Nick Wyman
American actor

Nick Wyman

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American actor
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Birth:
18 May 1950(Portland, USA)
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Harvard University
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Introduction

Nick Wyman (born May 18, 1950) is an American stage, television, and film actor, and is a former President of the Actors' Equity Association.

Early life

Wyman was born in Portland, Maine. He grew up in Summit, New Jersey and attended Harvard University.

Career

Wyman received his big break as Freddy in the 1981 revival of My Fair Lady which starred original Higgins Sir Rex Harrison. He later created the role of Firmin in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. He was cast as John Barsad in the 2008 Broadway musical adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York. He was elected President of Actors Equity in May 2010 and served until 2015.

Personal life

He is the older brother of voice actor Oliver Wyman.

Broadway

Network (play)

  • A Tale of Two Cities, John Barsad
  • Sly Fox, Captain Crouch
  • Les Misérables, Thenardier
  • The Phantom of the Opera, Monsieur Firmin
  • Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Patrick O'Reilly
  • Doubles, Chuck
  • My Fair Lady, Freddy Eynsford-Hill
  • On the Twentieth Century, Bruce Granit
  • Whoopee, Sheriff Bob
  • The Magic Show, Feldman the Magnificent
  • Very Good Eddie, Percy Darling
  • Grease, Vince Fontaine
  • Catch Me If You Can, Roger Strong
  • Bullet For Adolf, Jurgen

Television

  • Chappelle's Show
  • Boardwalk Empire
  • Queens Supreme, Abernathy
  • Spin City, Executive
  • Law & Order, Judge Mikkelson
  • One Life to Live, Peter Manning
  • Pete and Pete, Coach Nahrens
  • Travelin (pilot), Larry Birch
  • The Murder of Mary Phagan (NBC Miniseries), Lund
  • Who's the Boss, Dr. Carter
  • Best of Families (PBS miniseries), Johanson
  • The Dain Curse (CBS miniseries), Whitey

Film

  • Jet Lag (1981) - Foundation Officer
  • Weeds (1987) - Assoc. Warden Wilson
  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) - New York Lawyer
  • Funny Farm (1988) - Dick Criterion
  • Rude Awakening (1989) - Dr. Albert
  • Mr. Chief Justice, John Marshall
  • Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) - Matthias Targo
  • Private Parts (1995) - Douglas Kiker
  • Igby Goes Down (2002) - Undertaker
  • Maid in Manhattan (2002) - Concierge
  • Spectropia (2006) - Verna's Husband
  • Synecdoche, New York (2008) - Soap Actor Doctor
  • Burning Blue (2013) - Ophthalmologist
  • Split (2016) - Enlil / Robert