Biography
Michael Cerveris (born November 6, 1960) is an American singer, guitarist and actor. He has performed in many stage musicals and plays, including in several Stephen Sondheim musicals: Assassins, Sweeney Todd, Road Show, and Passion. He won the Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Assassins. He was called, by Playbill.com, "arguably the most versatile leading man on Broadway", playing roles from "Shakespeare's Romeo to The Who's Tommy, from the German transsexual rock diva Hedwig i...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Watchmen: Chapter II
2024
as Dr. Manhattan / Prison Guard #2 (voice)
Suspicious of the events ensnaring their former colleagues, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are spurred out of retirement to investigate. As they grapple wi...

Watchmen: Chapter I
2024
as Jonathan Osterman / Dr. Manhattan / Father (voice)
In 1985, the murder of a government-sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and into a mystery that threatens to upend the...

Fun Home: 10th Anniversary Reunion Concert
2024
as Bruce
Ten years ago, Fun Home entered our lives with its world premiere at The Public Theater and began its journey of touching and inspiring the lives of m...

Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018
as Elihas Starr
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into...

Detours
2016
as Bob O'Connor
A newly single New Yorker must re-locate to Florida for her dream job. She drives south with her widowed dad, her mom's ashes in a coffee can, and a G...

Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
A quirky and inspirational documentary film on the philosophical approach to the life and work of character actor, Austin Pendleton.

Leaving Circadia
2014
as Reece
New Yorkers on the cusp of thirty strive to balance their fading dreams with the growing responsibilities of life, love, and career.

Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
as Vladimir Putin
Citing homosexual propaganda law, Russian government outlaws theatrical performance. The Russian Broadway community responds.

Stake Land: Jebediah
2011
as Jebediah Loven
Jebediah’s story – the Brotherhood begins.

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master com...

As Blood Runs Deep
2010
as Terrence Lindy
Small-town detective Noah Cordin is called to solve a juvenile homicide that occurred during a home burglary in his affluent town of Hilliard. The dea...

Stake Land
2010
as Jebedia Loven
Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. A vampire epidemic has swept across w...

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009
as Mr. Tiny
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009
as Subject #15
After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at a prestigious East Coast university is le...

Passion
2005
as Giorgio
Passion is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. The story was adapted from Ettore Scola's film Passione d'A...

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
2003
as Self
Documentary about the creation of the stage musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and its subsequent film adaptation.

The Mexican
2001
as Frank
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique ...

Lulu on the Bridge
1998
as Restaurant Man #3
This film is about a famous jazz saxophonist, Izzy, whose life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.

A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon
1992
as Paul
Recently divorced, aspiring filmmaker Helen (Jennifer Rubin) enters into a love triangle fueled by sexual hunger and manipulation. But as she attempts...

Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
1991
as Eaglebauer
Those rambunctious kids are back in school and back in trouble in a smash sequel to the 1978 worldwide hit. Corey Feldman leads a rock and roll rally ...

Steel and Lace
1991
as Daniel Emerson
After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her vengeful brother, brilliant robotics engineer and sci...

Strangers
1990
as John Reece
Two brothers are reunited under terrifying circumstances. John Reece has made a precarious living by selling cocaine to actors and bands, but now he o...

Tokyo Pop
1988
as Mike
A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". She takes what little money she has in...

Doubletake
1985
as Gary Prine
Two corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek is called on to head the team of detectives investiga...
Basic Psych
N/A
as Stuart Prince
A psychological thriller