[post_page_title]Grabbing new roles[/post_page_title]
Thankfully, this risk seemed to pay off for Michael. Before too long he had managed to bag himself small television roles that would help him get his name out there.
His first acting credit came in 2000 when he was offered the chance to take on a minor character on the popular sitcom, The Cosby Show. He soon made his way around the Hollywood television and movie sets to add even more work to his portfolio. Yet, his true claim to fame came in 2003 when he was cast as Anthony DiNozzo in JAG.
[post_page_title]Anthony DiNozzo[/post_page_title]
To start with, Michael played Senior NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo in just a couple of episodes of the crime drama. However, the producers were impressed with his work and his character development and decided to transfer him over to their new world of NCIS.
He quickly became one of the main characters of the show and even appeared on its sister shows; including NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans. In fact, he is only one of two cast members to ever appear in all four shows that have come from their predecessor.