Jason Ralph

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Jason Ralph
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Ralph in 2016
Born (1986-04-07) April 7, 1986 (age 39)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Education State University of New York, Purchase (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Relatives Kate Spade (aunt-in-law)
Andy Spade (uncle-in-law)

Jason Ralph (born April 7, 1986) [1] [2] is an American actor and theater producer. Ralph began his career in theater, most notably performing in Peter and the Starcatcher on Broadway and off-Broadway and producing The Woodsman. From 2015 to 2019, he starred as Quentin Coldwater in the Syfy television series The Magicians . He has also had recurring roles on shows including Aquarius and Younger.

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Early life

Jason Ralph was born in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was raised in McKinney, Texas, a city outside of Dallas, and attended McKinney High School, graduating in 2004. [3] He studied acting at Collin College and then attended State University of New York at Purchase, [4] where he graduated with a BFA degree in 2010. [5]

Career

In 2010, he co-founded the theater company named Strangemen Theater Company, now Strangemen & Co., with his peers from Purchase College. [6] [7] As an artistic director of his company, Strangemen produced several plays including the Obie Award-winning production of The Woodsman by James Ortiz and Edward W. Hardy. [8] [9] [10] In the 2010s, Strangemen produced off-Broadway productions and workshops of The Little Mermaid, Free Delivery, On the Head of a Pin, The Woodsman, and Bernie and Mikey's Trip To the Moon, as well as an annual theater festival. [11] In 2015 and 2018, they produced various workshops at the Guild Hall of East Hampton. [12] [13] [14] As of 2018, Ralph serves as the company's Artistic Director and President. [15] [16]

In 2014, he starred in the comedy-drama movie I'm Obsessed with You alongside Manish Dayal, Rachel Brosnahan and Thomas McDonell. Also that year, he played the role of Ian Thompson in the film A Most Violent Year and starred in the pilot episode of Looking .

In 2015, he played the role of Harrison Dalton, the son of President Dalton in the CBS TV series Madam Secretary and as Mike Vickery in the NBC TV series Aquarius . He also played Stan in Manhattan . The same year, Ralph was cast as Quentin Coldwater, the lead role in the Syfy fantasy drama series The Magicians , which premiered on December 16, 2015. [17] [18] He starred in the show from 2015 to 2019.

Personal life

It was reported in 2018 that Ralph had married actress Rachel Brosnahan, [19] but Brosnahan later revealed in early 2019 that they had been married "for years" before their relationship became public. [20] Both attended the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in 2019, where she thanked him during her acceptance speech. [21]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRole
2013Brightest StarGary
2014 I'm Obsessed with You Jake Birnbaum
2014 A Most Violent Year Ian Thompson
2015 Those People Sebastian
2015Stereotypically YouBrad
2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things Young Man

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 The Good Wife Student #2Episode: "Breaking Fast"
2011 Gossip Girl Sam2 episodes
2011 Unforgettable ZekeEpisode: "Friended"
2013 Smash FanEpisode: "The Producers"
2013 Blue Bloods Jake SingerEpisode: "Justice Served"
2014 Looking JasonEpisode: "Looking for Now "
2015 Grace and Frankie WilliamEpisode: "The Dinner "
2015–2016 Aquarius Mike Vickery10 episodes
2015 Madam Secretary Harrison Dalton5 episodes
2015 Manhattan Stan6 episodes
2015–2019 The Magicians Quentin ColdwaterMain role (seasons 1–4); 52 episodes
2016Dark DayIan HoweMain cast; unaired pilot
2018 Younger Jake DevereuxRecurring role; 5 episodes
2022–2023 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Mike Carr11 episodes
2024 Three Women Aaron KnodelRecurring role

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueNotesProducer
2011 IN Jordy Pioneer Theatre Company Original production
2011The DunesTroyGallery Players TheatreOriginal off-off-Broadway production
2011Home MoviesSamDorothy Strelsin Theatre Off-Broadway Yes check.svg
2011The Little Mermaid McCarren Park Brooklyn production [22] Yes check.svg
2012Free DeliveryBarneyMade Fresh DailyOff-off-BroadwayYes check.svg
2012–2013 Peter and the Starcatcher Understudy (Boy, Prentiss, et al.) Brooks Atkinson Theatre Original Broadway production [23]
Boy New Worlds Stages Off-Broadway transfer [24]
2012–2014 The Woodsman —Standard ToycraftBrooklyn productionYes check.svg
Ars Nova Off-Broadway
59E59 Theaters Off-Broadway transfer
2013On the Head of a PinChris Conrad 59E59 Theaters Off-Broadway [25] Yes check.svg
2018Bernie and Mikey's Trip To the Moon— 59E59 Theaters Off-BroadwayYes check.svg
2019The CourtroomGreat Hall (Cooper Union)Staged reenactment [26]
2020The Great FilterThe Wild ProjectOff-off-Broadway

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Red Dead Redemption The Local PopulationVoice

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Ralph". hollywoodlife.com. December 7, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ralph, Jason (April 6, 2015). "Yo. Tomorrow's my birthday..." Twitter . Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ Courier-Gazette, STEFANIE WHITE, McKinney (November 12, 2006). "McKinney High graduate nominated for Rabin award". Star Local. Retrieved March 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Weiss, Rachel (September 6, 2013). "From Purchase to "Peter" and Beyond – The Purchase Beat". thepurchasebeat.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Actors Land Big Roles on the Small Screen". www.purchase.edu. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ "The Tin Man Takes Shape off-Broadway Q&A". otdowntown.com. December 29, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ "'The Magicians' Star Jason Ralph Signs With Paradigm (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. March 25, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Outfitted: Jason Ralph". maxim.com. April 7, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Discover How The Tin Man Lost Heart". woodsmantheplay.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ "The Woodsman". iobdb.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ BWW News Desk. "THE WOODSMAN Creators, Strangemen & Co., Will Present Fourth Annual aPlay & aParty". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Strangemen Inhabit Guild Hall | The East Hampton Star". www.easthamptonstar.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  13. ↑ BWW News Desk. "Strangemen Theatre Company Presents THE SHAPE OF THE STARS". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  14. ↑ Potter, Cami (May 18, 2015). "Strangemen & Co. Theatre Group Takes A Summer Residency In East Hampton". Hamptons.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  15. ↑ "WHO WE ARE — STRANGEMEN & CO". March 2, 2018. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Strangemen Theatre Company Inc. | Charity Navigator Profile". www.charitynavigator.org. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  17. ↑ Lovett, Jamie (December 3, 2014). "Jason Ralph And Sosie Bacon To Star In The Magicians". comicbook.com. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  18. ↑ Petski, Denise (December 9, 2015). "'The Magicians' First Episode To Air Ahead Of January Premiere On Syfy". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  19. ↑ Talarico, Brittany (September 25, 2018). "Did The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Star Rachel Brosnahan Marry Jason Ralph?". People. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  20. ↑ Farley, Rebecca. "Rachel Brosnahan Reveals She's Secretly Been Married For "Years"" . Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  21. ↑ Fernandez, Alexia (January 6, 2019). "Rachel Brosnahan Thanks Husband Jason Ralph as She Wins Golden Globe: 'I Love You'". People. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  22. ↑ Richard (September 8, 2011). "Richard Grayson Has Left the Country: Thursday Night in Williamsburg: The Glass Bandits Theater Company presents "The Little Mermaid" at McCarren Park". Richard Grayson Has Left the Country. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Jason Ralph – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Peter and the Starcatcher". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  25. ↑ "On the Head of a Pin". 59e59.org. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  26. ↑ "The Courtroom | Waterwell". Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
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