{{Short description|American actor and painter}} {{BLP moresources|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox person <!-- See Template:Infobox actor for more --> | name = Michael Marisi Ornstein | image = Michael Marisi Ornstein (48484787386).jpg | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1963}} | birth_place = Passaic, New Jersey, United States | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Zoe<br>(2005–present) | children = 2 | website = http://www.michaelornstein.com/ | awards = }}
'''Michael Marisi Ornstein''' (born 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Chucky Marstein on ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014) and its spin-off ''Mayans M.C.'' (2019–2023).
==Early life== 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.
==Career== 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== {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |} ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1988 | ''White Hot'' | Carlos | |- | 1988 | ''Crossing Delancey'' | Mickey | |- | 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 | |- | 2022 | ''Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness'' | Aide / Big Oxe | Voice role<ref>{{cite web |title=Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/chickenhare-and-the-hamster-of-darkness/cast/2030491273/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! 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'' | Chuck "Chucky" Marstein | Recurring role; 46 episodes |- | 2009 | ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' | Frank Davis | Episode: "Killshot" |- | 2013 | ''Mob City'' | Ray Berman | 2 episodes |- | 2018–2019 | ''Mayans M.C.'' | Chuck "Chucky" Marstein | Recurring role (seasons 1–2) |- |{{TableTBA}} |style="background:#FFFFCC;"|{{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} ''The Abandons'' |{{TableTBA}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |title=Kurt Sutter’s Netflix Series ‘The Abandons’ Casts Patton Oswalt, Sarah Grace White, Michael Ornstein & Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Among 10 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/kurt-sutter-netflix-the-abandons-cast-patton-oswalt-sarah-white-michael-ornstein-elle-maija-tailfeathers-1235861927/ |access-date=11 October 2024 |agency=Deadline Hollywood |date=19 March 2024}}</ref> |In Production |}
===Web series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2017 | ''Good Game'' | Lorenzo Santella Jr. | |- | 2017 | ''Guest Grumps'' | Himself | Episode: "Gauntlet II with Michael Ornstein" |- |}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name|0650355}} *{{Twitter|swimdeep}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ornstein, Michael Marisi}} Category:American male television actors Category:American people of Italian descent Category:American people of Jewish descent Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century American male actors Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Category:American male film actors Category:Male actors from Passaic, New Jersey Category:Mason Gross School of the Arts alumni