Seth Numrich

American stage, film / TV actor (born 1987)

Seth Numrich
Born	(1987-01-19) January 19, 1987 (age 37)^[1] Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Education	Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Turn: Washington's Spies

Seth Numrich (/ˈnuːmrɪk/ NOOM-rik;^[2] born January 19, 1987) is an American stage, television, and film actor.

Early life

Numrich was born in Minneapolis. He studied at The Juilliard School^[3] graduating in acting in 2006 with Group 36^[4] in acting.

He was a teaching artist for "Artists Striving to End Poverty" [ASTEPonline.org] from 2005 to 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Theatre

A Juilliard School graduate in drama,^[3] Numrich has been part of Rising Phoenix Repertory from 2005 onwards and takes part in many other theater groups as well.^{[citation needed]}

Numrich made his Broadway debut as Lorenzo in the 2010 revival of The Merchant of Venice and has played the boxer Joe Bonaparte in Golden Boy and as Albert in War Horse both at the Lincoln Center Theater on Broadway. He has also acted off Broadway like in Slipping, Yosemite and Blind as part of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater program, in Too Much Memory, Favorites and Break Your Face on My Hand with Rising Phoenix Repertory, On the Levee and Iphigenia 2.0 with Signature Theatre. Other roles include Gates of Gold with 59E59 and Dutch Masters with LAByrinth and regionally in The History Boys, The Cure at Troy, Measure for Measure and The Judgment of Paris.

In 2013, he starred in Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams opposite Kim Cattrall at the theatre The Old Vic in the West End, London.^[5]

In 2018, Numrich appeared in Travesties on Broadway with the Roundabout Theatre Company.^[6]

Film and television

On screen, Numrich is known for his lead role as cadet Sam Singleton/Romeo in Private Romeo, a 2011 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet directed by Alan Brown. He won award for "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film" during 2011 L.A. Outfest collectively with five other actors from the same film.^[7]

Numrich is also known for his roles as Benjamin Tallmadge in AMC's series Turn: Washington's Spies, which ran from 2014 to 2017, and as Robin Lafferty in the miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.^[8]

Audiobooks

In 2021, Numrich read Stephen King's novel Later (novel) as an unabridged audio-production. In 2022, he read Stephen King's novel Fairy Tale (novel) as an unabridged audio-production.

Theatre credits

He has acted on and off Broadway and in regional and international venues including:^[9]

Theatre (Broadway)

The Merchant of Venice as Lorenzo
Golden Boy as boxer Joe Bonaparte (Lincoln Center Theater at the Belasco Theatre)
War Horse as Albert (Lincoln Center)
Travesties as Tristan Tzara

Theatre (London)

Sweet Bird of Youth as Chance Wayne (The Old Vic)

Theatre (Off Broadway)

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater:
- Slipping as Eli
- Yosemite as Jake
- Afghanistan Zimbabwe America Kuwait
- Blind as Oedipus
Rising Phoenix Rep
- Too Much Memory
- Favorites
- Break Your Face on My Hand
Signature
- On the Levee as poet Will Percy
- Iphigenia 2.0 as Achilles
59E59
- Gates of Gold as Ryan
LAByrinth
- Dutch Masters

Theatre Regional, International

The History Boys as Dakin (Ahmanson Theatre)
The Cure at Troy as Neoptolemus (Seattle Rep)
Measure for Measure as Duke (Chautauqua Theatre Company)
The Judgment of Paris (NYC Fringe Festival / Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
The Glass Menagerie (Edinburgh International Festival)^[10]

Film acting

2002: How to Kill a Mockingbird as Kevin
2011: Private Romeo as Sam Singleton / Romeo
2016: Macbeth: Unhinged as Macduff
2016: Imperium as Roy

TV

2010: Gravity as Adam Rosenblum
2012: The Good Wife as Randy Chapman in episode "Here Comes the Judge"
2014–2017: Turn: Washington's Spies as Benjamin Tallmadge
2017: Homeland as Nate Joseph
2019: Madam Secretary as Griffin
2022: Under the Banner of Heaven as Robin Lafferty

Voice over

2008/2010: Independent Lens in episode "Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh" as voice of Giora Senesh/Sándor Fleischmann (in 2008 documentary film and 2010 TV documentary series)

References

^ "Seth Numrich – Questions and Answers – Interview". newyorktheatreguide.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^ "Charles & Seth Numrich". Retrieved 28 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b Katie Buenneke. "THEATER TALK: Full Exclusive Interview With Seth Numrich". neontommy.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^ "Alumni News for May 2013 – (Drama)". juilliard.edu. The Juilliard Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20.
^ "Seth Numrich on Jumping from Golden Boy to a Sexy Star Turn Opposite Kim Cattrall in London's Sweet Bird of Youth". Broadway.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^ "Seth Numrich". broadway.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^ IMDb.com Seth Numrich Awards page
^ "Seth Numrich". IMDb.
^ Lincoln Center Theater – Seth Numrich page Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Glass Menagerie". 2019-08-22.