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Aliases: Michael Ivan Cristofer , Майкл Кристофер

Gender: Male

Place of birth: North Trenton, New Jersey, USA

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Movie Involvements: 34

TV Involvements: 18


Most Famous Work

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. 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.

Most Famous Work

American Horror Story
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8

American Horror Story

(2011) Harrison Renard
Suits
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8

Suits

(2011) Paul
Elementary
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8

Elementary

(2012) Isaac Pike
Ray Donovan
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7

Ray Donovan

(2013) Danny O'Connor
Mr. Robot
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8

Mr. Robot

(2015) Phillip Price (voice)
The Rookies
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7

The Rookies

(1972) Charlie Phillips
Gunsmoke
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7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Ben Shindrow
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2018 Raymond
2016 Robin
Paul Hora
2015 John
Phillip Price
Self - Phillip Price
Phillip Price (voice)
Dad
2014 Larry
Walter Nevins
2013 Priest
Danny O'Connor
2012 Isaac Pike
Jerry Rand
2011 Harrison Renard
Paul
2010 Sheldon Greenleaf
Truxton Spangler
1995 Jarvis
1984 Tayeh
1978 Hovstad
1977 Ron Comack
1976 Robert Lincoln
Frank Rice
1975 Dr. Taback
Curley Delafield
Frank Swoboda
1974 Alessini (as Michael Ivan Cristofer)
John Nicolay
1973 Michael Viggers Jr.
Dave Webster
1972 Charlie Phillips
1955 Ben Shindrow
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Director
2001 Director
1999 Director
1998 Director
1982 Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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