Michael Simon Hall recently completed I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE for HBO, THE POLITICIAN for Netflix, and the lead role in the crime noir thriller WOMEN by Anton Sigurdsson, coming to theaters in 2021. For the stage, Michael collaborated with Pulitzer Award winner Robert Olen Butler playing the lead role in the adaptation of his short story THE IRONWORKERS' HAYRIDE, with music by Emmy award winner Lanny Meyers. Michael currently plays the pivotal role of Rev. James Smith in the new musical HENRY BOX BROWN directed by Tony Award winner Ben Harney, receiving raves at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before embarking on a tour of the US, which was recently put on hold due to The Pause.