Mikael founded Notorious Films in Stockholm and produced a number of award winning commercials and music videos. Pursuing his lifelong dream, he took acting classes in Sweden and performed in many plays and gained both recognition and experience.

He was selected and given a three year Fulbright scholarship in Los Angeles, where Mikael graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in filmproduction from the prestigious School of Cinematic Arts at USC. Mikael has acted on numerous stage, film and TV productions. He has also both acted in and directed several award winning short films.