Biography
After graduating with a degree in Media Arts from the University of Arizona, where he was also a dual sport Division-I collegiate athlete, native New Yorker Michael Keyes began his career on the talent side as a model on the men's board at Wilhelmina Models in NYC, and then transitioned to the business side as an assistant in the Kids & Teens department.
Shortly thereafter, made the move out to Los Angeles to take a job in the Motion Picture Talent Department at ICM where he worked with Academy Award winning actor and American treasure, ROBERT DUVALL, and A-list actors/producers, GAL GADOT and MICHAEL B. JORDAN - to name a few - going on to become the Director of Development for DEMI MOORE's Production company. From there, Keyes decided to focus on personal management and went on to being a key component on representational teams for ZAC EFRON and LL COOL J.
In addition to representation, he also aided in developing such feature films as the Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller film, THAT AWKWARD MOMENT, as well as the Zac Efron/Seth Rogen-starrer and 2014 Summer hit NEIGHBORS.
Keyes has feature and television projects in various stages of development and production; most notably UNTITLED SAILING PROJECT, producing with MATT DAMON, BEN AFFLECK, Pearl Street Films & Bron Studios. Keyes is attached to produce the sci-fi thriller film, SERPENS, alongside his multi-hyphenate client and CALL OF DUTY: WWII & CALL OF DUTY: COLD WAR writer/director, Jeremy Breslau, and current GODZILLA franchise producer, Brian Rogers; USED GUYS, an R-rated sci-fi/comedy, producing with Ben Stiller and Red Hour Films; THE NIGHT WITCHES, producing with epic filmmaker Brad Peyton (RAMPAGE, SAN ANREAS) and his partner Katheryn Winnick (VIKINGS, BIG SKY); 7TH GEN. WARRIORS from his client FAWN SHARP, President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). An exclusive look at incidents from Native American history to broadly paint the picture of how the "7th generation" since America's Tribes signed Treaties w/ the American gov't, successfully saved their Nations, cultures, & states from extinction; MR. NEW ORLEANS: LIFE OF A BIG EASY UNDERWORLD LEGEND, a Southern Gothic high-end noir TV series based on the cult classic autobiography, by Frenchy Brouillette & Matthew Randazzo V. Adaptation by Matthew Randazzo V & Lee Shipman (AMERICAN RUST, THE SON, HEMLOCK GROVE). Executive producing with Steven DeKnight (SPARTACUS, DAREDEVIL, PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING), who is also attached to direct the pilot.
He is also attached to executive produce the UNTITLED EMILIA CRUZ SERIES, based on the best-selling book series, with JENNIFER LOPEZ and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas for NBC/Universal - a television series which he co-created with his client, veteran writer and director, Emily Skopov; THE ORDER a true-crime heist story based on the highly-coveted Rolling Stone article about the largest organized crime family on the West Coast who also happens to be a Mormon cult; executive producing with ANTOINE FUQUA and Showtime, and THE DOWDLE BROS. attached to showrun. And last but not least, Keyes is producing the incredibly important, timely and topical true-crime thriller, THREE RIVERS, with Oscar-nominated producing partner, Robbie Brenner.
Keyes also represents B MATTER - a high-profile investigative journalist collective which specializes on high-profile and impactful true stories; as well as the world's foremost illustrated horror, sci-fi, fantasy & steampunk comics magazine -- HEAVY METAL-- which has been published & in circulation since 1977, whose material has been sought after by the likes of GEORGE MILLER, RIDLEY SCOTT, DAVID FINCHER, JAMES CAMERON, GUILLERMO DEL TORO, ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, and ZACK SNYDER, just to name a few...
Keyes is bi-coastal and splits his time between New York & Los Angeles.
