Jason Ralph | |
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Born | West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | April 7, 1986
Education | State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Spouse | |
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.
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]
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.
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]
Year | Title | Role |
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2013 | Brightest Star | Gary |
2014 | I'm Obsessed with You | Jake Birnbaum |
2014 | A Most Violent Year | Ian Thompson |
2015 | Those People | Sebastian |
2015 | Stereotypically You | Brad |
2020 | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Young Man |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | The Good Wife | Student #2 | Episode: "Breaking Fast" |
2011 | Gossip Girl | Sam | 2 episodes |
2011 | Unforgettable | Zeke | Episode: "Friended" |
2013 | Smash | Fan | Episode: "The Producers" |
2013 | Blue Bloods | Jake Singer | Episode: "Justice Served" |
2014 | Looking | Jason | Episode: "Looking for Now " |
2015 | Grace and Frankie | William | Episode: "The Dinner " |
2015–2016 | Aquarius | Mike Vickery | 10 episodes |
2015 | Madam Secretary | Harrison Dalton | 5 episodes |
2015 | Manhattan | Stan | 6 episodes |
2015–2019 | The Magicians | Quentin Coldwater | Main role (seasons 1–4); 52 episodes |
2016 | Dark Day | Ian Howe | Main cast; unaired pilot |
2018 | Younger | Jake Devereux | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
2022–2023 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Mike Carr | 11 episodes |
2024 | Three Women | Aaron Knodel | Recurring role |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Producer |
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2011 | IN | Jordy | Pioneer Theatre Company | Original production | |
2011 | The Dunes | Troy | Gallery Players Theatre | Original off-off-Broadway production | |
2011 | Home Movies | Sam | Dorothy Strelsin Theatre | Off-Broadway | |
2011 | The Little Mermaid | McCarren Park | Brooklyn production [22] | ||
2012 | Free Delivery | Barney | Made Fresh Daily | Off-off-Broadway | |
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 Toycraft | Brooklyn production | |
Ars Nova | Off-Broadway | ||||
59E59 Theaters | Off-Broadway transfer | ||||
2013 | On the Head of a Pin | Chris Conrad | 59E59 Theaters | Off-Broadway [25] | |
2018 | Bernie and Mikey's Trip To the Moon | — | 59E59 Theaters | Off-Broadway | |
2019 | The Courtroom | Great Hall (Cooper Union) | Staged reenactment [26] | ||
2020 | The Great Filter | The Wild Project | Off-off-Broadway |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Red Dead Redemption | The Local Population | Voice |
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