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Michael Zegen

Michael Zegen

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 20, 1979 (46)
Birthplace Ridgewood, New Jersey, Stati Uniti
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Michael Jonathan Zegen (born February 20, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Rescue Me (2004–2011), Boardwalk Empire (2011–2014), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023). Zegen was born to a teacher mother and a lawyer father, and lived in Glen Roc ... k, New Jersey, before moving to nearby Ridgewood when he was five. He has two brothers. He is Jewish. His mother was born in Austria in a displaced persons' camp, and his maternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors from Ukraine and Poland. He attended Ridgewood High School, where he was active in the school's theater program. Zegen is a 2001 graduate of Skidmore College. His role on Rescue Me began as a recurring character in seasons 1–3, playing the nephew of series lead Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary). In seasons 5–6, he was promoted to the main cast when his character began probationary firefighter school to become a firefighter. In 2010, Zegen was cast as gangster Bugsy Siegel for the second, third, and fifth season of the HBO series, Boardwalk Empire. In 2011, Zegen, along with James Ransone, was cast in supporting roles in the HBO comedy series How To Make It In America. In mid-2011, Zegen was cast in a recurring guest role in the second season of the AMC series The Walking Dead. In 2014 he created the role of Liam off-Broadway in the dark comedy Bad Jews. Zegan made his Broadway debut in A View from the Bridge in 2015. In 2017, Zegen played Joel Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. For the role he has won two Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series awards from the Screen Actors Guild. He returned to Broadway in 2021 to star in Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress.

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Notice to Quit

Notice to Quit

2024

as Andy Singer

The Stand In

The Stand In

2020

as Steve

Becks

Becks

2018

as Pete

The Seagull

The Seagull

2018

as Mikhail

Tyrel

Tyrel

2018

as Eli

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

2015

as Maurizio Fiorello

Frances Ha

Frances Ha

2013

as Benji

Ex-Girlfriends

Ex-Girlfriends

2012

as The Blogger

Adventureland

Adventureland

2009

as Eric

The Box

The Box

2009

as Garcin

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

2007

as Eddie

Bittersweet Place

Bittersweet Place

2005

as Todd

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Television Credits

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

as Joel Maisel

Episodes: 43

First Aired: Mar 16, 2017

Rescue Me

as Damien Keefe

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Jul 21, 2004

The Walking Dead

as Randall Culver

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 31, 2010

The Penguin

as Alberto Falcone

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 19, 2024

Boardwalk Empire

as Benny Siegel

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 2010

Acting for a Cause

as Ryan Bingham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2020

The Good Wife

as Justin Partridge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

Rescue Me

as Damien

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 21, 2004

Rescue Me

as Damian O'Keefe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 21, 2004

Rescue Me

as Damian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 21, 2004

Too Much

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 10, 2025

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

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