Seth Numrich Explained

Seth Numrich
Birth Date:January 19, 1987[1]
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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Occupation:Actor
Education:Juilliard School (BFA)

Seth Numrich (;[2] born January 19, 1987) is an American stage, television, and film actor.

Early life

Numrich was born in Minneapolis. He studied at The Juilliard School[3] graduating in acting in 2006 with Group 36[4] in acting. At the time, he was the youngest person to be admitted into Juilliard's Drama Division, a record previously held by actor Val Kilmer.[5]

He was a teaching artist for "Artists Striving to End Poverty" from 2005 to 2012.[6]

Career

Theatre

Numrich made his Broadway debut as Lorenzo in the 2010 revival of The Merchant of Venice and has played the boxer Joe Bonaparte in Golden Boy and as Albert in War Horse both at the Lincoln Center Theater on Broadway. He has also acted Off-Broadway in Slipping, Yosemite and Blind as part of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater program, in Too Much Memory, Favorites and Break Your Face on My Hand with Rising Phoenix Repertory, and On the Levee and Iphigenia 2.0 with Signature Theatre. Other roles include Gates of Gold with 59E59 Theaters and Dutch Masters with LAByrinth Theater Company and regionally in The History Boys, The Cure at Troy, Measure for Measure and The Judgment of Paris.

In 2013, he starred in Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams opposite Kim Cattrall at The Old Vic in the West End, London.[7]

In 2018, Numrich appeared in Tom Stoppard's Travesties on Broadway with the Roundabout Theatre Company.[8]

In 2022, he appeared in the Broadway premiere of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt. In 2023, he performed in Irish Repertory Theatre's staging of Brian Friel's Translations and in 2024 he appeared the world premiere of J.T. Rogers' Corruption at Lincoln Center Theater.

Film and television

On screen, Numrich is known for his lead role as cadet Sam Singleton/Romeo in Private Romeo, a 2011 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet directed by Alan Brown. He won award for "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film" during 2011 L.A. Outfest collectively with five other actors from the same film.[9]

Numrich is also known for his roles as Benjamin Tallmadge in AMC's series , which ran from 2014 to 2017, and as Robin Lafferty in the miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.[10]

Audiobooks

In 2021, Numrich read Stephen King's novel Later (novel) as an unabridged audio-production.In 2022, he read Stephen King's novel Fairy Tale (novel) as an unabridged audio-production.

Theatre credits

!Year!Production!Role!Notes
2010The Merchant of VeniceLorenzoBroadhurst Theatre
2011War HorseAlbertLincoln Center Theater
2012Golden BoyJoe BonaparteLincoln Center Theater at the Belasco Theatre
2013Sweet Bird of YouthChance WayneThe Old Vic
2018TravestiesTristan TzaraRoundabout Theatre Company
2022LeopoldstadtJacob / PercyLongacre Theatre
2024CorruptionJames MurdochLincoln Center Theater
Selected Off-Broadway and regional credits include:
Theatre (Off-Broadway)
Regional Theatre, International Theatre

On-screen performances

Film

Television
Voice-Over

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seth Numrich – Questions and Answers – Interview. newyorktheatreguide.com. 6 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Charles & Seth Numrich. 28 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Katie Buenneke . THEATER TALK: Full Exclusive Interview With Seth Numrich . 6 October 2015 . neontommy.com.
  4. Web site: Alumni News for May 2013 – (Drama). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920215523/https://www.juilliard.edu/journal/27563. 2015-09-20. juilliard.edu. The Juilliard Journal.
  5. Web site: 2006-09-02 . Juilliard The Juilliard Journal Online . https://web.archive.org/web/20060902185358/http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/j_articles733.html . dead . 2006-09-02 . 2024-05-25 .
  6. Web site: Levin . Hannah . February 25, 2013 . Seth Numrich: A Golden Actor . Master Chat Mag.
  7. Web site: Seth Numrich on Jumping from Golden Boy to a Sexy Star Turn Opposite Kim Cattrall in London's Sweet Bird of Youth. Broadway.com. 6 October 2015.
  8. Web site: Seth Numrich. broadway.com. 6 October 2015.
  9. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119187/awards IMDb.com Seth Numrich Awards page
  10. Web site: Seth Numrich. IMDb.
  11. Web site: The Glass Menagerie. 2019-08-22.