Michael Cristofer

Michael Cristofer

Born: January 22, 1945
in North Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Michael Ivan Cristofer is an American playwright, filmmaker and actor. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play for The Shadow Box in 1977. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and an Antoinette Perry “Tony” Award for the Broadway production of his play, The Shadow Box. Subsequent to New York, the play was produced in every major American city and worldwide from Europe to the Far East.

Other plays include Breaking Up at Primary Stages; Ice at Manhattan Theatre Club; Black Angel at Circle Repertory Company; The Lady and the Clarinet starring Stockard Channing, produced by the Mark Taper Forum, Long Wharf Theater, Off-Broadway and on the London Fringe, and Amazing Grace starring Marsha Mason which received the American Theater Critics Award as the best play produced in the United States during the 1996-97 season.

His film work includes the screenplays for The Shadow Box directed by Paul Newman (Golden Globe Award, Emmy nomination), Falling in Love, The Witches of Eastwick, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Breaking Up, and Casanova starring Heath Ledger. His directing credits include Gia starring Angelina Jolie, which was nominated for five Emmys and for which he won a Director’s Guild Award. He then directed Body Shots and Original Sin.

For eight years he worked as artistic advisor and finally co-artistic director of River Arts Repertory in Woodstock, New York, a company which produced new plays by writers such as Richard Nelson, Mac Wellman, Len Jenkin, Eric Overmeyer and many others. Also at River Arts, he wrote stage adaptations of the films Love Me or Leave Me and the legendary Casablanca, and directed Joanne Woodward in his own adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts. His most recent work for the theater, The Whore and Mr. Moore, is in workshop at the Actor’s Studio where he is a member.

He's had recurring roles as Truxton Spangler on AMC's Rubicon, as Jerry Rand on Smash, and as Phillip Price on Mr. Robot. His film roles include The Other Woman, Emoticon and The Adderall Diaries.

Movies for Michael Cristofer...

