Colin Hanlon
Colin Hanlon | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, production assistant, producer, sound operator |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Colin Hanlon (born November 1) is an American actor, known for his role on Submissions Only.[1][2]
Biography
Hanlon has a BFA in Drama from Syracuse University.
After appearing in numerous commercials, Hanlon began work in the theatre. He has appeared on Broadway as Gordon, Mark, and Roger in Rent, and played Fiyero in the national tour of Wicked. Off-Broadway, he has starred as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance and Austin Bennett in I Love You Because. He also appeared in the world premiere of Edges. On screen, he starred as Tim Trull on the web series Submissions Only, which ran for three seasons, and played Steven on Modern Family. In 2015, he starred as Pete in the new play The 12 at the Denver Center, for which he won a Henry Award.
Theatre credits
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Rent | Gordon/The Man/Mr. Grey/Mark Cohen (u/s)/Roger Davis (u/s) | Broadway[3] |
| 2001 | The Pirates of Penzance | Frederic | off-Broadway[4] |
| 2004 | Tick, Tick... Boom! | Unknown | London Fringe[4] |
| 2005 | Falsettos | Whizzer | Huntington Theatre |
| 2006 | Rags | Ensemble | New York Concert |
| I Love You Because | Austin Bennett | off-Broadway[3][4] | |
| 2007 | Edges | Various | world premiere[4] |
| 2010 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Warren | New York Stage and Film, Jul 29 – August 1, 2010 |
| Next Fall | Luke | St. Louis Repertory Theatre, Oct 27 – November 14, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Wicked | Fiyero | 1st National Tour[3] |
| 2011 | Next Thing You Know | Darren | CAP21, June 2011 |
| 2015 | The 12 | Pete | Denver Center |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Douglas Panch | Buck County Playhouse, Aug/Sep. 2015 | |
| 2016 | Dot | Adam | off-Broadway, Vineyard Theatre |
| Falsettos | Understudy: Marvin, Whizzer, Mendel | Broadway | |
| 2017 | In Transit | Steven – Replacement (January 10–29, 2017) | Broadway |
TV credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2014 | Submissions Only | Tim Trull | 22 episodes; also producer & sound operator |
| 2012–2018 | Modern Family | Steven | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Snuggle Buddies | Christopher Beige | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Uncoupled | Jonathan #1 | 3 episodes |
Film credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | See You in September | N/A | accounting production assistant |
| 2016 | Dead Ant | N/A | production assistant |
Discography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | I Love You Because (Original Cast Recording) | Principal vocalist (on 11/20 tracks) |
| 2012 | Next Thing You Know (Original Cast Recording) | Off-Broadway (CAP21) |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Henry Award | Best New Show | The 12 | Won |
Controversy
Hanlon faced criticism for his vocal defense of Lillias White following her outbursts against a disabled audience member during a performance of Hadestown in October of 2022. During this performance, White interrupted the performance multiple times to reprimand an audience member who was using a captioning device provided by the theater to allow people with hearing loss to hear the show.[5] In a series of lengthy comments left on one of White’s Instagram posts,[6] Hanlon expressed the opinion that ableism is something that can be excused, citing his sexuality as justification for his views towards the disabled community. Several of Hanlon’s comments included the claim that White had issued an apology to the audience member, which was untrue at the time.[7] Hanlon’s social media following, which barely eclipses 7,000 Instagram followers,[8] demonstrated a generally negative view towards the actor’s comments.
References
- ^ "Who's Who". submissionsonly.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ "Colin Hanlon". Playbill. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c Gans, Andrew (February 15, 2011). "Rent's Colin Hanlon Joins Cast of Wicked's First National Tour". Playbill. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Colin Hanlon". The Kennedy Center. Archived from the original on October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; November 21, 2015 suggested (help) - ^ "Hadestown Producers and Jujamcyn Apologize Following Incident Involving Audience Member With Hearing Loss".
- ^ "@lilliaswhiteofficial on Instagram".
- ^ "A Broadway Audience Member Tearfully Recalled How An Actor Called Her Out On Stage After She Mistook Her Captioning Device For An Illegal Recording".
- ^ "@colinhanlon on Instagram".
External links
- Colin Hanlon at IMDb