The Other American
Sidney Gottlieb | New Jersey Rep.
Rules for Living Round House Theatre
Francis | Round House Theatre
The Music Man
Mayor Shinn | Arena Stage | Photographer: Joan Marcus
The Lyons
Ben Lyons | The Round House Theatre | with Naomi Jacobson as Rita Lyons
Our War
Union Soldier | Arena Stage | Photographer: Teresa Wood
Lt. of Inishmore
Donny | Signature Theater
Hannah and Martin
Martin Heidegger | Theater J
Brother Russia
Brother Russia | Signature Theater
Beautiful Something
Robert | Independent Feature Film
Lincoln
Gustavus Fox
Handbagged
Peter Carrington | Round House Theatre
Second City’s Twist your Dickens
Scrooge | Kennedy Center
Hounds of Dixie
Whitman | Independent Feature Film
Native Gardens
Frank | Cincinnati Playhouse
AEA | SAG | AFTRA
Height: 5’9
Weight: 170
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
STAGE
| PLAY | ROLE | THEATER | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rules for Living | Francis | Round House Theatre | Ryan Rilette |
| The Other American | Sidney Gottlieb | New Jersey Rep | James Glossman |
| Handbagged | Denis Thatcher | 59E59 Theatres | Indhu Rubasingham |
| Twist Your Dickens | Scrooge | Kennedy Center / Second City | Frank Caeti |
| Love, Factually | Johnny Jack | Kennedy Center / Second City | Frank Caeti |
| Native Gardens | Frank | Cincinnati Playhouse | Blake Robison |
| Our War | Booth / Barton / Arnold | Arena Stage | Anita Maynard-Losh |
| The Music Man | Mayor Shin | Arena Stage | Molly Smith |
| A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | Ford's Theatre | Michael Baron |
| Our Town | Willard / Stoddard | Ford's Theatre | Stephen Rayne |
| Le Deserteur | Montauciel | Opera Lafayette: Kennedy Center / Lincoln Center | |
| Defiant Requiem | Rafael Schachter | Prague Spring Int'l Music Festival | |
| Midsummer Night's Dream | Egeus | Shakespeare Theatre (China Tour) | Ethan McSweeny |
| Measure for Measure | Friar Peter | Shakespeare Theatre | Jonathan Munby |
| Tamburlaine | Gov. of Babylon | Shakespeare Theatre | Michael Kahn |
| Edward II | Bishop of Coventry | Shakespeare Theatre | Gale Edwards |
| The Winter's Tale | Leontes u/s, 1st Lord | Shakespeare Theatre | Michael Kahn |
| Don Carlos | Don Ramon | Shakespeare Theatre | Michael Kahn |
| Richard II | Ross / Fitzwater | Shakespeare Theatre | Gerald Freedman |
| From Prague | Samuel | CATF | Ed Herendeen |
| Yankee Tavern | Palmer | CATF | Liesl Tommy |
| Farragut North | Frank | CATF | Ed Herendeen |
| Othello | Iago | The Globe of the Great SW | Patrick Torres |
| The School for Scandal | Crabtree/Moses | Folger Theatre | Richard Clifford |
| Midsummer Night's... | Oberon/Theseus | Folger Theatre | Joe Banno |
| Elizabeth the Queen | Francis Bacon | Folger Theatre | Richard Clifford |
| MacBeth | MacDuff | Folger Theatre | Joe Banno |
| Romeo and Juliet | Montague | Folger Theatre | PJ Paparelli |
| Caroline, Or Change | Grandpa | Roundhouse Theatre | Matthew Gardiner |
| Handbagged | Actor Two | Roundhouse Theatre | Indhu Rubasingham |
| Cuckoo's Nest | Dale | Roundhouse Theatre | Jerry Whiddon |
| A Prayer for Owen Meany | Pastor Merrill | Roundhouse Theatre | Blake Robison |
| Midwives | Hastings | Roundhouse Theatre | Mark Ramont |
| Diary of Anne Frank | Kraler | Roundhouse Theatre | Rebecca Taichman |
| Wintertime | Frank | Roundhouse Theatre | Lou Jacob |
| Heartbreak House | Randall | Roundhouse Theatre | Nick Olcott |
| Our Town | Mr. Webb | Roundhouse Theatre | Jerry Whiddon |
| Shakespeare, Moses & | Joe Papp | Roundhouse Theatre | Lou Jacob |
| One Shoe Off | Tate | Roundhouse Theatre | Nick Olcott |
| Brother Russia | Brother Russia | Signature Theatre | Eric Shaeffer |
