With an impressive body of work over the past 43 years on screen, stage, television and with audio recording, Michael York retains the enthusiasm for the actor's life he first experienced growing up in England. Joining the National Youth Theatre, he played Shakespeare in London and Europe, and went on to perform extensively at Oxford University, graduating with an MA in English.

Following a stint in ‘rep’, York joined Laurence Olivier's new National Theatre Company in 1965 and a year later made his film debut in Franco Zeffirelli’s "The Taming of the Shrew" with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. York was also Tybalt in Zeffirelli’s "Romeo and Juliet," and John the Baptist in his "Jesus of Nazareth."

York's more than 60 other screen credits include memorable roles in such films as Bob Fosse's "Cabaret" with Liza Minnelli; "Something for Everyone" with Angela Lansbury; the all-star "Murder on the Orient Express"; "The Last Remake of Beau Geste"; as D'Artagnan in "The Three Musketeers"; in the title role in "Logan's Run;" and opposite Burt Lancaster in "The Island of Dr. Moreau." He even played himself in Billy Wilder's "Fedora." He was in all three "Austin Powers" movies and also starred in both “Omega Code" films. Recently in “Moscow Heat”, he is currently filming “Mika & Alfred”.

His television work comprises over 80 credits, including "The Forsyte Saga", "Great Expectations", "Space", "The Heat of the Day", "A Knight in Camelot”, ”The Night of the Fox” and "The Lot" for which he was Emmy-nominated. Recently in Larry David’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm", he played D'Artagnan again in "La Femme Musketeer". He was a guest character in “The Simpsons”, and in the 100th episode of “Law and Order: Criminal Intent”.

Broadway and regional theater credits include "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me," "Bent", the musical of "The Little Prince", "The Crucible”, ”Ring Round the Moon”, the world premiere of Tennessee Williams' "Outcry" and the title role in “Cyrano de Bergerac”. He recently toured the US in “Camelot”, playing King Arthur.

York's distinctive voice can be heard in over 90 audio book and film narrations as varied as "The Book of Psalms," "Memories, Dreams, Reflections", "The Vampire Lestat", and his own children's book, "The Magic Paw Paw." Grammy-nominated for "Treasure Island", he won awards for "The Fencing Master”, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”, “Creating True Peace” and for “Goodbye to Berlin”. He recently recorded “How Do I Love Thee?” as well as “Peter and the Wolf” and “The Carnival of the Animals”.

In addition to performing with music at the Kennedy Center, the Aspen Music Festival and the Hollywood Bowl, he has performed William Walton's "Henry V" and starred in the first concert performance of his "Christopher Columbus." He was Peer in a concert version of “Peer Gynt”, and Salieri in a special version of “Amadeus”, also at the Bowl. His recording of the Tennyson/Strauss "Enoch Arden," was followed by several international concert performances.

York also enjoys writing. His latest book is “Are My Blinkers Showing?” (“What a delight..Ahh, the actor’s life, well used.” LA Times). "Dispatches from Armageddon"(2002) was reviewed by Prof. Richard Brown as "One of the most readable, literate, and insightful works ever written on the process of making movies." York also co-authored "A Shakespearean Actor Prepares", a finalist in the Independent Publisher Book Awards, 2001 and hailed by the ‘Spectator’ as "A triumph... It deserves to become a classic." In 1991 he wrote an autobiography, "Accidentally on Purpose"("Travelling Player" in the UK) about which the Associated Press enthused, "Michael York inherits the mantle of his fellow countryman, David Niven, as a premiere storyteller."

York’s wife is Pat, a celebrated photographer. The two met in 1967 when she was assigned to photograph him. Married a year later, they have made their home in Los Angeles since 1976. Pat has exhibited all over the world - in Moscow, New York, Paris, Belgium, London, Washington, Cologne, Basel and Zurich. “Imaging and Imagining: the film world of Pat York” opened at LA’s Motion Picture Academy, subsequently traveling to Prague, Mannheim and Hong Kong.

York also lectures internationally -- on Shakespeare and the history and art of acting. His contribution to his profession has been recognized with the award of Britain’s OBE, France's Arts et Lettres and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.