Cast & creator
Michael Bay
Best known for Miami Vice, Night Court, The Last Ship
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).
Also known as: Michael Benjamin Bay
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television credits
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1981–2027 · acting roles
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Filmography (124)
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Miami Vice
Goon #3
1984
Night Court
Production Office Assistant
1984
The Last Ship
Executive Producer
2014
Taff
self
1997
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Executive Producer
2018
Black Sails
Executive Producer
2014
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
A Quiet Place
Producer
2018
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Production Intern
1981
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Producer
2023
Transformers One
Producer
2024
Friday the 13th
Producer
2009
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Truck Passenger (uncredited)
2014Transformers: Age of Extinction
Director
2014Transformers: Age of Extinction
Executive Producer
2014
The Purge
Executive Producer
2018
Transformers: The Last Knight
Director
2017Transformers: The Last Knight
Executive Producer
2017
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Porsche Driver
2024
The Island
Director
2005The Island
Producer
2005
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Producer
2014
A Quiet Place Part II
Producer
2021
Bad Boys
Director
1995
Bad Boys for Life
Wedding MC
2020
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Director
201613 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Producer
2016
The Forever Purge
Producer
2021
Bad Boys II
Crappy Car Driver
2003Bad Boys II
Director
2003
The Purge
Producer
2013
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Producer
2010
The Purge: Anarchy
Producer
2014
Pearl Harbor
Director
2001Pearl Harbor
Producer
2001
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Producer
2016
The Purge: Election Year
Producer
2016
Armageddon
NASA Scientist (uncredited)
1998Armageddon
Producer
1998Armageddon
Director
1998
The Neighbors
Michael Bay
2012
Indecent Proposal
Second Unit
1993
Drop
Producer
2025
A Quiet Place: Day One
Producer
2024
6 Underground
Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
20196 Underground
Director
20196 Underground
Producer
2019
The Rock
Director
1996
Bumblebee
Producer
2018
Ambulance
Director
2022Ambulance
Producer
2022
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Producer
2016
The First Purge
Producer
2018
I Am Number Four
Producer
2011
Pain & Gain
Producer
2013Pain & Gain
Director
2013
The Amityville Horror
Producer
2005
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Producer
2003
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Producer
2006
Coyote Ugly
Photographer
2000
Songbird
Producer
2020
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Director
2009Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Executive Producer
2009
The Unborn
Producer
2009
Project Almanac
Producer
2015
Ouija
Producer
2014
Transformers
Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
2007Transformers
Director
2007Transformers
Executive Producer
2007
The Hitcher
Producer
2007
All Is Lost
Thanks
2013
Mystery Men
Frat Boy
1999
Apartment 7A
Producer
2024
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Director
2011Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Executive Producer
2011
On the Lot
2007
Horsemen
Producer
2009
A Quiet Place Part III
Producer
2027
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
2022
A Man's Story
Self
2011
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
Self
2009
Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior
Executive Producer
2024
Billion Dollar Wreck
Executive Producer
2016
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo
Sled Agent
1986Untitled Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Continuation
Producer
Evolution Within Extinction
Self
2014OutRun
Director
OutRun
Producer
Skibidi Toilet
Director
Skibidi Toilet
Producer
Armageddon: Target Earth
Self
1998Detention
Producer
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Self
2004Sponsor
Producer
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Self
2007Saturation Point
Producer
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Director
1993Wolf Night
Producer
We Are Storror
Director
2025We Are Storror
Producer
2025
In The Blink Of An Eye
Consulting Producer
2005The Caretaker
Producer
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
2012
Great White: My...My...My...
Director
2002Untitled The Purge Film
Producer
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
Self
2000Shredded
Producer
Life on Mars
Producer
The Fisherman
Producer
I Am Yours
Producer
Untitled Transformers Film
Director
Untitled Transformers Film
Producer
Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
Self
2012The Birds
Producer
Blink of an Eye
Producer
Inherit the Earth
Producer
Big Rig
Producer
Operation Epic Fury
Director
Operation Epic Fury
Producer
A History of Protection
Director
2025Meet Jimmy
Producer
Lure
Producer
The Rising
Producer