Gregg Edelman (born September 12, 1958) is an American actor. He has starred in numerous Broadway productions earning four Tony Award nominations for his roles in City of Angels (1990), Anna Karenina (1993), 1776 (1998), and Into the Woods (2002). His other Broadway credits include Cabaret (1987), Anything Goes (1989), Falsettos (1992), Passion (1994), Les Misérables (1999), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), and Water for Elephants (2024).
Edelman made his film debut in The Manhattan Project (1989). Edelman has since acted in films such as Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Little Children (2006), The Proposal (2009), and She Said (2022). He has also taken recurring roles in shows such as the NBC police procedural Shades of Blue, the Netflix political drama House of Cards, and the USA Network series The Sinner.
Early life and education Edelman was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Niles North High School, where he starred as Li'l Abner opposite future soap star Nancy Lee Grahn, and was trained at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois).
Career He made his professional debut in the 1979 tour of Evita and started attracting attention for his performance as Cliff in the 1987 Broadway revival of Cabaret. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as the Wolf and Cinderella's Prince in the first Broadway revival of Into the Woods."Gregg Edelman Profile" , broadway.com, accessed April 27, 2016
Personal life He was married from 1995 to 2015 to actress Carolee Carmello; they first met during the run of City of Angels, and later during another production.Filichia, Peter. "Getting to Know Carolee Carmello", theatermania.com, April 3, 2002 They have two children, a daughter Zoe and son Ethan.
Friend and Academy Award winning actor J.K. Simmons credited Edelman for helping him when he was a struggling actor.
Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes Ref.1986 The Manhattan Project Science Teacher 1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors Chris 1990 Green Card Phil 1996 The First Wives Club Mark Loest 1997 Hudson River Blues Dudley 1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Chorus Voice; uncredited 1997 Anastasia Ensemble Voice 1998 Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night Father Joseph Singing voice 1999 Cradle Will Rock Blitzstein 1999 Puppet Oscar 2002 Hollywood Ending Galaxie Executive Hollywood Ending, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 20162002 City by the Sea A.P.C. Johnson 2004 Spider-Man 2 Dr. Davis Spider-Man 2, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 20162006 Little Children Richard Pierce Little Children, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 20162009 The Proposal Lead Cousin Malloy 2012 Liberal Arts Robert 2014 Night Has Settled Dr. Root 2015 Jane Wants a Boyfriend Father 2016 Larchmont Arthur Burch 2019 All the Little Things We Kill Agent Bracken 2022 She Said David McCraw 2023 She Came to Me Dustin Haverford
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref.1985 Spenser: For Hire Dr. Ed Howard Episode: "The Killer Within" 1996 Central Park West Concierge Episode: "Public Execution" 1996 Passion Colonel Ricci Filmed musical production 2001 Ed Tom Respaldi Episode: "Hook, Line and Sinker" 2003 Hack Ryan Ambrose 5 episodes 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Boyce Wainwright Episode: "Ex Stasis" 2003–2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Lucas / Daniel Brown 2 episodes 2009 Law & Order Toshack's Attorney Episode: "All New" The Good Wife Aaron Abbott Episode: "Unorthodox" 2010 Mercy Mr. Noland Episode: "There is No Superwoman" As the World Turns Leland Price 1 Episode 2011 Onion SportsDome Evan Collier Episode 1.7 2012 30 Rock Dr. Melvoin Episode: "Standards and Practices" 2014 Blue Bloods Seymour Kerwin Episode: "Secret Arrangements" 2016 Shades of Blue Priest 2 episodes Deadbeat Pharmacist Episode: "Hawk Smith" BrainDead Dr. Matthews Falcon Episode: "The Path to War, Part 2" 2017 Madame Secretary Pay Findaly Episode: "Persona Non Grata" 2018 House of Cards Stan Durant 3 episodes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Stan Episode: "Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy" 2019 Evil Rodney Match Episode: "October 31" 2020 The Sinner Philosophy Professor 2 episodes Billions Chairman of the Board Episode: "The Limitless Shit"
