Michael James Vogel(born July 17, 1979) is an American actor and former fashion model.Vogel began modeling jeans for the iconicLevi Strauss & Company. He was subsequently cast in the television seriesGrounded for Life, appearing in a recurring role between 2001 and 2004. His first film role was in theskateboarding-themedGrind (2003).In 2003, he starred as Heath in themade-for-televisionremake ofWuthering Heights, which premiered onMTV, and filmed his role in the remake ofThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In 2005, afterGrounded for Lifewas canceled, Vogel appeared in four films, with the most notable roles as Eric Richman, the romantic interest ofBlake Lively's character inThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and a supporting role inRumor Has It..., as Blake Burroughs, the son ofKevin Costner's character.He co-starred as Christian, the fiancé ofEmmy Rossum's character in thedisaster filmPoseidon (2006), a remake of the 1972 filmThe Poseidon Adventure. Vogel was originally offered the role ofAngelinX-Men: The Last Stand, but backed out to appear inPoseidon. From 2007 to 2009, he starred in the filmsThe Deaths of Ian Stone,Across the Hall,and the horror filmOpen Graves.He co-starred as Jason Hawkins in Cloverfield (2008), Jack in She's Out of My League (2010), Bobby in Blue Valentine (2010), Johnny Foote in The Help (2011), and Dave Hansen in What's Your Number?.He had starring roles in several TV series as Chris Deleo on Miami Medical (2010), pilot Dean Lowrey on Pan Am (2011), Deputy Zack Shelby on Bates Motel (2013), Dale 'Barbie' Barbara on Under the Dome (2013), and Ricky Stormgren on the Syfy mini-series Childhood's End (2015).He starred in the Hallmark movie In My Dreams (2015), and the films Adult Interference (2017), The Case for Christ (2017), The Amendment (2018), and Secret Obsession (2019).He again had starring TV roles as Adam Salton on The Brave (2017) and Cooper Connelly on Sex/Life (2021). He co-starred as Lt. Sullivan in the film Fantasy Island (2020), a horror spin on the original 80's TV show.
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