Michael Cyril Creighton

Michael Cyril Creighton

1979-01-01 Long Island, New York, USA 19 Credits

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...

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The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

2024

as Karl

5.4
Acting

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

American Fiction

2023

as John Bosco

7.3
Acting

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

Paper Spiders

2021

as Mr. Wessler

6.3
Acting

A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.

The Outside Story

The Outside Story

2021

as Andre

6.6
Acting

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

Seneca

2020

as Mark

Acting

A little story about making it big, natural disasters, and being a dad.

The Dark End of the Street

The Dark End of the Street

2020

as Isaac

4.9
Acting

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?

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018

as Harry

6.8
Acting

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

Untitled Short Film About White People

2018

as Wellington

Acting

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

Game Night

2018

as Bill

6.8
Acting

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

The Post

2017

as Jake

7.0
Acting

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

Home Again

2017

as Brad

6.1
Acting

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

Fits and Starts

2017

as Richard Pringle

5.6
Acting

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

Coin Heist

2017

as Mr. Todd Rankin

5.4
Acting

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

Spotlight

2015

as Joe Crowley

7.8
Acting

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

Sleeping with Other People

2015

as Attentive Waiter

6.3
Acting

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

3rd Street Blackout

2015

as Gossipy Man

9.0
Acting

A technology-obsessed couple is forced to examine their relationship during a blackout

How to Follow Strangers

How to Follow Strangers

2013

as Michael

5.7
Acting

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

N/A

Acting

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

N/A

Acting

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...