Gabriel Ebert

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Gabriel Ebert
Born (1988-05-14) May 14, 1988 (age 35)
Colorado, U.S.
Education Juilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Gabriel Ebert is an American stage actor and singer.

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Early life

Ebert was born and raised in Colorado. [1] He attended high school at the Denver School of the Arts and graduated from Juilliard. [2] [3]

Career

Ebert made his Broadway debut as the understudy for the role of Ken in John Logan's play Red in 2010, followed by the Broadway production of Kneehigh Theatre's Brief Encounter in 2010 as Stanley.

Ebert is known for originating the role of Mr. Wormwood in the Broadway 2013 production of Matilda the Musical , for which he won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Ebert's performance in Amy Herzog's 4000 Miles at Lincoln Center Theater as the character "Leo", the grandson of Mary Louise Wilson's Vera, won him an Obie Award in 2012.

He starred as Robin Hood in The Heart of Robin Hood by David Farr in Winnipeg and Toronto in October 2014 to March 2015. [4] [5]

He played the role of Max in the 2015 movie Ricki and the Flash . In the 2015 production of the Helen Edmundson stage adaptation of Thérèse Raquin at the Roundabout Theater at Studio 54 he played Camille opposite Keira Knightley, Judith Light, and Matt Ryan. [6]

In 2016, Ebert was cast in the pilot for the Amazon Video television program The Interestings . [7] [8]

Work

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 The Restaurant StevieShort
2012 Made in Jersey Carter GershanTV series
2015 The Family Fang JosephFilm
2015 Ricki and the Flash MaxFilm
2016 Jane Wants a Boyfriend JackFilm
2016 The Blacklist TheoTV series
2016 The Interestings DennisTV film
2017 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Christoph LengauerTV film
2018 Instinct Richard BrophyEpisode: "Tribal"
2019 The Good Fight Lance McAlvoyEpisode: "The One where a Nazi Gets Punched"
2019 Elementary Sebastian FlorentiEpisode: "The Price of Admission"
2019 Mr. Mercedes Morris BellamyTV series
2020 The Mandalorian Gunnery Officer3 episodes
2020 News of the World Benjamin FarleyFilm
2021 Dickinson Thomas Wentworth HigginsonTV series

Theatre (selected)

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Red KenUnderstudy
2010/2011 Brief Encounter Stanley
20114000 MilesLeo Off-Broadway
2011Prometheus Bound [9] Hephaistos/Hermes American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2013/2014 Matilda The Musical Mr. WormwoodTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
2014The Heart of Robin HoodRobin HoodWinnipeg and Toronto, Canada
2014 Casa Valentina Jonathon/Miranda
2015 Preludes Rach Claire Tow Theater (Off-Broadway)
2015/2016 Thérèse Raquin Camille Raquin Adaptation by Helen Edmundson [10]
2016Peer Gynt [11] Peer GyntOff-Broadway
2017Gently Down the StreamRufus
2017 Time and the Conways Alan Conway Roundabout Theatre Company
2018Pass OverOssifer/Master LCT3 – Claire Tow Theater
2021Pass OverOssifer/Master August Wilson Theatre
2023The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson MusicalHunterLa Jolla Playhouse

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  2. "Gabriel Ebert Biography". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  3. "Gabriel Ebert Biography on". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
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  5. Nestrucl, Kelly. "The Heart of Robin Hood: Broadway-bound show is rollicking fun, but who's it for?" The Globe and Mail, January 15, 2015
  6. Terese Raquin Archived 2016-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Roundabout Theatre
  7. Gans, Andrew. "Lauren Ambrose Will Join Gabriel Ebert in The Interestings Pilot" Playbill, February 18, 2016
  8. Andreeva, Nellie. "Gabriel Ebert To Co-Star In Amazon Pilot The Interestings " deadline.com, January 29, 2016
  9. Prometheus Bound americanrepertorytheater.org, accessed May 15, 2016
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