Michael Mantell is an American actor. He had a featured role in George Clooney's 2011 film The Ides of March and has had many small parts in American movies and over 50 television shows, including Eight Men Out (as Abe Attell), Gun Shy, A Mighty Wind, Bart Got a Room, Ocean's Thirteen, Thank You for Smoking, Angel, How I Met Your Mother, Love and Marriage, Dead Funny, and The West Wing. He has also had recurring roles on State of Grace and Space: Above and Beyond.