Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer
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| Born | January 19, 1987[1] Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Turn: Washington's Spies |
Seth Numrich (/ˈnuːmrɪk/ NOOM-rik;[2] born January 19, 1987) is an American stage, television, and film actor.
Numrich was born in Minneapolis. He studied at The Juilliard School[3] graduating in acting in 2006 with Group 36[4] in acting.
He was a teaching artist for "Artists Striving to End Poverty" [ASTEPonline.org] from 2005 to 2012.[citation needed]
A Juilliard School graduate in drama,[3] Numrich has been part of Rising Phoenix Repertory from 2005 onwards and takes part in many other theater groups as well.[citation needed]
Numrich made his Broadway debut as Lorenzo in the 2010 revival of The Merchant of Venice and has played the boxer Joe Bonaparte in Golden Boy and as Albert in War Horse both at the Lincoln Center Theater on Broadway. He has also acted off Broadway like in Slipping, Yosemite and Blind as part of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater program, in Too Much Memory, Favorites and Break Your Face on My Hand with Rising Phoenix Repertory, On the Levee and Iphigenia 2.0 with Signature Theatre. Other roles include Gates of Gold with 59E59 and Dutch Masters with LAByrinth and regionally in The History Boys, The Cure at Troy, Measure for Measure and The Judgment of Paris.
In 2013, he starred in Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams opposite Kim Cattrall at the theatre The Old Vic in the West End, London.[5]
In 2018, Numrich appeared in Travesties on Broadway with the Roundabout Theatre Company.[6]
On screen, Numrich is known for his lead role as cadet Sam Singleton/Romeo in Private Romeo, a 2011 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet directed by Alan Brown. He won award for "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film" during 2011 L.A. Outfest collectively with five other actors from the same film.[7]
Numrich is also known for his roles as Benjamin Tallmadge in AMC's series Turn: Washington's Spies, which ran from 2014 to 2017, and as Robin Lafferty in the miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.[8]
In 2021, Numrich read Stephen King's novel Later (novel) as an unabridged audio-production. In 2022, he read Stephen King's novel Fairy Tale (novel) as an unabridged audio-production.
He has acted on and off Broadway and in regional and international venues including:[9]
