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Bryce Pinkham
Birth Name:Bryce Allen Pinkham
Birth Date:19 October 1982
Birth Place:Redding, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor, singer
Years Active:2010–present
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Instrument:Vocals

Bryce Allen Pinkham (born October 19, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in the PBS period drama Mercy Street. On Broadway, he played Monty Navarro in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. For this role, he received nominations for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and a Grammy (Best Musical Theater Album). He is a Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellow and co-founder of Zara Aina, a not-for-profit children's theater company in Madagascar. He voices Stolas in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss.

Personal life

Pinkham was born in Redding, California.[1] He was raised in the East San Francisco Bay Area.[2] He attended Campolindo High School in Moraga, California. He is a graduate of Boston College and the Yale School of Drama.[3]

In 2012, Pinkham co-founded the not-for-profit children’s theater company Zara Aina (Share Life) with Lucas Caleb Rooney, to empower at-risk children in Madagascar.[4]

In 2015, Pinkham said "I did musicals growing up as a kid, and it was always a dream to be in a Broadway musical, to play the lead in a Tony-winning musical."[5]

He is an avid hiker and has hiked the Sierra Nevada Mountains as well as in New Zealand and Iceland.[6]

Pinkham is married to actress Scarlett Strallen. The couple have two daughters. [7]

Career

Pinkham had a few roles in Ghost: The Musical and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson on Broadway.[3] In 2013, he originated the role of Monty Navarro in the Broadway production of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical as well as a Grammy Award. He played the role on Broadway for over 700 performances. In 2014, he played Paul Revere in an introductory commercial titled Italian Invasion for the Fiat 500L, created by the Doner Company.[8] [9]

He played Peter Patrone in the Broadway revival of The Heidi Chronicles, and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.[3] In 2016, he returned to Broadway leading the cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's musical, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. His film and television appearances include as a series regular in the second season of the TV series Mercy Street, playing Major Clayton McBurney III, head of the Union Army hospital.[10] Other roles include performances in the comedy The Comedian (2016) which stars Robert De Niro, and Baz Luhrmann's Netflix drama The Get Down and on the CBS dramas The Good Wife and Person of Interest. He appeared in the PBS miniseries God in America, "A Nation Reborn Drama" (2010).[11] [12] In 2012, Pinkham was awarded the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship given to "a limited number of exceptionally talented young dancers, musicians, actors and visual artists as they complete their training and begin their professional life."[13]

Pinkham currently voices Stolas in the YouTube adult animated web series Helluva Boss.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010The Good WifeDr. HansonCBS
God in AmericaCharles BriggsPBS
2012Person of InterestLeland RainesCBS
2014WallflowersGreg2 episodes
2016The ComedianDevon O'Connor
It Had to Be YouTV Psychopath
2017The Get DownJulienNetflix
Mercy StreetClayton McBurney IIIPBS
2018BlindspotJack Izenberg2 episodes
2019 Proven InnocentConnor Mayfeld5 episodes
Almost LoveTaylor
InstinctPaulEpisode: "One-of-a-Kind"
2020The BlacklistNewton PurcellNBC
2020–presentHelluva BossStolas (voice)[14] YouTube
2022JuliaJohn UpdikeHBO Max

