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 exp...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
2024
as 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...
American Fiction
2023
as 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 hypoc...
Paper Spiders
2021
as Mr. Wessler
A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.
The Outside Story
2021
as 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 lif...
Seneca
2020
as Mark
A little story about making it big, natural disasters, and being a dad.
The Dark End of the Street
2020
as 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.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
as 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 f...
Untitled Short Film About White People
2018
as 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 work...
Game Night
2018
as 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 fed...
The Post
2017
as 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 ...
Home Again
2017
as Brad
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
Fits and Starts
2017
as 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...
Coin Heist
2017
as 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.
Spotlight
2015
as 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 ...
Sleeping with Other People
2015
as 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...
3rd Street Blackout
2015
as Gossipy Man
A technology-obsessed couple is forced to examine their relationship during a blackout
How to Follow Strangers
2013
as 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 ...
Handle With Care
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In the wake of a short-lived marriage, a young man sells his unused wedding gifts online and learns valuable life lessons from the people he meets alo...
The Man with the Bag
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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...