Michael Ornstein

Michael Ornstein

Born 1963-01-01 (age 63) Passaic, New Jersey, USA
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Biography

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 in Crossing Delancey, where he played the minor character "Mickey". Television credits include a recurring role as Detective Bonnaventura on Homicide: Life on the Street, and a two-episode arc on 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 plays Chuck Marstein on Sons of Anarchy.

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Known For

Mosquito
Mosquito

2022

as Butcher

The Saint
The Saint

2017

as Kal Barko

Crossing Delancey
Crossing Delancey

1988

as Mickey

Kansas City
Kansas City

1996

as Jackie Ciro

Let It Snow
Let It Snow

1999

as Lenny Ellis

Zelos
Zelos

2015

as Mordecai

Man of the Year
Man of the Year

1995

as Mike Miller

Blindsided
Blindsided

1993

as Det. Sartucci

The Book of Life
The Book of Life

1998

as Computer Wizard