Mikel Mroué, known professionally as Michael Mando, is a Canadian film and television actor,
writer, and director with a background in contemporary and classical theatre.
He is well known for his role as Vaas Montenegro, the secondary antagonist in the video game
Far Cry 3.
Early life Mando was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
He was raised by his father, and is the middle child of three brothers.
Their family traveled a lot, and lived in over 10 cities, across 4 continents, and in
over 37 different homes all before he reached his mid-twenties.
Even though his native language is French, he also speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Mando was enrolled in many fields, including International Relations at the University
of Montreal, before discovering the performing arts at The Dome Theatre Program in 2004.
Despite no prior training, Michael went on to play the male lead in all 5 productions
at the program.
He graduated with excellence in 2007.
His Dome credits include, Orlando in Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Professor Katz in David Edgar’s
Pentecost and Valentine Xavier in Tennessee Williams’ Orpheus Descending.
Upon graduation, Steven W. Lecky, the Chairman of the program proudly stated Michael to be
“one of the finest talents to emerge from the program in the past 25 years.”
Acting career After playing the leading character in two
award winning professional theatre productions in Montreal, Mando promptly founded Red Barlo
Productions.
The company’s first film, Conditional Affection was released in 2010 and officially selected
to Fantasia, Bare Bones, ACTRA Short Films, and the New Hope International Film Festivals.
Mando’s television debut simultaneously followed with a wide range of contrasting
characters.
His credits include guest appearances in the crime series The Bridge, the medical drama
mini-series Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures, as an MS-13 gang member in The Border, and
as a close friend of the character Kenzi in the sci-fi series Lost Girl.
Mando has had repeated collaborations with directors John Fawcett and Eric Canuel as
well as producer David Barlow.
He had a starring role in the 2010 feature film Territories.
In 2011, he had a recurring role in Les Bleus de Ramville and a guest appearance on the
series King.
In 2012, he featured in Far Cry 3 where he voiced and inspired one of the main villains:
Vaas Montenegro, a vicious and twisted antagonist who arguably became the main face of the video
game.
He also starred in a webseries called "The Far Cry Experience" where he plays Vaas who
captures and tortures a celebrity who has been challenged to survive the island.
In 2012, Mando was cast in the first season of the science fiction television series.
Orphan Black, which began airing in 2013.
He played Vic, an abusive drug-dealer and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award
for his work on the series.
He reprised his role of Vic in the second season in a recurring role.
In 2014, Mando joined the cast of the Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul.
He will play Eddie, a "Spanish-speaking career criminal".
Personal life Mando grew up wanting to be a writer or an
athlete.
He took a bullet to the knee in his mid-twenties and consequently decided to change directions.
He then pursued an academic scholarship at the University of Montreal in International
Relations, but shortly after decided to go into acting.
Filmography Film
Television Web
Video games References
External links Michael Mando Official Site
Michael Mando at the Internet Movie Database