[phileysmiley]

<img src="http://parcom.pronetworks.org/images/0725mow.JPG" align="right" alt="michael welch"></img><font color="maroon">by Larry Richman </font>
<font color="gray" size="1">October 16, 2008 11:04 PM</font>

I've been following the exploding career of young actor Michael Welch for several years on this blog. In February, PROnetworks was <a href="http://www.pronetworks.org/forum/story101293.html" target="_blank">the first online to announce</a> that he had been cast in the role of Mike Newton in <em>Twilight</em>, the highly anticipated Summit Pictures release of the film based on Stephenie Meyer's popular novel. <em>Twilight</em> is due in theaters on November 21.

Now I've been given the honor of announcing that Welch's newest project is an independent film titled <em>Rough Hustle</em>. Writer/director Delaney Dragon has given us this exclusive first look at the synopsis, along with some artwork featuring Welch.

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Michael Welch has seven other films just released or coming out shortly, as well as a number of television projects. He will soon be seen in <em>All the Boys Love Mandy Lane</em> (scheduled to be released within a few months) and <em>Lost Dream</em> (in post-production). He has also completed <em>An American Crime</em>, <em>Remember the Daze</em>, and <em>Day of the Dead</em> (all recently released on DVD), <em>The Thacker Case</em> (currently playing the festival circuit), <em>American Son</em> (soon to debut on Starz), and four episodes of the FX series <em>The Riches</em>. He is currently appearing onstage in <em>Speech and Debate</em> at The Blank Theater in West Hollywood.

He has both an official site at <a href="http://michaelwelchonline.com/" target="_blank">michaelwelchonline.com/</a> as well as an official MySpace at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/officialmichaelwelch" target="_blank">myspace.com/officialmichaelwelch</a>.

[scwritinglady]

I should go ahead and admit that I'll be joining the sea of 14 year old girls on Nov. 21 to see "Twilight." I'm so ashamed The books are just terribly addictive. I'll pay more attention to Mike Newton in the film now haha