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BIO

Walker was last seen on Broadway playing the lead role of 'Patrick Bateman' in the musical adaptation of American Psycho. His stage work also includes his critically raved about performance as the title character in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and "Brick" in Tennessee Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof opposite Scarlett Johansson on Broadway. He also appeared on Broadway in Les Liasons Dangereuses directed by Rufus Norris and Inherit the Wind directed by Doug Hughes. On the film side, he can most recently be seen in the independent feature Shimmer Lake, written and directed by Oren Uziel.

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STAGE CREDITS

Opening Night Opening Night
[West End]
2024
Maurice
All My Sons All My Sons
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway Revival, 2019
Chris Keller
American Psycho American Psycho
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2016
Patrick Bateman
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2010
Andrew Jackson
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater Production, 2010
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Les Liaisons Dangereuses
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2008
Le Chevalier Danceny
Inherit the Wind Inherit the Wind
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2007
Bertram Cates

Movies

Kinsey
[ 2004 ] Kinsey at 19
The Notorious Bettie Page
[ 2005 ] Jim
Flags of Our Fathers
[ 2006 ] Harlon Block
Unconscious
[ 2006 ] John Stradlater
The War Boys
[ 2009 ] David
Wolfe with an E
[ 2011 ] Record Store Clerk
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
[ 2012 ] Abraham Lincoln
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
[ 2013 ] Kevin Connolly
In the Heart of the Sea
[ 2015 ] George Pollard
The Choice
[ 2016 ] Travis
Shimmer Lake
[ 2017 ] Zeke Sikes
Love Is Blind
[ 2019 ] Farmer Smithson
The Ice Road
[ 2021 ] Tom Varnay
The King's Daughter
[ 2022 ] Captain Yves
5-Sep
[ 2024 ] Peter Jennings

TV Shows

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
[ 2022-2024 ] High King Gil-galad
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
[ 2022-2024 ] High King Gil

Awards and Nominations


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Feature Actor in a Play

Benjamin Walker, All My Sons

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Benjamin Walker, All My Sons

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Benjamin Walker, American Psycho

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Distinguished Performance Award

Benjamin Walker, American Psycho

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Benjamin Walker, American Psycho

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Review: A Sleek, Sharp, and Sexy AMERICAN PSYCHO at Theater West End Photo
Review: A Sleek, Sharp, and Sexy AMERICAN PSYCHO at Theater West End
by Drew Eberhard - Oct 28, 2025

In 1991, American Novelist Bret Easton Ellis published the highly controversial novel American Psycho. Through the story, we dive headfirst into a greed, lust, and ego-filled world told through the eyes of Patrick Bateman. A man so narcissistic, so label-driven, money hungry, and at the root of it all the depths of his humanity lie in a blood lust. Sure, he dates, he sleeps around, and is sometimes very graphic regarding his escapades, but at the root of his very being, he can’t feel. He shows no emotion, claims to never have fallen in love, and yet what is it that drives him?
Listen: Rufus Wainwright Shares 'Lost in the Stars (Feat. Metropole Orkest)' Photo
Listen: Rufus Wainwright Shares 'Lost in the Stars (Feat. Metropole Orkest)'
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 24, 2025

Rufus Wainwright has shared “Lost in the Stars (feat. Metropole Orkest),” the latest offering from his upcoming tribute album exploring the songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. Listen to the track now.
Video: Rufus Wainwright Performs 'Mack the Knife' From New Kurt Weill Tribute Album Photo
Video: Rufus Wainwright Performs 'Mack the Knife' From New Kurt Weill Tribute Album
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 26, 2025

Rufus Wainwright and the Pacific Jazz Orchestra have detailed I’m a Stranger Here Myself – Wainwright Does Weill, a new tribute album exploring the songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. Check out a new rendition of Weill’s “Mack the Knife' now.
Photos: OPENING NIGHT Concert at Town Hall Raises $60,000 for ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Projec Photo
Photos: OPENING NIGHT Concert at Town Hall Raises $60,000 for ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Project
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 17, 2025

A total of $60,000 was raised for the ACLU's LGBTQ & HIV Project at Rufus Wainwright's one-night-only concert presentation of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night.
Listen: West End Cast Recording of JOHN CASSAVETES' OPENING NIGHT Photo
Listen: West End Cast Recording of JOHN CASSAVETES' OPENING NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2025

CENTER STAGE RECORDS has released the live West End cast recording of John Casssavetes’ Opening Night on CD and all digital outlets. The show features music and lyrics by three-time Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright. 
Review: AMERICAN PSYCHO THE MUSICAL at HOUSTON BROADWAY THEATRE Photo
Review: AMERICAN PSYCHO THE MUSICAL at HOUSTON BROADWAY THEATRE
by Brett Cullum - Sep 8, 2025

Broadway, film, and television star Robert Lenzi (THE HAPPENING and THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL) is Patrick Bateman for this Houston run. He plays Patrick as an apex predator, but one that surprisingly gets lonely or feels isolated. There is not just the cold killer, but also a sense of what’s killing him.
Broadway Streaming Guide September 2025 - Where to Watch HELLUVA BOSS & More Photo
Broadway Streaming Guide September 2025 - Where to Watch HELLUVA BOSS & More
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 29, 2025

To help kick off the fall season, Broadway fans can tune into a brand new lineup of movies, music, and television to stream this September, including Helluva Boss, The Office spin-off series, and more.
Listen: Amy Lennox Performs 'Married' From JOHN CASSAVETES' OPENING NIGHT Photo
Listen: Amy Lennox Performs 'Married' From JOHN CASSAVETES' OPENING NIGHT
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 22, 2025

