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Michael Cyril Creighton
Long Island, New York, USA
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,…
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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.
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2026
The Man with the Bag
Movie
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2026
The Adding Machine
Movie Everyone Else
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2025
Floating Carousel
Movie Louis
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2025
Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast
TV show Self - Host
- 2024
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2023
American Fiction
Movie John Bosco
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2022
One Killer Question
TV show Self - Host
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2021
Dexter: New Blood
TV show Fred Jr.
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2021
Only Murders in the Building
TV show Howard Morris
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2021
American Horror Stories
TV show Martin
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2021
Paper Spiders
Movie Mr. Wessler
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2021
The Outside Story
Movie Andre
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2020
Dash & Lily
TV show Door Queen
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2020
The Dark End of the Street
Movie Isaac
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2020
AJ and the Queen
TV show Christian
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2019
Seneca
Movie Mark
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2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Movie Harry
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2018
Untitled Short Film About White People
Movie Wellington
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2018
Game Night
Movie Bill
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2017
The Post
Movie Jake
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2017
Home Again
Movie Brad
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2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV show Mel
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2017
Fits and Starts
Movie Richard Pringle
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2017
The Good Fight
TV show Tab Bentley
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2017
Coin Heist
Movie Mr. Todd Rankin
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2016
Graves
TV show Phoenix Wells
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2016
Horace and Pete
TV show Michael
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2016
Billions
TV show Martin Yancy
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2015
Spotlight
Movie Joe Crowley
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2015
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
TV show Bobby Q
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2015
Sleeping with Other People
Movie Attentive Waiter
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2015
3rd Street Blackout
Movie Gossipy Man
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2013
How to Follow Strangers
Movie Michael
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2013
Orange Is the New Black
TV show Store Manager
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2012
High Maintenance
TV show Patrick
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2012
The Outs
TV show Gordy
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2011
Person of Interest
TV show Russell
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2011
2 Broke Girls
TV show I
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2011
Bob's Burgers
TV show Spencer (voice)
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2010
Blue Bloods
TV show Jonathan
