Nick Wyman
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Nicholas Wyman | |
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| Born | May 18, 1950 Kate Shindle |
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| Spouse | Beth McDonald |
| Website | http://www.nickwyman.com |
Nick Wyman (born May 18, 1950) is an American stage, television, and film actor, and is a former president of the Actors' Equity Association.
Early life and education
Wyman was born in Portland, Maine and raised in Summit, New Jersey and attended Harvard University.[1]
Career
Wyman received his big break as Freddy in the 1981 revival of Broadway musical adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York. He was elected President of Actors Equity in May 2010 and served until 2015.[2]
Personal life
He is the older brother of voice actor Oliver Wyman.[citation needed] He married actress Beth McDonald in 1979.[3] They have two daughters and a son.[4]
Acting Credits
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Theater | Notes |
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| 1972 | Grease | Vince Fontaine | Broadhurst Theatre | Broadway Replacement |
| 1974 | The Magic Show | Feldman, Goldfarb (Understudy) |
Cort Theatre | Broadway Replacement |
| 1975 | Very Good Eddie | Mr. Percy Darling | Booth Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
| 1978 | On the Twentieth Century | Bruce Granit | St. James Theatre | Broadway Replacement |
| 1979 | Whoopee! | Sheriff Bob Wells | ANTA Theatre | Broadway Replacement |
| 1980 | Paris Lights | James Joyce/F. Scott Fitzgerald | American Place Theatre | Off-Broadway |
| 1981 | My Fair Lady | Freddy Eynsford-Hill | Uris Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
| 1984 | Kennedy at Colonus | Actor #2 | 47th Street Theatre | Off-Broadway |
| 1985 | Doubles | Chuck | Ritz Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
| 1987 | The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 | Patrick O'Reilly | Circle Theater Company | Off-Broadway |
| Longacre Theatre | Original Broadway Cast | |||
| 1988 | The Phantom of the Opera | Monsieur Richard Firmin | Majestic Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
| 1992 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Judge Turpin | Paper Mill Playhouse | Regional |
| 1993 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Frollo | Westbeth Theatre | Off-Broadway |
| 1995 | Anyone Can Whistle | Dr. Detmold | Carnegie Hall | Concert |
| 1996 | Three in the Back, Two in the Head | Donald Jackson | MCC Theater | Off-Broadway |
| Applause | Howard | Paper Mill Playhouse | Regional | |
| 1997 | Les Misérables | Monsieur Thénardier / Chain Gang
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Imperial Theatre | Broadway Replacement |
| 2000 | The Producers | Franz Liebkind
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Nola Rehearsal Studios | Workshop |
| 2004 | A Tale of Two Cities | John Barsad | Little Shubert Theatre | Two day workshop |
| Sly Fox | Captain Crouch | Ethel Barrymore Theatre | Original Broadway Cast | |
| 2005 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Lawrence Jameson | Imperial Theatre | Began as standby and took over role later |
| Tom Jones | Mister Partridge | Theatre at St. Clements | Part of NYMF's 2005 Next Link series | |
| 2006 | Carnival! | Schlagel | Paper Mill Playhouse | Regional |
| Desperate Measures | Governor | 45th Street Theatre | Part of the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival | |
| Take Me Along | Nat Miller | Theatre at St. Peter's Church | Part of the 2006 Musicals in Mufti Concert | |
| A Wonderful Life | Henry Potter | Paper Mill Playhouse | Regional | |
| 2007 | Howard Katz | Howard Katz (Understudy) | Laura Pels Theatre | — |
| 2008 | A Tale of Two Cities | John Barsad | Al Hirschfeld Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
| 2011 | Catch Me If You Can | Roger Strong | Neil Simon Theatre | Original Broadway Cast |
| 2012 | Bullet for Adolf | Jurgen | New World Stages | Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | Sousatzka | Mr. Cordle | Elgin Theatre | World Premiere Production |
| Austen's Pride | Ensemble | — | Two day workshop | |
| Desperate Measures | Governor | York Theatre | Off-Broadway | |
| 2018 | Desperate Measures | Governor | New World Stages | Off-Broadway A remount of the 2017 York Theatre production |
| Network | Arthur Jensen | Belasco Theatre | Original Broadway Cast | |
| 2022 | Help | White Man #8 | The Shed | Off-Broadway |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Jet Lag | Foundation Officer |
| 1987 | Weeds | Associate Warden |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | New York Lawyer |
| 1988 | Funny Farm | Dirk Criterion |
| 1989 | Rude Awakening | Dr. Abbott |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Matthias Targo |
| 1997 | Private Parts | Douglas Kiker |
| 2002 | Igby Goes Down | Suit |
| 2002 | Maid in Manhattan | Concierge |
| 2006 | Spectropia | Verna's Husband |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Soap Actor Doctor |
| 2013 | Burning Blue | Ophthalmologist |
| 2016 | Split | Enlil / Robert |
| 2018 | The Chaperone | Chairman |
| 2019 | The Undiscovered Country | Vincent |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Best of Families | Johannson | Miniseries |
| 1978 | The Dain Curse | Whitey | Episode #1.1 |
| 1986 | Who's the Boss? | Dr. Carter | Episode: "The Anniversary Show" |
| 1987 | Everything's Relative | Tom Garson | Episode: "The Post Graduate" |
| 1988 | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Lund | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Larry | Episode: "Road Show" |
| 1992 | Swans Crossing | Grant Booth | 5 episodes |
| Square One Television | Peeved | 2 episodes | |
| Mathnet | Episode: "The Case of the Mystery Weekend" | ||
| 1993 | One Life to Live | Peter Manning | Unknown number of episodes. Portrayed from 1993-1994 |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Mr. Ed Narrins | Episode: "Field of Pete" |
| 1997, 2005 | Law & Order | Dr. Adams / Judge Mickerson | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Cosby | — | Episode: "Out to Launch" |
| 2000 | Spin City | Executive | Episode: "Airplane!" |
| 2000 | Tales from the Crypt | Rich Man | Episode: "Island of Death" |
| 2001 | Big Apple | Klein's Attorney | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme | John / Thomas Apernathy | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michael Kelly | Episode: "Coerced" |
| 2003, 2006 | Chappelle's Show | Frankenstein's Boss / Ron | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Guiding Light | Dr. Malcolm | Episode #1.15596 |
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Andre Baylon | Episode: |
| 2012 | Boardwalk Empire | Dr. Robert Landau | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Veep | Quincy Carter | Episode: "Crate" |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura | Principal | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2015 | Madam Secretary | Pundit | Episode: "Whisper of the Ax" |
| 2015 | Elementary | Duncan Brice | Episode: "The Games Underfoot" |
| 2018 | The Today Show | Himself | Episode dated 16 August 2018. Performed with the cast of Desperate Measures. |
| 2020 | Future Man | Abraham Lincoln | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | East New York | Bishop McAllister | Episode: "Family Tithes" |
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."
- ^ Nick Wyman Elected Actors' Equity President, Broadway World, May 24, 2010
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2013/04/leading-man
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