Anson Mount
Anson Mount | |
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Born | Mount Prospect, Illinois, U.S. | February 25, 1973
Education | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse |
Darah Trang (m. 2018) |
Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as fictional character Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series Hell on Wheels, as Jim Steele on the short-lived NBC series Conviction, as the Marvel Comics superhero Black Bolt in Marvel's Inhumans, and as Captain Christopher Pike in season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery.[1][2] He also appeared in the film Crossroads (2002). He is a member of the Board of Directors of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence).[3]
Early life
Mount was born February 25, 1973,[4] in Mount Prospect, Illinois, and grew up in White Bluff, Tennessee. His mother, Nancy Smith, is a former professional golfer.[5] His father, Anson Adams Mount II, was one of the original contributing editors to Playboy magazine.[6][7] Anson has an older brother, Anson Adams III, and two sisters from his father's first marriage. Mount's great-great-great grandfather was a Confederate cavalry colonel in the Civil War.[8]
Mount attended Dickson County High School in Dickson, Tennessee, Sewanee: The University of the South, and Columbia University.[6]
Career
Stage
In 1998, Anson Mount starred in Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi, for which he was honored by the Drama League.[9]
In 2008, Mount made the finalist list for the American Playwrights Conference at the O'Neill Center in 2008 for his full length play, Atomic City, and won the Maxim Mazumdar New Play Prize for his one-act play Love Liza?[10] In 2010 he appeared in Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” at Classic Stage Company. In 2018 he appeared in Robert O’Hara’s “Mankind” at Playwrights Horizons.
Film
In 2000, Mount made his feature film debut as Tully Coats in the independent film Tully. He received widespread critical praise for the performance and the film won several film festival awards and numerous Independent Spirit Award nominations.[11]
In 2009, Mount produced and starred in an independent film called Cook County, which has earned awards at several major film festivals, including Hollywood, AFI Dallas, Nashville, SXSW, and others.
Television
Mount is widely known for his role as Cullen Bohannan on AMC's hit series Hell on Wheels, for which he also served as producer from 2014–2016.[12]
In 2018, he was cast as Captain Christopher Pike of the Starship Enterprise in the CBS series Star Trek: Discovery. His performance was well received,[13] which inspired a popular petition for Pike spin-off.[14] In 2019, he reprised his role as Pike in a few Star Trek: Short Treks episodes. In May 2020 it was announced that, in part due to the positive reception from fans,[15] he would star as Pike in a new series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.[16]
Academic
Anson Mount serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University,[17] he teaches audition technique for graduate actors.[18]
Anson has published non-fiction pieces in Mosaic,[19] The Daily Beast,[20] Cowboys & Indians magazine,[21][22] and the Calgary Herald.
Personal life
On July 8, 2017, Anson announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend, photographer Darah Trang,[23] and they were married on February 20, 2018.[24]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Toby Belcher | |
Tully | Tully Coates Jr. | ||
Boiler Room | Broker | ||
2002 | Crossroads | Ben Kimble | Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo (shared with Britney Spears) Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Best Chemistry (shared with Britney Spears) |
City by the Sea | Dave Simon | ||
Poolhall Junkies | Chris | ||
2003 | The Battle of Shaker Heights | Miner Weber | |
2004 | The Warrior Class | Alec Brno | |
2005 | In Her Shoes | Todd | |
2006 | All the Boys Love Mandy Lane | Garth | |
Walk the Talk | Larry | ||
Hood of Horror | Tex Jr | ||
2007 | Privacy Policy | Detective Barry | |
2008 | The Two Mr. Kissels | Robert Kissel | TV movie |
2009 | Cook County | Bump | |
Burning Palms | Tom | ||
2011 | Straw Dogs | Coach Stan Milkens | |
Hick | Nick | ||
2012 | Safe | Alex Rosen | |
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden | Cherry | TV movie | |
2014 | Non-Stop | Jack Hammond | |
The Forger | Keegan | ||
Supremacy | Paul Sobecki | ||
2015 | Mr. Right | Richard Cartigan | |
Visions | David Maddox | ||
2021 | The Virtuoso | The Virtuoso | |
Injustice | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Voice[25] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Ally McBeal | Kevin Wah | Episode: "Civil War" |
Sex and the City | Gregory | Episode: "Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women" | |
2000–2001 | Third Watch | Dr. Montville | 5 episodes |
2003 | Smallville | Paul Hayden | Episode: "Precipice" |
Line of Fire | Roy Ravelle | 13 episodes | |
2004 | CSI: Miami | Tony Macken | Episode: "Not Landing" |
2004–2005 | The Mountain | Will Carver | 13 episodes |
2005 | Lost | Kevin | Episode: "Man of Science, Man of Faith" |
2006 | Conviction | Jim Steele | |
2007 | Law & Order | Reverend James Sterling | Episode: "Church" |
The Cure | Darren Elliot | ||
2009 | Dollhouse | Vitas | Episode: "Gray Hour" |
2011–2016 | Hell On Wheels | Cullen Bohannon | Lead role; 55 episodes |
2013 | Red Widow | Evan Walraven | 3 episodes |
2017 | Inhumans | Black Bolt | Lead role; 8 episodes |
2019 | Star Trek: Discovery | Captain Christopher Pike | Series regular; 14 episodes |
The Ready Room | Himself | Episode: "Episode 11" | |
Star Trek: Short Treks | Captain Christopher Pike | 3 episodes | |
2021 | Dota: Dragon's Blood | Kaden | Voice role; 2 episodes |
2022[26] | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Captain Christopher Pike | Main role |
Theatre
Year | Production | Theatre | Role |
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1988 | Cymbeline | Delacorte Theater | Iachimo/Jupiter |
Cymbeline | Delacorte Theater | Frenchman/Roman Captain | |
Corpus Christi | New York City Center/ Stage I | Joshua | |
