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Justin Blanchard | |
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| Born | Justin Wayne Blanchard |
| Education | New York University (BFA) Brown University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | Official website |
Justin Blanchard is an American actor who has performed in television, film, theatre and radio. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors' Equity Association.
Blanchard grew up in San Antonio, Texas and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He earned his BFA in Drama from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, training at the CAP21 musical theater program, the Experimental Theatre Wing and the Stonestreet Film and Television Studio. He received his MFA in Acting from Brown University, then led by Artistic Director Oskar Eustis. Blanchard has performed professionally for more than 20 years, and is a current member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors' Equity Association.
Blanchard is an alumnus of Texas Military Institute. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel as a Company Commander in TMI's nationally-distinguished Corps of Cadets.
Justin Blanchard has performed in television, film, theatre and radio.
Blanchard made his Broadway debut as 2nd Lieutenant Hibbert in the acclaimed production of Journey's End . Journey's End received the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League Award and a special citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle all for "Best Revival of a Play." Journey's End was Blanchard's first ever audition in New York City.
In television and film, Blanchard has been a Guest Star on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and co-starred in the PBS special The Mystery of Matter: Marie Curie. Other notable television appearances include All My Children , Guiding Light , and One Life to Live . He is featured in commercials for Oscar De La Renta (w/ Rooney Mara, Dir.: David Fincher) and the MTV: Safe Sex campaign. In film, he has co-starred in The Middleman (Dir: by Heath Cullens), Over There (Dir: Mark Parees), and Alyssa & Sara (Dir: Josh Wick). He has also done voiceover work for audiobooks such as Romeo and Juliet , A Midsummer Night's Dream , the radio plays of J.M. Barrie, video games and commercials.
Notable theatrical performances include: King of Navarre in Love's Labour's Lost for Commonwealth Shakespeare Company in Boston Common, Hamlet in Hamlet and Henry V in Henry V for New York Classical Theatre (Off-Broadway), Malcolm in Macbeth for Theatre For a New Audience (Off-Broadway), Iago in Othello at the Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, and Iachimo in Fiasco Theater's Cymbeline . Justin starred opposite Antonio Banderas and Chita Rivera as Niko in the Broadway workshop for Zorba .
| Production | Role | Venue | Notes | |
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| Journey's End | 2nd LT Hibbert | Broadway | Belasco Theatre | Directed by David Grindley Swept all awards in 2007 for "Best Revival of a Play", including: Tony Award Drama Desk Award Outer Critics Circle Award Drama League Award New York Drama Critics Circle - Special Citation |
| Zorba | Nikos | Pre-Broadway | Workshop | Performance included: Antonio Banderas as Zorba Chita Rivera as the Leader Deanna Dunnigan as Madame Hortense Alexandra Silber as The Widow David Leveaux - Director Fran and Barry Weissler - Producers Music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb Based on the book by Joseph Stein |
| Henry V | Henry V | Off-Broadway | New York Classical Theatre | Directed by Stephen Burdman Featured production in the 2011 NYC River to River Festival |
| The Witch of Edmonton | Frank Thorney | Off-Broadway | Red Bull Theater Co. | Directed by Jesse Berger Reviews |
| Macbeth | Malcolm | Off-Broadway | Theatre for a New Audience | Directed by Arin Arbus Reviews |
| Hamlet: Prince of Denmark | Hamlet | Off-Broadway | New York Classical Theatre | Directed by Stephen Burdman Performed in the World Financial Center |
| Sense and Sensibility | Willoughby | Regional | Actors Theatre of Louisville | Directed by Jon Jory Reviews |
| Othello | Iago | Regional | Actors Theatre of Louisville | Directed by Bruce Longworth Reviews [ permanent dead link ] |
| A Civil War Christmas | Chester | Regional | Long Wharf Theatre | Directed by Tina Landau World premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel's play |
| Argonautika | Hylas | Regional | Berkeley Repertory Theatre McCarter Theatre Shakespeare Theatre Washington D.C. | World premiere directed by Tony Award-winner Mary Zimmerman |
| As You Like It | Orlando | Regional | Hangar Theatre | Directed by Kevin Moriarty |
| Hamlet | Laertes | Regional | Trinity Repertory Company Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis | Directed (Trinity Rep) by Brian McEleney Directed (St. Louis Shakespeare) by Bruce Longworth |
| Law & Order: Special Victims' Unit (Svengali) | Edgar Rabinowicz (a/k/a Agent Mayhem) | Television | NBC | Clip Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine |
| Mystery of Matter:Marie Curie | Andre DeBierne | Television | PBS | |
| The Middle Man | Luke | Film | Short | Directed by Heath Cullens 2007 LA Shorts Festival |
| Over There | Dominick | Film | Short | Directed by Marc Parees |
| Cilantro: Robot Wrangler | Cilantro | Film | Short | Directed by Brad Winderbaum |
| Alyssa & Sara | Aaron | Film | Short | Directed by Josh Wick |
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