Stephen Spinella
Stephen Spinella | |
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| Born | October 11, 1956 Naples, Italy |
| Education | University of Arizona (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Stephen Spinella (born October 11, 1956)[1] is an American stage, television, and film actor.
Early life and career
Spinella was born in Naples, Italy, to a father who was an American naval airplane mechanic.[1] He grew up in Glendale, Arizona,[1] and graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in drama. He also attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Graduate Acting Program, graduating in 1982.[2]
Spinella won consecutive Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Play and Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Prior Walter in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He was also nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2000 for James Joyce's The Dead.
Personal life
Work
Stage
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Tarantella | Frank | |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | Dr. Darrel Lindenmeyer | |
| 1996 | Faithful | Young Man at Rolls | |
| 1997 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Perry Sellars | |
| 1997 | David Searching | Hummus Guy | |
| 1997 | The Jackal | Douglas | |
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Carter Macleish | |
| 1998 | The Unknown Cyclist | Doug Stein | |
| 1998 | Out of the Past | Michael Wigglesworth (voice) | |
| 1999 | Ravenous | Knox | |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Donald O'Hara | |
| 2001 | Bubble Boy | Chicken Man | |
| 2004 | Connie and Carla | Robert/Peaches | |
| 2004 | House of D | Ticket Seller | |
| 2007 | And Then Came Love | Stuart | |
| 2008 | Stone & Ed | Concierge | |
| 2008 | Milk | Rick Stokes | |
| 2010 | Rubber | Lieutenant Chad | |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Congressman Asa Vintner Litton | |
| 2012 | House of Dust | Psychiatrist | |
| 2016 | The Lennon Report | Dr. Richard Marks | |
| 2018 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Paul | |
| 2019 | Windows on the World | Albert | |
| 2019 | Bad Education | Thomas "Tom" Tuggiero |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Brandy Alexander | Television film |
| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | Percy | Television film |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Andy Polone | Episode: "High & Low" |
| 2001–2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Rex Pinsker | 10 episodes |
| 2002–2005 | Alias | Mr. Kishell / Boyd Harkin | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Ed | Bob McCarthy | Episode: "Ends and Means" |
| 2003 | Our Town | Simon Stimson | Television film |
| 2003 | Frasier | Randall Schoonover | Episode: "Sea Bee Jeebies" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Joel Kemper | Episode: "Shadows" |
| 2004 | Huff | Mr. Heard | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Everwood | Father Patrick | Episode: "Pieces of Me" |
| 2005 | Will & Grace | Bret | Episode: "Love Is in the Airplane" |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Malar Pascowitz | Episode: "Begin the Begin" |
| 2006 | 24 | Miles Papazian | 10 episodes |
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Capler | Episode: "Burt Landau" |
| 2006 | Heroes | Oliver Dennison | Episode: "Nothing to Hide" |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Morgan | Episode: "Alternate" |
| 2008 | ER | Henry Lotery | Episode: "Age of Innocence" |
| 2008–2009 | Desperate Housewives | Dr. Heller | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Big Love | Eric | Episode: "On Trial" |
| 2010 | Numbers | Hans Stollbach | Episode: "And the Winner Is..." |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | ADA Marc Odenthal | Episode: "Blood Money" |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Judge Ronald Winston | Episode: "The Farm" |
| 2013–2016 | Royal Pains | Russell Berger | 12 episodes |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | Sanford | Television film |
| 2015 | Code Black | Ted | Episode: "You Are the Heart" |
| 2015 | The Knick | A.D. Elkins | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Elementary | Professor Merrick Hausmann | Episode: "The Adventure of the Ersatz Sobekneferu" |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | Jordan Loving | Episode: "Minister D (No. 99)" |
| 2019 | Tales of the City | Chris | Episode: "The Price of Oil" |
| 2020 | Almost Family | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | New Amsterdam | Howie Cournemeyer | Episode: "The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer" |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age | Julius Cuyper | Episode: "Let the Tournament Begin" |
| 2022 | Bull | Garrett Sinclair | Episode: "Dark Horse" |
| 2023 | City on Fire | Dr. Altschul | Episode: "We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us" |
References
- ^ a b c "Stephen Spinella Biography (1956-)". Filmreference.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
- ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (June 5, 1993). "A Gay Actor's Temptation to Keep Good Health in the Closet". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ Berkley Rep (April 2018). "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes at Berkley Rep". Berkeley Rep. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
External links
- Stephen Spinella at the Internet Broadway Database
- Stephen Spinella at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
- Stephen Spinella at IMDb
- Stephen Spinella Downstage Center XM radio interview by the American Theatre Wing, December 2006
- Stephen Spinella interviewed in Performance Working in the Theatre seminar video by the American Theatre Wing, September 1993