Jeremy Shamos

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Jeremy Shamos (born February 22, 1970 in New York City , New York ) is an American actor .

life and career

Jeremy Shamos was born in New York City and grew up in Denver , Colorado . He has an older sister. In Colorado, he played soccer and lacrosse while at school. In addition, he has been involved in school performances since the third grade and also appeared on the theater stage outside of school in Denver. While at school he made the decision to become an actor. After graduation, he moved back to New York, where he graduated from New York University with a Master of Fine Arts .

Shamos played his first acting role in front of the camera back in 1985, when he played the lead role of Justin Colter in the adventure film Dangerous Holidays . The next time he was not seen in front of the camera until 15 years later when he took over the role of Tippit in the film Clowns . "In 2005 he received an Obie Award for Best Actor for his work on Engaged . Also in 2005 he played a minor role in the comedy film The Great New Wonderful . In 2007 he starred as Matthew in the film Dedication . His guest roles on television from this Times include appearances in Hack , Stella , Damages , Criminal Intent, and Fringe, Borderline Cases of the FBI.In 2009, he had a small role in the period film Taking Woodstock and was also on Romcom Lieber love to see. he then worked in the two-part film drama the disappearance of Eleanor Rigby as Evangelist with. 2014 Shamos appeared in the supporting role of the stage actor Ralph provided by falling lamp just before the premiere of the play What We Talk about when We Talk about Love hurt Together with the rest of the cast he was awarded a San Diego Film Critics Society Award f Awarded for the best ensemble .

In 2012 he was seen on stage in the double role of Karl Lindner and Steve in the play Clybourne Park . For his performance, he received a Tony Award nomination in the Tony Award / Best Actor category . Also in 2012 he was on stage for the production of the play Glengarry Glen Ross . 2016 he was in the piece Meteor Shower from Steve Martin to see. In 2017 he received his performance in If I Forget, his second nomination for the Drama Desk Award . He was nominated for this award for the first time in 2009 for his work on Animals Out of Paper . On the stage he is very often cast in the roles of malicious and disgusting characters.

In 2015, Shamos played the role of Craig Kettleman in the first season of the Better Call Saul series . He previously appeared in the comedy film Magic in the Moonlight directed by Woody Allen . In 2015 he also played the Norwegian Johanes Karlsen in the series Nurse Jackie . He made other series appearances in Good Wife , Unforgettable , Elementary , Happyish , The Affair , Limitless , Chicago PD , The Night Of - The Truth of a Night , Bull , The Blacklist , Blindspot , Instinct , Succession and Prodigal Son . In 2017 Shamos appeared in the comedy film The Big Sick in the role of Bob Dalavan .

Private

Shamos is married to actress Nina Hellman . They are parents of a daughter (* 2007) and a son (* 2009) and live in Brooklyn, New York .

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations (selection)

Obie Award
  • 2005: Award as Best Actor for Engaged
Drama Desk Award
  • 2009: Nomination for Best Actor for Animals Out of Paper
  • 2017: Nomination for Best Actor for If I Forget
Tony Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jeremy Shamos - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ The Mick: Q&A Caught In the Act with… Jeremy Shamos ( English ) June 1, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ Alexis Soloski: Jeremy Shamos, a Nice Guy Who Likes Playing the Jerk ( English ) June 3, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Shamos, Jeremy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York