Stephen Spinella

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Stephen Spinella
Born (1956-10-11) October 11, 1956 (age 69)
Naples, Italy
Education University of Arizona (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present

Stephen Spinella (born October 11, 1956) [1] is an American stage, television, and film actor.

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Early life and career

Spinella was born in Naples, Italy, to a father who was an American naval airplane mechanic. [1] He grew up in Glendale, Arizona, [1] and graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in drama. He also attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Graduate Acting Program, graduating in 1982. [2]

Spinella won consecutive Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Play and Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Prior Walter in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He was also nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2000 for James Joyce's The Dead .

Personal life

Spinella is gay. [3]

Work

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 A Bright Room Called Day BazTheatre 22; workshop production directed by Tony Kushner
1988L'IllusionThe AmanuensisPerry Street Theatre
1993–1994 Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Prior Walter/Man in Park Walter Kerr Theatre
1993–1994 Angels in America: Perestroika Prior Walter Walter Kerr Theatre
1994 Love! Valour! Compassion! Perry Sellars New York City Center
1995 Troilus and Cressida Pandarus Delacorte Theater
1997A Question of MercyThomas New York Theatre Workshop
1997–1998 A View from the Bridge Alfieri Criterion Center Stage Right
1998–1999 Electra Servant to Orestes Ethel Barrymore Theatre
1999 James Joyce's The Dead Freddy Malins Playwrights Horizons
2000 Belasco Theatre
2001 The Seagull Medvedenko Delacorte Theater
2002ElleUsherZipper Theatre
2002–2003 Our Town Simon Stimson Booth Theatre
2004SvejkSvejk The Duke on 42nd Street
2006–2007 Spring Awakening Adult Men Eugene O'Neill Theatre
2009 The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures Pill Guthrie Theater
2010An IliadThe Poet McCarter Theatre
2011 The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures Pill The Public Theater
2012An IliadThe Poet New York Theatre Workshop
2012 As You Like It Jaques Delacorte Theater
2012 Volpone Volpone Lucille Lortel Theatre
2014The Velocity of AutumnChris Booth Theatre
2014 A Man's a Man Bloody Five Classic Stage Company
2015 Hamlet Polonius Classic Stage Company
2016 Coriolanus Sicinius Velutus Barrow Street Theatre
2018 Angels in America Roy M. Cohn [4] Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2019–present Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Vernon Dursley/Severus Snape/Lord Voldemort Lyric Theatre

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Tarantella Frank
1995 Virtuosity Dr. Darrel Lindenmeyer
1996 Faithful Young Man at Rolls
1997 Love! Valour! Compassion! Perry Sellars
1997David SearchingHummus Guy
1997 The Jackal Douglas
1998 Great Expectations Carter Macleish
1998The Unknown CyclistDoug Stein
1998Out of the PastMichael Wigglesworth (voice)
1999 Ravenous Knox
1999 Cradle Will Rock Donald O'Hara
2001 Bubble Boy Chicken Man
2004 Connie and Carla Robert/Peaches
2004 House of D Ticket Seller
2007 And Then Came Love Stuart
2008Stone & EdConcierge
2008 Milk Rick Stokes
2010 Rubber Lieutenant Chad
2012 Lincoln Congressman Asa Vintner Litton
2012 House of Dust Psychiatrist
2016 The Lennon Report Dr. Richard Marks
2018 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Paul
2019 Windows on the World Albert
2019 Bad Education Thomas "Tom" Tuggiero

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 And the Band Played On Brandy AlexanderTelevision film
1997 What the Deaf Man Heard PercyTelevision film
2000 Law & Order Andy PoloneEpisode: "High & Low"
2001–2002 The Education of Max Bickford Rex Pinsker10 episodes
2002–2005 Alias Mr. Kishell / Boyd Harkin3 episodes
2002 Ed Bob McCarthyEpisode: "Ends and Means"
2003 Our Town Simon StimsonTelevision film
2003 Frasier Randall SchoonoverEpisode: "Sea Bee Jeebies"
2004 Without a Trace Joel KemperEpisode: "Shadows"
2004 Huff Mr. Heard2 episodes
2005 Everwood Father PatrickEpisode: "Pieces of Me"
2005 Will & Grace BretEpisode: "Love Is in the Airplane"
2006 Grey's Anatomy Malar PascowitzEpisode: "Begin the Begin"
2006 24 Miles Papazian 10 episodes
2006 Nip/Tuck Dr. CaplerEpisode: "Burt Landau"
2006 Heroes Oliver DennisonEpisode: "Nothing to Hide"
2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit MorganEpisode: "Alternate"
2008 ER Henry LoteryEpisode: "Age of Innocence"
2008–2009 Desperate Housewives Dr. Heller4 episodes
2009 Big Love EricEpisode: "On Trial"
2010 Numbers Hans StollbachEpisode: "And the Winner Is..."
2010 The Mentalist ADA Marc OdenthalEpisode: "Blood Money"
2012 Made in Jersey Judge Ronald WinstonEpisode: "The Farm"
2013–2016 Royal Pains Russell Berger12 episodes
2014 The Normal Heart SanfordTelevision film
2015 Code Black TedEpisode: "You Are the Heart"
2015 The Knick A.D. Elkins4 episodes
2018 Elementary Professor Merrick HausmannEpisode: "The Adventure of the Ersatz Sobekneferu"
2019 The Blacklist Jordan LovingEpisode: "Minister D (No. 99)"
2019 Tales of the City ChrisEpisode: "The Price of Oil"
2020 Almost Family 2 episodes
2021 New Amsterdam Howie CournemeyerEpisode: "The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer"
2022 The Gilded Age Julius CuyperEpisode: "Let the Tournament Begin"
2022 Bull Garrett SinclairEpisode: "Dark Horse"
2023 City on Fire Dr. AltschulEpisode: "We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us"

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stephen Spinella Biography (1956-)". Filmreference.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ Weber, Bruce (June 5, 1993). "A Gay Actor's Temptation to Keep Good Health in the Closet". The New York Times . Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ Berkley Rep (April 2018). "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes at Berkley Rep". Berkeley Rep. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
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