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.

Michael Cyril Creighton
Born	Long Island, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Website	michaelcyrilcreighton.com

Early life

Creighton was raised on Long Island, New York, by his mother and maternal grandparents.^[1]

Career

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."^[1]

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^[2] and nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. He has worked numerous times with the Brooklyn-based theater 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),^[3] 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.^[4]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009–2012	Jack in a Box	Jack	31 episodes; also creator, writer, director, producer
2010	Jeffery & Cole Casserole	Hal	Episode: "The Erin Brockovitch"
2010	30 Rock	BWL Salesman	Episode: "Brooklyn Without Limits"
2010–2012	Very Mary-Kate	Photo Director	2 episodes
2012	Louie	Marvin	2 episodes
2013	Orange Is the New Black	Store Manager	Episode: "Bora Bora Bora"
2013	Person of Interest	Russell	Episode: "The Perfect Mark"
2013–2019	High Maintenance	Patrick	Recurring; also writer
2014	Nurse Jackie	Sperm Scout	Episode: "Super Greens"
2015	Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll	Bobby Q	Episode: "Supercalifragilisticjuliefriggingandrews"
2015	2 Broke Girls	I	Episode: "And The Inside-Outside Situation"
2016	The Outs	Gordy	Recurring
2016	Horace and Pete	Michael/Mike	2 episodes
2017	The Good Fight	Tab Bentley	Episode: "Social Media and Its Discontents"
2017	Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter	Frank	Episode: "Rules of the Road"
2017	Graves	Phoenix Wells	Recurring
2018	Billions	Dr. Martin Yancy	Episode: "Flaw in the Death Star"
2018	Bob's Burgers	Spencer (voice)	Episode: "Mo Mommy, Mo Problems"
2020	AJ and the Queen	Christian	Episode: "Baton Rouge"
2020	Dash & Lily	Jeff the Elf/Door Queen	Recurring
2021–2022	Dexter: New Blood	Fred Jr.	Recurring
2021–present	Only Murders in the Building	Howard Morris	Main role (season 3–4); recurring role (season 1–2)
2022	Blue Bloods	Jonathan	Episode: "Guilt"
2022	A League of Their Own	Henry	Episode: "Batter Up"
2022	New Amsterdam	Ken Podolsky	Episode: "All the World's a Stage..."
2023	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Mel	Recurring
2024	American Horror Stories	Martin	Episode: "Leprechaun"

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Cotton Candy	Matthew	Short film
2013	How to Follow Strangers	Michael
2014	Mr. Lamb	Waiter	Short film
2015	3rd Street Blackout	Gossipy Man
2015	Sleeping with Other People	Attentive Waiter
2015	Spotlight	Joe Crowley
2017	Coin Heist	Mr. Rankin
2017	Fits and Starts	Richard Pringle
2017	Home Again	Brad
2017	The Post	Jake
2018	Game Night	Bill
2018	Can You Ever Forgive Me?	Harry
2020	The Outside Story	Andre
2020	Paper Spiders	Mr. Wessler
2020	The Dark End of the Street	Isaac
2023	The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed	Karl
2023	American Fiction	John Bosco

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The Vietnamization of New Jersey	Father McGillicutty	Off-Broadway
2008	Cape Disappointment	Russell/Jack/Florence	The Debate Society
2009–2010	MilkMilkLemonade	Nana	Under St. Marks & APAC
2010	You're Welcome	Various Characters	The Debate Society
2010–2011	Buddy Cop 2	Don McMurchie	The Debate Society
2012–2013	Blood Play	Morty Feinberg	The Debate Society
2014	Stage Kiss	Kevin	Playwrights Horizons
2018	The Amateurs	Gregory	Vineyard Theater

Awards and nominations

• 2010 New York Innovative Theatre Awards, Nominee for Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role (for MilkMilkLemonade)^[5]
• 2010 New York Television Festival, Winner, Best Web Series Pilot (for Jack in a Box)^[6]
• 2012 Writers Guild of America Award, Nominee, Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media (for Jack in a Box)
• 2013 Writers Guild of America Award, Winner, Outstanding Achievement in Writing Original New Media (for Jack in a Box)
• 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Nominee, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (for Stage Kiss)
• 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards, Winner, Robert Altman Award (for Spotlight)
• 2023 Screen Actors Guild Award, Nominee, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (for Only Murders in the Building)
• 2024 Screen Actors Guild Award, Nominee, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (for Only Murders in the Building)^[7]

References

1. "Michael Cyril Creighton, Actor Without Limits". The New Yorker. October 26, 2016.
2. Soloski, Alexis (February 19, 2014). "Talent You Won't Forget". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
3. Closs, Wyatt (March 2013). "There's a Prize for Those Little Webisodes? Yes. Meet the Winner". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
4. "New York Neo-Futurists: Alumni". New York Neo-Futurists.
5. "2010 New York Innovative Theatre Award Nominations Announced" playbill.com, accessed December 13, 2015
6. "New York TV Festival Announces Winners" deadline.com, accessed December 13, 2015
7. "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

External links

• Michael Cyril Creighton at IMDb