Frank Wood

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Frank Wood (born February 10, 1960 in Lincoln , Massachusetts ) is an American actor . In 1999 he received the Tony Award .

Early years

Frank Wood was born as one of three children of the political scientist and former US building minister Robert Coldwell Wood (1923–2005) in Lincoln, in the US state of Massachusetts. There he grew up after his father's time in politics. His sister Maggie Hassan followed her father into politics and has been a Senator for the state of New Hampshire since 2017. Wood attended the Buxton School in Williamstown and made his bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in 1984 , where his father taught himself for a while. He then obtained a Master of Fine Arts from New York University . His decision to become an actor was made early on.

Career

Frank Wood took on his first role in front of the camera in 1998 with a guest appearance on the series Law & Order . In 1999 he received the Tony Award for Best Actor for his role in the play Side Man . In 2006 he took part in the musical Spring Awakening . In 2008 he appeared in Tracy Lett's drama August: Osage County . In 2010 and 2011 he appeared on Off-Broadway for the play Angels in America by author Tony Kushner . 2016 he joined Eugene O'Neill's Hughie at the side of Forest Whitaker on Broadway on.

In the love comedy Den One or None from 2000, he portrayed a doctor. In the biography Pollock , he portrayed Frank Pollock . In the political thriller Thirteen Days , he played the former National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy . In 2002 he appeared in Jim Sheridan's In America and was also seen in the thriller In the Inner Circle as Michael Wormly . After a guest appearance in Ed - The Bowling Lawyer , he then appeared in Third Watch - Operation at the Limit , The Sopranos , Criminal Intent - Crime in the sights and Medium - Nothing remains hidden on television. In 2007 he was as Gerald in the film Michael Clayton and as Howard in the comedy Dan - Mitten im Leben! to see. In 2008 he took on a small role in the tragic comedy Synecdoche, New York . In 2009 he took on the role of Commissioner Sterman in the film The Abduction of the Pelham 123 Underground . From 2009 to 2009 he appeared as Greg in a supporting role in the series Flight of the Conchords .

From 2010 Wood appeared in guest roles in the series Bored to Death , Lights Out , Modern Family , Grey's Anatomy , Good Wife , Elementary , Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York , The Divide , Younger , Girls , Mozart in the Jungle and The Blacklist on. From 2014 to 2015 he appeared in the series The Knick in the role of Mr. Havershorn . In 2016 he played a supporting role in the HBO series The Night Of . From 2016 to 2017 he could be seen as Ed Koch in the series The Get Down .

In 2016 he appeared as Scottie Nevins in a supporting role in the treasure hunt film Gold - Greed Has a New Color . In 2017 he played a judge in the drama Detroit . In 2018 he voiced a machine in Wes Anderson's animated film Isle of Dogs - Atari's Journey . In 2019 he took over in a retrospective scene as Dr. Stoner has a small role in Todd Phillips ' The Joker .

Filmography (selection)

Awards (selection)

Tony Award
  • 1999: Award as Best Actor for Side Man

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Wood, Education Expert, Dies at 81 , New York Times. April 5, 2005. 
  2. ^ Election Day with Frank Wood , Lincoln Center Theater. November 9, 2016. 
  3. ^ NYU Graduate Acting Alumni . 2011.
  4. ↑ Frank Wood . Film bow. November 10, 2007.
  5. ↑ INTERVIEW WITH FRANK WOOD, currently appearing in Signature Theater Company's Off Broadway production of ANGELS IN AMERICA by Tony Kushner . stageandcinema.com. January 5, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Wood, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Lincoln , Massachusetts