Michael Zegen

Michael Jonathan Zegen (born February 20, 1979) is an American actor, best known for his role as Joel Maisel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He also played probie firefighter Damien Keefe on the FX Network television drama Rescue Me.

Early life and education
Zegen was born to a teacher mother and a lawyer father, and lived in Glen Rock, New Jersey, before moving to nearby Ridgewood when he was five. He has two brothers. He is Jewish, and his maternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors from Ukraine and Poland.

He attended Ridgewood High School, where he was active in the school's theater program. Zegen is a 2001 graduate of Skidmore College.

Career
His role on Rescue Me began as a recurring character in seasons 1–3, playing the nephew of series lead Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary).  In seasons 5–6, he was promoted to the main cast when his character began probationary firefighter school to become a firefighter.

In late 2010, Zegen was cast as gangster Bugsy Siegel for the second, third, and fifth season of the HBO series, Boardwalk Empire. In 2011, Zegen, along with James Ransone, was cast in supporting roles in the HBO comedy series How To Make It In America. In mid-2011, Zegen was cast in a recurring guest role in the second season of the AMC series The Walking Dead. In 2014 he created the role of Liam off-Broadway in the dark comedy Bad Jews.

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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Jewish American male actors
Category:Living people
Category:Skidmore College alumni
Category:American people of Polish-Jewish descent
Category:American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
Category:Male actors from New Jersey
Category:People from Glen Rock, New Jersey
Category:People from Ridgewood, New Jersey
Category:Ridgewood High School (New Jersey) alumni
Category:1979 births