Cory Michael Smith

Cory Michael Smith was born on November 14, 1986 in Columbus, Ohio, were he grew up. He graduated from Hilliard Darby High School in 2005.{{cite news |url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2013/03/26/actor-a-gem-in-tiffanys.html|title=Actor a gem in "'Tiffany's"|work=The Columbus Dispatch|date=March 26, 2013|accessdate=June 25, 2015|last=Grossberg|first=Michael|archive-date=February 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223110816/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2013/03/26/actor-a-gem-in-tiffanys.html |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/hilliard/news/2013/08/20/convocation-celebrates-legacy-of-educators.html|title=Convocation celebrates legacy of educators|work=Hilliard Northwest News|date=August 27, 2013|accessdate=June 25, 2015|last=Corvo|first=Kevin|archive-date=January 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117095758/http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/hilliard/news/2013/08/20/convocation-celebrates-legacy-of-educators.html|url-status=dead}} He had aspirations ranging from becoming a concert pianist to a lawyer.{{cite news|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/163213/newcomer-cory-michael-smith-reflects-on-his-intimate-sex-scene-in-cock|title=Otterbein Alum Hits Broadway in Breakfast at Tiffany's|work=Broadway.com|accessdate=January 9, 2015|date=August 2, 2012|last=Ferri|first=Josh}}

While at Otterbein University, he was cast in such plays as The Scene, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Tartuffe.{{cite news |url=http://www.otterbein.edu/Spotlights/categories-person-all/cory-michael-smith|title=Alum Hits Broadway in Breakfast at Tiffany's|last=Ulmer|first=Meredith |date=February 6, 2014|work=Otterbein University|accessdate=January 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215221832/http://www.otterbein.edu/Spotlights/categories-person-all/cory-michael-smith|archive-date=February 15, 2014}}

From 2009 until early 2012 Smith performed in various regional theatre productions for the likes of New York Stage and Film.{{cn|date=March 2025}} In 2011, he was seen in the New York City premiere of The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World at Playwrights Horizons. He starred in The Fantasticks at both Barrington Stage Company and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.{{cn|date=March 2025}} He was also seen in Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them.{{cite web|title=Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them |url=http://actorstheatre.org/shows/edith-can-shoot-things-and-hit-them-2010-2011/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626101359/http://actorstheatre.org/shows/edith-can-shoot-things-and-hit-them-2010-2011/|archive-date=June 26, 2015|accessdate=June 25, 2015|work=actorstheatre.org}}{{cite web|url=http://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/players/cory-michael-smith/|title=Cory Michael Smith |work=playwrightshorizons.org|accessdate=June 25, 2015}}

Smith made his Broadway debut in Breakfast at Tiffany's in 2013. In the same theatre season, he also starred Off-Broadway in both the U.S. premiere of Cock a.k.a. The Cockfight Play by Mike Bartlett and The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter, which had its world premiere at Denver Center for the Performing Arts with the New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons.{{cite web |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/cory-michael-smith/profile/|title=Cory Michael Smith|work=Broadway.com|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}

His first feature film was Camp X-Ray, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in January.{{cn|date=March 2025}} He appeared in a short horror movie, Dog Food, co-starring Amanda Seyfried, which premiered at the 2014 South by Southwest . Smith also appeared in the HBO mini-series Olive Kitteridge in 2014 and the film Carol (2015).{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In 2018, Smith starred in his first leading role in the independent drama 1985.{{cn|date=March 2025}} He appeared as Georgie in the 2023 drama May December.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Smith has also narrated an episode of The New York Times Modern Love podcast, for which he read Kalle Oskari Mattila's essay about catfishing.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/style/modern-love-podcast-cory-michael-smith.html|title=Listen: Cory Michael Smith Reads 'Catfishing Strangers to Find Myself'|date=July 11, 2018|website=The New York Times|access-date=April 28, 2019}}

In 2015 he appeared in the TV series Gotham as Edward Nygma.{{cite news |last=Yamato |first=Jen |date=April 1, 2014 |title=Cory Michael Smith joins Fox's Batman series Gotham as The Riddler |url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/gotham-riddler-cory-michael-smith-edward-nygma-708002/ |access-date=January 9, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/gotham-tv-show-dollmaker-colm-feore-riddler-cory-michael-smith/|title='Gotham' Casts Dollmaker; Cory Michael Smith Talks Riddler Transformation|work=screenrant.com|last=Barr|first=Merrill|date=January 26, 2015 |accessdate=February 5, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/-gotham--star-cory-michael-smith-explains-how-the-riddler-will-find-his--evil-nature-094257232.html|title='Gotham' Star Cory Michael Smith Explains How the Riddler Will Find His 'Evil Nature'|work=Yahoo|last=Chan|first=Robert|date=January 18, 2015|accessdate=February 5, 2015}}

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|quote = "What I love about [the character's history] is how diverse it is in terms of how the character is portrayed, in terms of his appearance, the different costumes and hair color," Smith says. "Sometimes it's incredibly ostentatious, other times it's almost professional, or regal. Sometimes, he's a showman, sometimes he's a nerd."{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/gothams-cory-michael-smith-unlocks-766118|title='Gotham's' Cory Michael Smith Unlocks the Mystery of the Riddler|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|date=January 26, 2015|accessdate=February 5, 2015}}

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|source =—Smith, on playing Edward Nygma (2015)}}

In 2018, Smith starred in his first leading role in the independent drama 1985.{{cn|date=March 2025}} In July 2018 he narrated an episode of The New York Times Modern Love Podcast, for which he read Kalle Oskari Mattila's essay about catfishing.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/style/modern-love-podcast-cory-michael-smith.html|title=Listen: Cory Michael Smith Reads 'Catfishing Strangers to Find Myself'|date=July 11, 2018|website=The New York Times|access-date=April 28, 2019}}

He appeared as Georgie in the 2023 drama May December.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In a March 2018 interview, Smith stated that he is queer.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-stirring-aids-drama-being-told-in-black-and-white|title=The Stirring AIDS Drama Being Told in Black and White|date=13 March 2018|website=The Daily Beast}}

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