Bryce Pinkham

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Bryce Pinkham
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Pinkham in 2016
Born
Bryce Allen Pinkham

(1982-10-19) October 19, 1982 (age 39)
Redding, California, U.S.
EducationBoston College (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActor, singer
Years active2010–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals

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 the latter 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 starred in the original YouTube animated web series Helluva Boss.

Background[]

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 Broadway actor 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 originated 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 also started to do the voice of Stolas, in the original YouTube adult animated web series Helluva Boss.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Network
2010 The Good Wife Dr. Hanson CBS
God in America Charles Briggs PBS
2012 Person of Interest Leland Raines CBS
2016 The Comedian Devon O'Connor Cinelou Films
The Get Down Julien Netflix
Mercy Street Clayton McBurney III PBS
2020–present Helluva Boss Stolas (voice)[13] YouTube

Theater[]

Year Title Role Venue Notes
2010 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Clay / Black Fox Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Original Broadway Cast
2012 Ghost: The Musical Carl Bruner Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Original Broadway Cast
2013 A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Monty Navaro 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
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
2016 Holiday Inn Jim Studio 54
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

References[]

  1. ^ California Birth Index, 1905-1995 via FamilySearch database
  2. ^ Blank, Matthew. "Playbill's CUE & A: Ghost The Musical's Bryce Pinkham", Playbill, May 1, 2012
  3. ^ a b c "Bryce Pinkham Broadway" Playbill (vault), retrieved January 3, 2017
  4. ^ Jeryl Brunner (June 17, 2015). "Cool Things You Don't Know About Bryce Pinkham, Co-star of 'The Heidi Chronicles'". Huffington Post.
  5. ^ Bethany Rickwalk (February 23, 2015). "Why Bryce Pinkham Ditched His Lead Role in Gentleman's Guide to Join the Heidi Chronicles Cast". Theatermania.com.
  6. ^ Erik Heinila (January 6, 2017). "A Q&A With Mercy Street's Bryce Pinkham". PBS.
  7. ^ Ella Riley-Adams (June 26, 2013). "Fiat's New Spot Shouts, 'The Italians Are Coming!'". Agency Spy.
  8. ^ "FIAT® 500L - Italian Invasion / Revolution - (2013)". Adland.tv.
  9. ^ Vine, Hannah. Exclusive: Patina Miller, Brian F. O’Byrne, Bryce Pinkham in PBS’ 'Mercy Street'", Playbill, November 9, 2016
  10. ^ God in America, PBS, retrieved January 4, 2017
  11. ^ " God in America Press Release", PBS, retrieved January 4, 2017
  12. ^ http://www.leonoreannenbergscholarships.org/profile/pinkham-bryce/
  13. ^ 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 youtu.be/el_PChGfJN8" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020 – via Twitter.

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