Michael J. Pagan

He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Verbum Dei High School in Los Angeles and West Los Angeles College. Pagan has received training at the Tasha Smith Acting Studio and the Ivanna Chubbuck Studio.

Pagan appeared as Sam, the nephew of Denzel Washington's character,{{cite news|last=Vice|first=Jeff|date=January 16, 1998|title=Devil of an ending makes it tough to fall for 'Fallen'|page=W12|newspaper=The Deseret News}} in thriller Fallen (1998).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=si5M_xZSO54C&dq=%22Michael+J.+Pagan%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA9|page=9|title=Screen World 1999|last1=Monush|first1=Barry|last2=Willis|first2=John|author-link2=John A. Willis|date=April 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9781557834119}} That same year, he was Angela Bassett's son, Quincy, in romantic comedy How Stella Got Her Groove Back.{{cite news|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19980814.1.41&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22Michael+J.+Pagan%22-------1|last=Strauss|first=Bob|date=August 14, 1998|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|title=Chalk one up for 'older women & younger men'}} A reviewer for The Hollywood Reporter opined Pagan gave a "winning" performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/how-stella-got-her-groove-back-review-movie-1998-1231716/|title='How Stella Got Her Groove Back': THR's 1998 Review|last=Byrge|first=Duane|date=August 14, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 3, 2022}} For playing Quincy, Pagan earned an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Youth Actor in 1999.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-11-ca-52778-story.html|last=Braxton|first=Greg|date=December 11, 1998|website=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 3, 2022|title='Beloved,' 'Homicide' Top NAACP Image Award Nominations}}

He portrayed Malik Sawyer in the 1998 television film Killers in the House.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XTsDAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Michael+J.+Pagan%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA60|pages=60−63|title=Holly Robinson Peete, Mario Van Peebles Star In TV Thriller 'Killers In The House'|magazine=Jet|date=16 November 1998 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company}} Pagan played the lead character, Scott Marshall, in the Disney Channel Original Movie Up, Up, and Away (2000).{{cite news|date=June 16, 2007|title=Family Best Bets|page=18|newspaper=The Vindicator}} In the film, Scott is the only member of his superhero family who does not have any powers.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/tv/for-young-viewers-disney-film-fest-fantasies-to-grow-on.html|date=May 5, 2002|website=The New York Times|access-date=November 3, 2022|title=FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Disney Film Fest: Fantasies to Grow On}}

After appearing in an episode of Black Scorpion (2001),{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dx6hBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Michael+J.+Pagan%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA155|page=155|title=The encyclopedia of superheroes on film and television|last=Muir|first=John Kenneth|date=August 21, 2008|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=9780786437559|author-link=John Kenneth Muir}} Pagan took a four year hiatus from acting. He resumed his acting career with a guest spot on The Shield (2005). Pagan appeared in two sports films, playing Roger in Gridiron Gang (2006){{cite news|url=https://dks.library.kent.edu/cgi-bin/kentstate?a=d&d=dks20060921-01.2.72&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22Michael+J.+Pagan%22------|last=Kotz|first=Kristen|date=September 21, 2006|title=New football movie's acting fumbles, recovered by good story|page=B6|newspaper=Daily Kent Stater}} and Kurt in Forever Strong (2008).{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/movies/26stro.html|title=Sports Therapy|last1=Catsoulis|first1=Jeannette|last2=Lee|first2=Nathan|last3=Genzlinger|first3=Neil|author-link3=Neil Genzlinger|last4=Kern|first4=Laura|date=September 25, 2008|website=The New York Times|access-date=November 3, 2022}} Pagan's guest roles include One on One (2006), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009) and Cold Case (2009).

Pagan portrayed Tyson "Tye" Simms in the slasher film See No Evil,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rsOSKIVbGUQC&dq=%22Michael+J.+Pagan%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA209|page=209|title=Australian Horror Films, 1973-2010|last=Shelley|first=Peter|date=September 6, 2012|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=9780786489930}} returning in its 2014 sequel See No Evil 2. He co-wrote the horror film Chain Letter (2010) alongside Deon Taylor,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/02/movies/02chain.html|title=Another Argument Against E-Mail|last=Hale|first=Mike|date=October 1, 2010|website=The New York Times|access-date=November 3, 2022}} acting in the film as well.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/chain-letter-film-review-30130/|title=Chain Letter — Film Review|date=October 14, 2010|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 3, 2022}} Pagan has not acted since 2014.

• Fallen (1998)
• How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
• Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)
• Killers in the House (TV) (2000)
• Up, Up, and Away (TV) (2000)
• The Gospel (2005)
• See No Evil (2006)
• Gridiron Gang (2006)
• House of Fears (2007)
• The Hustle (2008)
• Forever Strong (2008)
• Nite Tales: The Movie (2008)
• Chain Letter (2010)
• Diary of a Champion (2009)
• Mississippi Damned (2009)
• See No Evil 2 (2014)

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• {{official website|http://www.michaeljpagan.com/}}
• {{IMDb name|0656003}}

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