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Michael Cyril CreightonΒ is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Howard Morris inΒ Only Murders in the Building, Patrick inΒ High Maintenance, Joe Crowley inΒ Spotlight, and hisΒ Writers Guild of America Award-winningΒ web seriesΒ Jack in a Box.
His mother and maternal grandparents raised Creighton onΒ Long Island, New York.
He works regularly in film, television and theatre, alternating between comedic and dramatic roles. Sarah Larson ofΒ The New YorkerΒ 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 ofΒ Jordan Harrison'sΒ The AmateursΒ atΒ Vineyard TheaterΒ and the New York premiere ofΒ Sarah Ruhl'sΒ Stage KissΒ atΒ Playwrights Horizons. For his portrayal of Kevin inΒ Stage Kiss, he was named a "Face to Watch" byΒ The New York TimesΒ and nominated for anΒ Outer Critics Circle AwardΒ for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. He has often worked with the Brooklyn-based theatre companyΒ The Debate Society, originating several roles.
As a writer, in addition to creating and starring in the Writers Guild Award-winning web seriesΒ Jack in a BoxΒ (2009β2012),Β he wrote and guest starred in an episode of the popular web seriesΒ High MaintenanceΒ created by Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair. The episode is called "Helen".
He was a founding member of the New YorkΒ Neo-FuturistsΒ and performed weekly inΒ Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.
