |2011||"Outta Control"||J786||Lead |- |2011||"Girl Next Door"||Marisa Laurén||Lead |- |2012||"Never Gonna Happen"||Colette Carr||Lead |- |2014||"Caster of Shame"||Death Angel||Lead |- |2015||"Calipopicana"||Kylie Hughes||Lead |}

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