John Benjamin Hickey

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John Benjamin Hickey
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Hickey at the 13th Annual Broadway Barks Benefit, at Shubert Alley in New York City on July 9, 2011
Born (1963-06-25) June 25, 1963 (age 62)
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Partner Jeffrey Richman (2003–present)

John Benjamin Hickey (born June 25, 1963) is an American actor and director with a career in stage, film and television. He won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Felix Turner in The Normal Heart .

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Early life

Hickey was born in Plano, Texas, and graduated from Plano Sr. High School [1] in 1981. He attended Texas State University - San Marcos from 1981 to 1983, where he was active in the theater department. He earned his bachelor's degree in English at Fordham University in 1985. [2] [3]

Career

On Broadway, he originated the role of Arthur in Terrence McNally's play Love! Valour! Compassion! in 1995, [4] a role he recreated for the 1997 film version. [5]

He played supporting roles in a number of films including The Ice Storm (1997) [6] and The Anniversary Party (2001). [7] He has also appeared in Flightplan , Flags of Our Fathers , Freedom Writers , Then She Found Me , Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , The Bet [6] and Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows . [8]

He played Clifford Bradshaw in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret , which won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical. [9] In that same year, he played the lead in the independent film Finding North . [10]

On Broadway, he played Reverend John Hale in the 2002 revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible . [9]

Hickey played American novelist and playwright Jack Dunphy in the 2006 Truman Capote biographical film Infamous . [11] Hickey played Philip Stoddard on the short-lived gay-themed sitcom It's All Relative . [12] Since It's All Relative, Hickey has appeared on Alias , Law & Order , Brothers & Sisters , Stacked , Heartland , In Plain Sight , Law & Order: Los Angeles , and Modern Family .

He appeared in the 2011 Broadway revival of The Normal Heart , for which he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. [9] He was in the Broadway revival of Mary Stuart in 2009, as the Earl of Leicester. [13] [14]

From 2010 to 2013, he appeared on The Big C and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the final season of the series, [15] subtitled Hereafter. Hickey starred as scientist Frank Winter on the TV series Manhattan , which concluded on December 15, 2015, after two seasons and 23 episodes. [16]

In 2015, he appeared Off-Broadway at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre in the play Dada Woof Papa Hot by Peter Parnell. [17]

In 2018, he appeared in the world premiere of Matthew Lopez's play The Inheritance , inspired by E.M. Forster's novel Howards End , creating the role Henry Wilcox at London's Young Vic and then transferring to the West End. [18]

On September 30, 2021, Hickey was cast as Father Callahan in the adaptation of Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot for Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. [19]

He directed the 2022 Broadway revival of the Neil Simon play Plaza Suite starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, which had originally been slated to begin previews in March 2020 and was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [20] [21] The production transferred to the West End and played a limited engagement at the Savoy Theatre from January to April 2024. [22]

Personal life

Hickey is gay. Since 2003 his partner has been screenwriter and television producer Jeffrey Richman. [23]

Filmography

Film

Source: TCM; [24] AllMovie [25]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The Ref Old Baybrook Policeman
Only You Dwayne
1995 Comfortably Numb Priest
1996 Eddie Joe Nader
1997 Love! Valour! Compassion! Arthur Pape
The Ice Storm Mark Boland
1998 Finding North Travis Furlong
1999 The General's Daughter Captain Goodson
The Bone Collector Dr. Barry Lehman
2001 The Anniversary Party Jerry Adams
2002 Changing Lanes Carlyle
2005 Flightplan David
2006 Infamous Jack Dunphy
Flags of Our Fathers Keyes Beech
The Ex Wesley's dad
2007 Freedom Writers Brian Gelford
Then She Found Me Alan
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising John Stanton
2009 The Taking of Pelham 123 Deputy Mayor LaSalle
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Theodore Galloway
2012 Pitch Perfect Dr. Mitchell
2014 Get On Up Richard
Big Stone Gap Theodore Tipton
My Eleventh
2015 Truth Mark Wrolstad
2016 Tallulah Stephen Mooney
Barry Professor Gray
2017 Hostiles Captain Royce Tolan
2018 Forever My Girl Pastor Brian Page
Mapplethorpe Sam Wagstaff
2020 Sublet Michael
2024 'Salem's Lot Father Callahan
Lilly Charles Ledbetter

