Mig Macario is a Filipino American Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Bashful of the Seven Dwarfs on the ABC series ''
Once Upon a Time''. He has also starred in the
Dan Gilroy film ''
Velvet Buzzsaw'' with Jake Gyllenhaal, and has recurring roles on ''Ruby Herring Mysteries'', ''
Sanctuary'' and ''
The Troop''. Mig has also been featured in many national commercial campaigns for clients such as Lexus, Doritos, DirectTV, Bubly and UberEats.
Biography
Mig was named after the Filipino revolutionary general, and actor Macario Sakay. He was born in the Philippines, grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and is now based in Los Angeles, California. Macario is a practicing Nichiren
Buddhist
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
with the
Soka Gakkai.
Early in his career, Macario played petty criminal characters in shows like ''
21 Jump Street'', ''
Wiseguy'', and ''
The Commish''. Macario broke out from these roles when he played the lead role of Song Liling, in the
Tony Award
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-winning play ''
M. Butterfly'' at
the Arts Club Theatre. Macario's performance earned him a
Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nomination for best newcomer. His producing, writing and directing debut was on the highly rated ''Summer Love - The Documentary'', which explored rave culture and aired on
Much Music.
Macario
has appeared in over 50 film and television projects; working with artists such as
Jake Gyllenhaal,
Toni Collette,
John Malkovich,
Rene Russo,
Daveed Diggs,
Ginnifer Goodwin,
Taylor Cole,
Jennifer Morrison,
Johnny Depp,
Maury Chaykin,
Paul Sorvino,
Dean McDermott and
Jenny McCarthy. He plays the iconic Disney character Bashful of the 7 dwarfs on the hit ABC series
''Once Upon a Time''. Macario has had roles on the Gemini Award-winning, dark comedy ''
Less Than Kind'', ''
Level Up'',
'' Sanctuary'', ''
FRINGE'' for Fox and Nickelodeon's ''
The Troop''.
Selected filmography
References
External links
Official website*
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1970 births
Living people
Filipino emigrants to Canada
Filipino emigrants to the United States
Filipino male film actors
Filipino male television actors
Male actors from Quezon
Male actors from Vancouver