Jason Ralph

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Jason Ralph
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Ralph in 2016
Born (1986-04-07) April 7, 1986 (age 38)
West Palm Beach, Florida
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
TBA Three Women Aaron KnodelUpcoming series

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

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  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)
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