If you’ve seen the show Joan of Arcadia, Michael Welch may look familiar to you. And if it wasn’t Joan of Arcadia that you recognize him from, than it must be from one of the other 25 other television show roles he has had since his career started at age 10. Or maybe it was from one of the 15 movie roles he has had. With his blonde hair, blue eyes, and his witty personality it is no wonder that Michael Welch has had so much work in the film and television industry.

He won even more fans this year, when he took the role of Mike Newton in the film Twilight. Through his MySpace blog he kept his 3700+ “friends” updated, whether it was about his road trip from LA to Portland (including his traffic ticket) or his gratefulness for the hundreds of pairs of socks that he got from adoring fans. Michael Welch was even the clever guy he coined the first Twilight fandom nickname, Twi-Hards.

Filmography

1. Lost Dream (2008) (filming) …. Perry
2. My Suicide (2008) (post-production) …. Earl
3. The Thacker Case (2008) (post-production) …. Kevin Thacker
4. Twilight (2008/I) (completed) …. Mike Newton
5. The Grind (2008/II) …. Josh
6. “The Riches” (4 episodes, 2008)
   – The Lying King (2008) TV episode
   – Dead Calm (2008) TV episode
   – Trust Never Sleeps (2008) TV episode
   – Slums of Bayou Hills (2008) TV episode
7. Day of the Dead (2008) (V) …. Trevor Bowman
8. American Son (2008) …. Goldie
9. “CSI: Miami” …. Shane Partney (1 episode, 2007)
   – Permanent Vacation (2007) TV episode …. Shane Partney
10. “Numb3rs” …. Kyle Clippard (1 episode, 2007)
    … aka Num3ers (USA: promotional title)
    – Velocity (2007) TV episode …. Kyle Clippard
11. The Beautiful Ordinary (2007) …. Stephen
    … aka Remember the Daze (USA: new title)
12. Choose Connor (2007) …. Max
13. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” …. Scott Heston (1 episode, 2007)
    … aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    … aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
    – Pretend (2007) TV episode …. Scott Heston
14. An American Crime (2007) …. Teddy Lewis
15. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) …. Emmet
16. “Crossing Jordan” …. Josh Winter (1 episode, 2006)
    – Mysterious Ways (2006) TV episode …. Josh Winter
17. “Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service” …. Kody Meyers (1 episode, 2006)
    … aka NCIS (USA: short title)
    … aka NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (USA: new title)
    – Bait (2006) TV episode …. Kody Meyers
18. “Cold Case” …. Daniel Potter – 1972 (1 episode, 2005)
    – Honor (2005) TV episode …. Daniel Potter – 1972
19. “Strong Medicine” …. Win (1 episode, 2005)
    – Promising Treatment (2005) TV episode …. Win
20. “Without a Trace” …. Lance (1 episode, 2005)
    … aka W.A.T (USA: short title)
    – Safe (2005) TV episode …. Lance
21. “Joan of Arcadia” …. Luke Girardi (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
    – Something Wicked This Way Comes (2005) TV episode …. Luke Girardi
    – Common Thread (2005) TV episode …. Luke Girardi
    – Spring Cleaning (2005) TV episode …. Luke Girardi
    – Trial and Error (2005) TV episode …. Luke Girardi
    – Secret Service (2005) TV episode …. Luke Girardi
    (40 more)
22. “Fillmore!” …. Cockney Kid / … (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
    … aka Disney’s Fillmore! (USA: complete title)
    – Code Name: Electric Haircut, (2004) TV episode (voice) …. Wade/Kid #1/Cockney Kid
    – Two Wheels, Full Throttle, No Brakes (2003) TV episode (voice) …. Philsky/Cyrus/Stranger
23. “Stargate SG-1” …. Young Jack O’Neill (1 episode, 2003)
    … aka Porte des étoiles, La (Canada: French title: dubbed version)
    – Fragile Balance (2003) TV episode …. Young Jack O’Neill
24. The United States of Leland (2003) …. Ryan Pollard
25. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” …. Todd Branson (1 episode, 2002)
    … aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
    … aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
    … aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
    … aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
