John Benjamin Hickey
John Benjamin Hickey (born June 25, 1963) is an American actor with a career in stage, film and television. He won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Felix Turner in The Normal Heart.
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Hickey at the 13th Annual Broadway Barks Benefit, at Shubert Alley in New York City on July 9, 2011 | |
| Born | June 25, 1963 Plano, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Texas State University, San Marcos Fordham University (BA) Juilliard School (GrDip) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Partner(s) | Jeffrey Richman (2003–present) |
Early life
Hickey was born in Plano, Texas, and graduated from Plano Sr. High School[1] in 1981. He attended Texas State University - San Marcos from 1981–1983, where he was active in the theater department. He earned his bachelor's degree in English at Fordham University in 1985.[2][3]
Career
On Broadway, he originated the role of Arthur in Terrence McNally's play Love! Valour! Compassion! in 1995,[4] a role he recreated for the 1997 film version.[5]
He played supporting roles in a number of films including The Ice Storm (1997)[6] and The Anniversary Party (2001).[7] He has also appeared in Flightplan, Flags of Our Fathers, Freedom Writers, Then She Found Me, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Bet[6] and Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.[8]
He played Clifford Bradshaw in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret, which won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical.[9] In that same year, he played the lead in the independent film Finding North.[10]
On Broadway, he played Reverend John Hale in the 2002 revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.[9]
Hickey played American novelist and playwright Jack Dunphy in the 2006 Truman Capote biopic Infamous.[11] Hickey played Philip Stoddard on the short-lived gay-themed sitcom It's All Relative.[12] Since It's All Relative, Hickey has appeared on Alias, Law & Order, Brothers & Sisters, Stacked, Heartland, In Plain Sight, Law & Order: Los Angeles, and Modern Family.
He appeared in the 2011 Broadway revival of The Normal Heart, for which he won the Tony Award, Featured Actor in a Play.[9] He was in the Broadway revival of Mary Stuart in 2009, as the Earl of Leicester.[13][14]
From 2010 to 2013, he appeared on The Big C and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the final season of the series,[15] subtitled Hereafter. Hickey starred as scientist Frank Winter on the TV series Manhattan, which concluded on December 15, 2015 after two seasons and 23 episodes.[16]
In 2015, he appeared Off-Broadway at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre in the play Dada Woof Papa Hot by Peter Parnell.[17]
In 2018 he appeared in the world premiere of Matthew Lopez's new play The Inheritance, inspired by E.M. Forster's novel Howards End, creating the role Henry Wilcox at London's Young Vic and then transferring to the West End.[18]
On September 30, 2021, Hickey was cast as Father Callahan in the adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot for Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.[19]
Personal life
Hickey is gay. Since 2003 his partner has been screenwriter and television producer Jeffrey Richman.[20]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dangerous Music | Tyler | Short film |
| 1992 | The Bet | Henry | Short film |
| 1994 | The Ref | Old Baybrook Policeman | |
| 1994 | Only You | Dwayne | |
| 1995 | Comfortably Numb | Priest | |
| 1996 | Eddie | Joe Nader | |
| 1996 | Sin #8 | — | Short film |
| 1997 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Arthur Pape | |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm | Mark Boland | |
| 1998 | Finding North | Travis Furlong | |
| 1999 | The General's Daughter | Captain Goodson | |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector | Dr. Barry Lehman | |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | Jerry Adams | |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Carlyle | |
| 2005 | Flightplan | David | |
| 2006 | Infamous | Jack Dunphy | |
| 2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | Keyes Beech | |
| 2006 | The Ex | Wesley's dad | |
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Brian Gelford | |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me | Alan | |
