Biography

Ethan Mikael is a California native that grew up loving story telling. Ethan began his career performing in San Diego, California starring in plays such as 'The Mousetrap' and 'The Mystery Plays' under his last name of Tapley. During this time he also filmed the Cannes Film Festival screened and Shorts TV released 'Just Desserts'. As an actor he cut his teeth playing Shakespearean roles such as Hamlet, Don Jon, and Lucentio in his home town of Temecula. While studying acting at Palomar College he was encouraged by his professors to audition outside of academia, landing professional roles in The Mousetrap with Moonlight Theater and The Mystery Plays with ion Theatre. Since moving to Los Angeles Ethan often finds himself playing polar opposites on film; the best friend that knows better than you or the sociopath that will do anything to get his way. During the pandemic Ethan returned to college to earn his associate’s degree in screenwriting from Los Angeles Valley College where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He is currently attending Cal State University Long Beach, also on the President’s Honors List, to graduate in 2025 with a bachelor’s in screenwriting. His feature film thriller Trust Me, Danny is a Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards semi-finalist. The Self is his most recent award winning short film made with The Lunas, a writer/producer and director/editor pair of brothers, which Ethan both adapted the screenplay and acted. Since moving to Los Angeles Ethan has studied with Playhouse West, Kalmenson and Kalmenson, and Killian McHugh's. He is also a member of Thursday Night Theater Club which performs at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood. Ethan takes up his free time as a writer, photographer, and musician.