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd TrentEpisode: "Here's a Quick and Easy Recipe for Leftovers"
1994 NYPD Blue Paul GainesEpisode: "Good Time Charlie"
Normandy: The Great CrusadeLouis Simpson (voice)Television film
1995 New York News Episode: "You Thought the Pope Was Something"
1997 Nothing Sacred Dr. ElliottEpisode: "Speaking in Tongues"
1998 Law & Order Charles ThatcherEpisode: "Castoff"
3rd Rock from the Sun RickEpisode: "The Greatest Dickdater"
Sex and the City TomEpisode: "Oh Come All Ye Faithful"
1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Dennis KohlerEpisode: "Zen and Art of Murder"
The Lady in Question Paul KesslerTelevision film
2000 Perfect Murder, Perfect Town Miniseries
D.C. Various4 episodes
Hamlet Horatio Television film
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mark Hickey2 episodes
2001 A Glimpse of Hell Television film
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Roger Edens 2 episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Sidney CornfeldEpisode: "Slaves of Las Vegas"
The Guardian The Hudson's AttorneyEpisode: "Loyalties"
NYPD Blue Phillip ConnorEpisode: "Mom's Away"
2002 Hack Dr. Martin ShaneEpisode: "Obsession"
2002–2006 Law & Order Aaron Solomon4 episodes
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Randall FullerEpisode: "Con-Text"
2003–2004 It's All Relative Philip Stoddard22 episodes
2005 Alias Father KampinskiEpisode: "In Dreams..."
Silver Bells LawrenceTelevision film
2006 Justice Lloyd BarrettEpisode: "Wrongful Death"
Brothers & Sisters Major GuinnessEpisode: "Light the Lights"
Stacked Headmaster KeenanEpisode: "The Headmaster"
A House DividedPresident RussellTelevision film
2006–2007Undercover HistoryNarrator6 episodes
2007The Hunt for the Boston StranglerNarratorTelevision film
Heartland BillEpisode: "Pilot"
Situation Critical US Narrator13 episodes
Secrets of the Moon LandingsNarratorTelevision film
2008The Real George WashingtonNarratorTelevision film
In Plain Sight Donald Fraser / Donald FergusonEpisode: "Don of the Dead"
Living Proof Blake RogersTelevision film
2009 Timewatch NarratorEpisode: "The Real Bonnie and Clyde"
Lincoln: American MastermindNarratorTelevision film
2010 Past Life SidEpisode: "Running on Empty"
Law & Order: LA Thomas NelsonEpisode: "Pasadena"
2010–2013 The Big C Sean Tolkey40 episodes
2011 A Gifted Man Ben TuckerEpisode: "In Case of Exposure"
2011–2016 The Good Wife Neil Gross8 episodes
2012–2013 The Mob Doctor Mark Easton3 episodes
The New Normal Father Michael3 episodes
2013 Hannibal Dr. SutcliffeEpisode: "Buffet Froid"
2014 Modern Family Dr. ClarkEpisode: "Under Pressure"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Tom MooreEpisode: "Wednesday's Child"
2014–2015 Manhattan Frank Winter22 episodes
2015 Difficult People FredEpisode: "Pledge Week"
2017 The Good Fight Neil Gross2 episodes
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Bill WatsonTelevision film
Mom Dr. SellersEpisode: "A Few Thongs and a Hawaiian Funeral"
2019 Jessica Jones Peter Lyonne3 episodes
2021 In Treatment Colin6 episodes
HouseBroken Various voices9 episodes
Gossip Girl Roy Sachs8 episodes
2025 Daredevil: Born Again Benjamin Hochberg 2 episodes

Theatre

Source: IBDB, [26] IOBDB [27]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992The End of the DayJonathan Toffler/Young GraydonOff-Broadway
On the BumOskarOff-Broadway
1994–1995 Love! Valour! Compassion! Arthur PapeOff-Broadway
1995Broadway
1996Blue WindowGrieverOff-Broadway
1997God's HeartDavidOff-Broadway
1998–1999 Cabaret Clifford BradshawBroadway
2002 The Crucible Reverend John HaleBroadway
2009 Mary Stuart Earl of LeicesterBroadway
2011 The Normal Heart Felix TurnerBroadway
2015Dada Woof Papa HotAlan [28] [29] Off-Broadway
2017 Six Degrees of Separation Flan KittredgeBroadway
2018 The Inheritance Henry Wilcox Young Vic & West End
2019–2020Broadway

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2009 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Mary Stuart Nominated
2011 Tony Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play The Normal Heart Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Ensemble PerformanceWon
2013 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie The Big C: Hereafter Nominated
2020 Tony Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play The Inheritance Nominated

References

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  17. Isherwood, Charles (November 9, 2015). "Review: 'Dada Woof Papa Hot,' About Gay Men and Parenthood". The New York Times .
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