    – Blood Lust (2002) TV episode …. Todd Branson
26. “Birds of Prey” …. 14 Year Old ‘Guy’ (1 episode, 2002)
    … aka BOP (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    – Three Birds and a Baby (2002) TV episode …. 14 Year Old ‘Guy’
27. The Angel Doll (2002) …. Little Jerry Barlow
28. “House of Mouse” …. Pinocchio (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
    – House of Scrooge (2002) TV episode (voice) …. Pinocchio
    – The Mouse Who Came to Dinner (2001) TV episode (voice) …. Pinocchio
    – Clarabelle’s Big Secret (2001) TV episode (voice) …. Pinocchio
    – Jiminy Cricket (2001) TV episode (voice) …. Pinocchio
    – Big Bad Wolf Daddy (2001) TV episode (voice) …. Pinocchio
    (1 more)
29. Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand (2002) (TV) (voice)
30. “Judging Amy” …. Mike Amble (1 episode, 2001)
    – Rights of Passage (2001) TV episode …. Mike Amble
31. Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001) (V) (voice) …. Pinocchio
32. “The District” …. Christian Gilroy (1 episode, 2001)
    – Melt Down (2001) TV episode …. Christian Gilroy
33. “Touched by an Angel” …. Robbie McGregor (1 episode, 2001)
    – The Birthday Present (2001) TV episode …. Robbie McGregor
34. “The Invisible Man” …. Adam Reese (1 episode, 2001)
    … aka I-Man (USA: second season title)
    – Johnny Apocalypse (2001) TV episode …. Adam Reese
35. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001) (TV) …. Butte Whipple
    … aka California Gold (New Zealand: English title: video title)
36. “The X Files” …. Trevor (1 episode, 2001)
    … aka The X-Files (USA)
    – Badlaa (2001) TV episode …. Trevor
37. “Malcolm in the Middle” …. Josh (1 episode, 2001)
    – New Neighbors (2001) TV episode …. Josh
38. Delivering Milo (2001) …. Mr. Owen
39. “The Drew Carey Show” …. Scout #1 (1 episode, 2000)
    – Drew and the Trail Scouts (2000) TV episode …. Scout #1
40. Personally Yours (2000) (TV) …. Sam Stanton
    … aka Wilderness Love (Australia)
41. “The Pretender” …. Eric Gantry (1 episode, 2000)
    – School Daze (2000) TV episode …. Eric Gantry
42. Straight Right (2000) …. Joey Geddes
43. “Shasta McNasty” …. Jeff (1 episode, 2000)
    … aka Shasta (USA: second season title)
    – Bed Worthy (2000) TV episode …. Jeff
44. “Ladies Man” …. Kyle (1 episode, 2000)
    – 12 Angry Kids (2000) TV episode …. Kyle
45. “Jesse” …. Gabe (3 episodes, 1999)
    – Jesse as Nurse, Fills In: Diego Throws Ice at Children (1999) TV episode …. Gabe
    – Everything But the Grill (1999) TV episode …. Gabe
    – Students Get Flu; Carrie at Zoo; Monkey Throw Poo (1999) TV episode …. Gabe
46. “The Norm Show” …. Jimmy (1 episode, 1999)
    … aka Norm (USA: new title)
    – Norm Pimps Wiener Dog (1999) TV episode …. Jimmy
47. Villains’ Revenge (1999) (VG) (voice) …. Peter Pan
    … aka Disney’s Villains’ Revenge (USA: complete title)
48. “Walker, Texas Ranger” …. Adam Crossland (1 episode, 1999)
    … aka Walker (Australia)
    – Jacob’s Ladder (1999) TV episode …. Adam Crossland
49. “7th Heaven” …. Donovan Birbeck (1 episode, 1999)
    … aka 7th Heaven: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
    … aka Seventh Heaven
    – All Dogs Go to Heaven (1999) TV episode …. Donovan Birbeck
50. “Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place” …. Michael Rush (3 episodes, 1998-1999)
    … aka Two Guys and a Girl (USA: fourth season title) (USA: third season title)
    – Two Guys, a Girl and a Proposal (1999) TV episode …. Michael Rush
    – Two Guys, a Girl and a Gamble (1999) TV episode …. Michael Rush
    – Two Guys, a Girl and a Christmas Story (1998) TV episode …. Michael Rush
51. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) …. Artim
    … aka Star Trek 9 (USA: informal alternative title)
52. “Chicago Hope” …. Lama Topa Rinpoche (1 episode, 1998)
    – Tantric Turkey (1998) TV episode …. Lama Topa Rinpoche
53. “Veronica’s Closet” …. Aaron (1 episode, 1998)
    – Veronica’s Bridal Shower (1998) TV episode …. Aaron
54. “Frasier” …. Young Niles (1 episode, 1998)
    – Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name (1998) TV episode …. Young Niles