Stephen Plunkett Explained

Stephen Plunkett
Birth Date:1 September 1981
Birth Place:Jacksonville, Texas, U.S.
Occupation:Actor

Stephen Plunkett (born September 1, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for his performances in the NBC series, Rise, and John Magary's The Mend, which premiered at the 2014 South by Southwest Film Festival.[1] [2]

Plunkett is also known for his performances in New York theater, which include roles in War Horse, The Orphans' Home Cycle, Gone Missing, This Beautiful City, On the Levee, London Wall, and Dada Woof Papa Hot.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Early life

Plunkett was born on September 1, 1981, in Jacksonville, Texas. His father is a Presbyterian minister and his mother a special education teacher.

Plunkett attended the University of Evansville and received a Master of Fine Arts from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.[11]

Career

Plunkett moved to New York after graduating from college.[12]

Plunkett is an associate artist of The Civilians.[13]

In 2010, Plunkett was cast in Russell Harbaugh's short film Rolling on the Floor Laughing which was featured at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

In 2011, Plunkett made his Broadway debut in War Horse at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts[9]

In 2013, Plunkett was cast alongside Josh Lucas and Mickey Sumner in The Mend, which premiered at South By Southwest in March 2014.[14] [15] [16]

In 2017, Plunkett was cast as Robert Saunders in Rise on NBC.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2011Rolling on the Floor LaughingStephen
2014The MendAlan
2014Half BrotherMichael
2016VeraRenzo
2016Eugenia and JohnInvestment Banker
2018Back at the StaircasePhillip
2019Chained for LifeMax

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisodes
2008Jones1
2010MercyNoah1
2012ElementaryMartin Rydell1
2013The Good WifeDr. Banks1
2016Person of InterestAlex Duncan1
2018RiseRobert Saunders8
2018Murphy BrownCharles Lynn1
2019The BlacklistJonas Kruger1
2019Fosse/VerdonPaul Grantner2
2019BullADA Monroe1
2022Tomas Richter1
2022East New YorkDet. Desmond Troy3

Stage Work

Off-Broadway[17] [18] [19]

YearTitleRoleTheater
2007Gone MissingBarrow Street Theatre
2009This Beautiful CityTAG Pastor / Priest / Marcus HaggardVineyard Theatre
2009The Orphans' Home Cycle Part ITerrance Robedaux / Will KidderSignature Theatre Company
2009The Orphans' Home Cycle Part IIArchie Gordon / Steve TylerSignature Theatre Company
2010The Orphans' Home Cycle Part IIIWill KidderSignature Theatre Company
2010On the LeveeForeman / L'Amour MasonDuke on 42nd Street
2010Now Circa ThenGideonArs Nova
2014London WallMr. BrewerMint Theater
2015Snow OrchidSebbie LazarraLion Theater
2015Dada Woof Papa HotScottMitzi E. Newhouse Theatre

Awards

2010 Drama Desk Special Award[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mend-sxsw-review-688849 The Mend: SXSW Review
  2. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sxsw-first-look-at-josh-686090 SXSW Exclusive: First Look at Josh Lucas Family Drama 'The Mend'
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/theater/london-wall-an-old-romantic-comedy-resurrected.html?_r=0 London Wall an Old Romantic Comedy Resurrected
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/theater/off-broadway-revivals-for-the-playwright-john-van-druten.html?_r=0 I Remember van Druten
  5. News: Underdogs. Als. Hilton. 2010-07-12. The New Yorker. 0028-792X. 2016-02-26.
  6. Web site: War Horse. Backstage.com. 2016-02-26.
  7. News: Gone Missing - Theater - Review. Isherwood. Charles. 2007-06-27. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-02-26.
  8. News: At the Vineyard Theater, Falling In and Out of Grace. Isherwood. Charles. 2009-02-22. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-02-26.
  9. Web site: Stephen Plunkett IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information. League. The Broadway. www.ibdb.com. 2016-02-26.
  10. News: Review: 'Dada Woof Papa Hot,' About Gay Men and Parenthood. Isherwood. Charles. 2015-11-09. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-02-26.
  11. http://www.broadway.com/buzz/6591/stephen-plunkett/ Broadway Buzz: Stephen Plunkett
  12. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/theater/reviews/23beau.html?sq=this%20beautiful%20city&st=cse&scp=1&pagewanted=all In a Transformed City, Falling in and Out of Grace
  13. http://thecivilians-artist.blogspot.com/2010/01/stephen-plunkett.html The Civilians: Stephen Plunkett
  14. http://time.com/#20133/sxsw-film-best-movies-top-10/ SXSW 2014: Austin’s Silver Screen Winners
  15. http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/sxsw-14-jesse-klein-wrap-up/ SXSW ’14: Jesse Klein’s Wrap-Up
  16. http://thescriptlab.com/features/film-festivals/142-film-festivals/2587-the-mend-review-sxsw The Mend: Review - SXSW
  17. Web site: Stephen Plunkett - Lortel Archives. lortel.org. 2016-02-26.
  18. Web site: Now Circa Then. Backstage.com. 2016-02-26.
  19. Web site: Snow Orchid. TheaterMania.com. 2016-02-26.