Michael Aronov
Actor · Tashkent, USSR [now Uzbekistan]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Aronov is an American actor and playwright. He played the character Schlatko in the 2001 film Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Aronov received The Elliot Norton Award — Best Actor, for originating the lead role in Mauritius at The Huntington Theatre. In 2009 he played Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at the English Theater in Germany. His one-man show called Manigma was produced in New York City in 2006 and opens again in January 2010 at the Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row in NYC. Aronov has worked with Terrence McNally on the world premiere of Unusual Acts of Devotion in Philadelphia. Previously he was in Los Angeles under the direction of Estelle Parsons in Salome, starring Al Pacino. Aronov has worked with Oleg Tabakov of The Moscow Art Theatre, Joseph Chaikin, Lee Grant, and others. At the Studio he also portrayed Knut in Strindberg’s Playing with Fire, directed by Lee Grant and then Jean in another Strindberg classic, Miss Julie at the Cherry Lane Theatre. He played opposite Annabella Sciorra in MCC's production of Spain at the Lucille Lortel Theatre; Dionysus in The Bacchae 2.1; and Edgar in an award-winning production of King Lear. On television Aronov has been seen in Life on Mars, Lipstick Jungle, Without a Trace, Threat Matrix, and The Closer. He made several appearances in the Law & Order franchise, worked with the late Bruno Kirby in Barry Levinson's The Beat, among various episodes on Spin City, The Game and All My Children. His film work includes Amexicano, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and two Sundance Film Festival favorites: Hedwig & the Angry Inch and the upcoming Lbs. He has been honored nationally with a Level 1 Award for Acting by the NFAA in association with the ARTS; an IRNE Award nomination for best supporting actor, MA; The Greer Garson Award in Dallas, TX; and in culmination of his work he was the recipient of The Individual Grant Award by the Belle Foundation, "exhibiting exceptional talent and potential for achievement in the arts."
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Biography from TMDB.
- Tashkent, USSR [now Uzbekistan]
- Actor
- 27 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
What are Michael Aronov's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Jack 'Jackie' Dillon in Jett (2019)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Michael Aronov's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Aronov's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
41 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.
The Betrayers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Terror: Devil in Silver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Last Frontier(2025)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
The First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Hit & Run(2021)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Crisis(2021)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Snowpiercer(2020)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Jett(2019)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Operation Finale(2018)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
They Shall Not Perish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Billions(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Quantico(2015)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Madam Secretary(2014)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Drop(2014)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Gun Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Blacklist(2013)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Americans(2013)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Happy Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Elementary(2012)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Americana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Person of Interest(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Blue Bloods(2010)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
White Collar(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Cold Souls(2009)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Life on Mars(2008)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Lipstick Jungle(2008)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Burn Notice(2007)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all showsAmexicano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Closer(2005)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Lbs. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Threat Matrix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Without a Trace(2002)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Spin City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2001.
Biggest box office
The Drop (2014)
Highest rated
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Most popular right now
The Drop (2014)
Film career
Peak 2001 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2001Screen debut· Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Michael Aronov's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up16
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved9
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser13
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 84/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 91, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Michael Aronov's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.