Theater

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
2009Bloody Bloody Andrew JacksonHenry ClayThe Public TheaterConcert
2010A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumHeroWilliamstown Theatre FestivalRegional
2010–2011Bloody Bloody Andrew JacksonHenry Clay / Black Foxu/s Andrew JacksonBernard B. Jacobs TheatreOriginal Broadway Cast
2012Ghost: The MusicalCarl BrunerLunt-Fontanne TheatreOriginal Broadway Cast
2013–2015A Gentleman's Guide to Love and MurderMonty NavarroWalter Kerr TheatreOriginal Broadway Cast
Nominated - Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
Nominated - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Nominated - Outer Critics Award Circle for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
2014WaitressDr. Jim PomatterAmerican Repertory TheaterWorkshop
2015The Heidi ChroniclesPeter PatroneMusic Box TheatreNominated - Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Nominated - Drama League Distinguished Performance Award
2015–2016A Gentleman's Guide to Love and MurderMonty NavarroWalter Kerr TheatreOriginal Broadway Cast
20161776John DickinsonNew York City CenterEncores!
Off-Broadway[15]
Holiday InnJimStudio 54Original Broadway Cast
2017My Fair LadyFreddy Eynsford-HillCivic Opera HouseLyric Opera of Chicago
Man of La ManchaDon Quixote / Miguel de CervantesMerkin HallConcert
2018ChessThe ArbiterKennedy CenterPre-Broadway tryout
2019SuperheroJimTony Kiser TheaterOriginal Off-Broadway Cast
Benny & JoonSamPaper Mill Playhouse
The Great SocietyRobert F. KennedyVivian Beaumont TheatreOriginal Broadway Cast
2022Little Shop of HorrorsOrin Scrivello & OthersWestside TheatreOff-Broadway replacement
2022–2023Ohio State MurdersRobert HampshireJames Earl Jones TheatreOriginal Broadway Cast
2022ChessThe ArbiterBroadhurst TheatreBroadway Concert
2023Little Shop of HorrorsOrin Scrivello & OthersWestside TheatreOff-Broadway replacement
2023-2024

Notes and References

  1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGGQ-CMW California Birth Index, 1905-1995
  2. Blank, Matthew. "Playbill's CUE & A: Ghost The Musicals Bryce Pinkham", Playbill, May 1, 2012
  3. http://www.playbill.com/person/bryce-pinkham-vault-0000114997 "Bryce Pinkham Broadway"
  4. Web site: Cool Things You Don't Know About Bryce Pinkham, Co-star of 'The Heidi Chronicles' . Huffington Post . Jeryl Brunner . June 17, 2015 . December 5, 2023 .
  5. Web site: Why Bryce Pinkham Ditched His Lead Role in Gentleman's Guide to Join the Heidi Chronicles Cast . Theatermania.com . Bethany Rickwalk . February 23, 2015 .
  6. Web site: A Q&A With Mercy Street's Bryce Pinkham . PBS . Erik Heinila . January 6, 2017 .
  7. Web site: Bryce Pinkham . 2024-06-01 . BSO . en-us.
  8. Web site: Fiat's New Spot Shouts, 'The Italians Are Coming!'. Agency Spy. Ella Riley-Adams. June 26, 2013.
  9. Web site: FIAT® 500L - Italian Invasion / Revolution - (2013). Adland.tv.
  10. Vine, Hannah. Exclusive: Patina Miller, Brian F. O’Byrne, Bryce Pinkham in PBS' Mercy Street", Playbill, November 9, 2016
  11. https://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/etc/credits.html#2 God in America
  12. https://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/press/ " God in America Press Release"
  13. Web site: Bryce Pinkham, actor. The Leonore Annenberg Scholarship, Fellowship, and School Funds Archives. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220120756/http://www.leonoreannenbergscholarships.org/profile/pinkham-bryce/. December 20, 2016.
  14. Pinkham . Bryce . TheBryceCapades . 1322728292592414720 . October 31, 2020 . This year for Halloween @VivziePop turned me into a Hell Owl with desperate Hell Owl needs! Watch episode one of #Helluvaboss on YouTube (FYI- adult humor, not suitable for the kiddos) #Stolas #VoiceActors #HappyHalloween https://youtu.be/el_PChGfJN8 . November 1, 2020 . https://archive.today/20201101182829/https://twitter.com/TheBryceCapades/status/1322728292592414720 . November 1, 2020 . live.
  15. Web site: Encores! 1776 Casts Diverse Array of Theatre Stars . Playbill . December 5, 2023 . February 29, 2016.