Bryce Pinkham
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 Pinkham in 2016 | |
| Born | Bryce Allen Pinkham October 19, 1982 Redding, California, U.S. |
| Education | Boston College (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Bryce Allen Pinkham (born October 19, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in the PBS period drama Mercy Street. On Broadway, he played Monty Navarro in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. For this role, he received nominations for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and a Grammy (Best Musical Theater Album). He is a Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellow and co-founder of Zara Aina, a not-for-profit children's theater company in Madagascar. He voices Stolas in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss.
Personal life
Pinkham was born in Redding, California.[1] He was raised in the East San Francisco Bay Area.[2] He attended Campolindo High School in Moraga, California. He is a graduate of Boston College and the Yale School of Drama.[3]
In 2012, Pinkham co-founded the not-for-profit children’s theater company Zara Aina (Share Life) with Lucas Caleb Rooney, to empower at-risk children in Madagascar.[4]
In 2015, Pinkham said "I did musicals growing up as a kid, and it was always a dream to be in a Broadway musical, to play the lead in a Tony-winning musical."[5]
He is an avid hiker and has hiked the Sierra Nevada Mountains as well as in New Zealand and Iceland.[6]
Career
Pinkham had a few roles in Ghost: The Musical and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson on Broadway.[3] In 2013, he originated the role of Monty Navarro in the Broadway production of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical as well as a Grammy Award. He played the role on Broadway for over 700 performances. In 2014, he played Paul Revere in an introductory commercial titled Italian Invasion for the Fiat 500L, created by the Doner Company.[7][8]
He played Peter Patrone in the Broadway revival of The Heidi Chronicles, and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.[3] In 2016, he returned to Broadway leading the cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's musical, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. His film and television appearances include as a series regular in the second season of the TV series Mercy Street, playing Major Clayton McBurney III, head of the Union Army hospital.[9] Other roles include performances in the comedy The Comedian (2016) which stars Robert De Niro, and Baz Luhrmann's Netflix drama The Get Down. Previously, he has appeared on The Good Wife and Person of Interest. He appeared in the PBS miniseries God in America, "A Nation Reborn Drama" (2010).[10][11] In 2012, Pinkham was awarded the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship given to "a limited number of exceptionally talented young dancers, musicians, actors and visual artists as they complete their training and begin their professional life."[12]
Pinkham currently voices Stolas in the YouTube adult animated web series Helluva Boss.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Dr. Hanson | CBS |
| God in America | Charles Briggs | PBS | |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Leland Raines | CBS |
| 2014 | Wallflowers | Greg | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Comedian | Devon O'Connor | |
| It Had to Be You | TV Psychopath | ||
| 2017 | The Get Down | Julien | Netflix |
| Mercy Street | Clayton McBurney III | PBS | |
| 2018 | Blindspot | Jack Izenberg | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Proven Innocent | Connor Mayfeld | 5 episodes |
| Almost Love | Taylor | ||
| Instinct | Paul | Episode: "One-of-a-Kind" | |
| 2020 | The Blacklist | Newton Purcell | NBC |
| 2020–present | Helluva Boss | Stolas (voice)[13] | YouTube |
| 2022 | Julia | John Updike | HBO Max |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson | Henry Clay | The Public Theater | Concert |
| 2010 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Hero | Williamstown Theatre Festival | Regional |
| 2010–11 | Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson | Henry Clay / Black Fox
u/s Andrew Jackson |
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
| 2012 | Ghost: The Musical | Carl Bruner | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
| 2013–15 | A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder | Monty Navarro | Walter Kerr Theatre | Original Broadway Cast Nominated - Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical Nominated - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical Nominated - Outer Critics Award Circle for Outstanding Actor in a Musical |
| 2014 | Waitress | Dr. Jim Pomatter | American Repertory Theater | Workshop |
| 2015 | The Heidi Chronicles | Peter Patrone | Music Box Theatre | Nominated - Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Nominated - Drama League Distinguished Performance Award |
| 2015–16 | A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder | Monty Navarro | Walter Kerr Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
| 2016 | 1776 | John Dickinson | New York City Center | Encores! Off-Broadway[14] |
| Holiday Inn | Jim | Studio 54 | ||
| 2017 | My Fair Lady | Freddy Eynsford-Hill | Civic Opera House | Lyric Opera of Chicago |
| Man of La Mancha | Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes | Merkin Hall | Concert | |
| 2018 | Chess | The Arbiter | Kennedy Center | Concert |
| 2019 | Superhero | Jim | Tony Kiser Theater | Original Off-Broadway Cast |
| Benny & Joon | Sam | Paper Mill Playhouse | ||
| The Great Society | Robert F. Kennedy | Vivian Beaumont Theatre | Original Broadway Cast | |
| 2022 | Little Shop of Horrors | Orin Scrivello & Others | Westside Theatre | Off-Broadway replacement |
| 2022–23 | Ohio State Murders | Robert Hampshire | James Earl Jones Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
| 2022 | Chess | The Arbiter | Broadhurst Theatre | Broadway Concert |
| 2023 | Little Shop of Horrors | Orin Scrivello & Others | Westside Theatre | Off-Broadway replacement |
References
- ^ California Birth Index, 1905-1995 via FamilySearch database
- ^ Blank, Matthew. "Playbill's CUE & A: Ghost The Musical's Bryce Pinkham", Playbill, May 1, 2012
- ^ a b c "Bryce Pinkham Broadway" Playbill (vault), retrieved January 3, 2017
- ^ Jeryl Brunner (June 17, 2015). "Cool Things You Don't Know About Bryce Pinkham, Co-star of 'The Heidi Chronicles'". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Bethany Rickwalk (February 23, 2015). "Why Bryce Pinkham Ditched His Lead Role in Gentleman's Guide to Join the Heidi Chronicles Cast". Theatermania.com.
- ^ Erik Heinila (January 6, 2017). "A Q&A With Mercy Street's Bryce Pinkham". PBS.
- ^ Ella Riley-Adams (June 26, 2013). "Fiat's New Spot Shouts, 'The Italians Are Coming!'". Agency Spy.
- ^ "FIAT® 500L - Italian Invasion / Revolution - (2013)". Adland.tv.
- ^ Vine, Hannah. Exclusive: Patina Miller, Brian F. O’Byrne, Bryce Pinkham in PBS' Mercy Street", Playbill, November 9, 2016
- ^ God in America, PBS, retrieved January 4, 2017
- ^ " God in America Press Release", PBS, retrieved January 4, 2017
- ^ "Bryce Pinkham, actor". The Leonore Annenberg Scholarship, Fellowship, and School Funds Archives. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016.
- ^ Pinkham, Bryce [@TheBryceCapades] (October 31, 2020). "This year for Halloween @VivziePop turned me into a Hell Owl with desperate Hell Owl needs! Watch episode one of #Helluvaboss on YouTube (FYI- adult humor, not suitable for the kiddos) #Stolas #VoiceActors #HappyHalloween https://youtu.be/el_PChGfJN8" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Encores! 1776 Casts Diverse Array of Theatre Stars". Playbill. February 29, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
