Nick Wyman
Nick Wyman (born May 18, 1950) is an American stage, television, and film actor, and is a former President of the Actors' Equity Association.
Nick Wyman | |
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| Born | May 18, 1950 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, former President of Actors' Equity Association |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| 15th President of the Actors' Equity Association | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Paige Price (acting president) |
| Succeeded by | Kate Shindle |
| Website | http://www.nickwyman.com |
Early life
Wyman was born in Portland, Maine. He grew up in Summit, New Jersey and attended Harvard University.[1]
Career
Wyman received his big break as Freddy in the 1981 revival of My Fair Lady which starred original Higgins Sir Rex Harrison. He later created the role of Firmin in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. He was cast as John Barsad in the 2008 Broadway musical adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York.[2] He was elected President of Actors Equity in May 2010 and served until 2015.[3]
Personal life
He is the older brother of voice actor Oliver Wyman.
Broadway
- A Tale of Two Cities, John Barsad
- Sly Fox, Captain Crouch
- Les Misérables, Thenardier
- The Phantom of the Opera, Monsieur Firmin
- Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Patrick O'Reilly
- Doubles, Chuck
- My Fair Lady, Freddy Eynsford-Hill
- On the Twentieth Century, Bruce Granit
- Whoopee, Sheriff Bob
- The Magic Show, Feldman the Magnificent
- Very Good Eddie, Percy Darling
- Grease, Vince Fontaine
- Catch Me If You Can, Roger Strong
- Bullet For Adolf, Jurgen
Television
- Chappelle's Show
- Boardwalk Empire
- Queens Supreme, Abernathy
- Spin City, Executive
- Law & Order, Judge Mikkelson
- One Life to Live, Peter Manning
- Pete and Pete, Coach Nahrens
- Travelin (pilot), Larry Birch
- The Murder of Mary Phagan (NBC Miniseries), Lund
- Who's the Boss, Dr. Carter
- Best of Families (PBS miniseries), Johanson
- The Dain Curse (CBS miniseries), Whitey
Film
- Jet Lag (1981) - Foundation Officer
- Weeds (1987) - Assoc. Warden Wilson
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) - New York Lawyer
- Funny Farm (1988) - Dirk Criterion
- Rude Awakening (1989) - Dr. Albert
- Mr. Chief Justice, John Marshall
- Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) - Matthias Targo
- Private Parts (1995) - Douglas Kiker
- Igby Goes Down (2002) - Undertaker
- Maid in Manhattan (2002) - Concierge
- Spectropia (2006) - Verna's Husband
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) - Soap Actor Doctor
- Burning Blue (2013) - Ophthalmologist
- Split (2016) - Enlil / Robert
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References
- Porter Brown, Nell (May–June 2013). "Leading Man". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved December 12, 2013. "Raised in affluent Summit, New Jersey, where his father was a carpet-company executive, Wyman went to Harvard 'because Yale didn’t pay me enough,' he quips."
- Broadway.com, July 23, 2008
- Nick Wyman Elected Actors' Equity President, Broadway World, May 24, 2010
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