Michael Bay
Directing Born Feb 17, 1965 Los Angeles, California, USA 125 credits
Biography
Michael Bay is an American film director and producer. He was born on February 17, 1965, in Los Angeles, California, USA. Bay is known for directing big-budget, high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography, and extensive use of special effects. His films often feature depictions of explosions. Bay has directed numerous films, including Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, 6 Underground, and Ambulance. His films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of the most commercially successful directors in history.
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Career overview
Michael Bay is a film director and producer known for his work on big-budget, high-concept action films. His films often feature fast cutting, stylistic cinematography, and extensive use of special effects. Bay has directed a number of notable films, including Bad Boys and its sequel, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and the first five films in the Transformers film series.
Bay's directing credits include 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, 6 Underground, and Ambulance. His films have been commercially successful, grossing over $7.8 billion worldwide. This makes him one of the most commercially successful directors in history. Bay's style and approach to filmmaking have been characterized by his use of fast-paced editing and elaborate visual effects.
Michael Bay's career as a director spans multiple decades and a wide range of action-oriented films. His films often feature explosive sequences and extensive use of special effects. Bay's directing style has been influential in shaping the action film genre, and his commercial success has made him a prominent figure in the film industry.
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Career timeline
A Quiet Place Part III · Producer
Drop · ProducerWe Are Storror · DirectorWe Are Storror · Producer
Bad Boys: Ride or DieTransformers One · ProducerA Quiet Place: Day One · ProducerApartment 7A · ProducerBorn Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior · Executive Producer
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts · Producer
Ambulance · DirectorAmbulance · ProducerMeat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
A Quiet Place Part II · ProducerThe Forever Purge · Producer
Bad Boys for LifeSongbird · Producer
6 Underground6 Underground · Director6 Underground · Producer
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan · Executive ProducerA Quiet Place · ProducerBumblebee · ProducerThe First Purge · ProducerThe Purge · Executive Producer
Transformers: The Last Knight · DirectorTransformers: The Last Knight · Executive Producer
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi · Director13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi · ProducerThe Purge: Election Year · ProducerTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows · ProducerOuija: Origin of Evil · Producer
Project Almanac · Producer
The Last Ship · Executive ProducerBlack Sails · Executive ProducerTransformers: Age of ExtinctionTransformers: Age of Extinction · DirectorTransformers: Age of Extinction · Executive Producer
The Purge · ProducerPain & Gain · DirectorPain & Gain · ProducerAll Is Lost · Thanks
The NeighborsAbove and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the MoonUncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
I Am Number Four · ProducerTransformers: Dark of the Moon · DirectorTransformers: Dark of the Moon · Executive ProducerA Man's Story
Epic Rap Battles of History · CharactersA Nightmare on Elm Street · Producer
Friday the 13th · ProducerTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen · DirectorTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen · Executive ProducerThe Unborn · ProducerHorsemen · Producer
TransformersTransformers · DirectorTransformers · Executive ProducerThe Hitcher · ProducerOn the Lot
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning · Producer
The Island · DirectorThe Island · ProducerThe Amityville Horror · ProducerIn The Blink Of An Eye · Consulting Producer
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Bad Boys IIBad Boys II · DirectorThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre · Producer
Great White: My...My...My... · Director
Pearl Harbor · ProducerPearl Harbor · Director
Coyote UglyPutting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
Mystery Men
ArmageddonArmageddon · DirectorArmageddon · ProducerArmageddon: Target Earth
Taff
The Rock · Director
Full filmography
- A Quiet Place Part III (2027) Producer
- Drop (2025) Producer
- We Are Storror (2025) Director
- We Are Storror (2025) Producer
- Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) as Porsche Driver
- Transformers One (2024) Producer
- A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) Producer
- Apartment 7A (2024) Producer
- Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior (2024) Executive Producer
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) Producer
- Ambulance (2022) Director
- Ambulance (2022) Producer
- Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- A Quiet Place Part II (2021) Producer
- The Forever Purge (2021) Producer
- Bad Boys for Life (2020) as Wedding MC
- Songbird (2020) Producer
- 6 Underground (2019) as Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
- 6 Underground (2019) Director
- 6 Underground (2019) Producer
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) Executive Producer
- A Quiet Place (2018) Producer
- Bumblebee (2018) Producer
- The First Purge (2018) Producer
- The Purge (2018) Executive Producer
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) Director
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) Executive Producer
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) Director
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) Producer
- The Purge: Election Year (2016) Producer
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) Producer
- Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) Producer
- Billion Dollar Wreck (2016) Executive Producer
- Project Almanac (2015) Producer
- The Last Ship (2014) Executive Producer
- Black Sails (2014) Executive Producer
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) as Truck Passenger (uncredited)
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Director
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Executive Producer
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Producer
- The Purge: Anarchy (2014) Producer
- Ouija (2014) Producer
- Evolution Within Extinction (2014) as Self
- The Purge (2013) Producer
- Pain & Gain (2013) Director
- Pain & Gain (2013) Producer
- All Is Lost (2013) Thanks
- The Neighbors (2012) as Michael Bay
- Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon (2012)
- Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now (2012) as Self
- I Am Number Four (2011) Producer
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) Director
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) Executive Producer
- A Man's Story (2011) as Self
- Epic Rap Battles of History (2010) Characters
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Producer
- Friday the 13th (2009) Producer
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Director
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Executive Producer
- The Unborn (2009) Producer
- Horsemen (2009) Producer
- The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen (2009) as Self
- Transformers (2007) as Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
- Transformers (2007) Director
- Transformers (2007) Executive Producer
- The Hitcher (2007) Producer
- On the Lot (2007)
- Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007) as Self
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) Producer
- The Island (2005) Director
- The Island (2005) Producer
- The Amityville Horror (2005) Producer
- In The Blink Of An Eye (2005) Consulting Producer
- Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004) as Self
- Bad Boys II (2003) as Crappy Car Driver
- Bad Boys II (2003) Director
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Producer
- Great White: My...My...My... (2002) Director
- Pearl Harbor (2001) Producer
- Pearl Harbor (2001) Director
- Coyote Ugly (2000) as Photographer
- Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' (2000) as Self
- Mystery Men (1999) as Frat Boy
- Armageddon (1998) as NASA Scientist (uncredited)
- Armageddon (1998) Director
- Armageddon (1998) Producer
- Armageddon: Target Earth (1998) as Self
- Taff (1997) as self
- The Rock (1996) Director
- Bad Boys (1995) Director
- Indecent Proposal (1993) Second Unit
- I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (1993) Director
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
- Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo (1986) as Sled Agent
- Miami Vice (1984) as Goon #3
- Night Court (1984) Production Office Assistant
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Production Intern
- Detention Producer
- Wolf Night Producer
- Skibidi Toilet Director
- Skibidi Toilet Producer
- OutRun Director
- OutRun Producer
- Sponsor Producer
- Shredded Producer
- The Fisherman Producer
- Big Rig Producer
- Untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe Crossover Movie Producer
- Saturation Point Producer
- Untitled Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Sequel Producer
- The Caretaker Producer
- Operation Epic Fury Director
- Operation Epic Fury Producer
- Life on Mars Producer
- Untitled Transformers Film Director
- Untitled Transformers Film Producer
- I Am Yours Producer
- Inherit the Earth Producer
- Untitled The Purge Film Producer
- Blink of an Eye Producer
- The Rising Producer
- The Birds Producer
- Meet Jimmy Producer
- Lure Producer