Class of: 2000

Michael Hyland

Michael Hyland (CFA’00) of Los Angeles, Calif., writes, “After many years of fighting for it, I finally got a break that I am very proud of.” This winter, he appeared in four of six episodes in the television miniseriesWaco. In 1993, 80 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect perished in a fire in Waco, Tex., after a 51-day standoff with the FBI. Michael plays an FBI negotiator and all his scenes are with the Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon. The show aired on the Paramount Network (formerly Spike TV), starting in January 2018. “I utilized so much of what I took from my education at BU to book the role and excel in the performance (from what I have been told),” Michael adds.

From the Summer 2018 issue.