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Frederick Weller

Birth Place: New Orleans, LA, USA

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BIO

Weller appeared on Broadway in 2003 in the Tony award-winning play Take Me Out, and in 2014 in the Terrence McNally play Mothers and Sons. In 2018 he appeared on Broadway as Bob Ewell in Aaron Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird, an adaptation of Harper Lee's novel.

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STAGE CREDITS

To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2021
Bob Ewell
Fulfillment Center Fulfillment Center
[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Off-Broadway World Premiere, 2017
John
Mothers and Sons Mothers and Sons
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Cal Porter
Still Life Still Life
[Off-Broadway]
MCC Theater Production, 2009
Jeffrey
In a Dark Dark House
[Off-Broadway]
2007
Terry
Some Men
[Off-Broadway]
2007
Oaul / Darren / TopDog / Cliff / Will / Michael / Dick / Richard
Mother Courage and Her Children
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Eilif
Seascape Seascape
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2005
Leslie
Glengarry Glen Ross Glengarry Glen Ross
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2005
John Williamson
Take Me Out Take Me Out
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2003
Shane Mungitt
Take Me Out
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Shane Mungit
The Shape of Things
[Off-Broadway]
2001
Philip
The Country Club
[Off-Broadway]
1999
Performer
Plunge
[Off-Broadway]
1997
Jim Mackey
The Little Foxes
[Broadway]
1997
Leo Hubbard
The Rehearsal
[Broadway]
1996
Villebosse

Movies

Stonewall
[ 1995 ] Matty Dean
Basquiat
[ 1996 ] Frank
Hudson River Blues
[ 1997 ] Ron
Harvest
[ 1998 ] Bucky Upton Fred Weller
Armageddon
[ 1998 ] NASA Tech
How to Make the Cruelest Month
[ 1998 ] Rickey
Puppet
[ 1999 ] Rick
The Business of Strangers
[ 2001 ] Nick Harris
The Shape of Things
[ 2003 ] Phillip
The Pink House
[ 2003 ] Young Pritchard
When Will I Be Loved
[ 2004 ] Ford Welles
Four Lane Highway
[ 2005 ] Sean
Southern Belles
[ 2005 ] Tracy Hampton
Life in Flight
[ 2008 ] Kit Fred Weller
Buffalo Bushido
[ 2009 ] Wendyl
The Normals
[ 2012 ] Lannigan
Bad Country
[ 2014 ] Detective Shepard
The Fundamentals of Caring
[ 2016 ] Bob
The Free World
[ 2016 ] Officer Ryan
BlacKkKlansman
[ 2018 ] Mter Patrolman Andy Landers
Out of the Blue
[ 2022 ] Deputy Fox
Causeway
[ 2022 ] Rick
The Independent
[ 2022 ] Spencer Erickson
Beneath the Fold
[ 2024 ] Curt
Beneath the Fold
[ 2024 ] Curt

TV Shows

At Home with Amy Sedaris
Blaze, Walter
Billy & Billie
Bradley
In Plain Sight
Marshall Mann
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Simon Harper II, Dale Mullen
Missing Persons
Johnny Sandowski
Mosaic
Eric Neill
The Good Wife
Wilk Hobson

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Frederick Weller, Some Men


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Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play

Frederick Weller, Take Me Out

The Lortels - 2002 - Outstanding Featured Actor

Frederick Weller, The Shape of Things

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Ruth Stage has announced that two-time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser (The Secret Garden) will reprise her role as ‘Big Mama’, as well as announcing the complete casting for their provocative and controversial modern staging of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2023

Obie and Drama Desk Award winner Frederick Weller (To Kill a Mockingbird, “In Plain Sight”) will join Ruth Stage's provocative and controversial modern staging of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as ‘Big Daddy.’
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Frederick Weller been in?

Frederick Weller has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Frederick Weller been in?

Frederick Weller has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Frederick Weller been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Some Men, Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Take Me Out and Outstanding Featured Actor (The Lortels) for The Shape of Things.

What awards has Frederick Weller won?

Frederick Weller won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Take Me Out.

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