
Michael Strassner
Acting
Michael Strassner is a Baltimore-born actor, writer, and comedian who moved to Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Maryland to pursue a career in comedy and improv. He co-wrote and stars in the independent film The Baltimorons, which premiered at SXSW in 2025, and has appeared on shows like Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, and Black-ish, and portrayed Jerry “The King” Lawler on Young Rock.
Known For

2009
Modern Family
2009 · tv

1996
The Daily Show
1996 · tv

2009
Parks and Recreation
2009 · tv

2014
black-ish
2014 · tv

2015
Life in Pieces
2015 · tv

2024
English Teacher
2024 · tv

2016
The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo
2016 · tv

2025
The Baltimorons
2025 · movie

2019
Webseries: The Movie
2019 · movie

2021
A Spy Movie
2021 · movie

2025
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
2025 · movie

2020
Good Luck with Everything
2020 · movie

2017
How to Be a Slut in America
2017 · movie

2018
Grandmother's Gold
2018 · movie

2023
We Have Notes
2023 · movie

2021
The Carducci Talent Show
2021 · movie

2021
Carl the Exorcist
2021 · movie

2023
Big Boy
2023 · movie