Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt is an American actor and model who was born in West Orange, New Jersey. His Off-Broadway debut came in 1999 with The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, and he began a recurring role as Henry Parker on Dawson's Creek. In 2001 he portrayed Tommy Gnosis in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a performance that led to supporting roles in Bully (2001), Murder by Numbers (2002), and later a lead in The Dreamers (2003). He played a rock musician in Last Days (2005) and performed its songs. Other films include The Village (2004), Silk (2007), Funny Games (2007), I Origins (2014), and Ghost in the Shell (2017). On television he played Jimmy Darmody in Boardwalk Empire from 2010 to 2011, earning Screen Actors Guild and Critics' Choice Award nominations, and Mason Verger in Hannibal in 2014. He also sang and played guitar in the band Pagoda and modeled for Prada.