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.

Filmography

• 2026The Adding Machine — Everyone Else
• 2026The Man with the Bag
• 2025Floating Carousel — Louis
• 2024The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed — Karl
• 2023American Fiction — John Bosco
• American Horror Stories — Martin
• Dexter: New Blood — Fred Jr.
• Only Murders in the Building — Howard Morris
• 2021Paper Spiders — Mr. Wessler
• 2021The Outside Story — Andre
• AJ and the Queen — Christian
• Dash & Lily — Door Queen, Jeff the Elf
• 2020The Dark End of the Street — Isaac
• 2019Seneca — Mark
• 2018Can You Ever Forgive Me? — Harry
• 2018Game Night — Bill
• 2018Untitled Short Film About White People — Wellington
• 2017Coin Heist — Mr. Todd Rankin
• 2017Fits and Starts — Richard Pringle
• 2017Home Again — Brad
• The Good Fight — Tab Bentley
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — Mel
• 2017The Post — Jake
• Billions — Martin Yancy
• Graves — Phoenix Wells
• Horace and Pete — Michael, Mike
• 20153rd Street Blackout — Gossipy Man
• Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll — Bobby Q
• 2015Sleeping with Other People — Attentive Waiter
• 2015Spotlight — Joe Crowley
• 2013How to Follow Strangers — Michael
• Orange Is the New Black — Store Manager
• High Maintenance — Patrick
• The Outs — Gordy
• 2 Broke Girls — I
• Bob's Burgers — Spencer (voice)
• Person of Interest — Russell
• Blue Bloods — Jonathan
• Very Mary-Kate — Photo Director
• Jack in a Box — Jack, Writer, Creator
• Nurse Jackie — Sperm Scout
• 30 Rock — Salesman
• 2003Fake ID — Mikey
• Handle with Care

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast — Self - Host
• One Killer Question — Self - Host