Michael Pitt Overview

Determined to make it as an actor in his youth, New Jersey-born Michael Pitt left for New York at 16 with no money and no connections. Starting work as soon as he could, Pitt made his living as a bike messenger while studying acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Pitt received his first break after a cast member from the popular series Dawson's Creek saw him in the New York Theatre Workshop's production of The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek. The sighting led him to a regular... See All