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BIO

Broadway: Glengarry Glen Ross (Tony® nomination). Television: Emmy-winner Gordon Clapp appeared for 12 seasons as Detective Greg Medavoy on "NYPD Blue." Numerous guest-starring roles on shows including "CSI," "Monk," "Without A Trace" and "Deadwood." He recurred as Rose Byrnes' father on "Damages" and was honored to appear in Taking Chance for HBO. Film: Flags of Our Fathers, Sunshine State and The Game Plan. Additional theater credits with the Young Playwrights festival and the National Playwrights Conference. He starred in Art and Picasso at the Lapin Agile at the New London Barn Playhouse and appeared as Robert Frost in the World Premiere of A.M. Dolan's This Verse Business at Peterborough Players in his native New Hampshire.

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STAGE CREDITS

To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2021
Judge John Taylor [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Great Society The Great Society
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
J. Edgar Hoover
An Early History of Fire An Early History of Fire
[Off-Broadway]
The New Group Production, 2012
Performer
Blood From a Stone Blood From a Stone
[Off-Broadway]
The New Group Production, 2011
Bill
Glengarry Glen Ross Glengarry Glen Ross
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2005
Dave Moss

Movies

Running
[ 1979 ] Kenny
Return of the Secaucus Seven
[ 1980 ] Chip
Matewan
[ 1987 ] Tom Griggs
Eight Men Out
[ 1988 ] Ray Schalk
Gross Anatomy
[ 1989 ] Doctor
Termini Station
[ 1989 ] Harvey Dunshane
April One
[ 1994 ] Gordon Davies
The Rage: Carrie 2
[ 1999 ] Eric's Father
Rules of Engagement
[ 2000 ] Harris
Sunshine State
[ 2002 ] Earl Pinkney
Moonlight Mile
[ 2002 ] Tanner
The Sure Hand of God
[ 2004 ] Jefferson T. Stevens
Flags of Our Fathers
[ 2006 ] General "HowlinMad" Smith
The Game Plan
[ 2007 ] Coach Mark Maddox
Drive Thru
[ 2007 ] Horny the Clown
Falling Up
[ 2009 ] Colin O Shea
The Funk Parlor
[ 2009 ] Detective Joseph Angeli
The Grind
[ 2010 ] Galt
The Perfect Guy
[ 2015 ] Bill Forsythe
Peter and John
[ 2015 ] Charles Roland
Dead Billy
[ 2016 ] Lucien
Blood Brothers: Civil War
[ 2021 ] Mr. Roland
Lost Nation
[ 2024 ] Delegate John Calhoon
Lost Nation
[ 2024 ] Delegate John Calhoon
The Constituent
[ 2025 ] Senator William Shay Blane

TV Shows

Check It Out
Viker, Mr. Michaels, Vicker
Chicago Fire
Chaplain Orlovsky
Damages
Gary Parsons
Deadwood
Gustave - The Tailor
E.N.G.
Charles Fleet, Brian Rickland
NYPD Blue
Det. Greg Medavoy
Poker Face
[ 2023-2025 ] Division Chief Wharton

Awards and Nominations


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2005 - Performance

Gordon Clapp, Glengarry Glen Ross

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Gordon Clapp, Glengarry Glen Ross

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Gordon Clapp To Star As Robert Frost In THIS VERSE BUSINESS At North Coast Rep Photo
Gordon Clapp To Star As Robert Frost In THIS VERSE BUSINESS At North Coast Rep
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2025

North Coast Rep in Solana Beach will stage This Verse Business November 3–4, 2025, starring Emmy Award winner Gordon Clapp as Robert Frost. The play, written by A. M. Dolan, draws on Frost’s poems, speeches, and wit to capture the poet’s enduring legacy.
EUREKA DAY to be Presented At Shaker Bridge Theatre Photo
EUREKA DAY to be Presented At Shaker Bridge Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 24, 2025

 Shaker Bridge Theatre will present Eureka Day, the 2025 TONY-winning play by Jonathon Spector and the first production in their 18th season. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Northern Stage Hosts Week Of Solo Performances In October Photo
Northern Stage Hosts Week Of Solo Performances In October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2025

​​​​​​​Northern Stage has announced a week of special solo performances, “A” Train by Annie Torsiglieri and Robert Frost: This Verse Business by A.M. Dolan, starring Emmy Award winner Gordon Clapp.
The 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards Winner Revealed Photo
The 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards Winner Revealed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2025

The 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony was held at The Huntington Theatre in Boston. See the full list of winners here and learn more about the Awards!
Unpack the Tony Awards History of the 2025 Nominated Revivals Photo
Unpack the Tony Awards History of the 2025 Nominated Revivals
by Sidney Paterra - May 4, 2025

The results of the 2025 Tony races are very much still up in the air, but many of this season's nominated revivals have been Tony-tested before. How did they fare?
Kristin Chenoweth & More Get 2025 Boston Theater Critics Association Awards Nominatio Photo
Kristin Chenoweth & More Get 2025 Boston Theater Critics Association Awards Nominations
by Joshua Wright - Apr 9, 2025

The Boston Theater Critics Association announced nominations for the 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards, honoring outstanding theater in Greater Boston. Kathy St. George will receive the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence.
Photos: Stars Arrive at GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Opening Night Photo
Photos: Stars Arrive at GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Apr 2, 2025

Stars came out for the big opening night celebration of Glengarry Glen Ross, including Darren Criss, Katie Holmes, Ansel Elgort, and many more.Check out photos here!
A World Premiere and More Set for Northern Stage 2025/26 Season Photo
A World Premiere and More Set for Northern Stage 2025/26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2025