Theatre Year Title Role Venue Ref.1980 Camelot Lancelot Marriott Theatre, Illinois Evita Ensemble US National Tour 1984 Oliver! Londoner Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway Oliver!, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016 1986 Cats Bustopher Jones / Gus / Growltiger (replacement) Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway Cats, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 20161987 Cabaret Clifford Bradshaw Imperial Theatre, Broadway Cabaret, ibdb.com, accessed April 27, 2016 US National Tour 1989 Anything Goes Billy Crocker Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway Anything Goes, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016 City of Angels Stine Virginia Theatre, Broadway 1991 Arthur the Musical Arthur Goodspeed Opera House Richards, David. "Sunday View. Madcap Arthur Meets the 90's", The New York Times, August 18, 1991 1992 Anna Karenina Constantine Levin Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway 1993 Greetings Andy Gorski Off-Broadway Greetings, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016Falsettos Marvin US National Tour Gregg Edelman IBDB Marvin (replacement) John Golden Theatre, Broadway Falsettos, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016 1994 Passion Colonel Ricci Plymouth Theatre, Broadway Passion ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016 1997 1776 Edward Rutledge Criterion Center, Broadway 1999 Les Misérables Javert (replacement) Imperial Theatre, Broadway Les Misérables, ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 20162001 Thief River Ray 2 / Reese Off-Broadway Thief River, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016 Reefer Madness Lecturer Off-Broadway Reefer Madness, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 20162002 Into the Woods The Wolf / Cinderella's Prince Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway "'Into the Woods' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016 2003 Wonderful Town Robert Baker Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway "'Wonderful Town' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016 2004 Opening Doors Performer Concert Gans, Andrew. "Edelman, Clark, Carmello and Baldwin Set for Sondheim's Opening Doors", playbill.com, July 27, 2004 2005 Flight Charles Lindbergh Off-Broadway Sommer, elyse. "A CurtainUp Review. 'Flight: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh'", curtainup.com, May 13, 2005 2006 Rags Nathan World AIDS Day Concert, New York City Lipton, Brian Scott. "Carolee Carmello and Gregg Edelman to Star in 'Rags' Benefit", theatermania.com, October 30, 20062008 A Tale of Two Cities Dr. Alexandre Manette Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway Finkle, David. "Review. 'A Tale of Two Cities' ", theatermania.com, September 18, 2008 Show Boat Steve Carnegie Hall Suskin, Steven. "Review: ‘Show Boat in Concert’", Variety, June 8, 2008 2011 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd The Drury Lane Theatre Highlights from Drury Lane's Sweeney Todd Starring Gregg Edelman and Liz McCartney 2012 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Reverend Mr. Crisparkle Studio 54, Broadway "'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016 2013 Secondhand Lions: A New Musical Garth 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle "Gregg Edelman, Mark Jacoby and Johnny Rabe Cast in Secondhand Lions Musical Premiere" playbill.com 2014 A Little Night Music Fredrik Egerman Stockbridge 2015 First Wives Club Aaron Chicago Jones, Chris. "Not so sweet revenge in pre-Broadway 'First Wives Club' ", Chicago Tribune, March 12, 2015 2017 Candide Voltaire New York City Opera 2020 The Perplexed Ted Resnik New York City Center 2024 Water for Elephants Mr. Jankowski Imperial Theatre, Broadway
Awards and nominations + Year Association Category Project Result Ref. 1990 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical City of Angels City of Angels, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016 1993 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Anna Karenina Anna Karenina, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016 1998 Best Featured Actor in a Musical 1776 1776, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016 2002 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Into the Woods 1998 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical 1776 2002 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Into the Woods Simonson, Robert. "'Millie', 'Success' Lead 2002 Drama Desk Nominations", playbill.com, April 30, 2002 1998 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical 1776 2004 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Wonderful Town "2004 Outer Critics Noms Out; Wicked Takes 10", broadway.com, April 18, 2004
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External links
Gregg Edelman at Broadway.com
A Tale of Two Cities Gregg Edelman on Facebook