Editing Michael W. Smith (section)

== Acting career ==

In 1994, Smith made his acting debut as Billy Holden in ''[[Secret Adventures]]'': "Shrug". In 2006, Smith was the lead actor in ''[[The Second Chance]]'', a film directed by [[Steve Taylor]]. He also did some of the score and soundtrack for this film.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

In 2015, Smith starred as Cliff McArdle in the [[90 Minutes in Heaven (film)|film adaptation]] of the best-selling book ''[[90 Minutes in Heaven]]'' by Don Piper.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael W. Smith Coming to a Theater Near You|url=http://www.spirit1059.com/setlist/2015/02/13/michael-w-smith-coming-to-a-theater-near-you|publisher=KFMK Spirit 105.9 FM|access-date=February 18, 2015|date=February 13, 2015}}</ref> In addition, he collaborated with his son on the score and soundtrack for this film.

Smith also starred as James the disciple in ''[[The Passion (U.S. TV special)|The Passion]]'', a live musical film that was aired on FOX on March 20, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael W. Smith Moved to Tears on FOX's The Passion Set|url=http://www1.cbn.com/television/michael-w-smith-moved-to-tears-fox-passion-set|publisher=CBN|date=March 14, 2016}}</ref>