Michael Cyril Creighton

Birthday: 1979-01-01
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
Handle With Care
2025-10-03 The Man with the Bag
2024-04-26 The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed Karl
2023-11-10 American Fiction John Bosco
2021-05-07 Paper Spiders Mr. Wessler
2021-04-30 The Outside Story Andre
2020-08-04 Seneca Mark
2020-03-07 The Dark End of the Street Isaac
2018-10-19 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Harry
2018-06-05 Untitled Short Film About White People Wellington
2018-02-15 Game Night Bill
2017-12-22 The Post Jake
2017-09-07 Home Again Brad
2017-03-10 Fits and Starts Richard Pringle
2017-01-06 Coin Heist Mr. Todd Rankin
2015-11-06 Spotlight Joe Crowley
2015-06-26 Sleeping with Other People Attentive Waiter
2015-06-13 3rd Street Blackout Gossipy Man
2013-10-28 How to Follow Strangers Michael