Jack Falahee
Falahee in 2015
Born
John Ryan Falahee

(1989-02-20) February 20, 1989 (age 34)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
TelevisionHow to Get Away with Murder

John Ryan Falahee[1] (born February 20, 1989[2]) is an American actor and singer. On television, he portrayed Connor Walsh on the ABC legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020) and Frank Stringfellow on the PBS historical drama Mercy Street (2016–2017).

Early and personal life

John Ryan Falahee was born on February 20, 1989, and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of a speech pathologist mother and a neurosurgeon father.[3][4] He is of Irish and Italian descent.[5] Growing up, Falahee attended a Catholic school described as "rigorous".[5] He began acting while attending Huron High School.[6] In 2011, Falahee graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama, where he studied acting and performed in a number of productions, including Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sondheim's Company.[7] His first screen acting job was in 2012, with a guest starring role in the comedy web series Submissions Only. Also in that year he had the leading role in the short film Sunburn.[8] He also studied acting at the International Theater Workshop in Amsterdam.[2]

Career

Falahee made his television debut in 2013, with a guest-starring role in The CW teen comedy-drama series The Carrie Diaries and later appeared on the short-lived NBC series Ironside. He starred in the Lifetime movie Escape from Polygamy, which premiered on August 24, 2013.[9] Falahee later had roles in a number of independent films, including Hunter, Blood and Circumstance and Slider. In 2014, he appeared in action-thriller Rage.[10] Also in that year, he had a recurring role of Charlie McBride on the ABC Family teen drama series, Twisted.[11] He also co-starred as Henri in the 2015 film Lily & Kat.

On February 12, 2014, Falahee was cast in the series regular role of the ABC legal thriller series How to Get Away with Murder, produced by Shonda Rhimes.[12][13] He played the role of one of the five lead students, Connor Walsh.[14] The series premiered on September 25, 2014, to generally positive reviews from critics and 14 million viewers.[15]

Falahee also had a role in the PBS period drama Mercy Street, which premiered in January 2016. He played Frank Stringfellow, a Confederate soldier scout during the Civil War.[16] The series' second season premiered January 22, 2017, with Falahee reprising his role as Stringfellow.

In September 2019, Falahee and childhood friend and DJ Elephante announced the launch of their music project, Diplomacy. They released "Silver Lake Queen" as their debut single on October 16, launched tickets for their debut tour in January 2020 – which was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic – and released their self-titled EP on February 19, 2020. Falahee is Diplomacy's lead singer and has stated he writes most of their songs based on his personal journal entries.

Charitable and community work

On September 20, 2015, Falahee participated in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon and partnered with Disney to raise money for Los Angeles Children's Hospital's pediatric cancer research program. He raised over $12,000 in donations for this cause.[17] He also participated in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in 2016 and 2017 together with his How to Get Away with Murder castmates Karla Souza and Conrad Ricamora. He is also involved in the AKASA Community Outreach Project "that provides a diversified wellness curriculum in partnership with public schools in low-income communities throughout Los Angeles. Students learn about the process of growing, harvesting, sourcing and cooking food and examine their own neighborhood food system."[18]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Sunburn Kevin Short film
2013 Hunter Gavin
2014 Rage Evan
Blood and Circumstance Danny Stabler
Slider Parker Pierce
2015 Blowtorch Michael Vardi
Lily & Kat Henry
Campus Code Elliot
2016 Cardboard Boxer Leo
2018 The Song of Sway Lake Jimmy
We Are Boats Michael Lamina
2023 Hayseed Duck McIlrath

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Submissions Only Clenched Student Episode: "The Growing Interconnectedness"
2013 The Carrie Diaries Colin Episode: "Hush Hush"
2013 Ironside Scott Dolan Episode: "Hidden Agenda"
2013 Escape from Polygamy Ryder Television film
2014 Twisted Charlie McBride Recurring role
2014–2020 How to Get Away with Murder Connor Walsh Main role
2016–2017 Mercy Street Frank Stringfellow Recurring role

References

  1. ^ "Jack Falahee on the Success of 'HTGAWM'". February 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Jack Falahee - Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Jack Falahee". ABC. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  4. ^ Jarett Wieselman. "Everything You Need To Know About "How To Get Away With Murder" Star Jack Falahee". BuzzFeed. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Jack Falahee on Murder, Petty Theft, and Throwing Up in Public". Details. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  6. ^ Hundley, Jessica (August 8, 2014). "Getting Away With It". Out. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Jessica Hundley (August 26, 2014). "Getting Away With It". Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "Trailer For Sunburn". Vimeo. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  9. ^ "Escape from Polygamy - Watch Lifetime Movies Online". myLifetime.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  10. ^ "Rising Star Jack Falahee Joins Nicolas Cage in 'Tokarev' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Stella Maeve Joins 'Chicago PD'; Nick Tarabay Cast In 'Believe'; 'Gang Related' & 'Twisted' Also Add Recurring". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "UPDATE: Jeffrey Nordling & Christina Chang In ABC's 'Sea Of Fire', Trio Cast In 'Murder'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  13. ^ "ABC Picks Up Shonda Rhimes Drama, Renews 'Resurrection' and 'Once Upon a Time'". TheWrap. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  14. ^ Laura Prudom (September 25, 2014). "'How to Get Away with Murder' Creator Peter Nowalk on Working with Shonda Rhimes, Diversity on TV". Variety. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  15. ^ Michael O'Connell (September 26, 2014). "TV Ratings: 'How to Get Away With Murder' Tops ABC's Winning Shonda Rhimes Block". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  16. ^ "Emmy Breakout Jack Falahee on Toughest 'How to Get Away With Murder' Scene, Viola Davis and 36-Hour Binge Watch". TheWrap. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  17. ^ "Recap: 2015 Nautica Malibu Triathlon - Konnect Public Relations". Konnect Public Relations. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  18. ^ "Home". Akasa Community Outreach. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.

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