Directed credits
18
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Michael Bay
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.2
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 18Directed series: 0All crew credits: 59
TMDB ID: 865
IMDb ID: nm0000881
Known for: Directing
Born: February 17, 1965
Age: 61
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2027
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q59259
Also known as
Michael Benjamin Bay
Frequent jobs
Director (18)Producer (30)Executive Producer (6)Consulting Producer (1)Production Intern (1)Production Office Assistant (1)Second Unit (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
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).
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Michael Bay.
We Are Storror
Director
2025 Movie
A History of Protection
Director
2025 Movie
Ambulance
Director
2022 Movie
6 Underground
Director
2019 Movie
Transformers: The Last Knight
Director
2017 Movie
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Director
2016 Movie
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Director
2014 Movie
Pain & Gain
Director
2013 Movie
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Director
2011 Movie
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Director
2009 Movie
Transformers
Director
2007 Movie
The Island
Director
2005 Movie
Bad Boys II
Director
2003 Movie
Great White: My...My...My...
Director
2002 Movie
Armageddon
Director
1998 Movie
The Rock
Director
1996 Movie
Bad Boys
Director
1995 Movie
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Director
1993 Movie
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Michael Bay.
Jul 28, 2027
A Quiet Place Part III
Producer
2027 Movie
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Michael Bay.
Transformers One
Producer
2024 Movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Production Intern
1981 Movie
A Quiet Place Part II
Producer
2021 Movie
A Quiet Place
Producer
2018 Movie
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Porsche Driver
2024 Movie
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Director
2016 Movie
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Producer
2023 Movie
The Rock
Director
1996 Movie
Bad Boys for Life
as Wedding MC
2020 Movie
Pearl Harbor
Producer
2001 Movie
The Forever Purge
Producer
2021 Movie
Bad Boys
Director
1995 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Michael Bay.
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2018 Series
Black Sails
Executive Producer • 38 eps
2014 Series
Miami Vice
as Goon #3 • 1 eps
1984 Series
Night Court
Production Office Assistant • 13 eps
1984 Series
The Purge
Executive Producer • 20 eps
2018 Series
The Last Ship
Executive Producer • 56 eps
2014 Series
The Neighbors
as Michael Bay • 1 eps
2012 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Bay.
A Quiet Place
Producer
2018 Movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Production Intern
1981 Movie
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Producer
2023 Movie
Transformers One
Producer
2024 Movie
Friday the 13th
Producer
2009 Movie
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Director
2014 Movie
Transformers: The Last Knight
Director
2017 Movie
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Porsche Driver
2024 Movie
The Island
Director
2005 Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Producer
2014 Movie
A Quiet Place Part II
Producer
2021 Movie
Bad Boys
Director
1995 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Michael Bay.
Miami Vice
as Goon #3 • 1 eps
1984 Series
Night Court
Production Office Assistant • 13 eps
1984 Series
The Last Ship
Executive Producer • 56 eps
2014 Series
Taff
as self • 1 eps
1997 Series
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2018 Series
Black Sails
Executive Producer • 38 eps
2014 Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
The Purge
Executive Producer • 20 eps
2018 Series
The Neighbors
as Michael Bay • 1 eps
2012 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Bay.
Jul 28, 2027
A Quiet Place Part III
Producer
2027 Movie
Drop
Producer
2025 Movie
Apartment 7A
Producer
2024 Movie
Transformers One
Producer
2024 Movie
A Quiet Place: Day One
Producer
2024 Movie
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Producer
2023 Movie
The Forever Purge
Producer
2021 Movie
A Quiet Place Part II
Producer
2021 Movie
Songbird
Producer
2020 Movie
Bumblebee
Producer
2018 Movie
The First Purge
Producer
2018 Movie
A Quiet Place
Producer
2018 Movie
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Producer
2016 Movie
The Purge: Election Year
Producer
2016 Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Producer
2016 Movie
Project Almanac
Producer
2015 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Michael Bay.
Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2024 Series
The Purge
Executive Producer • 20 eps
2018 Series
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Executive Producer • 30 eps
2018 Series
Billion Dollar Wreck
Executive Producer • 9 eps
2016 Series
The Last Ship
Executive Producer • 56 eps
2014 Series
Black Sails
Executive Producer • 38 eps
2014 Series
Night Court
Production Office Assistant • 13 eps
1984 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Bay.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Porsche Driver
2024 Movie
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
Bad Boys for Life
as Wedding MC
2020 Movie
6 Underground
as Reporter #4 (voice) (uncredited)
2019 Movie
Evolution Within Extinction
as Self
2014 Movie
Transformers: Age of Extinction
as Truck Passenger (uncredited)
2014 Movie
Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
2012 Movie
A Man's Story
as Self
2011 Movie
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
as Self
2009 Movie
Transformers
as Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited)
2007 Movie
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
as Self
2007 Movie
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
as Self
2004 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Michael Bay.
The Neighbors
as Michael Bay • 1 eps
2012 Series
On the Lot
2007 Series
Taff
as self • 1 eps
1997 Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
Miami Vice
as Goon #3 • 1 eps
1984 Series