Michael Cumpsty
Biography
Michael Cumpsty is an English actor known for Broadway plays and for Shakespeare roles. Born in Wakefield, he grew up there before his family moved to South Africa and later returned to England; he studied English at Chapel Hill, part of the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1982. He first appeared on Broadway in Artist Descending a Staircase (1989), then in dramas including Racing Demon (1995), Copenhagen (2000), Democracy (2004) and Machinal (2014), as well as musicals such as 1776 (1997) and 42nd Street (2001). End of the Rainbow earned him a Tony nomination for featured actor. Off-Broadway he played Hamlet in 2005 and won an Obie Award. His films include State of Grace (1990), The Ice Storm (1997) and The Visitor (2007), and on television he has appeared in L.A. Law, Boardwalk Empire, Severance and Barry.
66years old
Turns 67 on February 26in 131 days
- Born Wakefield
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 26 years1990 to 2016
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Behind the camera
Cumpsty co-directed a Classic Stage Company production of Richard III in 2007 and also played the title role in it.
Behind the award
In 2005, Cumpsty took the title role in Hamlet for the Classic Stage Company, a performance that earned him an Obie Award.
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