Michael Cyril Creighton
Michael Cyril Creighton is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Howard Morris in Only Murders in the Building, Patrick in High Maintenance, Joe Crowley in Spotlight, and his Writers Guild of America Award-winning web series Jack in a Box. His mother and maternal grandparents raised Creighton on Long Island, New York. He works regularly in film, television and theatre, alternating between comedic and dramatic roles. Sarah Larson of The New Yorker says, "Creighton has a gift for expressing the tension between the desire to connect and the desire to protect oneself." On the stage, Creighton's credits include the world premiere of Jordan Harrison's The Amateurs at Vineyard Theater and the New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Stage Kiss at Playwrights Horizons. For his portrayal of Kevin in Stage Kiss, he was named a "Face to Watch" by The New York Times and nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. He has often worked with the Brooklyn-based theatre company The Debate Society, originating several roles. As a writer, in addition to creating and starring in the Writers Guild Award-winning web series Jack in a Box (2009–2012), he wrote and guest starred in an episode of the popular web series High Maintenance created by Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair. The episode is called "Helen". He was a founding member of the New York Neo-Futurists and performed weekly in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Cyril Creighton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Man with the Bag as
- 2024 · The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed as Karl
- 2023 · American Fiction as John Bosco
- 2022 · One Killer Question as Self - Host
- 2022 · One Killer Question as Self
- 2021 · Dexter: New Blood as Fred Jr.
- 2021 · Only Murders in the Building as Howard Morris
- 2021 · American Horror Stories as Martin
- 2021 · Paper Spiders as Mr. Wessler
- 2021 · The Outside Story as Andre
- 2020 · Dash & Lily as Door Queen
- 2020 · Dash & Lily as Jeff the Elf
- 2020 · Seneca as Mark
- 2020 · The Dark End of the Street as Isaac
- 2020 · AJ and the Queen as Christian
- 2018 · Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Harry
- 2018 · Untitled Short Film About White People as Wellington
- 2018 · Game Night as Bill
- 2017 · The Post as Jake
- 2017 · Home Again as Brad
- 2017 · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Mel
- 2017 · Fits and Starts as Richard Pringle
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Tab Bentley
- 2017 · Coin Heist as Mr. Todd Rankin
- 2016 · Horace and Pete as Michael
- 2016 · Horace and Pete as Mike
- 2015 · Spotlight as Joe Crowley
- 2015 · Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll as Bobby Q
- 2015 · Sleeping with Other People as Attentive Waiter
- 2015 · 3rd Street Blackout as Gossipy Man
- 2013 · How to Follow Strangers as Michael
- 2013 · Orange Is the New Black as Store Manager
- 2012 · High Maintenance as Patrick
- 2012 · The Outs as Gordy
- 2011 · Person of Interest as Russell
- 2011 · 2 Broke Girls as I
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Spencer (voice)
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Jonathan
- 2010 · Very Mary-Kate as Photo Director
- 2009 · Jack in a Box as Jack
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Salesman
- Future · Handle With Care as