Wayne Wilcox

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Wayne Wilcox
Born
Wayne Alan Wilcox

(1978-12-11) December 11, 1978 (age 45)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Education Boston University
Occupation(s)Actor, singer

Wayne Alan Wilcox (born December 11, 1978) is an American actor and singer who is best known for his role of Marty on the TV show Gilmore Girls and his appearance in the film version of the musical Rent as Gordon, a member of Angel and Tom's AIDS support group. He played the character and sang vocals for the songs Will I and Life Support on disc I of the soundtrack for the film. [1]

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Early life and education

Wilcox was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is a graduate of Boston University. [2]

Career

Wilcox played recurring character Marty on ten episodes of Gilmore Girls over the fourth, fifth, and seventh seasons after being discovered by Gilmore Girls co-creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino while working as a waiter at Mercer Kitchen in SoHo, Manhattan. [3]

Wilcox has also appeared in the Goodman Theater production of Elizabeth Spencer's novella The Light in the Piazza as Fabrizio alongside Celia Keenan-Bolger as Clara, [4] and in the off-Broadway production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical in 2005 as Leo/Duke. [5] In 2006, he was performing in the Roundabout Theatre Companies off-Broadway adaption of Suddenly Last Summer , a Tennessee Williams play, as George Holly; Carla Gugino and Blythe Danner also acted in the project. [6]

He has a small role in the movie Interview with Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller, [3] which had its U.S. premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. [7] Wayne also played Adult Alexander Ashbrook in Coram Boy, a Broadway version of the successful 2006 National Theater of London production, which opened May 2007. [8]

In 2011, Wilcox appeared in The Normal Heart . [9]

Wilcox portrayed Sydney Chaplin in Chaplin in 2012. [10] [11] From April to June 2015, he acted in the premier of Paul Gordon's Sense and Sensibility at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, originating the role of Edward Ferrars. [12]

In 2018, Wilcox played the character of Ray in a web series, Only Children, for which he was nominated for Best Lead Actor – Drama at the 2019 Indie Series Awards. [13] [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Rent Gordon
2007 Interview Hunky Actor
2008 My Sassy Girl Bar J. Waiter
2015 Touched with Fire Carla's New Boyfriend

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–2005 Gilmore Girls Marty10 episodes
2006 Law & Order Justin "J-Train" SmolkaEpisode: "Fame"
2013 Wallflowers Mark2 episodes
2018 The Good Fight Dale KuzmaEpisode: "Day 443"
2018 Elementary Drew BishopEpisode: "An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains"
2018Only ChildrenRay6 episodes
2019 Fosse/Verdon Michael Kidd 2 episodes

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References

  1. ↑ Liner notes, Rent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
  2. ↑ "Curtain Cuties: Wayne Wilcox". PAPER. April 30, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Marty's Back! Wayne Wilcox Talks about Being the Gilmore Girls Nice Guy". TV Guide. November 21, 2006. Retrieved December 10, 2006.
  4. ↑ "The Light in the Piazza | Goodman Theatre". www.goodmantheatre.org. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ Rooney, David (September 28, 2005). "The Great American Trailer Park Musical". Variety. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ Brantley, Ben (November 16, 2006). "Suddenly Last Summer - Theater - Review". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Sundance Kid: Steve Buscemi – Sundance Preview 2007 -- New York Magazine – Nymag". New York Magazine. January 11, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  8. ↑ Isherwood, Charles (May 3, 2007). "Coram Boy – Theater – Review". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  9. ↑ "The Normal Heart". Archived from the original on December 12, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Broadway's Chaplin Original Cast Recording Sets December 4 Digital Release | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  11. ↑ Blank, Matthew (December 4, 2012). "PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Chaplin With Wayne Alan Wilcox". Playbill. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Sense and Sensibility".
  13. ↑ Wong, Curtis M. (September 5, 2018). "'Only Children' Takes Hilarious (And Heartfelt) Look At Chosen Family". HuffPost. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Only Children". Vimeo. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
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