Mig Macario
# Mig Macario

Mig Macario is a Filipino-American and Filipino-Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Bashful of the Seven Dwarfs on the ABC series Once Upon a Time. He has also starred in the Dan Gilroy film Velvet Buzzsaw with Jake Gyllenhaal, and has recurring roles on Ruby Herring Mysteries, Sanctuary and The Troop. Mig has also been featured in many national commercial campaigns for clients such as Lexus, Doritos, DirectTV, Bubly and UberEats.

## Biography

Mig was named after the Filipino revolutionary general, and actor Macario Sakay. He was born in the Philippines, grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and is now based in Los Angeles, California. Macario is a practicing Nichiren Buddhist with the Soka Gakkai.

Early in his career, Macario played petty criminal characters in shows like 21 Jump Street, Wiseguy, and The Commish. Macario broke out from these roles when he played the lead role of Song Liling, in the Tony Award-winning play M. Butterfly at the Arts Club Theatre. Macario's performance earned him a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nomination for best newcomer. His producing, writing and directing debut was on the highly rated Summer Love - The Documentary, which explored rave culture and aired on Much Music.

Macario has appeared in over 50 film and television projects; working with artists such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Toni Collette, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Daveed Diggs, Ginnifer Goodwin, Taylor Cole, Jennifer Morrison, Johnny Depp, Maury Chaykin, Paul Sorvino, Dean McDermott and Jenny McCarthy. He plays the iconic Disney character Bashful of the 7 dwarfs on the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time. Macario has had roles on the Gemini Award-winning, dark comedy Less Than Kind, Level Up, Sanctuary, FRINGE for Fox and Nickelodeon's The Troop.

## Selected filmography

| Year | Show | Title | Role |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Fifteen | Various | Miguel |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | "Gotta Finish the Riff" | Dale |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | "After School Special" | Tito |
| 1988 | 21 Jump Street | Slippin' into Darkness | Ranger No. 4 |
| 1989 | 21 Jump Street | God is a Bullet | Student No. 2 |
| 1990 | Neon Rider | Father and Son | Vincent |
| 1991–1992 | Northwood | Various | Bill |
| 1992 | The Commish | Charlie Don't Surf | Tuan |
| 1993 | Madison | | Christopher |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Killers (1996) | Danny Choi |
| 1997 | Dad's Week Off | | Lew |
| 1997 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | The Case of the Singer's Secret | Ray Wong |
| 1997 | Medusa's Child | | Ian |
| 1998 | The Sentinel | Prisoner X | Ray Liotta |
| 1999 | Summer Love the Documentary (Co-Director/Producer) | | The Raver |
| 1999 | Nightman | Ring of Fire | Eddie Chin |
| 1999 | Hope Island | Each Tub Must Stand on Its Own | Henry Dobyns |
| 2000 | Cold Squad | Slave to the Job | |
| 2002 | Hikaru No Go | | Yan Hai/Pi Ling's friend |
| 2003 | Master Keaton | | Shou |
| 2004 | The Dead Zone | Deja Voo Doo | Foley |
| 2004 | The Collector | Another Collector | Escobar |
| 2004 | The Final Cut | | Rom |
| 2005 | Cold Squad | C'mon I Tip Waitresses | Rosario Dix |
| 2007 | Everest Mini Series | | Sungdare |
| 2007 | Less Than Kind | Various | George Amahit |
| 2009 - 2010 | The Troop | Various | Mr. Spezza |
| 2009 | Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe | | Sandy |
| 2010 | Killer Mountain | | Yeshe |
| 2010-11 | Fringe | Various | Tech (Tucker) |
| 2011 - | Once Upon a Time | Various | Bashful |
| 2011 | Sanctuary | Untouchable, Acolyte | Wahid/Crixorum |
| 2012 | Fairly Legal | | Warne |
| 2013 | Level Up | | Titocona |
| 2013 | Arctic Air | | Hui |
| 2014 | Warriors | Pilot | Mig/Anesthesiologist |
| 2014 | Run for Your Life | | Foreman |
| 2014 | Intruders | | Bellman Thomas |
| 2014 | Rush | Where is my mind | Kenny |
| 2014 | The Whispers | What Lies Beneath | Scientist 1 |
| 2015 | Second Chance | | Charlie Laskey |
| 2016 | All Things Valentine | | Roland |
| 2016 | Garage Sale Mystery | | |
| 2016 | Shut Eye | | Kurt |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. | | Father Guzman |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | | Dr. Michael Bateman |
| 2019 | Ruby Herring Mysteries | Silent Witness | Derek |
| 2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | | Cloudio |
| 2020 | Ruby Herring Mysteries | Her Last Breath | Derek |
| 2020 | Helstrom | Mother's Little Helpers | Liddle |
| 2020 | Ruby Herring Mysteries | Prediction Murder | Derek |
| 2020 | Kidding | The Death of Fil | PNP Officer |
| 2020 | The Order | New World Order Part 2 | Edgar |
| 2023 | Dutch 2 | Angel's Revenge | Atty. Thomas Brown |