The Caucasian Chalk Circle | La MaMa E.T.C. | ||
2002 | Elle | Zipper Theatre | photographer |
2008 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Macha Theater | Richard Roma |
2009 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Acorn Theater | Captain Adam Brant |
2010 | Fifth of July | Bay street Theatre | Kenneth Talley Jr. |
2011 | Three Sisters | East 13th Street/CSC Theatre | Solyony |
2013 | Venus in Fur | Singapore Repertory Theatre-DBS Arts Centre | Thomas |
2018 | Mankind | Playwrights Horizons | Mark |
As producer/director/writer
Year | Production | type | Producer/Director/Writer | Awards |
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2008 | Cook County | film | Producer/starring | Dallas International Film Festival 2008
Special Jury Prize Hollywood Film Awards 2008 Hollywood Discovery Award - Best Feature Film Nashville Film Festival 2008 Best of Festival Award - Honorable Mention The SXSW Film Awards 2008 The Audience Award Sidewalk Film Festival 2008 Best Feature Film |
Atomic City[27] | theature | Dramaturg/playwright | ||
2009 | In Stereo | short | Producer | |
2011 | Love Liza?[28] | theature | Playwright | Maxim Mazumdar New Play Prize |
2013 | Last Time We Checked | short | Executive producer/Director/Writer | |
2015–2016 | Hell on Wheels | TV | Producer | Alberta Film & Television Awards 2015 Rosie Awards: Best Dramatic Series Alberta Film & Television Awards 2016 Rosie Awards: Best Dramatic Series |
Podcast
Anson writes, produces, and hosts The Well podcast with his longtime friend Branan Edgens.[29] He has served as a narrator on the Pseudopod podcast, reading the Thomas Ligotti story "The Town Manager."[30]
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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2014 | The Evil Within | Sebastian Castellanos | [31] |
2015 | The Assignment (DLC) | Cameo |
References
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 28, 2017). "'Marvel's Inhumans': 'Hell On Wheels' Anson Mount To Star As Black Bolt In ABC Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ Goldberg, Leslie (April 9, 2018). "'Star Trek: Discovery' Enlists Anson Mount As Captain Kirk's Predecessor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ TrekMovie.com staff (November 17, 2020). "Anson Mount Joins Scientific Effort To Make First Contact With Aliens". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Today's Birthdays, Feb. 25: Tea Leoni". Tulsa World. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "Mount's beard perfect target for 'Line of Fire'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ a b Anne D'Arminio, Aubry. "Anson Mount". Allmovie. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ "Playboy Executive Tells Hefner Empire Details". The StarPhoenix. 14 June 1968.
- ^ Brian Fegter (2011-11-06). "Anson Mount Q&A". AMC. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- ^ "'Corpus Christi' Opens in a Storm". Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1998. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ South, The University of the. "Alumni". www.sewanee.edu. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Tully". Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Hell on Wheels Reigns as AMC's Second Highest Rated Original Series". AMC. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ Pockross, Adam (March 24, 2019). "Star Trek: Discovery cast on Pike's legacy, catching up with canon and Season 2's jaw-dropping conclusion". Syfy Wire. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "'Star Trek' Fans Flood Social Media With Support for Captain Pike Spinoff". Star Trek. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds To Follow Captain Pike, Spock, And Number One On The U.S.S. Enterprise". CBS.com. May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (May 15, 2020). "'Star Trek' Series Starring Ethan Peck as Spock, Anson Mount a Capt. Pike Set at CBS All Access". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Anson Mount". Columbia - School of the Arts. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Anson Mount Talks Hell on Wheels, Supremacy and Liberal Arts Education". Paste Magazine. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ Mount, Anson (2011-03-23). "Reflection on the Santorini Voice Symposium". Mosaic: A Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature. 44 (1): 196–197. ISSN 1925-5683.
- ^ Mount, Anson (2016-11-13). "An Open Letter to Celebrities Threatening to Leave the Nation". Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "The Professionals at 50". Cowboys and Indians Magazine. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "The Borders of The Night - C&I Magazine". Cowboys and Indians Magazine. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Anson Mount on Instagram: "SHE SAID MAYBE!!!"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ "Anson Mount on Instagram: "Done went'n did it"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (July 21, 2021). "DC's 'Injustice' Sets Cast for Animated Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ Sperling, Nicole (2021-08-01). "Can Paramount+ Succeed? One Producer Hopes to Make It So". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ Slaff, Jonathan. "'Atomic City,' Acrobatic Physical Theater Piece, to Debut at La MaMa". NewsBlaze News. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Anson Mount". WOMENFASHFILM BLOG. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1322718/ |title=Branan Edgens IMDB
- ^ Studios, Clockpunk (3 August 2018). "PseudoPod 605: The Town Manager". PseudoPod. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "The Evil Within Voice Cast Announced by Bethesda in New Video, Includes Familiar Hollywood Names". PlayStation LifeStyle.
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- American male film actors
- American male television actors
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- Columbia University alumni
- People from Dickson County, Tennessee
- Sewanee: The University of the South alumni
- Male actors from Tennessee
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- People from Prospect Heights, Illinois
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