CCU alumnus/actor Michael Kelly stars in new CBS show

The new television show "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" debuted at 10 p.m. Feb. 16 on CBS. It features CCU alumnus Michael Kelly as a full-time cast member in the role of FBI special agent Jonathan 'Prophet' Simms. Kelly stars alongside Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker and Janeane Garofalo.

Kelly was born in Philadelphia and raised in Lawrenceville, Ga. His original intention was to study law, but changed his mind after taking an acting elective at Coastal Carolina University. 

Kelly has appeared in the feature films "Fair Game," "Changeling," "Law Abiding Citizen" and "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" His movies in 2011 were "Fair Game" and "The Adjustment Bureau."

On television, Kelly starred in the mini-series event "Generation Kill," had a recurring role on "The Sopranos," and was a series regular on the updated "Kojak" with Ving Rhames. He has also guest starred on numerous television shows, including "CSI: Miami" and "Judging Amy,"  "Fringe," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Law & Order," "The Shield" and "Third Watch." 

A lifetime member of The Actor's Studio, Kelly has performed in such plays as Arthur Penn's production of "Major Crimes," Theatre Studio's "Miss Julie," as well as in a production of "In Search of Strindberg" staged in Stockholm, Sweden.