| 2007 | The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | John Stanton | |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | Deputy Mayor LaSalle | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Theodore Galloway | |
| 2010 | Civil Unions: A Love Story | — | Short film |
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Dr. Mitchell | |
| 2014 | Get on Up | Richard | |
| 2014 | Big Stone Gap | Theodore Tipton | |
| 2014 | My Eleventh | — | |
| 2015 | Truth | Mark Wrolstad | |
| 2016 | Tallulah | Stephen Mooney | |
| 2016 | Barry | Professor Gray | |
| 2017 | Hostiles | Captain Royce Tolan | |
| 2018 | Forever My Girl | Pastor Brian Page | |
| 2018 | Mapplethorpe | Sam Wagstaff | |
| 2020 | Sublet | Michael | |
| TBA | Salem's Lot | Father Callahan | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Trent | Episode: "Here's a Quick and Easy Recipe for Leftovers" |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Paul Gaines | Episode: "Good Time Charlie" |
| 1994 | Normandy: The Great Crusade | Louis Simpson (voice) | Television film |
| 1995 | New York News | — | Episode: "You Thought the Pope Was Something" |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred | Dr. Elliott | Episode: "Speaking in Tongues" |
| 1998 | Law & Order | Charles Thatcher | Episode: "Castoff" |
| 1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Rick | Episode: "The Greatest Dickdater" |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Tom | Episode: "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" |
| 1999 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Dennis Kohler | Episode: "Zen and Art of Murder" |
| 1999 | The Lady in Question | Paul Kessler | Television film |
| 2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town | — | Miniseries |
| 2000 | D.C. | Various | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | Hamlet | Horatio | Television film |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mark Hickey | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | A Glimpse of Hell | — | Television film |
| 2001 | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | Roger Edens | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Sidney Cornfeld | Episode: "Slaves of Las Vegas" |
| 2001 | The Guardian | The Hudson's Attorney | Episode: "Loyalties" |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Phillip Connor | Episode: "Mom's Away" |
| 2002–06 | Law & Order | Aaron Solomon | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | Hack | Dr. Martin Shane | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 2003–04 | It's All Relative | Philip Stoddard | 22 episodes |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Randall Fuller | Episode: "Con-Text" |
| 2005 | Alias | Father Kampinski | Episode: "In Dreams..." |
| 2005 | Silver Bells | Lawrence | Television film |
| 2006–07 | Undercover History | Narrator | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Justice | Lloyd Barrett | Episode: "Wrongful Death" |
| 2006 | Brothers & Sisters | Major Guinness | Episode: "Light the Lights" |
| 2006 | Stacked | Headmaster Keenan | Episode: "The Headmaster" |
| 2006 | A House Divided | President Russell | Television film |
| 2007 | The Hunt for the Boston Strangler | Narrator | Television film |
| 2007 | Heartland | Bill | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Critical Situation | Narrator | Episode: "Nightmare on Mount Hood" |
| 2007 | Secrets of the Moon Landings | Narrator | Television film |
| 2008 | The Real George Washington | Narrator | Television film |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight | Donald Fraser / Donald Ferguson | Episode: "Don of the Dead" |
| 2008 | Living Proof | Blake Rogers | Television film |
| 2009 | Timewatch | Narrator | Episode: "The Real Bonnie and Clyde" |
| 2009 | Lincoln: American Mastermind | Narrator | Television film |
| 2010–13 | The Big C | Sean Tolkey | 40 episodes |
| 2010 | Past Life | Sid | Episode: "Running on Empty" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Thomas Nelson | Episode: "Pasadena" |
| 2011–16 | The Good Wife | Neil Gross | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | A Gifted Man | Ben Tucker | Episode: "In Case of Exposure" |
| 2012–13 | The Mob Doctor | Mark Easton | 3 episodes |
| 2012–13 | The New Normal | Father Michael | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Hannibal | Dr. Sutcliffe | Episode: "Buffet Froid" |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Dr. Clark | Episode: "Under Pressure" |
