John Lavelle (actor)

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John Lavelle
Born (1981-11-23) November 23, 1981 (age 41)
Occupation(s)Actor, Playwright
Years active2003–present

John Lavelle (born November 23, 1981) is an American stage, film, television actor, and playwright who is perhaps best known for his role as Benjamin Braddock in John Reid's 2002 Broadway adaptation of The Graduate , where he starred opposite Lorraine Bracco. [2] [3] and for his portrayal of Roy Reed in the film Selma [4] . He is the author of several plays including Sinner's Laundry [5] and Inhalation. [6] He won a Drama Desk Award for his work in The Royale at the Lincoln Center Theatre. [7]

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Early life

The Brooklyn native graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island, New York. At Monsignor Farrell, Lavelle also became the first anchor of their student-run television station, WFBN. [8] After high school Lavelle attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, graduating in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama. [1] [9] He is a performer at the Upright Citizen's Brigade [10] and a member of IAMA Theatre Company in Los Angeles. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Frozen ImpactMichaelTV movie
Sixteen to LifeKyle BraddockTV movie
2004InnuendoPolice DetectiveShort film
2007The SandpiperEthan Lang
2008 August Suit #1 (Brad)
2009Can OpenersTomTV movie
The Taking of Pelham 123 Team Member (NYPD)
2010Porcelain and DiamondsJimmy WaldrickiShort film
12The InternVideo short
2011Dirty MovieThe Writer
Good News, Oklahoma!RiverShort film
2012 Broadway's Finest Goldstone
2013 Frozen Additional Voices
Some Other TimeHocky
2014LA Bound: 7 Things Nobody Tells You About Moving to LAPassenger GuyShort film
Selma Roy Reed
2016 Zootopia Mouse Foreman (voice)
2017Born GuiltyGrant
In the BubbleHipster/Redneck #1Video short
Pretty PaperJohnShort film
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Additional Voices
2020Where There's SmokeBruceShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Guiding Light Luke Huff1 episode
2004 All My Children Seth Phelps3 episodes
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Mark ArnettEpisode: "Blue Wall" (uncredited)
2007 The Black Donnellys Eddie MaxwellEpisode: "Run Like Hell"
2009 Numb3rs Gill HarknessEpisode: "Con Job"
2011 NCIS Derrick ArcherEpisode: "Tell-All"
2012LA'dJohnEpisode: "Mouseketeer"
2011-2012Cracked Advice BoardRick2 episodes
2013Modern MusicXavier Chase2 episodes
2015 Forever Anthony HansonEpisode: "Hitler on the Half-Shell"
2016HeirloomRoger6 episodes
2017 Grace and Frankie HighsmithEpisode: "The Incubator"
2018The Dead Girls Detective AgencyBrett4 episodes
2020 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Peekablue (voice)Episode: "Perils Of Peekablue"
2020 Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Puck / Liam / Janitor Bob (voices)8 episodes
2022 Zootopia+ Yax / Gerald Cook / Additional Voices6 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Bully Derby HarringtonVoice only and one of the major antagonists of the game.

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