Rob Michaels is an Iraqi-Canadian writer, actor, and director from Toronto.

He’s written for Roku’s original series Children Ruin Everything, CTV’s Roast Battle Canada, and currently writes for an unannounced workplace comedy at CBC. His work on Roast Battle Canada recently gathered him a nomination for a Canadian Screen Award. He also recently directed his first feature film with Vortex Media. He’s written for the mobile games for the Netflix series Trailer Park Boys and the FXX series Archer, and was named one of Playback’s 10 to Watch in 2021. He has performed with The Second City and teaches in their sketch and TV writing programs. His sketch comedy channel, Wishful Genies, has accumulated millions of views online via features on Funny Or Die, 9GAG, CBC Comedy, BlogTO, Al Jazeera, and comedy festivals across the continent.

Rob’s greatest accomplishment is completing a math degree and a business degree simultaneously, then choosing a career that requires neither. In his free time, Rob likes to travel the world and listen to Disney songs on repeat.