John Benjamin Hickey
John Benjamin Hickey | |
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 Hickey at the 13th Annual Broadway Barks Benefit, at Shubert Alley in New York City on July 9, 2011 | |
| Born | (1963-06-25) June 25, 1963 Plano, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Texas State University, San Marcos Fordham University (BA) Juilliard School (GrDip) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Partner(s) | Jeffrey Richman (2003 (2003)–present) |
John Benjamin Hickey (born June 25, 1963) is an American actor with a career in stage, film and television. He won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Felix Turner in The Normal Heart.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television series
4.3 Television films
4.4 Theatre
5 Awards and nominations
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Hickey was born in Plano, Texas, and graduated from Plano Sr. High School[1] in 1981. He attended Texas State University - San Marcos from 1981–1983, where he was active in the theater department. He earned his bachelor's degree in English at Fordham University in 1985.[2][3]
Career
On Broadway, he originated the role of Arthur in Terrence McNally's play Love! Valour! Compassion! in 1995,[4] a role he recreated for the 1997 film version.[5]
He played supporting roles in a number of films including The Ice Storm (1997)[6] and The Anniversary Party (2001).[7] He has also appeared in Flightplan, Flags of Our Fathers, Freedom Writers, Then She Found Me, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Bet[6] and Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.[8]
He played Clifford Bradshaw in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret, which won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical.[9] In that same year, he played the lead in the independent film Finding North.[10]
On Broadway, he played Reverend John Hale in the 2002 revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.[9]
Hickey played American novelist and playwright Jack Dunphy in the 2006 Truman Capote biopic Infamous.[11] Hickey played Philip Stoddard on the short-lived gay-themed sitcom It's All Relative.[12] Since It's All Relative, Hickey has appeared on Alias, Law & Order, Brothers & Sisters, Stacked, Heartland, In Plain Sight, Law & Order: Los Angeles, and Modern Family.
He appeared in the 2011 Broadway revival of The Normal Heart, for which he won the Tony Award, Featured Actor in a Play.[9] He was in the Broadway revival of Mary Stuart in 2009, as the Earl of Leicester.[13][14]
From 2010 to 2013, he appeared on The Big C and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the final season of the series,[15] subtitled Hereafter. Hickey starred as scientist Frank Winter on the TV series Manhattan,[16] which concluded on December 15, 2015 after two seasons and 23 episodes.
In 2015, he appeared Off-Broadway at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre in the play Dada Woof Papa Hot by Peter Parnell.[17]
In 2018 he appeared in the World premier of Matthew Lopez's new play The Inheritance, inspired by the novel Howards End by E.M. Forster, creating the role Henry Wilcox at London's Young Vic and then transferring to the West End. [18]
Personal life
Hickey is openly gay.[19]
Filmography
Film
Source: TCM;[20]AllMovie[21]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dangerous Music | Tyler | Short film |
| 1992 | The Bet | Henry | Short film |
| 1994 | Only You | Dwayne | |
| 1994 | The Ref | Old Baybrook Policeman | |
| 1995 | Comfortably Numb | Priest | |
| 1996 | Eddie | Joe Nader | |
| 1996 | Sin #8 | N/A | Short film |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm | Mark Boland | |
| 1997 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Arthur Pape | |
| 1998 | Finding North | Travis Furlong | |
| 1999 | The General's Daughter | Captain Goodson | |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector | Dr. Barry Lehman | |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | Jerry Adams | |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Carlyle | |
| 2005 | Flightplan | David | |
| 2006 | The Ex | Wesley's dad | |
| 2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | Sergeant Keyes Beech | |
| 2006 | Infamous | Jack Dunphy | |
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Brian Gelford | |
| 2007 | The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | John Stanton | |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me | Alan | |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | Deputy Mayor LaSalle | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Theodore Galloway | |
| 2010 | Civil Unions: A Love Story | N/A | Short film |
| 2012 | My Eleventh | N/A | |
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Dr. Mitchell | |
| 2014 | Get on Up | Richard | |
| 2014 | Big Stone Gap | Theodore Tipton | |
| 2015 | Truth | Mark Wrolstad | |
| 2016 | Tallulah | Stephen Mooney | |
| 2016 | Barry | Professor Gray | |
| 2017 | Hostiles | Captain Royce Tolan | |
| 2018 | Forever My Girl | Pastor Brian Page | |
| 2018 | Mapplethorpe | Sam Wagstaff | Post-production |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Trent | Episode: "Here's a Quick and Easy Recipe for Leftovers" |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Paul Gaines | Episode: "Good Time Charlie" |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred | Dr. Elliott | Episode: "Speaking in Tongues" |
| 1998 | Law & Order | Charles Thatcher | Episode: "Castoff" |
| 1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Rick | Episode: "The Greatest Dickdater" |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Tom | Episode: "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" |
