Michael Vartan gained fame when he was cast on the spy series Alias.  From 2001 to 2006, he portrayed the role of Michael Vaughn, one of Sydney Bristow's co-workers.  He had various skills and was especially proficient in foreign languages like French, Spanish and Italian.  Throughout the show, he had an ongoing affair with Sydney that eventually led to their marriage, revealed through a flash-forward during the series finale.

Following Alias, Michael Vartan briefly kept a low profile but made the news when he was spotted with taped up bandages on his injured right hand.   Evidently, his fingers were fractured after losing an ice-chopping bet.

At present, Michael Vartan has many acting gigs lined up. After his Alias exposure, he will return on the small screen this coming fall as one of the regulars on ABC’s Big Shots.  He will play the role of James Walker, along with Dylan McDermott, Christopher Titus, Joshua Malina, Nia Long, Peyton List, Jessica Collins and Amy Sloan.  In October, he will grace the big screen with the movie Rogue as the lead character Peter McKell.  Directed by Greg Mclean, the horror-thriller is about a tranquil wildlife cruise that disintegrates into terror as a group of tourists are hunted by a massive man-eating crocodile.  In the same month, Vartan will be starring in the movie Jolene, a drama based on E.L. Doctorow’s story about teenage orphans who endured ten years of cross-country traveling while they experience love and heartbreak.  The said film features Vartan as Brad, alongside Jessica Chastain as Jolene, Dermont Mulroney as Uncle Phil, Chazz Palminteri as Sal, and Rupert Friend as Coco Leger.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
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