Michael Malarkey


Michael Karim Malarkey is a British-American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the role of Enzo St. John in the series The Vampire Diaries.
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Early life

Malarkey was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to Jim Malarkey, an Irish American, and Nadia Bushrui, who has Palestinian and Italian origins. His grandfather was the famous Palestinian-Lebanese poet, Suheil Bushrui, the first Arab national to be appointed to the Chair of English at the American University of Beirut, a position he held from 1968 to 1986. He is the oldest of three brothers and was raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio. In 2006, Malarkey travelled to England to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

Acting

Malarkey had his beginnings on the London stage appearing in various theatre productions including lead roles in Spring Storm by Tennessee Williams and Beyond [the Horizon (play)|Beyond the Horizon] by Eugene O'Neill at Royal National Theatre, an adaptation of The Great Gatsby in the role of Jay Gatsby and in the Original London Company of Million Dollar Quartet in the role of singer Elvis Presley.
Malarkey also appeared in several film and television projects including recurring roles in series' Raw for RTÉ, Mr. Sloane with Nick Frost and in the leading role for The CW pilot The Selection before landing the role of Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John in season 5 of the television series The Vampire Diaries as a recurring character. After gaining popularity with the viewing public, Malarkey's role was upgraded to a series regular starting in Season 6 and through the end of Season 8.
In 2017, he appeared as "Dizel" in an episode of Amazon Prime Video's Jean-Claude Van Johnson. In the following year, it was announced Malarkey was cast as "Sam Foster" in Crackle's crime drama series The Oath.
In 2019, Malarkey played the role of "Cinch Barton" in the thriller film A Violent Separation. That same year he starred as Captain Michael Quinn in Project Blue Book for The History Channel.
In September 2021, it was reported that Malarkey had a recurring role as Deputy Harvey on the second season of ABC's crime drama TV series Big Sky. He then appeared in Westworld and Quantum Leap in 2022 and in the third season of Law & Order: Organized Crime in 2023.
In February 2024, it was announced that Malarkey had joined the main cast for the second season of Netflix's conspiracy thriller series The Night Agent.

Music

After finishing high school, Malarkey joined a local hardcore band called Shadyside. He became the frontman when the lead singer left the band. Malarkey spent five years with the group touring and recording in Nashville while simultaneously learning guitar.
As a solo artist, after two EPs in 2014 and 2015, he released his debut full-length record, Mongrels on 8 September 2017 accompanied by music videos for singles "Uncomfortably Numb" and "Mongrels". The next year, he released another EP, Captain Solitaire. In January 2020, Malarkey released his second album, ''Graveracer.''

Personal life

Malarkey has been married to English actress Nadine Lewington since 2009; they have two sons, born in 2014 and 2019. They appeared together in one episode of Project Blue Book.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011CuriosityMilton LongEpisode: "What Sank Titanic?"
2012Dark Matters: Twisted But TrueSam, Alter, Frank Geyser2 episodes
2013RawAnthony4 episodes
2013The SelectionPrince MaxonUnsuccessful The CW pilot
2013–2017The Vampire DiariesLorenzo "Enzo" St. JohnRecurring role ; main role
2014Mr. SloanCraig2 episodes
2017Jean-Claude Van JohnsonDizelEpisode: "What Year Do You This This Is?"
2017Slavi's ShowHimselfTalk show
2018–2019The OathSam FosterRecurring role
2019–2020Project Blue BookCaptain Michael QuinnMain role
2021Big SkyDeputy HarveyRecurring
2022WestworldEmmett3 episodes
2022Quantum LeapColeEpisode: "July 13th, 1985"
2023Law & Order: Organized CrimeSeamus O’Meara3 episodes
2025The Night AgentMarkusMain role

Theatre

Discography

;Studio albumsMongrels Graveracer
;EPs
  • Feed the Flames
  • Knots Captain Solitaire Strays Future Tense
;Singles
  • "Feed the Flames"
  • "Dancing in the Grey"
  • "Scars"
  • "Mongrels"
  • "Dog Dream"
  • "I Just Want You"
  • "Captain Solitaire"
  • "To Be a Man "
  • "Graveracer"