Richard Lear

Richard Lear is currently Off-Broadway playing Uncle Jim in Sump'n Like Wings for the Mint Theater. Earlier this year he played Harold in North Star Theater's production of The Full Monty. He was the understudy for the God of Carnage revival, starring Christiane Noll and David Burtka. He was the assistant director for 44Lights as well as The Orchard, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Jessica Hecht. Most notable acting work has been Bruce Niles in The Normal Heart, being reviewed on the front page of the Arts section in the New York Times and The Dybbuk with Gerald Freedman. Other work includes Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet (Smith Street Stage); Julius Caesar, Portia; Coriolanus, Aufidius; Henry IV Part I & II, Vernon, Francis, Coleville; Prague, Beni (NJ Rep); Tooth And Nail, Crumb (NJ Rep); Providence, Tony/Dad; In Ipswich Waiting, Rev. Frye; She’s No Lady, Chidley Bayard; Kiss Me Kate, Fred Graham; Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd; The World Premiere of The Falsettos Trilogy, Marvin; to name a few. Some film work includes Hamlet, Son of a Kingpin, Polonius; Lamp Experiment, Prof. Thomas; Are You Lonesome Tonight, David; Black Sky, Alan; and Daddy, Joseph Warhol. Richard is a member of the New Jersey Repertory Company and Theater Breaking Through Barriers. He lives in a historic house in NJ with his husband and dog and is a photographer and an avid SCUBA diver.