Michael Cyril Creighton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.4354

Gender

Male

Birthday

01-Jan-1979

Age

(47 years old)

Place of Birth

Long Island, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Michael C. Creighton
  • MCC
  • 麥可・西里爾・克瑞頓

Michael Cyril Creighton

Biography

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.


Credits

Untitled Short Film About White People Untitled Short Film About White People (2018) Character: Wellington
In an effort to rid herself of guilt for gentrifying the neighborhood, a WASPy young woman aggressively attempts to befriend the Indian woman who works at the bodega on her block.
Seneca Seneca (2019) Character: Mark
A little story about making it big, natural disasters, and being a dad.
How to Follow Strangers How to Follow Strangers (2013) Character: Michael
There is a true story of a woman who died in her apartment and it took people a year to find her body decomposing in a crisp Chanel suit. A young man becomes obsessed with this urban tragedy and disappears, wondering if anyone will notice. A young woman who shares his commuting schedule DOES notice. And when he resurfaces, she decides to follow him setting of a chain of events that bind them together...
3rd Street Blackout 3rd Street Blackout (2015) Character: Gossipy Man
A technology-obsessed couple is forced to examine their relationship during a blackout
The Man with the Bag The Man with the Bag (2026) Character: N/A
After Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a thief, to help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfits, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas.
American Fiction American Fiction (2023) Character: John Bosco
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Sleeping with Other People Sleeping with Other People (2015) Character: Attentive Waiter
Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey and Jake meet by chance twelve years later and discover they each have the same problem: because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship. Determined to stay friends despite their mutual attraction, they make a pact to keep it platonic, a deal that proves easier said than done.
Coin Heist Coin Heist (2017) Character: Mr. Todd Rankin
When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint.
The Dark End of the Street The Dark End of the Street (2020) Character: Isaac
Residents of a suburban community enjoy a night at home with their friends and family, while an ominous threat looms just outside their doors.
Paper Spiders Paper Spiders (2021) Character: Mr. Wessler
A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.
Spotlight Spotlight (2015) Character: Joe Crowley
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
The Post The Post (2017) Character: Jake
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
Game Night Game Night (2018) Character: Bill
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
Floating Carousel Floating Carousel (2025) Character: Louis
A Gender Studies masters student, a messy philanderer, an in-denial Sugar Baby, an aspiring cabaret artist, and a professional cuddler collide in a web of dystopian dating scenarios in modern-day New York City.
Fits and Starts Fits and Starts (2017) Character: Richard Pringle
A struggling writer can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.
The Adding Machine The Adding Machine (2026) Character: Everyone Else
Uncover the darkest sides of human nature in this experimental revival from The New Group. Meet Mr. Zero—he's just another cog. He can’t fulfill his own needs, much less those of his wife Mrs. Zero, or his workwife Daisy. But when Mr. Zero’s boss replaces him with a machine, Mr. Zero is left with nothing but his most despicable instincts. Follow his existential journey as he grapples with what it means to be replaceable in a world where efficiency trumps humanity, a world that feels scarily current, despite being written over 100 years ago.
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2024) Character: Karl
A mosaic-style comedy following the life of a woman as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.
The Outside Story The Outside Story (2021) Character: Andre
After locking himself out of his apartment, an introverted, heartbroken editor finds himself on an epic journey up, down and around his block with life-altering ramifications.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) Character: Harry
When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Home Again Home Again (2017) Character: Brad
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
Fake ID Fake ID (2003) Character: Mikey
A hilarious parody about a young man coming to terms with his heterosexuality in a gay world.



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