| 2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tom Moore | Episode: "Wednesday's Child" |
| 2014–15 | Manhattan | Frank Winter | 22 episodes |
| 2015 | Difficult People | Fred | Episode: "Pledge Week" |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Neil Gross | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Bill Watson | Television film |
| 2017 | Mom | Dr. Sellers | Episode: "A Few Thongs and a Hawaiian Funeral" |
| 2019 | Jessica Jones | Peter Lyonne | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | In Treatment | Colin | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | HouseBroken | Various voices | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Gossip Girl | Roy Sachs | 3 episodes |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The End of the Day | Jonathan Toffler/Young Graydon | Off-Broadway |
| 1992 | On the Bum | Oskar | Off-Broadway |
| 1994–1995 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Arthur Pape | Off-Broadway |
| 1995 | Broadway | ||
| 1996 | Blue Window | Griever | Off-Broadway |
| 1997 | God's Heart | David | Off-Broadway |
| 1998–1999 | Cabaret | Clifford Bradshaw | Broadway |
| 2002 | The Crucible | Reverend John Hale | Broadway |
| 2009 | Mary Stuart | Earl of Leicester | Broadway |
| 2011 | The Normal Heart | Felix Turner | Broadway |
| 2015 | Dada Woof Papa Hot | Alan[25][26] | Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | Six Degrees of Separation | Flan Kittredge | Broadway |
| 2018 | The Inheritance | Henry Wilcox | Young Vic & West End |
| 2019–2020 | Broadway |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Mary Stuart | Nominated |
| 2011 | Tony Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | The Normal Heart | Won |
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Ensemble Performance | Won | ||
| 2013 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Big C: Hereafter | Nominated |
| 2020 | Tony Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | The Inheritance | Nominated |
References
- ^ (Press release). Plano Independent School District. October 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ Doyle, Miles (June 14, 2011). "Fordham Alumnus Wins Tony Award". Fordham News.
- ^ "John Benjamin Hickey: Biography". Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Love! Valour! Compassion!". Playbill Vault. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ " 'Love! Valour! Compassion!' Film". TCM. Accessed October 18, 2016.
- ^ a b "John Benjamin Hickey: Filmography". TCM. Accessed October 20, 2016.
- ^ "The Anniversary Party". AllMovie. Accessed October 20, 2016.
- ^ "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows". TCM. Accessed October 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c "John Benjamin Hickey Broadway". Playbill. Accessed October 18, 2016.
- ^ "Finding North". TCM. Accessed October 18, 2016.
- ^ "Infamous". TCM. Accessed October 18, 2016.
- ^ "Out Front Television: All in the 'Family'". Out. Vol. 12, no. 4. October 2003. p. 40. ISSN 1062-7928.
- ^ Cerasaro, Pat (14 May 2011). "BWW EXCLUSIVE: 2011 Tony Award Interview with John Benjamin Hickey". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ^ " 'Mary Stuart' Broadway" ibdb.com, accessed October 20, 2016
- ^ Wieselman, Jarett. "Emmy Hopeful: John Benjamin Hickey - 'The Big C'". Entertainment Tonight. June 15, 2012.
- ^ Goldberg, Leslie. "'The Big C's' John Benjamin Hickey to Star in WGN America's 'Manhattan'". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2014.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (November 9, 2015). "Review: ‘Dada Woof Papa Hot,’ About Gay Men and Parenthood". The New York Times.
- ^ Billington, Michael (March 28, 2018). "The Inheritance review – Angels in America meets Howards End". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 30, 2021). "'Salem's Lot': Stephen King New Line Movie Adds John Benjamin Hickey". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Rorke, Robert (June 26, 2011). "'Big C' Break". New York Post.
- ^ "John Benjamin Hickey Filmography". TCM. Accessed October 19, 2016.
- ^ "John Benjamin Hickey Filmography". AllMovie. Accessed October 19, 2016.
- ^ "John Benjamin Hickey Broadway" ibdb.com, accessed October 19, 2016
- ^ "John Benjamin Hickey" lortel.org, accessed February 15, 2018
- ^ "John Benjamin Hickey" out.com
- ^ Listing lct.com
External links
- John Benjamin Hickey at IMDb
- John Benjamin Hickey at the Internet Broadway Database
- John Benjamin Hickey at AllMovie