 Northern Stage has revealed its 2025/26 Season, offering five main stage productions in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts. See full programming and learn more.
New Peterborough Players Artistic Director Joins Bostnar & Sheldon For DICKENS GHOST Photo
New Peterborough Players Artistic Director Joins Bostnar & Sheldon For DICKENS GHOST STORIES At Park Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 12, 2024

Brendon Fox, the new Artistic Director of the Peterborough Players has joined the cast of readers for The Park Theatre's Dickens Ghost Stories - An Evening of Storytelling event on Thursday, December 19 at 7:30pm. 
Interview: Karen MacDonald Makes New Memories in SpeakEasy Stage Company's PRU PAYNE Photo
Interview: Karen MacDonald Makes New Memories in SpeakEasy Stage Company's PRU PAYNE
by R. Scott Reedy - Oct 19, 2024

Actor Karen MacDonald has done everything from the classics to contemporary dramas, comedies, and musicals – including some 70 productions as a founding member of the American Repertory Theater – on greater Boston stages and beyond. Read our interview.
Cast Announced For PRU PAYNE At SpeakEasy Stage Photo
Cast Announced For PRU PAYNE At SpeakEasy Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 27, 2024

From Oct. 18 – Nov. 16, 2024, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the East Coast Premiere of Pru Payne by Pulitzer Prize nominee and Newton, MA native Steven Drukman.
Interview: Gordon Clapp talks ROBERT FROST: THIS VERSE BUSINESS Photo
Interview: Gordon Clapp talks ROBERT FROST: THIS VERSE BUSINESS
by R. Scott Reedy - Apr 16, 2024

Bittersweet serendipity will be in the air when actor Gordon Clapp takes the stage in the Boston premiere of “Robert Frost: This Verse Business,” being presented April 23–28 by Spring Pool Arts at the Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts.
Cast Set For A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Northern Stage Photo
Cast Set For A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Northern Stage
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2023

 Northern Stage has announced casting for a newly reimagined production of the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, with performances this holiday season from November 21 to December 31, 2023 in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!
Middlebury Acting Company to Present ROBERT FROST: THIS VERSE BUSINESS Photo
Middlebury Acting Company to Present ROBERT FROST: THIS VERSE BUSINESS
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 6, 2023

Middlebury Acting Company will present Robert Frost: This Verse Business, by A.M. Dolan, starring Gordon Clapp, an Emmy Award-winning and Tony-nominated actor best known for his 12 seasons as NYPD Blue's Detective Greg Medavoy.
 Bucks County Playhouse Holds Talkbacks For TOMMY AND ME Photo
 Bucks County Playhouse Holds Talkbacks For TOMMY AND ME
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2023

 Bucks County Playhouse announced a series of post-show talkbacks with Ray Didinger and guests, following Tuesday and Thursday evening performances of Didinger’s hit play, “Tommy and Me.”
Gordon Clapp of NYPD BLUE to Star in TOMMY AND ME at Bucks County Playhouse Photo
Gordon Clapp of NYPD BLUE to Star in TOMMY AND ME at Bucks County Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2023

Emmy-winner and Tony-nominee Gordon Clapp, who played Detective Greg Medavoy for all 12 seasons on ABC’s “NYPD Blue,” will star as Tommy McDonald in a new production of Ray Didinger’s “Tommy and Me,” at Bucks County Playhouse, May 19 through June 17.
Interview: Kevin O'Rourke in OUR SHRINKING, SHRINKING WORLD at NJ Rep from 5/4 to 5/2 Photo
Interview: Kevin O'Rourke in OUR SHRINKING, SHRINKING WORLD at NJ Rep from 5/4 to 5/27
by Marina Kennedy - Apr 27, 2023

New Jersey Repertory Company (NJRep) in Long Branch will present 'Our Shrinking, Shrinking World' written by Richard Dresser and directed by Joe Cacaci. Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin O'Rourke who plays Dr. Lyman Hidalgo-Nyquist in the show about his career and the upcoming show at NJ Rep.
Review: PRU PAYNE at Arizona Theatre Company Photo
Review: PRU PAYNE at Arizona Theatre Company
by Herbert Paine - Apr 4, 2023

PRU PAYNE, directed by Sean Daniels and featuring Mimi Kennedy and Gordon Clapp ~ Arizona Theatre Company's emotionally powerful production of Steven Drukman's play runs through April 16th at Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix.
Review: Mimi Kennedy, Gordon Clapp Dazzle in World Premiere of PRU PAYNE at Arizona T Photo
Review: Mimi Kennedy, Gordon Clapp Dazzle in World Premiere of PRU PAYNE at Arizona Theatre Company
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Mar 15, 2023

Mimi Kennedy renders an imperious and brassy Pru Payne (her public moniker). She's a renowned intellectual, feared for her trenchant criticism and scathing takedowns of mediocre aspirations (a faint redolence of critic Michiko Kakutani's public feuds with John Updike and Norman Mailer et al). Pru exists in the lofty penthouse of her intellect. She deflects the impulse to linger in the subterranean region of emotions -- until she loses her bearing and meets Gus Cudahy.
Mimi Kennedy & Gordon Clapp to Star in PRU PAYNE World Premiere at Arizona Theatre Co Photo
Mimi Kennedy & Gordon Clapp to Star in PRU PAYNE World Premiere at Arizona Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2023

Arizona Theatre Company has announced that the world premiere of Pru Payne, winner of the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award, is coming to Tucson and Phoenix this spring.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Gordon Clapp been in?

Gordon Clapp has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Gordon Clapp been in?

Gordon Clapp has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Gordon Clapp been nominated for?

Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Glengarry Glen Ross and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Glengarry Glen Ross.

What awards has Gordon Clapp won?

Gordon Clapp won the Theatre World Award for his performance in Glengarry Glen Ross.

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