Michael Cerveris
Biography
Michael Cerveris is an American actor, singer, and songwriter who has moved between stage, film, television, and music. He was born in Bethesda, Maryland, and spent his childhood in Huntington, West Virginia. After studying theater at Yale University, he appeared in Off-Broadway productions and made his Broadway debut in 1993 in The Who's Tommy, earning a Tony nomination. He won a Tony for his featured role as John Wilkes Booth in Assassins in 2004 and a second for playing Bruce Bechdel in Fun Home in 2015. His other stage work includes the title role in Sweeney Todd and Thomas Andrews in Titanic. His films include Lulu on the Bridge (1998), The Mexican (2001), Stake Land (2010), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018); he also played September on Fringe, Watson on The Gilded Age, and Ted Gunn on Mindhunter. Cerveris has also toured as a guitarist with Bob Mould and founded the band Loose Cattle.
66years old
Turns 67 on November 6in 361 days
- Born Bethesda
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Michael Cerveris Jr.
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 33 years1991 to 2024
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Getting ready for a role
Cerveris played the title role in the 2005 Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd, and in that John Doyle production the actors doubled as the orchestra, with Cerveris himself playing lyric guitar.
First role
Cerveris made his Broadway debut in 1993 in The Who's Tommy as the 18-20 year old Tommy and the Narrator, a part he had already played at the La Jolla Playhouse before the show moved to Broadway.
Beyond film
Cerveris played guitar in Bob Mould's touring band behind the album The Last Dog And Pony Show, and a London Forum show from that tour was released as BobMouldBand: LiveDog98.
Michael Cerveris movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant2009 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Mr. Tiny
IMDb rating 5.850K votes
Most often with
Brandon Vietti directed two of these films. Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Brandon ViettiDirector, 2 films, 2024
All films by Brandon Vietti
Also two films together5 more actors
- Geoff PiersonWatchmen: Chapter I (2024) and Watchmen: Chapter II (2024)
- Katee SackhoffWatchmen: Chapter I (2024) and Watchmen: Chapter II (2024)
- Matthew RhysWatchmen: Chapter I (2024) and Watchmen: Chapter II (2024)
- John Marshall JonesWatchmen: Chapter I (2024) and Watchmen: Chapter II (2024)
- Max KochWatchmen: Chapter I (2024) and Watchmen: Chapter II (2024)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1993 to 2015, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2015 | Best Actor in a Musical | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical | Won | |
| 1993 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.