Michael Xavier Reitzel is an American actor and writer, born and raised in southern New Jersey. He attended Absegami High School before enrolling at Stockton University, where he discovered his passion for acting. After two years, he left college to pursue a career in film while working part-time. Reitzel has starred in multiple short films and appeared in an episode of the true crime series Mastermind of Murder, before having his first experience on a major film set in A24's disaster comedy Y2K (2024), directed by Kyle Mooney.