A co-worker at the Madison Avenue firm whose professional and personal life is followed alongside the others. An affable account man with literary ambitions, he manages to navigate office politics with a lighter touch than many of his colleagues while still competing for accounts and status within the agency.
Michael is someone Alex Buckingham trusts for direct personal advice. After an accident involving someone in Alex's care, Michael urges him to step back from Katherine Stern's family, accept responsibility for his own life, and use Katherine's list to examine the relationship honestly rather than treating it as a set of orders.
Aaron Staton has 23 screen credits in a career dating back to 1999. Signature works include Mad Men, August Rush, The Right Stuff. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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