Michael Copon

Michael Copon is an American actor and producer. He is known for playing Felix Taggaro in the television series One Tree Hill, Vin Keahi in the television series Beyond the Break, and Lucas Kendall in Power Rangers Time Force. Best known for being the lead singer of The Boyz n Motion.

Michael Copon
Michael Copon (2010)
Born	Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor producer
Years active	2001–present

Early life

Copon was born in Chesapeake, Virginia.[1] His father was Filipino.[2]

Career

In 2001, Copon was cast by the Fox Kids Network as the Blue Power Ranger, Lucas Kendall, on the Power Rangers Time Force television series. He reprised this role in two episodes of Power Rangers Wild Force. In 2004, he appeared in a music video for the song "Backflip" by Raven-Symoné which was directed by Sanaa Hamri. Copon portrayed the recurring character Felix Taggaro on the television series One Tree Hill. From 2006 to 2009, Copon recurred on the drama series Beyond the Break on The N network.[3] In between that time (in 2005) he appeared (and subsequently won) the competition on VH1's But Can They Sing?[4][5]

In 2008, Copon played the love interest of Ashley Benson in straight-to-video movie Bring It On: In It to Win It.[6] Copon followed this up in 2008 playing the titular role in straight-to-video movie The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior.[3][7]

On September 8, 2010, Copon released "Let's Get Nasty"[8] on iTunes and in the same year he appeared on a TV commercial ad as a spokesperson for an Asian TV station foundation called Bantay Bata.[9] Copon starred in the thriller Killer Holiday, and he also produced and did stunts in the film.[10] Copon is also a member of the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team which raises funds for various schools and charitable organizations in the Greater Los Angeles area.[11]

In summer 2012, Copon started co-hosting a weekend radio show on Positive Hit Radio the Current, WJLZ 88.5 FM, in Virginia with Trina Olson called Saturday Night with Trina & Mike. [12] The show airs Saturday nights from 5PM to 10PM ET and features Christian rock and hip hop music. The show is streamed live on the station's webpage.

Copon is executive producer of Michael Copon Studios.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Dishdogz	Palmer
2006	All You've Got	Artie Sanchez
2006	Elevator	Hot guy at party
2007	Bring It On: In It to Win It	Penn	Direct-to-video
2008	The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior	Mathayus	Direct-to-video
2009	Dark House	Greg	[14]
2010	Night of the Demons	Dex Thrilby
2010	BoyBand	Brad
2010	A Forgotten Innocence	Andrew
2011	Killer Holiday	Spider
2011	247°F	Michael
2012	Music High	Tommy
2013	Killer Holiday	Melvin 'Spider' Holiday
2015	Awaken	Nick
2016	Worth the Price	Jake Williams
2018	Mad World	Nicholai
2018	Affairs of State	Billy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Power Rangers Time Force	Lucas Kendall/Blue Time Force Ranger	Main role; 40 episodes
2002	Power Rangers Wild Force	Lucas Kendall/Blue Time Force Ranger	Episodes: "Reinforcements from the Future: Part 1 and Part 2"
2003	Even Stevens	Boy at beach	Episode: "Surf's Up"
2004–2005	One Tree Hill	Felix Taggaro	Recurring role (Season 2); 11 episodes
2005	Scrubs	Pedro	Episode: "My Big Move"
2005	Reno 911!	Kane	Episode: "Dangle's Son"
2005	But Can They Sing?	Himself	Won competition
2005–2006	That's So Raven	Ricky	Episodes: "Boyz 'N Commotion", "Be Prepared"
2006	Sideliners	Joey Ambrose
2006–2009	Beyond the Break	Vin Keahi	Main role; 21 episodes
2008	Greek	Shane	Episodes: "Barely Legal" and "Mr. Purr-fect"
2009	CSI: Miami	Walter Leeson	Episode: "Head Case"
2010	Finding My Past	Louis Alfred Sunshine
2010	Hawaii Five-0	Junior Satele	Episode: "Malama Ka Aina"
2011	Kourtney and Kim Take New York	Himself	1 episode[15]
2018	The Bay	Colton Kurosaki	Web series; 3 episodes

Video games

• Power Rangers Time Force (2001) as Blue Ranger

As a producer

• Killer Holiday (2013) – Producer
• Fearless (2015) – Producer

References

1. "James W. Zelasko". The Virginian-Pilot Archives. April 5, 2003. p. B6. Retrieved August 11, 2016 – via Nl.newsbank.com. ...and stepchildren, Michael Copon and Nichole Cumbie of Chesapeake...
2. https://www.spot.ph/entertainment/entertainment-peopleparties/48046/fil-am-actor-michael-copon-on-his-pinoy-upbringing-almost-starring-in-twilight-why-he-loves-sinigang-and-more
3. Thomas K. Arnold (October 18, 2007). "Universal video traps new 'Scorpion' tale". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
4. Amy Ryan (November 1, 2005). "Snap Judgment: 'But Can They Sing?'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
5. Tim Stack (November 18, 2005). "The misguided style of VH1's But Can They Sing". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
6. C. Molly Smith (August 24, 2015). "How Bring It On passed the spirit stick to a universe of cheer-tastic sequels". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
7. Joe Leydon (August 27, 2008). "Review: 'The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior'". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
8. "Let's Get Nasty: Michael Copon: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
9. "Text Bata: Michael Copon (30s". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
10. "The Official Movie Site". KillerHoliday.com. August 22, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
11. "Hollywood Knights". Hollywood Knights. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
12. "Saturday Night with Trina & Mike". Facebook. September 27, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
13. "Michael Copon Studios". IMDB Pro. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
14. Dennis Harvey (July 25, 2010). "Review: 'Dark House'". Variety. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
15. Annie Barrett (January 24, 2011). "'Kim and Kourtney Take New York' premiere: Crazy Scott, poor Baby Mason, and no Krazy Khloe". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

External links

• Michael Copon on IMDb
• Michael Copon on Twitter