Michael Marisi Ornstein
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Michael Marisi Ornstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 58–59) |
| Spouse(s) | Zoe (2005–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | http://www.michaelornstein.com/ |
Michael Marisi Ornstein (born 1963) is an American actor and painter of Italian and Jewish descent.[1]
Ornstein studied acting as a child at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and later studied under Stella Adler. After high school, he enrolled in the Mason Gross School of the Arts. He quit after his first year and moved to New York City to begin working professionally.
Ornstein's first film credit was for Crossing Delancey, in which he played the minor character Mickey. Television credits include a recurring role as Detective Bonnaventura in Homicide: Life on the Street, and a two-episode arc in Third Watch, as well as parts in Seinfeld, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Ornstein's stage acting credits span twenty-five years' worth of new plays in New York City, in addition to creating the role of Louis Ironson in the 1991 World Premiere of Angels in America at the Eureka Theater in San Francisco.
Ornstein played Chuck "Chucky" Marstein on Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) and played him on its spin-off Mayans M.C. (2018–2019).
Credits[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Crossing Delancey | Mickey | |
| 1989 | White Hot | Carlos | |
| 1995 | Man of The Year | Mike Miller | |
| 1996 | Kansas City | Jackie Ciro | |
| 1998 | The Book of Life | Computer Wizard | |
| 1999 | Let It Snow | Lenny Ellis |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Blindsided | Det. Sartucci | TV movie |
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Waiter | Episode: "The Shoes" |
| 1998 | New York Undercover | Perkins | Episode: "Mob Street" |
| 1998–1999 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Det. Tommy Bonnaventura | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Harvey Dennis | Episode: "Limitations" |
| 2000–2005 | Law & Order | Sklar / Eugene Miller | 2 episodes |
| 2001–2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Florist / Phillip / Howard | 3 episodes |
| 2008–2014 | Sons of Anarchy | Chucky | 46 episodes |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Frank Davis | Episode: "Killshot" |
| 2013 | Mob City | Ray Berman | 2 episodes |
| 2018–present | Mayans M.C. | Chucky | Recurring |
Web series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Good Game | Lorenzo Santella Jr. | |
| 2017 | Guest Grumps | Himself | Episode: "Gauntlet II with Michael Ornstein" |
References[]
- ^ Rontrembathiii. "Michael Ornstein [Interview]". www.trainwreckdsociety.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
External links[]
- American male television actors
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Jewish descent
- 1963 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
- American male film actors
- People from Passaic, New Jersey
- Male actors from New Jersey
- Mason Gross School of the Arts alumni