Michael Walker has worked as an actor, writer and director in Japan, Australia, the UK and the US. His acting credits include commercials, television shows and feature films. He was also the founder of maidenagoya, Nagoya’s first foreign-led, independent theatre company. Amongst the numerous shows he directed was Martin Sherman’s Bent, and a bilingual version of Romeo & Juliet, which toured Tokyo after its Nagoya season. Along with his theatre work, Michael is an experienced screenwriter who has had films play at festivals around the world. He is currently living in Tokyo and is the Artistic Director of Sheepdog Theatre.