Peter Bartlett is an American actor.
Career With appearances on shows such as Law & Order and films such as Meet the Parents, Bartlett portrayed Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. He had portrayed this role from 1991 until the soap's cancellation in 2012. In 2009, he began portraying Nigel's English cousin Neville. In 2004 he appeared on Broadway playing the role of Pluto in The Frogs, the Stephen Sondheim-Burt Shevelove-Nathan Lane adaptation which played at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. His lively performance was well received by critics and audiences, and Stephen Sondheim has stated that Mr. Bartlett's delivery of the line, "Get out of town!" (preserved on the original cast recording by PS Classics) was a highlight of the show. He also starred in the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog as a valet named Lawrence. He starred on Broadway in The Drowsy Chaperone as Underling, the butler. He opened to highly favorable reviews in the Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella on March 3, 2013, playing the Prince's calculating Regent, Sebastian. He later played several roles in the hit Broadway musical Something Rotten!, and appeared as the flabbergasted "Head Waiter" in the Roundabout revival of She Loves Me in 2016.
Since 1993, the openly gay Bartlett has been frequently associated with the plays of gay playwright Paul Rudnick, beginning with the latter's Off-Broadway success Jeffrey in circa 1993–1994Jeffrey Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed January 25, 2020 and continuing through The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told (1998)The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed January 25, 2020 and The Naked Truth (1994).The Naked Truth Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed January 25, 2020
Credits Theatre Source: Internet Broadway Database"Peter Bartlett Broadway" ibdb.com, accessed January 25, 2020
YearShowRoleNotes1969A Patriot for MeShepherdess/Hofburg Guest/Officer/Boy (u/s)/Lady of Fashion (u/s)/Ferdy (u/s)/Marie Antoinette (u/s)Oct. 6 – Nov. 15, 19691970Gloria and EsperanzaEnsembleFeb. 4–14, 19701973Boom Boom RoomGuyNov. 8 – Dec. 9, 19731975I Remember the House Where I Was BornMay 15–18, 19751977The Crazy LocomotiveValery BeanFeb. 4–13, 19771989Buzzsaw BerkeleyMr. Krupps/James Looney/Zack Fleece/AceOpened Aug. 1, 19891991The Learned LadiesVadius/JudgeFeb. 26 – Apr. 7, 19911992JeffreySterling/Man in BedDec. 31, 1992 – Jan. 16, 1994 (Replacement)1994The Naked TruthDan Barstow/Messenger/Fr. MiddleburyMay 26 – Jul. 10, 19941995Don Juan in ChicagoMephistophelesMar. 3 – Apr. 9, 19951998The Most Fabulous Story Ever ToldShreve Pomfret/Peter/Dad #1/Pharoh/Trey PomfretDec. 1, 1998 – May 2, 19991999Voices in the DarkHackAug. 12 – Oct. 10, 1999Late 1990sBeauty and the BeastCogsworthReplacement2001Rude EntertainmentMr. Charles/Trent/PaulSep. 20 – Oct. 21, 20012003Never Gonna DanceMr. PangbornDec. 4, 2003 – Feb. 15, 20042004The FrogsPlutoJul. 22 – Oct. 10, 20042007The Drowsy ChaperoneUnderlingJan. 16 – Dec. 30, 2007 (Replacement)2008The New CenturyMr. CharlesMar. 20 – Jun. 8, 20082008What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob SterlingLeonardNov. 1 – Dec. 28, 20082010A Free Man of ColorCount Achille Creux/MercureNov. 18, 2010 – Jan. 9, 20112011The IllusionMatamoreMay 17 – Jul. 17, 20112013Rodgers and Hammerstein's CinderellaSebastianMar. 3, 2013 – Jan. 3, 20152015Something Rotten!Lord Clapham/Master of JusticeApr. 22, 2015 – Mar. 2, 20162016She Loves MeHead WaiterMar. 3 – May 22, 20162019Mrs. DoubtfireMr. JollyNov. 26, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020Mar. 9–12, 2020Oct. 21, 2021 – present
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1995JeffreyCasting Director2000Meet the ParentsAnimal Shelter Worker2001Get Well SoonLouis2005The ProducersKevin2009The Princess and the FrogLawrence (voice)2016She Loves MeHead WaiterFilmed production
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1987Leg WorkClerk at BoutiqueEpisode: "All This and a Gold Card Too"1991–2013One Life to LiveNeville Bartholomew-SmytheRecurring roleNigel Bartholomew-Smythe1994The Cosby MysteriesCigar Store ManagerEpisode: "The Fine Art of Murder"1999Law & OrderJudge Thomas OrlinEpisode: "Disciple"2001EdMr. DunfordEpisode: "Losing Streak"Law & Order: Criminal IntentFerrisEpisode: "The Extra Man"2012Jack in a BoxJimmyEpisode: "The Future"2013The Big CThrift Store ManagerEpisode: "You Can't Take It with You"2023Only Murders in the BuildingJerry BlauEpisodes: "Ghost Light" & "Opening Night"
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes2012Sorcerers of the Magic KingdomLawrence (voice)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result1999Drama Desk Award"Peter Bartlett Awards" ibdb.com, accessed January 25, 2020 Outstanding Featured Actor in a PlayThe Most Fabulous Story Ever Told
References
External links Internet Broadway Database