| 1999 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Dennis Kohler | Episode: "Zen and Art of Murder" |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Assistant District Attorney | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Phillip Connor | Episode: "Mom's Away" |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Sidney Cornfeld | Episode: "Slaves of Las Vegas" |
| 2002–06 | Law & Order | Aaron Solomon | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | Hack | Dr. Martin Shane | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 2003–04 | It's All Relative | Philip Stoddard | 22 episodes |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Randall Fuller | Episode: "Con-Text" |
| 2005 | Alias | Father Kampinski | Episode: "In Dreams..." |
| 2006–07 | Undercover History | Narrator | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Stacked | Headmaster Keenan | Episode: "The Headmaster" |
| 2006 | Brothers & Sisters | Major Guinness | Episode: "Light the Lights" |
| 2007 | Heartland | Bill | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight | Donald Fraser Donald Ferguson | Episode: "Don of the Dead" |
| 2009 | Timewatch | Narrator | Episode: "The Real Bonnie and Clyde" |
| 2010–13 | The Big C | Sean Tolkey | 40 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Thomas Nelson | Episode: "Pasadena" |
| 2011–16 | The Good Wife | Neil Gross | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | A Gifted Man | Ben Tucker | Episode: "In Case of Exposure" |
| 2012–13 | The Mob Doctor | Mark Easton | 3 episodes |
| 2012–13 | The New Normal | Father Michael | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Hannibal | Dr. Sutcliffe | Episode: "Buffet Froid" |
| 2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tom Moore | Episode: "Wednesday's Child" |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Dr. Clark | Episode: "Under Pressure" |
| 2014–15 | Manhattan | Frank Winter | 22 episodes |
| 2015 | Difficult People | Fred | Episode: "Pledge Week" |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Neil Gross | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Mom | Dr. Sellers | Episode: "A Few Thongs and a Hawaiian Funeral" |
Television films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Normandy: The Great Crusade | Louis Simpson | |
| 1999 | The Lady in Question | Paul Kessler | |
| 2000 | Hamlet | Horatio | |
| 2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town | N/A | |
| 2001 | A Glimpse of Hell | N/A | |
| 2001 | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | Rogers Edens | |
| 2005 | Silver Bells | Lawrence | |
| 2006 | A House Divided | President Russell | |
| 2007 | The Hunt for the Boston Strangler | Narrator | |
| 2007 | Secrets of the Moon Landings | Narrator | |
| 2008 | Living Proof | Blake Rogers | |
| 2008 | The Real George Washington | Narrator | |
| 2009 | Lincoln: American Mastermind | Narrator | |
| 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Bill Watson |
Theatre
Source: IBDB,[22] IOBDB[23]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The End of the Day | Jonathan Toffler/Young Graydon | Off-Broadway |
| 1992 | On the Bum | Oskar | Off-Broadway |
| 1994–1995 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Arthur Pape | Off-Broadway |
| 1995 | Broadway | ||
| 1996 | Blue Window | Griever | Off-Broadway |
| 1997 | God's Heart | David | Off-Broadway |
| 1998–1999 | Cabaret | Clifford Bradshaw | Broadway |
| 2002 | The Crucible | Reverend John Hale | Broadway |
| 2009 | Mary Stuart | Earl of Leicester | Broadway |
| 2011 | The Normal Heart | Felix Turner | Broadway |
| 2015 | Dada Woof Papa Hot | Alan[24][25] | Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | Six Degrees of Separation | Flan Kittredge | Broadway |
| 2018 | The Inheritance (play) | Henry Wilcox | Young Vic & West End |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tony Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | The Normal Heart | Won |
| 2013 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Big C: Hereafter | Nominated |
References
^ "Plano Grad and Tony Award Winning Actor Named Honorary Emcee for Ski Plano 2012" pisd.edu, October 3, 2011
^ Doyle, Miles. "Fordham Alumnus Wins Tony Award", fordham.edu, June 14, 2011
^ "Hickey Bio", tcm.com, accessed October 18, 2016
^ " 'Love! Valour! Compassion!' Broadway", Playbill, accessed October 18, 2016
^ " 'Love! Valour! Compassion!' Film", tcm.com, accessed October 18, 2016
^ ab Hickey Filmography", TCM, accessed October 20, 2016
^ The Anniversary Party, AllMovie, accessed October 20, 2016
^ "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows", TCM, accessed October 18, 2016
^ abc "John Benjamin Hickey Broadway" Playbill, accessed October 18, 2016
^ Finding North, TCM, accessed October 18, 2016
^ Infamous, TCM, accessed October 18, 2016
^ "Out Front Television; All in the Family ", Out, October 2003, Vol. 12, No. 4, ISSN 1062-7928, p. 40
^ Cerasaro, Pat (14 May 2011). "BWW EXCLUSIVE: 2011 Tony Award Interview with John Benjamin Hickey". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ " 'Mary Stuart' Broadway" ibdb.com, accessed October 20, 2016
^ Wieselman, Jarett. "Emmy Hopeful: John Benjamin Hickey - 'The Big C'", etonline.com, June 15, 2012
^ Goldberg, Leslie. "'The Big C's' John Benjamin Hickey to Star in WGN America's 'Manhattan'", The Hollywood Reporter, February 6, 2014
^ Isherwood. "Review: ‘Dada Woof Papa Hot,’ About Gay Men and Parenthood", The New York Times, November 9, 2015
^ https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/29/the-inheritance-review-stephen-daldry
^ Rorke, Robert (26 June 2011). "'Big C' Break". New York Post.
^ "John Benjamin Hickey Filmography", TCM, accessed October 19, 2016
^ "John Benjamin Hickey Filmography", .allmovie.com, accessed October 19, 2016
^ "John Benjamin Hickey Broadway" ibdb.com, accessed October 19, 2016
^ "John Benjamin Hickey" lortel.org, accessed February 15, 2018
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