Stephen Spinella | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1956 Naples, Italy |
| Education | University of Arizona (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (1993) Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play (1994) |
Stephen Spinella (born October 11, 1956) is an American actor. He originated the role of Prior Walter in the original Broadway production of Angels in America, winning the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and the 1994 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play.
Spinella was born in Naples, Italy, to a father who was an American naval airplane mechanic. He grew up in Glendale, Arizona, 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.
Spinella won consecutive Tony Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Play and Best Leading 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.
Spinella is gay.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Tarantella | Frank | |
| Virtuosity | Dr. Darrel Lindenmeyer | ||
| 1996 | Faithful | Young Man at Rolls | |
| 1997 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Perry Sellars | |
| David Searching | Hummus Guy | ||
| The Jackal | Douglas | ||
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Carter Macleish | |
| The Unknown Cyclist | Doug Stein | ||
| Out of the Past | Michael Wigglesworth (voice) | ||
| 1999 | Ravenous | Knox | |
| Cradle Will Rock | Donald O'Hara | ||
| 2001 | Bubble Boy | Chicken Man | |
| 2004 | Connie and Carla | Robert/Peaches | |
| House of D | Ticket Seller | ||
| 2007 | And Then Came Love | Stuart | |
| 2008 | Stone & Ed | Concierge | |
| Milk | Rick Stokes | ||
| 2010 | Rubber | Lieutenant Chad | |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Congressman Asa Vintner Litton | |
| House of Dust | Psychiatrist | ||
| 2016 | The Lennon Report | Dr. Richard Marks | |
| 2018 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Paul | |
| 2019 | Windows on the World | Albert | |
| Bad Education | Thomas "Tom" Tuggiero |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Brandy Alexander | Television film |
| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | Percy | Television film |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Andy Polone | Episode: "High & Low" |
| 2001–2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Rex Pinsker | 10 episodes |
| 2002–2005 | Alias | Mr. Kishell / Boyd Harkin | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Ed | Bob McCarthy | Episode: "Ends and Means" |
| 2003 | Our Town | Simon Stimson | Television film |
| 2003 | Frasier | Randall Schoonover | Episode: "Sea Bee Jeebies" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Joel Kemper | Episode: "Shadows" |
| 2004 | Huff | Mr. Heard | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Everwood | Father Patrick | Episode: "Pieces of Me" |
| 2005 | Will & Grace | Bret | Episode: "Love Is in the Airplane" |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Malar Pascowitz | Episode: "Begin the Begin" |
| 2006 | 24 | Miles Papazian | 10 episodes |
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Capler | Episode: "Burt Landau" |
| 2006 | Heroes | Oliver Dennison | Episode: "Nothing to Hide" |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Morgan | Episode: "Alternate" |
| 2008 | ER | Henry Lotery | Episode: "Age of Innocence" |
| 2008–2009 | Desperate Housewives | Dr. Heller | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Big Love | Eric | Episode: "On Trial" |
| 2010 | Numbers | Hans Stollbach | Episode: "And the Winner Is..." |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | ADA Marc Odenthal | Episode: "Blood Money" |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Judge Ronald Winston | Episode: "The Farm" |
| 2013–2016 | Royal Pains | Russell Berger | 12 episodes |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | Sanford | Television film |
| 2015 | Code Black | Ted | Episode: "You Are the Heart" |
| 2015 | The Knick | A.D. Elkins | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Elementary | Professor Merrick Hausmann | Episode: "The Adventure of the Ersatz Sobekneferu" |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | Jordan Loving | Episode: "Minister D (No. 99)" |
| 2019 | Tales of the City | Chris | Episode: "The Price of Oil" |
| 2020 | Almost Family | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | New Amsterdam | Howie Cournemeyer | Episode: "The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer" |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age | Julius Cuyper | Episode: "Let the Tournament Begin" |
| 2022 | Bull | Garrett Sinclair | Episode: "Dark Horse" |
| 2023 | City on Fire | Dr. Altschul | Episode: "We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us" |
| 2026 | Best Medicine | Greg Garrison |
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