Seth Numrich
{{short description|American stage, film / TV actor (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Seth Numrich
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|01|19|mf=yes}}{{cite interview |url= http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/questionsandanswers/sethnumrich.htm| title=Seth Numrich – Questions and Answers – Interview |work=newyorktheatreguide.com| first= Seth |last= Numrich| interviewer= | date= |accessdate=6 October 2015| url-status= live| archive-date=30 October 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161030004613/http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/questionsandanswers/sethnumrich.htm}}
| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
| known_for = Turn: Washington's Spies
| occupation = Actor
| education = Juilliard School (BFA)
}}
Seth Numrich ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|uː|m|r|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|NOOM|rik}};{{cite episode |url=https://video.kqed.org/video/Charles--Seth-Numrich-594315H-1/| title= Charles & Seth Numrich | first1= Charles| last1= Numrich| first2= Seth| last2= Numrich| date= August 29, 2017 | interviewer= | series= Minnesota Original | season= 3| number= 4| publisher= KQED Inc. |archive-date=30 June 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200630024054/https://video.kqed.org/video/Charles--Seth-Numrich-594315H-1/ |url-status=live |accessdate= April 23, 2025}} born January 19, 1987) is an American stage, television, and film actor.
Early life
Numrich was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, Charles Numrich, is an actor who in 1981 founded the non-profit theatre company Creative Theater Unlimited, which he ran until 2008.
Seth earned his bachelor of fine arts degree at The Juilliard School,{{cite interview | first= Seth |last= Numrich| interviewer= Katie Buenneke |title=THEATER TALK: Full Exclusive Interview With Seth Numrich |url=http://www.neontommy.com/news/2013/04/theater-talk-full-exclusive-interview-seth-numrich |work= neontommy.com| publisher= |archive-date=7 October 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151007103331/http://www.neontommy.com/news/2013/04/theater-talk-full-exclusive-interview-seth-numrich |url-status=live |accessdate= 6 October 2015}} graduating in acting in 2006 with Group 36.{{cite web|title=Alumni News for May 2013 |url= http://www.juilliard.edu/journal/27563 |url-status=dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150920215523/https://www.juilliard.edu/journal/27563 |archive-date=2015-09-20 |work= The Juilliard Journal |publisher= The Juilliard School| via= juilliard.edu}} At the time, he was the youngest person to be admitted into Juilliard's Drama Division, a record previously held by actor Val Kilmer.{{Cite magazine |title= Batman Returns to His Cave| volume= XXI |number= 4| date= December 2005| first= Geoffrey| last= Murphy |work= The Juilliard Journal |publisher= The Juilliard School| via= juilliard.edu |url=http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/j_articles733.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060902185358/http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/j_articles733.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-09-02 |access-date=2024-05-25 }}
Career
Numrich was a teaching artist for Artists Striving to End Poverty from 2005 to 2012.{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Hannah |date=February 25, 2013 |title=Seth Numrich: A Golden Actor |url=https://masterchatmag.com/2013/02/25/seth-numrich-a-golden-actor/ |website= Master Chat | publisher= | accessdate= April 23, 2025}}
=Theatre=
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 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, and On the Levee and Iphigenia 2.0 with Signature Theatre. Other roles include Gates of Gold with 59E59 Theaters and Dutch Masters with LAByrinth Theater Company 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 Old Vic in the West End, London.{{cite web| url= http://www.broadway.com/buzz/169670/seth-numrich-on-jumping-from-golden-boy-to-a-sexy-star-turn-opposite-kim-cattrall-in-londons-sweet-bird-of-youth/ |title= Seth Numrich on Jumping from Golden Boy to a Sexy Star Turn Opposite Kim Cattrall in London's Sweet Bird of Youth |work= Broadway.com| first= Matt |last= Wolf| date= May 22, 2013 |archive-date=26 January 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210126140747/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/169670/seth-numrich-on-jumping-from-golden-boy-to-a-sexy-star-turn-opposite-kim-cattrall-in-londons-sweet-bird-of-youth/| url-status=live|accessdate= 23 April 2025}} In 2018, Numrich appeared in Tom Stoppard's Travesties on Broadway with the Roundabout Theatre Company.{{cite web |url= http://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/seth-numrich/profile/| title= Seth Numrich |work= Broadway.com |accessdate= 6 October 2015}} In 2022, he appeared in the Broadway premiere of Stoppard's Leopoldstadt. In 2023, Numrich performed in Irish Repertory Theatre's staging of Brian Friel's Translations, and in 2024 Numrich performed in the world premiere of J. T. Rogers' Corruption at Lincoln Center Theater.
