Michael Bay
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 17, 1965
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action movies with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), 6 Underground (2019), and Ambulance (2022). His films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of history's most commercially successful directors. He is co-founder of the production house the Institute and co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house that has remade horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Amityville Horror (2005), Friday the 13th (2009), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
Filmography
- Untitled Transformers Film
Untitled Transformers Film TBA
Producer
- Detention
Detention TBA
Producer
- The Fisherman
The Fisherman TBA
Producer
- Operation Epic Fury
Operation Epic Fury TBA
Director, Producer
- The Caretaker
The Caretaker TBA
Producer
- Shredded
Shredded TBA
Producer
- Blink of an Eye
Blink of an Eye TBA
Producer
Untitled The Purge Film TBA
Producer
- Saturation Point
Saturation Point TBA
Producer
- Skibidi Toilet
Skibidi Toilet TBA
Director, Producer
- Sponsor
Sponsor TBA
Producer
OutRun TBA
Director, Producer
- Big Rig
Big Rig TBA
Producer
- Inherit the Earth
Inherit the Earth TBA
Producer
- Meet Jimmy
Meet Jimmy TBA
Producer
- I Am Yours
I Am Yours TBA
Producer
- The Birds
The Birds TBA
Producer
- Life on Mars
Life on Mars TBA
Producer
- Lure
Lure TBA
Producer
- Wolf Night
Wolf Night TBA
Producer
- The Rising
The Rising TBA
Producer
A Quiet Place Part III 2027
Producer
Drop 2025
Producer
We Are Storror 2025
Director, Producer
A History of Protection 2025
Director
Apartment 7A 2024
Producer
Transformers One 2024
Producer
A Quiet Place: Day One 2024
Producer
Bad Boys: Ride or Die 2024
as Porsche Driver
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 2023
Producer
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Ambulance 2022
Director, Producer
The Forever Purge 2021
Producer
A Quiet Place Part II 2021
Producer
Songbird 2020
Producer
Bad Boys for Life 2020
as Wedding MC
6 Underground 2019
as Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited), Director, Producer
Bumblebee 2018
Producer
The First Purge 2018
Producer
A Quiet Place 2018
Producer
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017
Director, Executive Producer
Ouija: Origin of Evil 2016
Producer
The Purge: Election Year 2016
Producer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 2016
Producer
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 2016
Director, Producer
Project Almanac 2015
Producer
Ouija 2014
Producer
Evolution Within Extinction 2014
as Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014
Producer
The Purge: Anarchy 2014
Producer
Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014
as Truck Passenger (uncredited), Director, Executive Producer
All Is Lost 2013
Thanks
The Purge 2013
Producer
Pain & Gain 2013
Producer, Director
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon 2012
Actor
- Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now
Uncharted Territory: NASA's Future Then and Now 2012
as Self
A Man's Story 2011
as Self
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011
Director, Executive Producer
I Am Number Four 2011
Producer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010
Producer
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen 2009
as Self
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009
Director, Executive Producer
Friday the 13th 2009
Producer
Horsemen 2009
Producer
The Unborn 2009
Producer
Transformers 2007
as Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited), Director, Executive Producer
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel 2007
as Self
The Hitcher 2007
Producer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 2006
Producer
In The Blink Of An Eye 2005
Consulting Producer
The Island 2005
Director, Producer
The Amityville Horror 2005
Producer
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre 2004
as Self
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003
Producer
Bad Boys II 2003
as Crappy Car Driver, Director
Great White: My...My...My... 2002
Director
Pearl Harbor 2001
Director, Producer
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), Producer, Director
Armageddon: Target Earth 1998
as Self
The Rock 1996
Director
Bad Boys 1995
Director
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) 1993
Director
Indecent Proposal 1993
Second Unit
Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo 1986
as Sled Agent
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
Production Intern
Credits from TMDB.