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Michael Cristofer

Michael Cristofer

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 22, 1945 (80)
Birthplace North Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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. S ... ubsequent 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.

Known For

Filmography

Last Supper

Last Supper

2018

as Raymond

Year by the Sea

Year by the Sea

2016

as Robin

The Adderall Diaries

The Adderall Diaries

2016

as Paul Hora

Chronic

Chronic

2015

as John

The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015

as Dad

Emoticon

Emoticon

2014

as Walter Nevins

5 Flights Up

5 Flights Up

2014

as Larry

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

2010

as Sheldon Greenleaf

The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

1984

as Tayeh

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

1978

as Hovstad

The Last of Mrs. Lincoln

The Last of Mrs. Lincoln

1976

as Robert Lincoln

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1976

as Frank Rice

Knuckle

Knuckle

1975

as Curley Delafield

Crime Club

Crime Club

1975

as Frank Swoboda

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

1974

as Alessini (as Michael Ivan Cristofer)

The Night Clerk

The Night Clerk

2020

Writer

Chuck

Chuck

2017

Writer

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

2009

Writer

Casanova

Casanova

2005

Story

Original Sin

Original Sin

2001

Screenplay

Gia

Gia

1998

Writer

Breaking Up

Breaking Up

1997

Screenplay

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

1993

Screenplay

The Witches of Eastwick

The Witches of Eastwick

1992

Original Film Writer

The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

Screenplay

The Witches of Eastwick

The Witches of Eastwick

1987

Screenplay

Falling in Love

Falling in Love

1984

Writer

The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box

1980

Screenplay

The Great Lillian Hall

The Great Lillian Hall

2024

Director

The Night Clerk

The Night Clerk

2020

Director

Original Sin

Original Sin

2001

Director

Body Shots

Body Shots

1999

Director

Gia

Gia

1998

Director

Candida

Candida

1982

Director

The Great Lillian Hall

The Great Lillian Hall

2024

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Mr. Robot

as Phillip Price

Episodes: 31

First Aired: Jun 24, 2015

Smash

as Jerry Rand

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Feb 06, 2012

Rubicon

as Truxton Spangler

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Jun 13, 2010

Lincoln

as John Nicolay

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 06, 1974

American Horror Story

as Harrison Renard

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 05, 2011

Ray Donovan

as Priest

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 30, 2013

Gunsmoke

as Ben Shindrow

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Ray Donovan

as Danny O'Connor

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 30, 2013

Fallout

as Elder Cleric Quintus

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 10, 2024

The Rookies

as Charlie Phillips

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

Kojak

as Michael Viggers Jr.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Mr. Robot

as Phillip Price (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 2015

Doctors' Hospital

as Dr. Taback

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

The Andros Targets

as Ron Comack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1977

Elementary

as Isaac Pike

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2012

The Magician

as Dave Webster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1973

Suits

as Paul

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 2011

Mr. Robot

as Self - Phillip Price

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 2015

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