| Art | Serge | Signature Theatre | Mathew Gardiner |
| Lt. of Inishmore | Donny | Signature Theatre | Jeremy Skidmore |
| Crave | "A" | Signature Theatre | Jeremy Skidmore |
| Available Light | Eric/Postel | Signature Theatre | Heather MacDonald |
| Angels in America (I&II) | Louis | Signature Theatre | L.M. Gardner |
| Melville Slept Here | Captain Harcourt | Signature Theatre | Tom Prewitt |
| Shooting in Madrid* | John Dos Passos | Signature Theatre | Tom Prewitt |
| Heaven | Rabbi David | Woolly Mammoth Theatre | Howard Shalwitz |
| Psychic Life of Savages | Ted | Woolly Mammoth Theatre | Howard Shalwitz |
| Life Sucks | Professor | Theatre J | Aaron Posner |
| G-d’s Honest Truth | Larry | Theatre J | Jenny McConnell Frederick |
| Either, Or | Papal Nuncio | Theatre J | Daniel DeRaey |
| Hannah and Martin | Martin Heidegger | Theatre J | Jeremy Cohen |
| The Disputation | James of Aragon | Theatre J | Nick Olcott w/ Theodore Bikel |
| Death and the Maiden | Gerardo | Theatre J | John Vreeke |
| Hedda Gabler | Judge Brack | Everyman Theatre | Vincent Lancisi |
| Importance... Ernest | Algernon | Everyman Theatre | Vincent Lancisi |
| The Seagull | Trigorin | Maryland Stago Co. | Xerxes Mehta |
| Sins of Sor Juana* | Sylvio | Theatre of the 1st Amendment | Tom Prewitt |
| The Living | John Gaunt | Theatre of the 1st Amendment | R. Davis |
| Halcyon Days | Senator Bowman | Theatre of the 1st Amendment | Steven Dietz |
| Long Day's Journey | Jamie u/s | Arena Stage | Doug Wager |
| Ghetto | Kruk | Catholic University Guest Artist | Joshua Sobel |
| Holiday Memories | Uncle B/Ha Ha | Olney Theatre | Jim Petosa |
| The Tavern | Zack | Olney Theatre | Bill Graham Jr. |
| Dog Plays | Buck/Fido | Potomac Theatre Project | Jim Petosa |
| Common Pursuit | Peter Wentworth | Studio Thetre | Rob Barron |
| The Medium | Toby | Augusta Opera (GA) | Ellen Schlaefer |
| Let X | Max | Taffety Punk Theatre | Lise Bruneau |
(*First Production)
FILM & TELEVISION
| FILM / TV | ROLE | PRODUCER | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hounds of Dixie | Whitman | Patrick Shanahan | |
| Beautiful Something | Robert | Joseph Graham |
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| Lincoln | Gustavus Fox | Steven Spielberg |
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| The Duel | Aaron Burr | Richard Dreyfuss Associates | |
| Day Lincoln Was Shot | Att. Gen Speed | TNT | John Grey |
| The Arc | Alec | Baltimore Film Factory | Rob Tregenza |
| Unsolved Mysteries | John Wilkes Booth | Cosgrove-Muerer Productions |
VOICEOVER
| VOICEOVER | ROLE | WORK |
|---|---|---|
| National Symphony | Beethoven | Beethoven’s "Fifth Symphony" |
| National Symphony | Dvorak | Dvorak’s “From the New World.” |
| Books on Tape | Narrator - 8 yrs | |
| Blackstone Audio Books | Narrator - 23 yrs | |
| Library of Congress | Narrator - 25 yrs | Talking Books Program |
| Galludet University | Narrator - 6 yrs | Deaf Mosaic TV news program |
| National Public Radio | Narrator | Performance Today |
| Nightline | Narrator | ABC News "War Letters" |
| Alexandria Symphony | Narrator | Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet' |
| Alexandria Symphony Narrator | Narrator | Verdi's 'Aida' & 'Peter and the Wolf' |
TRAINING: BFA – Catholic University of America
In BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING director Joseph Graham has created a retro-timeless vision of gay life that critics have called, “carnal and cerebral…a compassionate, romantic drama” (Village Voice), “erotically charged” (Hollywood Reporter) and “feverish…romantic hunting ground” (NY Times).
John Lescault – Commercial VO Demo
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