About Michael Oilar

The Full Story

An award winning entertainment professional based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Michael Oilar is conveniently available to work in Chicago and Milwaukee as a local hire. Michael has worked in many different areas on a variety of projects, and is always looking for exciting new opportunities that force him to think outside the box. He loves using his creative mind in new ways, and is constantly looking for new sources of inspiration to stay on top of what’s happening. If you’d like to learn more about Michael's work, interests, or past projects, get in touch today.

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In 2021, Michael received Best Actor for the short film "Machine Learning" from the Golden Reel International Film Festival, and was a nominee for Best Actor in the Red Film Festival for the role as well.

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Michael began his acting career in the summer of 2019 as a background actor in Chicago. He has had the opportunity to work on Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Empire, Power: Book IV Force, 61st Street, Lovecraft Country, Emily In Paris, Fargo, Run, Utopia, NeXt, Work In Progress and several other Chicago based network series.

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Once comfortable in front of the camera, he transitioned to student films. His first full length feature was "What If There Be Thorns," in 2019, which made one stop in Memphis on the festival circuit before the pandemic ended it's run. From there he was cast in a 3 part web series "The Killer's Club." Since then, he has appeared in several independent series, short films and feature films.