My Flatmates

Character: Michael

Shane West stars in the new high-octane drama Nikita as Michael, who shares a past with Nikita and is a top-ranking leader and overseer of new recruits for Division, the organization Nikita has vowed to bring down.

Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, West became passionate for acting at an early age, and has received accolades for his work on both the big and small screens, including the Young Hollywood Award for Superstar of Tomorrow.

West was last seen on television on the long-running hit series ER, starring as the atypical Dr Ray. He is also known for his starring role as Eli on the drama series Once and Again, for which he was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor - Drama.

In his most recent film role, West stars as the legendary Los Angeles punk Darby Crash in the independent film What We Do Is Secret. The biopic follows infamous band The Germs and Crash, the self-destructive lead singer, near the decline of the 1980s punk scene. West won the Philadelphia Film Festival's Rising Star Award for his work in the film.

West also starred opposite Sean Connery in the feature film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen as Tom Sawyer, a courageous, clever young street fighter who is determined to stop the super villain, the Fantam. West was awarded a nomination for the Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award for his performance. West also starred opposite Mandy Moore in the feature A Walk to Remember, adapted from the novel by acclaimed author Nicholas Sparks, for which he was awarded a Teen Choice Award. West's other credits include Liberty Heights, A Time for Dancing, Get Over It and Whatever It Takes.