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Michael Cerveris

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MICHAEL CERVERIS is a two-time Tony Award winning actor for his role as “John Wilkes Booth” in Assassins (Outer Critics Circle Award) and as "Bruce Bechdel" in Fun Home (Lucile Lortel Award, Grammy, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Award nominations). He has also garnered Tony Award nominations for his performances in Evita (Drama Desk Award nomination), Lovemusik (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Award nominations), Sweeny Todd (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Award nominations), and The Who’s Tommy (Grammy and Theatre World Awards, Outer Critics Circle Award nomination). Other Broadway appearances include In The Next Room (Or The Vibrator Play), Hedda Gabler, Cymbeline, and Titanic. Cerveris has also performed off-Broadway in productions of King Lear (Drama League Award nomination), Macbeth, Nikolai and The Others, and Sondheim’s Road Show, among others, and brought his performance as "Hedwig" from off-Broadway to Los Angeles and London's West End.



His series appearances include HBO’s “The Gilded Age” (SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series), as well as HBO’s limited series “The Plot Against America”, and the Netflix series “Mindhunter”. He is recognizable to television audiences for his roles as "James Castro" on CBS' “The Good Wife”, "Ramses IV" on Amazon's “The Tick”, "Professor Pyg" on FOX's “Gotham”, "Marvin Frey" on HBO's “Treme” and the "Observer" on FOX's “Fringe”. His other credits include the original television series version of “Fame”, his recurring role on “The Blacklist” and HBO's limited series “Mosaic”. His film credits include the cult hits Stake Land, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, and The Mexican opposite James Gandolfini with Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.

Cerveris also has a long career as a musician. He has sung with the New York City Opera and the New York Philharmonic, and at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and New Orleans' JazzFest. He was the guitarist in punk icon Bob Mould's touring band on his US/UK tour and has shared stages with Pete Townshend, Frank Black of the Pixies, The Breeders, Teenage Fanclub and Stone Temple Pilots. He has released two solo albums, Dog Eared and Piety. He tours and records with his Americana band, Loose Cattle, who have released several albums, including their live debut album North of Houston, the vinyl Pony Girl 45, a Christmas album Seasonal Affective Disorder, and Heavy Lifting. Their newest album Someone’s Monster will be released by Single Lock Records on November 1 with the first single Further On set for an August 6 release.

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STAGE CREDITS

Tammy Faye Tammy Faye
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Reverend Jerry Falwell
Nassim Nassim
[Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatricals Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Performer
Fun Home Fun Home
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Bruce Bechdel
Faust: The Concert Faust: The Concert
[New York]
City Center Encores Concert, 2014
Performer
Fun Home Fun Home
[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere Public Theatre Off-Broadway Production, 2013
Bruce
Evita Evita
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2012
Juan Peron
In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
Dr. Givings
Road Show Road Show
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2008
Wilson Mizner
Cymbeline Cymbeline
[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Revival, 2007
Posthumus Leonatus
LoveMusik LoveMusik
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2007
Kurt Weill
King Lear
[Off-Broadway]
2007
Kent
an oak tree
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Father [Replacement]
Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2005
Sweeney Todd
Anyone Can Whistle
[Regional (US)]
Regional Concert, 2005
J. Bowden Hapgood
The Apple Tree
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2005
Performer
Children And Art
[Broadway]
Stephen Sondheim Tribute Benefit, 2005
Performer
Passion
[Broadway]
10th Anniversary Concert, 2004
Giorgio
Sunday in the Park with George
[Regional (US)]
Regional Concert, 2004
George
Assassins Assassins
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2004
John Wilkes Booth
Wintertime
[Off-Broadway]
2004
Francois
Passion
[Regional (US)]
Regional Concert, 2003
Giorgio
Fifth of July
[Off-Broadway]
2003
Kenneth Talley, Jr. [Replacement]
Passion
[Regional (US)]
Sondheim Festival Production, 2002
Giorgio
Chess
[New York]
New York Concert, 1998
Narrator
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1998
Hedwig [Replacement]
Hedwig [Replacement]
Titanic
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1997
Thomas Andrews
The Who's Tommy
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Tommy
Blood Sports
[Off-Broadway]
1987
Performer
Abingdon Square
[Off-Broadway]
1987
Frank
Total Eclipse
[Off-Broadway]
1984
Arthur Rimbaud
Spring Awakening
[New York]
New York Concert, 2005
The Man in the Mask

Movies

Tokyo Pop
[ 1988 ] Mike Mike Cerveris
Steel and Lace
[ 1991 ] Daniel Emerson
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
[ 1991 ] Eaglebauer
Strangers
[ 1991 ] John Reece
A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon
[ 1992 ] Paul
Lulu on the Bridge
[ 1998 ] Restaurant Man #3
The Mexican
[ 2001 ] Frank
Temptation
[ 2004 ] Pablo
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
[ 2009 ] Mr. Tiny
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
[ 2009 ] Subject #15
Stake Land
[ 2010 ] Jebedia Loven
Meskada
[ 2010 ] Terrence Lindy
Nine Lives: A Musical Adaptation Live
[ 2011 ] John, Joann Guidos
Leaving Circadia
[ 2014 ] Reece
Detours
[ 2016 ] Bob O Connor
Ant-Man and the Wasp
[ 2018 ] Elih Starr
Basic Psych
[ 2024 ] Stuart Prince
Watchmen: Chapter II
[ 2024 ] Jonathan OstermanDr. Manhattan
Watchmen: Chapter I
[ 2024 ] Jonathan OstermanDr. ManhattanFather

TV Shows

Evil
Devil Therapist, Devil Therapist Voice
Fame
Ian Ware
Fringe
The Observer, September, Gemini
Madam Secretary
Congressman Jeff Pearson
Mosaic
Tom Davis
The Equalizer
Nick Kaminsky, Frank Fipps
The Good Wife
James Castro
Treme
Marvin Frey

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award

Michael Cerveris, Fun Home

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, Fun Home

Drama League Awards - 2014 - Distinguished Performance Award

Michael Cerveris, Fun Home

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, Fun Home


winner
The Lortels - 2014 - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, Fun Home

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, Evita

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, Evita

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, LoveMusik

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, LoveMusik

Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, LoveMusik

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, Sweeney Todd

Tony Awards - 2006 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, Sweeney Todd


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, Assassins


winner
Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, Assassins

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1993 - Best Actor - Musical

Michael Cerveris - , Tommy


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1993 - Performance

Michael Cerveris, The Who's Tommy

Tony Awards - 1993 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, The Who's Tommy

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Michael Cerveris been in?

Michael Cerveris has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.

How many West End shows has Michael Cerveris been in?

Michael Cerveris has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Michael Cerveris been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Fun Home, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Fun Home, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Fun Home, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Fun Home, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical (The Lortels) for Fun Home, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Evita, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Evita, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for LoveMusik, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for LoveMusik, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for LoveMusik, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sweeney Todd , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Assassins, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Assassins, Best Actor - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Tommy, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Who's Tommy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Who's Tommy.

What awards has Michael Cerveris won?

Michael Cerveris has won the following awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical at The Lortels for Fun Home; Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Assassins; Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Assassins; and a Performance Award at the Theatre World Awards for The Who's Tommy.

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