Michelle MacErlean is a British actress who was raised in London. She is a high academic achiever and gained a Bachelor of the Arts degree. After leaving University, she was headhunted to work for prestigious firms in London but abandoned social convention and expectations in favor of her calling to act. She won a competitive place at drama school in London and trained intensively full-time with top teachers and RSC and RNT directors.

Michelle relocated to the US after a range of television, theatre, commercial and films roles in London, notably working with Golden Globe & Emmy Award winning writer and director Stephen Poliakoff, German Film Prize nominee, German Television Prize winner Diethard Kuester and also in the realm of critically received theatre. She now divides her time between Los Angeles and New York.