Conrad Ricamora
Conrad Ricamora | |
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Born | Conrad Wayne Ricamora[1] February 17, 1979 (age 45) Santa Maria, California, U.S. |
Education | MFA, University of Tennessee; BA in Psychology, Queens University of Charlotte |
Occupation | Actor & Singer |
Years active | 2006–present |
Known for | How To Get Away With Murder, The King And I, Here Lies Love |
Height | 6'0 |
Conrad Wayne Ricamora (born February 17, 1979) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Oliver Hampton on the ABC television series How to Get Away with Murder (2014–present).
Biography
Ricamora was born in Santa Maria, California. He is the son of Ron Ricamora, who was in the US Air Force, and social worker Debbie Bolender. His father was born in Manila, Philippines and moved to the US when he was 10. His father is believed to be of Filipino descent but is adopted,[2][3] and his mother is of German/Irish descent.[4] Ricamora grew up primarily in Niceville, Florida, and was an avid tennis player. He is openly gay and was honored with The Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award.[5]
Career
Conrad Ricamora performed the role of Ninoy Aquino in the 2013 Off-Broadway musical, Here Lies Love, which had two runs at The Public Theater. He won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical.[6][7][8]
In 2014, he was cast in the recurring role of Oliver Hampton on the ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder.[9] He continued to make guest appearances throughout the show's second season and was promoted to a series regular in season three.[10]
Ricamora played Lun Tha in Lincoln Center Theater's 2015 Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, directed by Bartlett Sher.[11] The 2015 Broadway cast recording of the musical received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album.[12]
In 2017, Ricamora rejoined the cast of Here Lies Love as Ninoy Aquino at the Seattle Repertory Theater.[13]
In 2018, Ricamora starred in the premiere of David Henry Hwang's Soft Power as Xue Xing at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.[14]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | DMV Officer | |
2017 | The Light of The Moon | Jack |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014–present | How to Get Away with Murder | Oliver Hampton | 52 episodes (recurring role, seasons 1-2; series regular, season 3-) |
2017 | Mental | Dr. Torres | Episode: Dr. Bleiffer is on Maternity Leave |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Soft Power | Xue Xing | |
2013–2017 | Here Lies Love | Ninoy Aquino | Theatre World Award Nominated—Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical |
2015–2016 | The King and I | Lun Tha | The Grammy Award
Nominated—Best Musical Theater Album, Principal Soloist |
References
- ^ "CUE & A: Here Lies Love Star Conrad Ricamora on the Immersive Experience, His Raptor Impression and "The Golden Girls"". Playbill. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Jose Llana & Conrad Ricamora, stars of Here Lies Love, on their personal journeys of self-acceptance". Out Magazine. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Nepales, Ruben V. (9 May 2013). "Fil-Am actor terrific as Ninoy Aquino–Vogue". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (1 September 2016). "Conrad Ricamora Earns the Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award". Playbill. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ Human Rights Campaign; — last visited 25 October 2016.
- ^ http://www.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html
- ^ http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Conrad&last=Ricamora&middle=
- ^ "On the Town: Summer Fridays at 'Here Lies Love'". The Huffington Post. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ ""How To Get Away With Murder" Actor Jack Falahee: Connor is a "Creature Of Appetites"". thebacklot.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "HTGAWM Promotes Conrad Ricamora to Series Regular in Season 3". TVLine. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ Brantley, Ben. "Review: ‘'The King and I, Back on Broadway", The New York Times, April 16, 2015
- ^ "Grammy Nominations 2016 Full List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/theater/review-here-lies-love-is-a-swirling-dynamic-first-ladys-biography-to-a-disco-beat/
- ^ Fung, Lisa (May 3, 2018). "'Soft Power' has a cast that's almost entirely Asian. Here's why that's a radical idea for American theater". Los Angeles Times.
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- Living people
- Theatre World Award winners
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- American people of German descent
- American people of Irish descent
- 21st-century American male actors
- Gay actors
- American people of Filipino descent
- American male actors of Filipino descent
- 1979 births
- LGBT American people of Asian descent
- LGBT people from California