Michael Hope: Inside The Life Of Mena Suvari’s Husband

Michael Hope is the husband of American actress, producer, fashion designer, and model Mena Suvari. Michael’s wife Mena Suvari began her career as a model. She has appeared in commercials for Continental Sauces, Orange, and Rice-A-Roni. She made her film debut in Nowhere. She has been a long-time supporter and activist for the Starlight Children’s Foundation and the African Medical and Research Foundation.

Michael Hope: Bio Summary

Who Is Mena Suvari’s Husband, Michael Hope?

Michael Hope is a set decorator who is commonly known as the husband of Mena Suvari. Michael was born on June 15, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, per Biographygist. His full date of birth is unknown so his exact age is difficult to tell. He is said to have been raised in Canada, where he was born.

Michael is a Canadian by nationality. There isn’t much information about his parents but his father was called Christopher. He may have siblings or is the only child of his parents. He graduated from Sault College with a degree in graphic design. He is a set decorator who works in the film and television industry.

Michael Hope has worked in the art department of Pride of Lions, Remember, The Steps, Lead with Your Heart, Standoff, The Masked Saint, Lost & Found, Slasher, Flower Shop Mysteries, A Perfect Christmas, For Love & Honor, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Love of My Life, and Indian Horse.

Michael Hope has also worked in the art department of Killjoys, Cardinal, and The Umbrella Academy. He served as a set decorator for Two Lovers and a Bear and His Master’s Voice.

Michael Hope Is The 3rd Husband Of Mena Suvari

Michael Hope and Mena Suvari have been married since October 2018. They met in 2016 on the set of Hallmark’s I’ll Be Home For Christmas, per The Sun. Mena starred in the film while Michael worked in the art department. Their marriage has lasted for five years. Michael said of how he feels about Mena:

ALSO, READ: Simone Sestito: Who Is Mena Suvari’s Ex-husband?

“The spark, connection, and love I felt with you told me right away that this was going to be something special. I will always love you with all of my heart. Thank you for everything you do for us, me, and yourself on a daily basis,” he wrote in the caption of an Instagram photo of them.

Michael Hope and Mena Suvari’s wedding ceremony was a secret one, in front of close friends and family. “[The wedding] was very intimate. It was very beautiful,” Mena Suvari told the media. “I had my closest friends with me. It was very meaningful. After all these years, sort of having ups and downs, it’s very nice just being settled, especially at this point in my life.”

However, Michael Hope is not the first man Mena Suvari has married. She has experienced two failed marriages. Mena has said “I do” three times. Michael is her third husband. She was previously married to German-born cinematographer Robert Brinkmann. This marriage lasted from March 4, 2000, until they divorced in May 2005.

Mena Suvari also married Italian-Canadian concert promoter, Simone Sestito. They were married from June 26, 2010, until they got divorced in October 2012. She then married her current husband Michael Hope. She has mentioned that she is “only ever my true self when” she is with Michael Hope.

Michael and Mena have a son Christopher Alexander Hope, born in April 2021. Mena said she doesn’t want to be “that helicopter parent! I feel like my husband is going to be the cool one and I’m going to be the one that’s nervous about everything,” she told PEOPLE.

She said “even before I met my husband, I always wanted a little boy and it just feels so beautiful and special.” Mena had revealed that she and her husband were naming the baby Christopher Alexander “after my husband’s father who passed away when he was really young.”

Before Christopher was born Mena Suvari, pregnant at the time shared a picture that features her husband Michael Hope cradling her stomach as they stood on the beach. She wrote in the caption: “My loves. My life. My greatest gifts. Never did I think I would find you and yet I did. So many sacrifices. So many lessons learned.”

ALSO, READ: Ando Suvari: What Happened To Mena Suvari’s Father?

“You are my heart @mikehope__ and your heart now beats inside of me as we bring this new being further into this existence. I can’t wait to meet you, my son. I can’t wait to search for and experience the joy in finding my reflection somewhere in you.”