Stephen Spinella
Birth Place: Naples, ITALY
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BIO
Theater includes: Broadway: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Angels in America (two Tony and two Drama Desk Awards), A View from the Bridge, Electra, James Joyce’s The Dead (Outer Critics Circle & Drama Desk Awards; Tony nom), Our Town, Spring Awakening, The Velocity of Autumn. Off-Broadway: Volpone; Love! Valour! Compassion (Obie Award); The Seagull; The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide…; An Iliad (Lortel & Obie Awards); As You Like It; Coriolanus.
Film includes: Can You Ever Forgive Me?; Milk; Lincoln; Rubber; Virtuosity; The Normal Heart, The Jackal; Love! Valour! Compassion!; Great Expectations; Cradle Will Rock, Connie and Carla.
TV Includes: “Will and Grace,” “Royal Pains,” “Blacklist,” “24,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Elementary,” “The Mentalist,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Frasier,” “Numbers,” “Big Love,” “Huff,” “ER,” “The Knick.”
STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1995 ] Frank
[ 1995 ] Lindenmeyer
[ 1996 ] Young Man at Rolls
[ 1997 ] Dougl
[ 1997 ] Hummus Guy
[ 1997 ] Perry Sellars
[ 1998 ] Carter Macleish
[ 1998 ] Doug Stein
[ 1999 ] Federal Theatre - Donald O Hara
[ 1999 ] Knox
[ 2000 ] Ivan Todd
[ 2001 ] Chicken Man
[ 2004 ] Robert, Peaches
[ 2004 ] Ticket Seller
[ 2007 ] Stuart
[ 2008 ] Concierge
[ 2008 ] Rick Stokes
[ 2010 ] Lieutenant Chad
[ 2012 ] Asa Vintner Litton
[ 2013 ] Psychiatrist
[ 2016 ] Dr. Richard Marks
[ 2018 ] Paul
[ 2019 ] Albert
[ 2019 ] ThomTomTuggiero
TV Shows
Mr. Kishell, Boyd Harkin
Dr. Samuel Heller
Russell Berger
Rex Pinsker
Awards and Nominations
Stephen SpinellaAn Iliad
Stephen SpinellaAn Iliad
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Stephen SpinellaAn Iliad
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Stephen SpinellaAn Iliad
Stephen SpinellaAn Iliad
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Stephen Spinella, The Dead
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Stephen Spinella, James Joyce's The Dead
Stephen Spinella, James Joyce's The Dead
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Stephen Spinella, Angels in America: Perestroika
Stephen Spinella, Angels in America: Perestroika
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Stephen Spinella, Angels in America
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Stephen Spinella, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
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Stephen Spinella, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Stephen Spinella has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.
Stephen Spinella has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Solo Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for An Iliad , Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for An Iliad, Special Citation (Obie Awards) for An Iliad, Special Citation (Obie Awards) for An Iliad, Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for An Iliad , Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Dead, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for James Joyce's The Dead, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for James Joyce's The Dead, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika, Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches.
Stephen Spinella has received multiple prestigious awards throughout his career. He won Special Citations at the Obie Awards for An Iliad. He earned the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for The Dead, and the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for James Joyce's The Dead. Spinella received the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Angels in America: Perestroika. Additionally, he was honored as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Angels in America. He also won the Theatre World Award for Performance in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, as well as the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches.
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