=Film and television=
Numrich performed the lead role as cadet Sam Singleton/Romeo in Private Romeo, a 2011 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet directed by Alan Brown. Collectively with five other actors from the film, he won the Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film award at L.A. Outfest in 2011.{{Cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119187/awards |title=Seth Numrich Awards |website= IMDb.com| publisher= |access-date=2018-06-30 |archive-date=2016-03-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160326144642/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119187/awards |url-status=live }}
Other roles for Numrich include Benjamin Tallmadge in AMC's series Turn: Washington's Spies (2014 to 2017) and Robin Lafferty in the miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119187/ |website=IMDb.com |title=Seth Numrich}}
=Audiobooks=
Numrich has read two Stephen King novels as unabridged audio productions: Later (2021) and Fairy Tale (2022).
Credits
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Production !Role !Notes |
| 2010
|Lorenzo |
| 2011
|Albert |
| 2012
|Joe Bonaparte |
| 2013
|Chance Wayne |
| 2018 |
| 2022
|Jacob / Percy |
| 2024 |
Selected Off-Broadway and regional credits include:
;Theatre (Off-Broadway)
- Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
- Slipping
- Yosemite
- Afghanistan Zimbabwe America Kuwait
- Blind
- Rising Phoenix Repertory:
- Too Much Memory
- Favorites
- Break Your Face on My Hand
- Signature Theatre Company
- On the Levee
- Iphigenia 2.0
- 59E59 Theaters
- Gates of Gold
- LAByrinth Theater Company
- Dutch Masters
- Irish Repertory Theatre
- Translations
;Regional Theatre, International Theatre
- The History Boys as Dakin (Ahmanson Theatre)
- The Cure at Troy as Neoptolemus (Seattle Repertory Theatre)
- Measure for Measure as Duke (Chautauqua Theatre Company)
- The Judgment of Paris (NYC Fringe Festival / Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
- The Glass Menagerie (Edinburgh International Festival){{cite web|url = http://www.eif.co.uk/2016/glassmenagerie |title = The Glass Menagerie |date = 2019-08-22| website= eif.co.uk| publisher= Edinburgh International Festival |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2016-08-02| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160802215800/http://www.eif.co.uk/2016/glassmenagerie | access-date = 2025-04-23}}
=On-screen=
;Film
- 2002: How to Kill a Mockingbird as Kevin
- 2011: Private Romeo as Sam Singleton / Romeo
- 2016: Macbeth: Unhinged as Macduff
- 2016: Imperium as Roy
;Television
- 2010: Gravity as Adam Rosenblum
- 2012: The Good Wife as Randy Chapman in episode "Here Comes the Judge"
- 2014–2017: Turn: Washington's Spies as Benjamin Tallmadge
- 2017: Homeland as Nate Joseph
- 2019: Madam Secretary as Griffin
- 2022: Under the Banner of Heaven as Robin Lafferty
;Voice-Over
- 2008/2010: Independent Lens in episode "Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh" as voice of Giora Senesh/Sándor Fleischmann (in 2008 documentary film and 2010 TV documentary series)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1119187}}
{{Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer}}
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Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:Juilliard School alumni