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John Benjamin Hickey
Hickey at the 13th Annual Broadway Barks Benefit, at Shubert Alley in New York City on July 9, 2011
Born (1963-06-25) June 25, 1963 (age 61)
Plano, Texas, U.S.
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
PartnerJeffrey Richman (2003–present)

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.

Early life

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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 to 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

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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 biographical film 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 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

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Hickey is gay. Since 2003 his partner has been screenwriter and television producer Jeffrey Richman.[20]

Filmography

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Film

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Source: TCM;[21] AllMovie[22]

Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Ref Old Baybrook Policeman
Only You Dwayne
1995 Comfortably Numb Priest
1996 Eddie Joe Nader
1997 Love! Valour! Compassion! Arthur Pape
The Ice Storm Mark Boland
1998 Finding North Travis Furlong
1999 The General's Daughter Captain Goodson
The Bone Collector Dr. Barry Lehman
2001 The Anniversary Party Jerry Adams
2002 Changing Lanes Carlyle
2005 Flightplan David
2006 Infamous Jack Dunphy
Flags of Our Fathers Keyes Beech
The Ex Wesley's dad
2007 Freedom Writers Brian Gelford
Then She Found Me Alan
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising John Stanton
2009 The Taking of Pelham 123 Deputy Mayor LaSalle
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Theodore Galloway
2012 Pitch Perfect Dr. Mitchell
2014 Get On Up Richard
Big Stone Gap Theodore Tipton
My Eleventh —
2015 Truth Mark Wrolstad
2016 Tallulah Stephen Mooney
Barry Professor Gray
2017 Hostiles Captain Royce Tolan
2018 Forever My Girl Pastor Brian Page
Mapplethorpe Sam Wagstaff
2020 Sublet Michael
2024 'Salem's Lot Father Callahan
Lilly Charles Ledbetter Completed

Television

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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"
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"
3rd Rock from the Sun Rick Episode: "The Greatest Dickdater"
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"
The Lady in Question Paul Kessler Television film
2000 Perfect Murder, Perfect Town — Miniseries
D.C. Various 4 episodes
Hamlet Horatio Television film
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mark Hickey 2 episodes
2001 A Glimpse of Hell — Television film
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Roger Edens 2 episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Sidney Cornfeld Episode: "Slaves of Las Vegas"
The Guardian The Hudson's Attorney Episode: "Loyalties"
NYPD Blue Phillip Connor Episode: "Mom's Away"
2002 Hack Dr. Martin Shane Episode: "Obsession"
2002–2006 Law & Order Aaron Solomon 4 episodes
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Randall Fuller Episode: "Con-Text"
2003–2004 It's All Relative Philip Stoddard 22 episodes
2005 Alias Father Kampinski Episode: "In Dreams..."
Silver Bells Lawrence Television film
2006 Justice Lloyd Barrett Episode: "Wrongful Death"
Brothers & Sisters Major Guinness Episode: "Light the Lights"
Stacked Headmaster Keenan Episode: "The Headmaster"
A House Divided President Russell Television film
2006–2007 Undercover History Narrator 6 episodes
2007 The Hunt for the Boston Strangler Narrator Television film
Heartland Bill Episode: "Pilot"
Critical Situation Narrator Episode: "Nightmare on Mount Hood"
Secrets of the Moon Landings Narrator Television film
2008 The Real George Washington Narrator Television film
In Plain Sight Donald Fraser / Donald Ferguson Episode: "Don of the Dead"
Living Proof Blake Rogers Television film
2009 Timewatch Narrator Episode: "The Real Bonnie and Clyde"
Lincoln: American Mastermind Narrator Television film
2010 Past Life Sid Episode: "Running on Empty"
Law & Order: LA Thomas Nelson Episode: "Pasadena"
2010–2013 The Big C Sean Tolkey 40 episodes
2011 A Gifted Man Ben Tucker Episode: "In Case of Exposure"
2011–2016 The Good Wife Neil Gross 8 episodes
2012–2013 The Mob Doctor Mark Easton 3 episodes
The New Normal Father Michael 3 episodes
2013 Hannibal Dr. Sutcliffe Episode: "Buffet Froid"
2014 Modern Family Dr. Clark Episode: "Under Pressure"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Tom Moore Episode: "Wednesday's Child"
2014–2015 Manhattan Frank Winter 22 episodes
2015 Difficult People Fred Episode: "Pledge Week"
2017 The Good Fight Neil Gross 2 episodes
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Bill Watson Television film
Mom Dr. Sellers Episode: "A Few Thongs and a Hawaiian Funeral"
2019 Jessica Jones Peter Lyonne 3 episodes
2021 In Treatment Colin 6 episodes
HouseBroken Various voices 3 episodes
Gossip Girl Roy Sachs 3 episodes

Theatre

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Source: IBDB,[23] IOBDB[24]

Year Title Role Notes
1992 The End of the Day Jonathan Toffler/Young Graydon Off-Broadway
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Plano Grad and Tony Award Winning Actor Named Honorary Emcee for Ski Plano 2012" (Press release). Plano Independent School District. October 3, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Doyle, Miles (June 14, 2011). "Fordham Alumnus Wins Tony Award". Fordham News.
  3. ^ "John Benjamin Hickey: Biography". Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Love! Valour! Compassion!". Playbill Vault. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. ^ " 'Love! Valour! Compassion!' Film". TCM. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "John Benjamin Hickey: Filmography". TCM. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Anniversary Party". AllMovie. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows". TCM. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "John Benjamin Hickey Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  10. ^ "Finding North". TCM. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Infamous". TCM. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "Out Front Television: All in the 'Family'". Out. Vol. 12, no. 4. October 2003. p. 40. ISSN 1062-7928.
  13. ^ Cerasaro, Pat (May 14, 2011). "BWW Exclusive: 2011 Tony Award Interview with John Benjamin Hickey". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  14. ^ " 'Mary Stuart' Broadway" ibdb.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016
  15. ^ Wieselman, Jarett. "Emmy Hopeful: John Benjamin Hickey - 'The Big C'". Entertainment Tonight. June 15, 2012.
  16. ^ Goldberg, Leslie. "'The Big C's' John Benjamin Hickey to Star in WGN America's 'Manhattan'". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2014.
  17. ^ Isherwood, Charles (November 9, 2015). "Review: 'Dada Woof Papa Hot,' About Gay Men and Parenthood". The New York Times.
  18. ^ Billington, Michael (March 28, 2018). "The Inheritance review – Angels in America meets Howards End". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  19. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 30, 2021). "'Salem's Lot': Stephen King New Line Movie Adds John Benjamin Hickey". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  20. ^ Rorke, Robert (June 26, 2011). "'Big C' Break". New York Post.
  21. ^ "John Benjamin Hickey Filmography". TCM. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  22. ^ "John Benjamin Hickey Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  23. ^ "John Benjamin Hickey Broadway" ibdb.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016
  24. ^ "John Benjamin Hickey" lortel.org. Retrieved February 15, 2018
  25. ^ "John Benjamin Hickey" out.com
  26. ^ Listing lct.com
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