Birth Place: Alexandria, VA, USA
Reed Birney won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2016 for The Humans and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2014 for Casa Valentina. Birney won a 2006 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Performance. He made his New York debut at Playwrights Horizons in 1976 in Gemini. He's also appeared there in Herself As Lust (1982), An Imaginary Life (1994), The Butterfly Collection (2000), Pen (2006), The Savannah Disputation (2009) and last season's Circle Mirror Transformation (Obie, Drama Desk awards). Other New York appearances include Tigers Be Still (Roundabout), Blasted (Soho Rep); Stuff Happens (The Public, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble); Our Leading Lady (MTC); Bug (Barrow Street); Loose Knit, The Family of Mann (Second Stage); The Common Pursuit (Promenade); Volunteer Man (Rattlestick); Bedfellows (Bat Theatre); and Minor Demons, The Exact Center of the Universe (Century Center). Regional includes The Lisbon Traviata (Seattle Rep) and the world premiere of Neil Simon's Hotel Suite (Walnut Street). TV work includes episodes of "Gossip Girl," "Kings" and "My Generation."
Reed Birney, Man From Nebraska
Reed Birney, Man From Nebraska
Reed Birney, The Humans
Reed Birney, The Humans
Reed Birney, The Humans
Reed Birney, The Humans
Reed Birney, I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard
Reed Birney, You Got Older
Reed Birney, I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard
Reed Birney, Casa Valentina
Reed Birney, Casa Valentina
Reed Birney, Casa Valentina
Reed BirneyUncle Vanya
Reed Birney, Reed Birney
Reed Birney The Dream of the Burning Boy
Reed Birney, Circle Mirror Transformation
Reed Birney, Blasted
Reed Birney
Reed Birney, Bug
Reed Birney has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Reed Birney has not appeared in the West End.
Reed Birney has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Man From Nebraska," the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play at The Lortels for the same production, and the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "The Humans." He has also been recognized with nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Humans," Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Humans," and Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard." Additionally, Birney received nominations for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "You Got Older" and "Casa Valentina," as well as Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard." Other nominations include Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Casa Valentina," Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Uncle Vanya," and a Special Award at the Drama Desk Awards for his contributions. Birney also received nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Dream of the Burning Boy" and "Blasted." He has been recognized with Performance awards at the Obie Awards for "Circle Mirror Transformation," "Bug," and a Sustained Excellence of Performance award.
Reed Birney has won several awards for his performances in various Broadway shows. He won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for "The Humans," the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for "Casa Valentina," and a Special Award from the Drama Desk Awards. Birney also received Obie Awards for his performances in "Circle Mirror Transformation" and "Bug," as well as a Sustained Excellence of Performance award from the Obie Awards.
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