Center Stage Records has dropped the new single “Married” from the forthcoming live West End cast recording of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night with vocals by Olivier Award-nominated actress Amy Lennox. Listen to it now!
Robert Lenzi, Tyce Green and More Set for Reworked AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL Photo
Robert Lenzi, Tyce Green and More Set for Reworked AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 7, 2025

Houston Broadway Theatre has revealed the cast and creatives for the Houston Premiere of American Psycho: The Musical. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Listen: Hadley Fraser Sings 'The Pantomime' From JOHN CASSAVETES' OPENING NIGHT Photo
Listen: Hadley Fraser Sings 'The Pantomime' From JOHN CASSAVETES' OPENING NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2025

CENTER STAGE RECORDS has released the new single “The Pantomime” from the forthcoming live West End cast recording of John Casssavetes’ Opening Night. Listen here!
Listen: Sheridan Smith Sings 'Magic' From JOHN CASSAVETES' OPENING NIGHT Photo
Listen: Sheridan Smith Sings 'Magic' From JOHN CASSAVETES' OPENING NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 6, 2025

CENTER STAGE RECORDS has released “Magic” from the forthcoming live West End cast recording of John Casssavetes’ Opening Night – with music and lyrics by three-time Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright. Listen here!
AMERICAN PSYCHO, THE LINE OF BEAUTY and More Set For Rupert Goold's Final Season At A Photo
AMERICAN PSYCHO, THE LINE OF BEAUTY and More Set For Rupert Goold's Final Season At Almeida Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2025

The Almeida Theatre has announced Rupert Goold’s final season as Artistic Director. The final season of Goold’s tenure as Artistic Director will include 10 productions, including four world premieres, a musical revival, and reimaginings of classic plays.
Darren Criss, Patti LuPone & More Set for Rufus Wainwright's OPENING NIGHT Concer Photo
Darren Criss, Patti LuPone & More Set for Rufus Wainwright's OPENING NIGHT Concert
by Josh Sharpe - May 13, 2025

Rufus Wainwright will release an original West End cast recording of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night. To celebrate the release, Broadway's Sara Bareilles, Darren Criss, Laura Benanti, Patti LuPone, and Elizabeth Teeter will star in a one-night-only concert at Town Hall on September 15th.
AMERICAN PSYCHO Director Critiques Musical's Portrayal of Patrick Bateman Photo
AMERICAN PSYCHO Director Critiques Musical's Portrayal of Patrick Bateman
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 15, 2025

Mary Harron, director of the 2000 film American Psycho, is sharing her thoughts on the musical adaptation, explaining that humanizing the character of Patrick Bateman comes at the detriment of the story.
Review: WOLF KINGS at The Chapel Photo
Review: WOLF KINGS at The Chapel
by James Lindhorst - Nov 10, 2024

“Wolf Kings” is more performance art than a play. The snappy banter is often witty and funny. The vivacious movement is dance-like. There are elements that are peculiar, comedic, and dramatic. It condemns predatory behavior though spectacle by granting victims strength. Its thought-provoking message is cloaked and shrouded in unusual absurdity with a final scene that is oddly disconnected. “Wolf Kings” will prompt both post-performance discussion and a bit of head scratching because its narrative gets messy and a little lost along the way. 
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 21, 2024 Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 21, 2024
by - Jun 21, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 21, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
OPENING NIGHT Starring Sheridan Smith Will End its West End Run Early Photo
OPENING NIGHT Starring Sheridan Smith Will End its West End Run Early
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2024

The new musical John Cassavetes’ OPENING NIGHT will now end its run at the Gielgud Theatre on Saturday 18 May 2024.
Review Roundup: Ivo Van Hove, Rufus Wainwright Musical OPENING NIGHT Opens In London Photo
Review Roundup: Ivo Van Hove, Rufus Wainwright Musical OPENING NIGHT Opens In London
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2024

Read reviews for the World Premiere of John Cassavetes’ OPENING NIGHT a new musical with book by Ivo Van Hove and music and lyrics by Rufus Wainwright, starring Sheridan Smith.
Review: OPENING NIGHT, Gielgud Theatre Photo
Review: OPENING NIGHT, Gielgud Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 27, 2024

Now a stage musical, John Cassavetes’ 1977 film Opening Night was a commercial flop when it was released, later becoming something of a cult classic of American independent cinema. Director Ivo Van Hove specialises in bringing work to the stage that may be called “challenging”. Challenging can be hugely successful, but I’ve rarely seen a production more determined to confuse and frustrate an audience.
Photos: First Look At Sheridan Smith And More In John Cassavetes' OPENING NIGHT Photo
Photos: First Look At Sheridan Smith And More In John Cassavetes' OPENING NIGHT
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2024

See photos of the World Premiere of John Cassavetes’ OPENING NIGHT a new musical with book by Ivo Van Hove and music and lyrics by Rufus Wainwright, starring Sheridan Smith.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Benjamin Walker been in?

Benjamin Walker has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Benjamin Walker been in?

Benjamin Walker has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What awards has Benjamin Walker been nominated for?

Outstanding Feature Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for All My Sons, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for All My Sons, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for American Psycho, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for American Psycho and Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for American Psycho.

What awards has Benjamin Walker won?

Benjamin Walker won the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his performance in All My Sons.

What was Benjamin Walker's first West End show?

Benjamin Walker's first West End show was Opening Night which opened in 2024

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