Michael Cerveris

Biography

Michael Cerveris (born November 6, 1960) is an American singer, guitarist and actor. He has performed in many stage musicals and plays, including in several Stephen Sondheim musicals: Assassins, Sweeney Todd, Road Show, and Passion. He won the Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Assassins.

He was called, by Playbill.com, "arguably the most versatile leading man on Broadway", playing roles from "Shakespeare's Romeo to The Who's Tommy, from the German transsexual rock diva Hedwig in Hedwig & the Angry Inch to the homicidal title character of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd."

Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Cerveris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Blacklist

Victor Skovic

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Syd Booth Goggle

The Good Wife

James Castro

Fringe

The Observer / September

Fringe

The Observer (uncredited)

Fringe

The Observer

Gotham

Professor Pyg

Person of Interest

Jarek Koska

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Fun Home: 10th Anniversary Reunion Concert	Bruce
2024	Watchmen: Chapter I	Jonathan Osterman / Dr. Manhattan / Father (voice)
2024	Watchmen: Chapter II	Dr. Manhattan / Prison Guard #2 (voice)
2018	Ant-Man and the Wasp	Elihas Starr
2016	Detours	Bob O'Connor
2016	Starring Austin Pendleton	Self
2014	Leaving Circadia	Reece
2014	Russian Broadway Shut Down	Vladimir Putin
2011	Stake Land: Jebediah	Jebediah Loven
2010	As Blood Runs Deep	Terrence Lindy
2010	Stake Land	Jebedia Loven
2010	Sondheim! The Birthday Concert	Self
2009	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Mr. Tiny
2009	Brief Interviews with Hideous Men	Subject #15
2005	Passion	Giorgio
2003	Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig	Self
2001	The Mexican	Frank
1998	Lulu on the Bridge	Restaurant Man #3
1992	A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon	Paul
1991	Steel and Lace	Daniel Emerson
1991	Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever	Eaglebauer
1990	Strangers	John Reece
1988	Tokyo Pop	Mike
1985	Doubletake	Gary Prine
	Basic Psych	Stuart Prince

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	The Gilded Age	Watson
2020	Stars in the House	Self
2020	The Plot Against America	Mr. Taylor
2019	Prodigal Son	Carter Berkhead
2018	Mosaic	Tom Davis
2017	MINDHUNTER	Assistant Director Gunn
2016	Billions	Drew Moody
2016	The Tick	Ramses IV
2014	Gotham	Professor Pyg
2014	Madam Secretary	Congressman Jeff Pearson
2013	The Blacklist	Victor Skovic
2012	Elementary	Councilman Ledesma
2011	Person of Interest	Jarek Koska
2010	Treme	Marvin Frey
2009	The Good Wife	James Castro
2008	Fringe	The Observer / September
2008	Fringe	The Observer (uncredited)
2008	Fringe	The Observer
2002	The American Embassy	Gary Forbush
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Greg Stipe
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Syd Booth Goggle
1990	Dream On	Bobby Krull
1989	Quantum Leap	Nick
1987	21 Jump Street	Ray
1987	Leg Work	Johnny Dark
1985	The Equalizer	Nick Kaminsky
1985	The Equalizer	Frank Fipps
1982	Fame	Ian Ware
1976	Live from Lincoln Center	Giorgio