Michael Bay
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 17, 1965, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Movies
- 68
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action movies with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), 6 Underground (2019), and Ambulance (2022). His films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of history's most commercially successful directors.
He is co-founder of the production house the Institute and co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house that has remade horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Amityville Horror (2005), Friday the 13th (2009), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
Upcoming Michael Bay Movies
A Quiet Place Part III
2027
July 28, 2027
OutRun
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2024 | Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Porsche Driver |
| 2022 | Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Bad Boys for Life | Wedding MC |
| 2019 | 6 Underground | Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Evolution Within Extinction | Self |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | Truck Passenger (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now | Self |
| 2012 | Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon | |
| 2011 | A Man's Story | Self |
| 2009 | The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen | Self |
| 2007 | Transformers | Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel | Self |
| 2004 | Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre | Self |
| 2003 | Bad Boys II | Crappy Car Driver |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Photographer |
| 2000 | Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' | Self |
| 1999 | Mystery Men | Frat Boy |
| 1998 | Armageddon | NASA Scientist (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Armageddon: Target Earth | Self |
| 1986 | Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo | Sled Agent |
Directing, Writing & Producing
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