Michael Bay
Biography
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action movies with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), 6 Underground (2019), and Ambulance (2022). His films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of history's most commercially successful directors.
He is co-founder of the production house the Institute and co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house that has remade horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Amityville Horror (2005), Friday the 13th (2009), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
Movies 20
Transformers: Age of Extinction
as Truck Passenger (uncredited)
2014
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Porsche Driver
2024
Armageddon
as NASA Scientist (uncredited)
1998
Bad Boys II
as Crappy Car Driver
2003
Bad Boys for Life
as Wedding MC
2020
6 Underground
as Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
2019
Coyote Ugly
as Photographer
2000
Transformers
as Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
2007
Mystery Men
as Frat Boy
1999
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
as Self
2007
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
as Self
2009
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
as Sled Agent
1986
A Man's Story
as Self
2011
Evolution Within Extinction
as Self
2014
Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
as Self
2012
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
as Self
2004
Armageddon: Target Earth
as Self
1998
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
as Self
2000
