Vivienne Benesch (’93)
New York stage appearances include After The Fall on Broadway, Belle Epoque at Lincoln Center, and Vienna: Lusthaus at New York Theatre Workshop, the latter two under the direction of Martha Clarke. Numerous film & television credits including “American Splendor”, “Six Feet Under”, “Sex & The City” and “Law & Order”. Recently named Co-Artistic Director of Chautauqua Conservatory Theatre Company.
Barry Bostwick (’68)
Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical for The Robber Bridegroom, Tony nomination for the role of Danny Zuko in the original production of Grease. Numerous film and television roles including Brad in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the Mayor in ABC-TV’s “Spin City”.
Billy Crudup (’94)
Tony nominations for title roles in The Pillowman and The Elephant Man, Outer Critics Circle Award for his debut in Arcadia at Lincoln Center. Numerous film appearances including leading roles in “Stage Beauty”, “Big Fish”, “Jesus’ Son”, “Almost Famous”, “Charlotte Gray”, and “Waking the Dead”.
Garret Dillahunt (’91)
Plays Jack McCall on HBO series “Deadwood”. Other TV includes leading role on “LeapYears” and roles on “”Mr. Ed” and “A Minute With Stan Hooper”.
Jeffrey Donovan (’94)
Starred opposite Anna Paquin in New York premiere of Rebecca Gilman’s The Glory of Living. Starring role in TV series “Touching Evil”. Films include “Believe In Me”, “Hitch” and “Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2”
Michael C. Hall (’96)
Emmy nomination for his role on HBO’s “Six Feet Under”. Starred on Broadway in “Chicago” and “Cabaret”. Appeared in “Macbeth” and “Cymbeline” for The Public Theater, and in “Corpus Christi” at Manhattan Theatre Club.
Marcia Gay Harden (’88)
Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress in “Pollock”. Other films include “Mystic River”, “The Spitfire Grill”, “The First Wives Club”, and “Miller’s Crossing” . Television includes “The Education of Max Bickford”, “Convict Cowboy”, and “Sinatra”. Starred as Harper in the Broadway production of Angels In America.
Marin Hinkle (’91)
Appeared on Broadway in Electra and A Thousand Clowns. For the Public Theater appeared in The Dybbuk and Henry VIII. Films include a starring role in “The Next Big Thing”. Television includes a principal role on “Once and Again”.
Peter Krause (’90)
Emmy nominee for his starring role on HBO’s “Six Feet Under”. Other television includes lead role on “Sports Night”, “Cybill” and “Carol and Company”. Starred on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre production of Arthur Miller’s After The Fall.
Eriq LaSalle (’84)
Emmy nominee for his starring role as Dr. Peter Benton on the television series “ER” . Produced, directed and starred in the film “Crazy As Hell”.
Camryn Manheim (’87)
Emmy and Golden Globe Award for her role as Eleanor Frutt in the ABC drama “The Practice”.
Michael Mayer (’82)
Three-time Tony nominee for directing Broadway productions including: Side Man, A View From the Bridge, Thoroughly Modern Millie, You’re A Good Man, Charley Brown, The Lion In Winter, and After the Fall. Resident Director of the Roundabout Theatre.
John C. McGinley (’84)
Plays Dr. Perry Cox on TV series “Scrubs”. Films include “Platoon”, “Wall Street”, “Born on the Fourth of July”, “Talk Radio”, “Car 54 Where Are You?,” “Point Break”, “Johns”, “Any Given Sunday,” “Get Carter”. “Identity” and “Lil’ Pimp”.
Debra Messing (’93)
Emmy Award for her role as Grace in NBC’s “Will and Grace”. Also played Stacey Colbert on TV series “Ned and Stacey”. Film credits include “A Walk in the Clouds”, “The Mothman Prophecies”, and Woody Allen’s “Hollywood Ending”. Stage credits include the New York premiere of Collected Stories.
Danny Pino (’00)
Starred opposite Madonna in Up For Grabs in London’s West End. Other stage appearances include Measure for Measure (NYSF), The Winter’s Tale (CSC), and the workshop of Thou Shalt Not for Lincoln Center. Starring role on TV series “Cold Case”. Played Desi Arnaz in TV film “Lucy”. Recurring role of Amadillo on the acclaimed series “The Shield”.
Ben Shenkman (’93)
Appeared opposite Mary Louise Parker in Broadway premiere of Proof. Played Louis is HBO production of “Angels In America”. Films include “Waking Dreams”, “Roger Dodger”, “Chasing Sleep”, “Jesus’ Son”, “Pi”, “Quiz Show”. Other television includes “Ed”, “Law & Order” and “Law & Order:SVU”.
Stephen Spinella (’82)
Two-time Tony winner for his performance in Angels In America. Other credits include The Dead, A View From the Bridge, Virtuosity, And the Band Played On, and the stage and screen versions of Love! Valour! Compassion!
Daniel Sunjata (’98)
Tony nominee for Take Me Out. Has also appeared at the Guthrie Theatre, Lincoln Center Theatre, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Film roles include “Bad Company” and “Brother to Brother”, which won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance. Television appearances include “D.C.”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Sex and the City”, and “Rescue Me”.
Sean Patrick Thomas (’95)
Starring role in Paramount film “Save The Last Dance”. Other screen appearances include “Dracula 2000”, “Halloween 8: Resurrection”, “Barbershop”, and “Barbershop II”.
Jeff Whitty (’97)
Tony Award winner and Drama Desk nominee for writing the book for Avenue Q. Other plays include The Hiding Place, Balls, Suicide Weather, and The Plank Project. Has appeared in the New York premiere of The Beard of Avon and in various stage and screen projects.
Saul Williams (’97)
Starred in and wrote the Sundance and Cannes Film Festival Award winning film “Slam”. Author of two books of poetry: “She” and “The Seventh Octave”.
Victor Williams (’95)
Co-starring role on the hit CBS series “The King of Queens”. Numerous other roles in stage, film and television productions.
Frank Wood (’87)
Tony Award for the Broadway production of Side Man. Also appeared on Broadway in Hollywood Arms. Films include “Thirteen Days”, “In America”, “People I Know” and “Down to You”.
