Reed Birney is one of the actors of A Million Little Things, portraying the role of Eugene Bloom.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Not much is known about Birney's early life. He was born on September 11, 1954 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. He attended Boston University, the School of Fine Arts for two years. After moving to New York City, he attended classes sponsored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Career[]
Birney appeared Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 1976 in Gemini by Albert Innaurato. He has appeared in many plays Off-Broadway since, including Bug (2004) and Circle Mirror Transformation (2009). He received the 2010 Obie Award, Performance, for Circle Mirror Transformation.
Birney has performed on Broadway in Casa Valentina (2014) and The Humans. He appeared in the Annie Baker adaptation of Uncle Vanya at the Soho Rep in 2012. He was nominated for the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Play, for Uncle Vanya. He won the 2016 Tony Award, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play, for The Humans; and the 2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, for Casa Valentina. He received a Special Drama Desk Award in 2011, honoring his career.
Birney also appeared off-Broadway in the play by Tracy Letts, Man from Nebraska, which opened in January 2017 (previews) at the Second Stage Theatre. As of May 2017, he stars as O'Brien in the Broadway production of 1984. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University.[8]
Birney's television performances include Matthew Lester in Kane & Abel, Mr. Prescott on Gossip Girl, Donald Blythe on the Netflix series House of Cards, Tom Connolly in The Blacklist, and Dr. Adamson on Titans.
In 2019, Birney was cast as Eugene Bloom on A Million Little Things.
Personal life[]
Birney is married to actress Constance Shulman, who plays Yoga Jones in Orange is the New Black, and they have two children together. Their daughter, Gus Birney, and their son, Ephraim Birney, are both actors.
Appearances[]
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