Home

Bodybuilding

Carrying a Super Jacked Physique for Over 30 Years, 54-YO Mike O’Hearn Breaks Silence on His Inconsistent Acting Career: “Hard-Core Acting Didn’t Happen”

Published 06/07/2023, 11:00 AM EDT

Follow Us

Bodybuilding icon and legend Michael O’Hearn has always dominated the social media and fitness industry. But a lesser-known fact about him is that he has also been part of movies since the 90s. Presently with a vast collection of movies and tv shows under his wing, the 54-year-old has started his Hollywood career again. Recently Mike was present in a podcast by Chris Van Vliet and he talked about his new TV stint.

Mike O’Hearn is definitely a champion in the bodybuilding industry and is a social media sensation who is now going to become a Hollywood sensation in no time. In this podcast, Mike talked about a lot of other things, including his viral meme, the pet peeves that he has, and being Titan on American Gladiators. However, the most interesting was the news about his new acting project.

Mike O’Hearn is starring in a new TV show

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

When Chris asked Mike, “What have you been working on most recently?” he replied, “We are working on a great, and I’m so happy again, I’ve been in this long enough to umm…”

Trending

Get instantly notified of the hottest Bodybuilding stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

Then he went on to explain his acting career and said, “I don’t think the world knows that I’ve been acting since the 90s. My first movie was Death Becomes Her in the 1990s.”

Read More: Still Jacked in His 50s, Mike O’Hearn Shares What It Means to Pursue Bodybuilding for Life: “There Are Side Effects That People Miss

Mike admitted that “The hard-core acting didn’t happen and in the last couple of years it happened as opened.” Finally, he revealed the secret of his new TV show and said, “We’ve been working on this incredible TV show Blue Ridge with a buddy Jonathan Scheck.” He gave more information saying that the character is a “bad*** sheriff with old school mentality.” 

Past movie works, done by Mike O’Hearn

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Mike has done a lot of movies in the past that include Clark Bartram in World’s Finest, Days of Our Lives,  Barbarian, and The Keeper of Time. He also recently did another movie named Divinity.

O’Hearn shared details about his character, saying, “This character is I guess a portion of me in a sense because he is becoming this incredible meta-human.”

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Watch This Story: “Time Does Not Wait”: Carrying a Super Jacked Physique for Over 30 Years 54 YO Mike O’Hearn Drops a Hard Reality Check About Aging

So Mike was already off to a great start with his fitness and bodybuilding career, along with his acting career. He is currently filming Blue Ridge in Charlotte and urges fans to look forward to the project. Will you watch the TV show? Tell us in the comments below!

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Tanushree Bhowmick

1,215Articles

One take at a time

Tanushree Bhowmick is a Bodybuilding writer at EssentiallySports. She holds a Master’s Degree in English Literature from an eminent university. Gymnastics, Football, and Fitness have always intrigued Tanushree and inspired her in her professional writing career and lifestyle.
Show More>

Edited by:

Parth Sharma