Rob Michaels is an Iraqi writer and director based between Toronto and LA.

He’s currently writing on Disney+’s comedy series KNIGHTED, a true crime mockumentary about a cult conspiracy at a medieval dinner theater. He’s also written for the Will Arnett and Cobie Smulders animated series SUPER TEAM CANADA, Crave’s hit series LATE BLOOMER, CBC’s workplace comedy ONE MORE TIME, Roku’s CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING, and five seasons of CTV’s ROAST BATTLE CANADA – garnering multiple Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Writing. His directorial feature debut, PLEASE, AFTER YOU, is now streaming on Prime Video in the US. He has performed extensively with THE SECOND CITY and has made comedy sketches with millions of views online. 

Rob’s greatest accomplishment is completing a math degree and a business degree simultaneously, then choosing a career that requires neither.