Michael Esper
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BIO
Michael Esper has originated roles on Broadway and off in Appropriate (Hayes Theater); The Last Ship (Ahmanson); American Idiot (St. James Theatre); The Lyons (Vineyard Theatre); The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide... (The Public Theater); Lazarus (NY/West End); A Bright Room Called Day (Public); Big Bill (LCT); The Four of Us (MTC); The Agony and the Agony, Assistance, and Crazy Mary (all at Playwrights Horizons). Other plays include A Man for All Seasons (Roundabout), Suburbia (Second Stage), The Glass Menagerie (West End), Tales from Red Vienna (MTC), and Long Day's Journey into Night (Dublin Theatre Festival). In television, series regular roles include “Trust” (FX) and “Do No Harm” (NBC). Recurring roles include the Amazon series “Fallout,” and the recently released Peacock limited series “Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” and Showtime's “Nurse Jackie.” Other select television credits include “The Outsider,” “Ray Donovan,” “Florida Man,” “The Family” and “Shades of Blue.” Film credits include Pavements (dir. Alex Ross Perry), Griffin In Summer (dir. Nicholas Colia), Beau is Afraid (dir. Ari Aster), The Creator (dir. Gareth Edwards), Resurrection (dir. Andrew Semans), Ben is Back (dir. Peter Hedges), Runner Runner (dir. Brad Furman), Frances Ha (dir. Noah Baumbach), All Good Things (dir. Andrew Jarecki) and A Beautiful Mind (dir. Ron Howard).
STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1995 ] Albert Matson
[ 2001 ] John Nh Jr. - Young Man
[ 2002 ] Burgler
[ 2005 ] Gill
[ 2005 ] Joey
[ 2007 ] Paul
[ 2010 ] Daniel Marks
[ 2012 ] Billy
[ 2012 ] Dan
[ 2013 ] BillyPetPetricoff
[ 2014 ] Rardy
[ 2018 ] Clayton
[ 2022 ] Peter
[ 2024 ] Carey
[ 2024 ] Bill
TV Shows
Gabe
Jason Greenfield
Dick Braun
Bud AskinsBrain-on-a-Roomba
[ 2009-2024 ] Kenneth LaneDavid Sutton (A.K.A. David Garvik)
Awards and Nominations
Michael Esper, Lazarus
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Michael Esper has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Michael Esper has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Michael Esper's first West End show was Lazarus which opened in 2016
and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Lazarus.
Videos