John Benjamin Hickey
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BIO
John Benjamin Hickey recently starred as Frank Winter in the critically acclaimed WGN America series Manhattan. John's film credits include Truth, Big Stone Gap, Get on Up, Pitch Perfect, Flags of Our Fathers, The Anniversary Party, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and The Taking of Pelham 123. John can currently be seen in the Netflix-released film Tallulah, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Most recently, he wrapped on Black Bear Pictures' Barry, a Barack Obama biopic that premiered at TIFF; Scott Cooper's Hostiles, starring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Jesse Plemons, and Ben Foster; and George Wolfe's HBO feature The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. On television, he received an Emmy Award nomination for his work on the Showtime series "The Big C," playing Laura Linney's brother, Sean. He also recurred on the hit CBS television series "The Good Wife" playing Internet billionaire Neil Gross. Other television credits include "Pitch Perfect," "Manh(a)ttan," "Modern Family," "Hannibal," "The New Normal," "Sex and the City," and "Law & Order." On Broadway, John won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Drama Desk Award for his performance in The Normal Heart. His other credits include Mary Stuart, The Crucible, Cabaret, and Love! Valour! Compassion! for which he won an Obie Award. Earlier this year, John was back on stage in Peter Parnell's Dada Woof Papa Hot at Lincoln Center for director Scott Ellis.
STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Movies
[ 1994 ] Dwayne
[ 1994 ] Old Baybrook Policeman
[ 1995 ] Priest
[ 1996 ] Joe Nader
[ 1997 ] Arthur Pape
[ 1997 ] Mark Boland
[ 1998 ] Travis Furlong
[ 1999 ] Captain Goodson
[ 1999 ] Dr. Barry Lehman
[ 2001 ] Jerry Adams
[ 2002 ] Carlyle
[ 2005 ] David
[ 2006 ] Jack Dunphy
[ 2006 ] Keyes Beech
[ 2006 ] Wesley's Dad
[ 2007 ] Alan
[ 2007 ] Brian Gelford
[ 2007 ] John Stanton
[ 2009 ] Deputy Mayor LaSalle
[ 2009 ] Galloway
[ 2012 ] Dr. Mitchell
[ 2014 ] Richard
[ 2014 ] Theodore Tipton
[ 2015 ] Mark Wrolstad
[ 2016 ] Professor Gray
[ 2016 ] Stephen
[ 2017 ] Captain Royce Tolan
[ 2018 ] Ptor Brian
[ 2018 ] Sam Wagstaff
[ 2020 ] Michael
[ 2020 ] Sam Wagstaff
[ 2024 ] Charles Ledbetter
[ 2024 ] Father Callahan
TV Shows
Philip Stoddard
Aaron Solomon, Charles Thatcher
ADA Mark Hickey, Tom Moore
Frank Winter
Phillip Connor, Paul Gaines
Sean Tolkey
Neil Gross
Neil Gross
Mark Easton
Father Michael
[ 2025-2025 ] D.A. Hochberg
Awards and Nominations
winner
John Benjamin Hickey, The Inheritance
John Benjamin Hickey, The Inheritance
winner
John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart
John Benjamin Hickey, Mary Stuart
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
John Benjamin Hickey has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.
John Benjamin Hickey has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
John Benjamin Hickey's first West End show was The Inheritance which opened in 2018
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Inheritance, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Inheritance, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Normal Heart and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mary Stuart.
John Benjamin Hickey has won the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Inheritance. He also received the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for The Normal Heart.
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