Title: Fallout
Character: Elder Cleric Quintus
Released: April 10, 2024
Type: TV
The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.
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Last Supper
Title: Last Supper
Character: Raymond
Released: July 10, 2018
Type: Movie
Two hitmen share a late night meal. Vincent, the mark, has from appetizers to dessert to convince McCarthy not to kill him.
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Year by the Sea
Title: Year by the Sea
Character: Robin
Released: April 16, 2016
Type: Movie
Hoping to reclaim who she was before marriage and children, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod where she embarks upon a quest to set herself free.
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The Adderall Diaries
Title: The Adderall Diaries
Character: Paul Hora
Released: April 15, 2016
Type: Movie
Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has fabricated much of the dark childhood that that fuels his writing. Adrift in the precarious gray area of memory, Stephen is led by three sources of inspiration: a new romance, the best friend who shares his history, and a murder trial that reminds him more than a little of his own story. Based on the memoir of the same name.
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Chronic
Title: Chronic
Character: John
Released: October 21, 2015
Type: Movie
David is a nurse who works with terminally ill patients. Dedicated to his profession, he develops strong relationships with the people he cares for. But outside of work, it's a different story altogether.
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Title: Mr. Robot
Character: Phillip Price (voice)
Released: June 24, 2015
Type: TV
A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.
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Title: Mr. Robot
Character: Self - Phillip Price
Released: June 24, 2015
Type: TV
A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.
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Title: Mr. Robot
Character: Phillip Price
Released: June 24, 2015
Type: TV
A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.
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The Girl in the Book
Title: The Girl in the Book
Character: Dad
Released: June 13, 2015
Type: Movie
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
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Emoticon
Title: Emoticon
Character: Walter Nevins
Released: May 30, 2014
Type: Movie
Elena Gallenti is an anthropology graduate student struggling to complete her thesis on 'modern means of communication.' All that changes when she meets her new boyfriend's teenage kids, who are going through their own journeys of self-discovery. All of them learn to navigate love and intimacy in the digital age.
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5 Flights Up
Title: 5 Flights Up
Character: Larry
Released: May 10, 2014
Type: Movie
A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.
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Title: Ray Donovan
Character: Priest
Released: June 30, 2013
Type: TV
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.
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Title: Ray Donovan
Character: Danny O'Connor
Released: June 30, 2013
Type: TV
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.
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Title: Elementary
Character: Isaac Pike
Released: September 27, 2012
Type: TV
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
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Title: Smash
Character: Jerry Rand
Released: February 6, 2012
Type: TV
A songwriting duo tries to create a hit with a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe.
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Title: American Horror Story
Character: Harrison Renard
Released: October 5, 2011
Type: TV
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
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Title: Suits
Character: Paul
Released: June 23, 2011
Type: TV
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.
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The Other Woman
Title: The Other Woman
Character: Sheldon Greenleaf
Released: October 28, 2010
Type: Movie
Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant daughter. Devastated, Emilia nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge a connection with her stepson William and to resist the interference of Jack's jealous ex-wife.
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Title: Rubicon
Character: Truxton Spangler
Released: June 13, 2010
Type: TV
An intelligence analyst at a national think tank in New York City called the American Policy Institute discovers that he may be working with members of a secret society that manipulates world events on a grand scale.
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Title: Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Character: Jarvis
Released: May 19, 1995
Type: Movie
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.
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The Little Drummer Girl
Title: The Little Drummer Girl
Character: Tayeh
Released: October 19, 1984
Type: Movie
An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.
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An Enemy of the People
Title: An Enemy of the People
Character: Hovstad
Released: March 17, 1978
Type: Movie
A small forest town is trying to promote itself as a place for tourists to come enjoy the therapeutic hot springs and unspoiled nature. Dr. Stockmann, however, makes the inconvenient discovery that the nature around the village is not so unspoiled. In fact, the runoff from the local tanning mill has contaminated the water to a dangerous degree. The town fathers argue that cleaning up the mess would be far too expensive and the publicity would destroy the town's reputation, so therefore news of the pollution should be suppressed. Dr. Stockmann decides to fight to get the word out to the people, but receives as very mixed reaction.
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Title: The Andros Targets
Character: Ron Comack
Released: January 31, 1977
Type: TV
James Sutorious star as Mike Andros, a newspaper investigative reporter who seeks out corruption and injustice in this this action-drama series.
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The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
Title: The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
Character: Robert Lincoln
Released: September 16, 1976
Type: Movie
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln depicts the final seventeen years of Mary Todd Lincoln's life, following her husband's assassination.
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The Entertainer
Title: The Entertainer
Character: Frank Rice
Released: March 10, 1976
Type: Movie
A vaudeville entertainer approaches middle age still not having attained success or stardom.
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Title: Doctors' Hospital
Character: Dr. Taback
Released: September 10, 1975
Type: TV
Doctors' Hospital is an American medical drama that ran on NBC during the 1975–1976 season.
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Knuckle
Title: Knuckle
Character: Curley Delafield
Released: June 4, 1975
Type: Movie
Curley Delafield, a young arms merchant, is determined to discover the secret behind the disappearance of his sister Sarah.
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Crime Club
Title: Crime Club
Character: Frank Swoboda
Released: April 3, 1975
Type: Movie
A Washington DC club comprises specialists who band together to combat crime.
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The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
Title: The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
Character: Alessini (as Michael Ivan Cristofer)
Released: October 17, 1974
Type: Movie
After returning home from the war, Vietnam veteran Julius Vrooder resides in a veteran's hospital, where he has been vaguely diagnosed as "psychiatrically impaired." Taking the news with an air of initially lighthearted defiance, Vrooder escapes and sets up camp under a highway, where he builds a paranoia-driven booby-trapped bunker for himself. Falling in love with not-so-bright nurse Zanni, Vrooder soon plans to elope with her to a remote Canadian outpost.
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Title: Lincoln
Character: John Nicolay
Released: September 6, 1974
Type: TV
Sandburg's Lincoln is a six-part mini-series starring Hal Holbrook as Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States.
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Title: Kojak
Character: Michael Viggers Jr.
Released: October 24, 1973
Type: TV
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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Title: The Magician
Character: Dave Webster
Released: October 2, 1973
Type: TV
The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony" Blake, a playboy philanthropist who used his skills to solve difficult crimes as needed. In the series pilot, the character was instead named Anthony Dorian. The name change was due to a conflict with the name of a real life stage magician.
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Title: The Rookies
Character: Charlie Phillips
Released: September 11, 1972
Type: TV
The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.
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Title: Gunsmoke
Character: Ben Shindrow
Released: September 10, 1955
Type: TV
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.