Seth Numrich (/ˈnuːmrɪk/ NOOM-rik;[2] born January 19, 1987) is an American stage, television, and film actor.
Seth Numrich | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1987[1] Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Turn: Washington's Spies |
Early life
editNumrich was born in Minneapolis. He studied at The Juilliard School[3] graduating in acting in 2006 with Group 36[4] in acting. At the time, he was the youngest person to be admitted into Juilliard's Drama Division, a record previously held by actor Val Kilmer.[5]
He was a teaching artist for "Artists Striving to End Poverty" from 2005 to 2012.[6]
Career
editTheatre
editNumrich made his Broadway debut as Lorenzo in the 2010 revival of The Merchant of Venice and has played the boxer Joe Bonaparte in Golden Boy and as Albert in War Horse both at the Lincoln Center Theater on Broadway. He has also acted Off-Broadway in Slipping, Yosemite and Blind as part of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater program, in Too Much Memory, Favorites and Break Your Face on My Hand with Rising Phoenix Repertory, and On the Levee and Iphigenia 2.0 with Signature Theatre. Other roles include Gates of Gold with 59E59 Theaters and Dutch Masters with LAByrinth Theater Company and regionally in The History Boys, The Cure at Troy, Measure for Measure and The Judgment of Paris.
In 2013, he starred in Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams opposite Kim Cattrall at The Old Vic in the West End, London.[7]
In 2018, Numrich appeared in Tom Stoppard's Travesties on Broadway with the Roundabout Theatre Company.[8]
In 2022, he appeared in the Broadway premiere of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt. In 2023, he performed in Irish Repertory Theatre's staging of Brian Friel's Translations and in 2024 he appeared the world premiere of J.T. Rogers' Corruption at Lincoln Center Theater.
Film and television
editOn screen, Numrich is known for his lead role as cadet Sam Singleton/Romeo in Private Romeo, a 2011 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet directed by Alan Brown. He won award for "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film" during 2011 L.A. Outfest collectively with five other actors from the same film.[9]
Numrich is also known for his roles as Benjamin Tallmadge in AMC's series Turn: Washington's Spies, which ran from 2014 to 2017, and as Robin Lafferty in the miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.[10]
Audiobooks
editIn 2021, Numrich read Stephen King's novel Later (novel) as an unabridged audio-production. In 2022, he read Stephen King's novel Fairy Tale (novel) as an unabridged audio-production.
Theatre credits
edit| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Merchant of Venice | Lorenzo | Broadhurst Theatre |
| 2011 | War Horse | Albert | Lincoln Center Theater |
| 2012 | Golden Boy | Joe Bonaparte | Lincoln Center Theater at the Belasco Theatre |
| 2013 | Sweet Bird of Youth | Chance Wayne | The Old Vic |
| 2018 | Travesties | Tristan Tzara | Roundabout Theatre Company |
| 2022 | Leopoldstadt | Jacob / Percy | Longacre Theatre |
| 2024 | Corruption | James Murdoch | Lincoln Center Theater |
Selected Off-Broadway and regional credits include:
- Theatre (Off-Broadway)
- Rattlestick Playwrights Theater:
- Slipping
- Yosemite
- Afghanistan Zimbabwe America Kuwait
- Blind
- Rising Phoenix Repertory:
- Too Much Memory
- Favorites
- Break Your Face on My Hand
- Signature Theatre Company:
- On the Levee
- Iphigenia 2.0
- 59E59 Theaters:
- Gates of Gold
- LAByrinth Theater Company:
- Dutch Masters
- Irish Repertory Theatre:
- Translations
- Regional Theatre, International Theatre
- The History Boys as Dakin (Ahmanson Theatre)
- The Cure at Troy as Neoptolemus (Seattle Repertory Theatre)
- Measure for Measure as Duke (Chautauqua Theatre Company)
- The Judgment of Paris (NYC Fringe Festival / Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- The Glass Menagerie (Edinburgh International Festival)[11]
On-screen performances
editFilm
- 2002: How to Kill a Mockingbird as Kevin
- 2011: Private Romeo as Sam Singleton / Romeo
- 2016: Macbeth: Unhinged as Macduff
- 2016: Imperium as Roy
- Television
- 2010: Gravity as Adam Rosenblum
- 2012: The Good Wife as Randy Chapman in episode "Here Comes the Judge"
- 2014–2017: Turn: Washington's Spies as Benjamin Tallmadge
- 2017: Homeland as Nate Joseph
- 2019: Madam Secretary as Griffin
- 2022: Under the Banner of Heaven as Robin Lafferty
- Voice-Over
- 2008/2010: Independent Lens in episode "Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh" as voice of Giora Senesh/Sándor Fleischmann (in 2008 documentary film and 2010 TV documentary series)
References
edit- ^ "Seth Numrich – Questions and Answers – Interview". newyorktheatreguide.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Charles & Seth Numrich". Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Katie Buenneke. "THEATER TALK: Full Exclusive Interview With Seth Numrich". neontommy.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Alumni News for May 2013 – (Drama)". juilliard.edu. The Juilliard Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Juilliard | The Juilliard Journal Online". 2006-09-02. Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Levin, Hannah (February 25, 2013). "Seth Numrich: A Golden Actor". Master Chat Mag.
- ^ "Seth Numrich on Jumping from Golden Boy to a Sexy Star Turn Opposite Kim Cattrall in London's Sweet Bird of Youth". Broadway.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Seth Numrich". broadway.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ IMDb.com Seth Numrich Awards page
- ^ "Seth Numrich". IMDb.
- ^ "The Glass Menagerie". 2019-08-22.
External links
edit- Seth Numrich at IMDb