Michael Cyril Creighton

Actor, Writer, Director

Birthplace: Kings Park, Long Island, New York, USA

Michael Cyril Creighton is an actor and writer best known for his portrayal of Howard Morris in Only Murders in the Building (2021), Patrick in High Maintenance (2016), Joe Crowley in Spotlight (2015) and his Writers Guild of America Award-winning web series Jack in a Box (2009). 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." He grew up on Long Island, NY and attended Emerson College in Boston.

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Spotlight

(2015)

Only Murders in the Building

(2021)

American Fiction

(2023)

High Maintenance

(2016)

Michael Cyril Creighton Movies

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2024 |
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
2024
1h 27m
Comedy
5.7
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.
asKarl
2021 |
Paper Spiders
Paper Spiders
2021
TV-MA
1h 49m
Drama
6.6
A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.
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asMr. Wessler
2021 |
The Outside Story
The Outside Story
2021
NR
1h 25m
Drama
An introverted editor living a vertical life in his 2nd-floor apartment, always on deadline and in a rut. When Charles locks himself out of his building, he's forced to go horizontal and confront the world he's been avoiding in search of a way back inside.
asAndre
2020 |
The Dark End of the Streetas Isaac
2019 |
Senecaas Mark
2017 |
Coin Heistas Mr. Rankin
2017 |
Fits and Startsas Richard Pringle
2015 |
3rd Street Blackoutas Gossipy Man
2015 |
Sleeping with Other Peopleas Attentive Waiter
2013 |
How to Follow Strangersas Michael
2003 |
Fake IDas Mikey