Michael Eric Reid

Early life
Michael Eric Reid (aka Mikey Reid) is an American teen actor currently best known for his role as Sinjin on the Nickelodeon series Victorious. Reid was born in the Bronx, New York at Jacob Hospital. He has wanted to be an actor since he was a child, when he used to imitate television characters.

Career
Reid booked his first audition at age 5 for the Nickelodeon series "Emergency: Ask a Kid" and played a dying poison victim. He continued to book many TV commercials and radio ads, and at age 8, he appeared in the Nickelodeon pilot "The Difference."

Mikey Reid made his Off-Broadway theatre debut at age 10, starring opposite David Strathairn as Mamillious in Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale.' His performance garnered rave reviews; he quickly landed more theatre roles including Eyolf in "Little Eyolf" with the Epic Theatre Company, Kevin in "Wordsworth at the Cherry Lane Theatre, and Alex in The Grille Room, directed by Tony award winner Thomas Kail, and Riley in Lightly Built Bridges, directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes.

Reid went on to play the role of Donald in the film 'House of D,' written and directed by David Duchovny and starring Robin Williams. He has appeared many times on Saturday Night Live and was a recurring player on "Last Call with Carson Daly" in a children's theatre group that performed weekly. Reid has appeared several times on Late Night with David Letterman.

Reid moved to Los Angeles in August of 2007 to pursue his acting career, landing an appearance as Nicky Carlotta in the Law and Order: CI episode titled F.P.S., and Kareem Abdul Jabbar in Ed. He had a recurring role as Roger on the ABC show Miss Guided, and appeared in the movie 'Fame' with Kelsey Grammer in 2009.

In his spare time, Reid writes scripts and is involved in Prodigy Productions, a production company owned and run by teens. Reid also plays the guitar. He has performed with the Hollywood School of Rock in Los Angeles at venues including The Knitting Factory, The Mint, and Fais Do-Do.